diff --git a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/features/advanced_settings.py b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/features/advanced_settings.py
index 242fde629ac7fad3321429e746203263ab11f2b0..f85659bfa9588bb18dc63e697bb2de52a896cb11 100644
--- a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/features/advanced_settings.py
+++ b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/features/advanced_settings.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # pylint: disable=redefined-outer-name
 
 from lettuce import world, step
-from nose.tools import assert_false, assert_equal, assert_regexp_matches  # pylint: disable=E0611
+from nose.tools import assert_false, assert_equal, assert_regexp_matches  # pylint: disable=no-name-in-module
 from common import type_in_codemirror, press_the_notification_button, get_codemirror_value
 
 KEY_CSS = '.key h3.title'
diff --git a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/features/checklists.py b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/features/checklists.py
index 9b1d4276740f7a8e9eef23c54d3d71b512ea743b..aad13a3120217850ffd3cf130ebebae69784214b 100644
--- a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/features/checklists.py
+++ b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/features/checklists.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # pylint: disable=redefined-outer-name
 
 from lettuce import world, step
-from nose.tools import assert_true, assert_equal  # pylint: disable=E0611
+from nose.tools import assert_true, assert_equal  # pylint: disable=no-name-in-module
 from terrain.steps import reload_the_page
 from selenium.common.exceptions import StaleElementReferenceException
 
diff --git a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/features/component.py b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/features/component.py
index 04d5680ef4c19d660dca202d3b8484f304e29c44..daf73187ce34bca2e3d3e79b0ee03ce45e692841 100644
--- a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/features/component.py
+++ b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/features/component.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 # pylint: disable=W0613
 
 from lettuce import world, step
-from nose.tools import assert_true, assert_in, assert_equal  # pylint: disable=E0611
+from nose.tools import assert_true, assert_in, assert_equal  # pylint: disable=no-name-in-module
 
 DISPLAY_NAME = "Display Name"
 
diff --git a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/features/component_settings_editor_helpers.py b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/features/component_settings_editor_helpers.py
index 4cd814acd85cce4bee5106e988a89fc3d179850c..743f54f829776bf8541ecabcd6f19252a219742d 100644
--- a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/features/component_settings_editor_helpers.py
+++ b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/features/component_settings_editor_helpers.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # pylint: disable=missing-docstring
 
 from lettuce import world
-from nose.tools import assert_equal, assert_in  # pylint: disable=E0611
+from nose.tools import assert_equal, assert_in  # pylint: disable=no-name-in-module
 from terrain.steps import reload_the_page
 from common import type_in_codemirror
 from selenium.webdriver.common.keys import Keys
diff --git a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/features/course-outline.py b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/features/course-outline.py
index 141aaa172411a220be47bba52252b54961c802da..17c71b85e5acbc8b97ce6b2f18b58d32e411cb1a 100644
--- a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/features/course-outline.py
+++ b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/features/course-outline.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 from lettuce import world, step
 from common import *
-from nose.tools import assert_true, assert_false, assert_equal  # pylint: disable=E0611
+from nose.tools import assert_true, assert_false, assert_equal  # pylint: disable=no-name-in-module
 
 from logging import getLogger
 logger = getLogger(__name__)
diff --git a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/features/course-settings.py b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/features/course-settings.py
index bc307e5072daf1d43e5ccc44a33ef3685b78040d..c2aaae49898a96901c5ae895dbad9c611a059e6b 100644
--- a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/features/course-settings.py
+++ b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/features/course-settings.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ from selenium.webdriver.common.keys import Keys
 from common import type_in_codemirror, upload_file
 from django.conf import settings
 
-from nose.tools import assert_true, assert_false, assert_equal  # pylint: disable=E0611
+from nose.tools import assert_true, assert_false, assert_equal  # pylint: disable=no-name-in-module
 
