diff --git a/conda/meta.yaml b/conda/meta.yaml
index f412c7f9dde6edb212af6ae1a214bfad307395dc..2a13100531d791f02ceee95a63e27f104d35baed 100644
--- a/conda/meta.yaml
+++ b/conda/meta.yaml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ build:
     {% if environ.get('BUILD_EGG') %}
     - python setup.py sdist --formats=zip
     {% endif %}
-    - python setup.py install --single-version-externally-managed --record record.txt
+    - "{{ PYTHON }} -m pip install . --no-deps --ignore-installed --no-cache-dir -vvv"
 
 requirements:
   host:
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ test:
     - bob-devel {{ bob_devel }}.*
     - beat-devel {{ beat_devel }}.*
     - bob.extension
-    - nose
     - pytest
     - pytest-qt
     - pytest-cov
@@ -50,11 +49,8 @@ test:
 
   commands:
     - beat editor --help
-    - nosetests --with-coverage --cover-package={{ name }} -sv {{ name }}
-    - if [ -n "${BEAT_BROWSER_TESTS}" ]; then cd {{ project_dir }}/conda/js; fi
-    - if [ -n "${BEAT_BROWSER_TESTS}" ]; then npm install; fi
-    - if [ -n "${BEAT_BROWSER_TESTS}" ]; then CHROMIUM_BIN=chromium-browser npm test; fi
-    - if [ -n "${BEAT_BROWSER_TESTS}" ]; then cd -; fi
+    - beat editor start --help
+    - pytest --cov={{ name }} -v {{ project_dir }}/
     - sphinx-build -aEW {{ project_dir }}/doc {{ project_dir }}/sphinx
     - sphinx-build -aEb doctest {{ project_dir }}/doc sphinx
     - conda inspect linkages -p $PREFIX {{ name }}  # [not win]