 TEST_ROOT = settings.COMMON_TEST_DATA_ROOT
 
diff --git a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/features/course-team.py b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/features/course-team.py
index 855a6d143a3afb33f83cbf3672842ca0e08904c6..130f05b0f54f0fceef411d2ad67224fcf3d5e4c6 100644
--- a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/features/course-team.py
+++ b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/features/course-team.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # pylint: disable=redefined-outer-name
 
 from lettuce import world, step
-from nose.tools import assert_in  # pylint: disable=E0611
+from nose.tools import assert_in  # pylint: disable=no-name-in-module
 
 
 @step(u'(I am viewing|s?he views) the course team settings$')
diff --git a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/features/course-updates.py b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/features/course-updates.py
index 6285c6167831e2cee64892b3efa781367c90351c..6a39a29fee47aab720cc11c2e2ecd082f0424ab0 100644
--- a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/features/course-updates.py
+++ b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/features/course-updates.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 from lettuce import world, step
 from selenium.webdriver.common.keys import Keys
 from common import type_in_codemirror, get_codemirror_value
-from nose.tools import assert_in  # pylint: disable=E0611
+from nose.tools import assert_in  # pylint: disable=no-name-in-module
 
 
 @step(u'I go to the course updates page')
diff --git a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/features/grading.py b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/features/grading.py
index e10fb39a4f6422fd47e8e4e08073c9a8bf22e288..10ea72b79441bf20463d59fb0943501a1d142ba9 100644
--- a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/features/grading.py
+++ b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/features/grading.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ from terrain.steps import reload_the_page
 from selenium.common.exceptions import InvalidElementStateException
 from opaque_keys.edx.locations import SlashSeparatedCourseKey
 from contentstore.utils import reverse_course_url
-from nose.tools import assert_in, assert_not_in, assert_equal, assert_not_equal  # pylint: disable=E0611
+from nose.tools import assert_in, assert_not_in, assert_equal, assert_not_equal  # pylint: disable=no-name-in-module
 
 
 @step(u'I am viewing the grading settings')
diff --git a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/features/pages.py b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/features/pages.py
index 36d3a85df19ae027933022dd94265963f259b765..0c6c89844d7ea727d3e1a7bb87df5834e18c62f3 100644
--- a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/features/pages.py
+++ b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/features/pages.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # pylint: disable=W0613
 
 from lettuce import world, step
-from nose.tools import assert_equal, assert_in  # pylint: disable=E0611
+from nose.tools import assert_equal, assert_in  # pylint: disable=no-name-in-module
 
 
 CSS_FOR_TAB_ELEMENT = "li[data-tab-id='{0}'] input.toggle-checkbox"
diff --git a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/features/problem-editor.py b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/features/problem-editor.py
index c7b3dd3069b28f6be6eab1e292c305988af5455f..a1135d06c73c5c4f8ccad358c8b1ca53764982fb 100644
--- a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/features/problem-editor.py
+++ b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/features/problem-editor.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 import json
 from lettuce import world, step
-from nose.tools import assert_equal, assert_true  # pylint: disable=E0611
+from nose.tools import assert_equal, assert_true  # pylint: disable=no-name-in-module
 from common import type_in_codemirror, open_new_course
 from advanced_settings import change_value, ADVANCED_MODULES_KEY
 from course_import import import_file
diff --git a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/features/upload.py b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/features/upload.py
index bd483ca3a743460287fdec03c5a10aab55367adb..5ae85ddb1924cd5224d3bbc0f0b80b6efb42ed55 100644
--- a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/features/upload.py
+++ b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/features/upload.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import random
 import os
 from django.contrib.auth.models import User
 from student.models import CourseEnrollment
-from nose.tools import assert_equal, assert_not_equal  # pylint: disable=E0611
+from nose.tools import assert_equal, assert_not_equal  # pylint: disable=no-name-in-module
 
 TEST_ROOT = settings.COMMON_TEST_DATA_ROOT
 ASSET_NAMES_CSS = 'td.name-col > span.title > a.filename'
diff --git a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/features/video_editor.py b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/features/video_editor.py
index 687f65e898664765a15a2b7999e610db16ecf308..8cac89b5982c0efba9ada8b52c0551f97bebc552 100644
--- a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/features/video_editor.py
+++ b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/features/video_editor.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 import requests
 from lettuce import world, step
-from nose.tools import assert_true, assert_equal, assert_in, assert_not_equal  # pylint: disable=E0611
+from nose.tools import assert_true, assert_equal, assert_in, assert_not_equal  # pylint: disable=no-name-in-module
 from terrain.steps import reload_the_page
 from django.conf import settings
 from common import upload_file, attach_file
diff --git a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/features/video_handout.py b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/features/video_handout.py
index 9f3aa2c090beddfed6fa2304a4d0523854cdcb86..ccf74680d72655af6859cb0eb9df00a6f352921a 100644
--- a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/features/video_handout.py
+++ b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/features/video_handout.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # pylint: disable=missing-docstring
 
 from lettuce import world, step
-from nose.tools import assert_true  # pylint: disable=E0611
+from nose.tools import assert_true  # pylint: disable=no-name-in-module
 from video_editor import RequestHandlerWithSessionId, success_upload_file
 
 
diff --git a/common/djangoapps/static_replace/test/test_static_replace.py b/common/djangoapps/static_replace/test/test_static_replace.py
index 7dc3d7f3cb1c8437fabcc3f7f187609721b0f4a3..b74965277f05bd357018b96a632036c27be45638 100644
--- a/common/djangoapps/static_replace/test/test_static_replace.py
+++ b/common/djangoapps/static_replace/test/test_static_replace.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import re
 
-from nose.tools import assert_equals, assert_true, assert_false  # pylint: disable=E0611
+from nose.tools import assert_equals, assert_true, assert_false  # pylint: disable=no-name-in-module
 from static_replace import (replace_static_urls, replace_course_urls,
                             _url_replace_regex)
 from mock import patch, Mock
diff --git a/common/djangoapps/terrain/steps.py b/common/djangoapps/terrain/steps.py
index 0a5db237541a72cb0d4be857412f33146e16412e..f8b6daef3455d46a9cd4743e592d7d83fa4fd99f 100644
--- a/common/djangoapps/terrain/steps.py
+++ b/common/djangoapps/terrain/steps.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import lettuce.django
 from lettuce import world, step
 from .course_helpers import *
 from .ui_helpers import *
-from nose.tools import assert_equals  # pylint: disable=E0611
+from nose.tools import assert_equals  # pylint: disable=no-name-in-module
 
 from opaque_keys.edx.locations import SlashSeparatedCourseKey
 
diff --git a/common/djangoapps/util/tests/test_date_utils.py b/common/djangoapps/util/tests/test_date_utils.py
index 0bf52b8ac6fa622d5b2bae90fdf42189be1dc65c..579c476c048ff81bc1c6ddf52342cb3cb6e0be8c 100644
--- a/common/djangoapps/util/tests/test_date_utils.py
+++ b/common/djangoapps/util/tests/test_date_utils.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import unittest
 
 import ddt
 from mock import patch
-from nose.tools import assert_equals, assert_false  # pylint: disable=E0611
+from nose.tools import assert_equals, assert_false  # pylint: disable=no-name-in-module
 from pytz import UTC
 
 from util.date_utils import (
diff --git a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/modulestore/tests/test_modulestore.py b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/modulestore/tests/test_modulestore.py
index 0b428ca333f119b727efe07abb202c30dfef506c..ebc6892729a7dd65773387cb768f29e4b85bd071 100644
--- a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/modulestore/tests/test_modulestore.py
+++ b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/modulestore/tests/test_modulestore.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from nose.tools import assert_equals, assert_true, assert_false  # pylint: disable=E0611
+from nose.tools import assert_equals, assert_true, assert_false  # pylint: disable=no-name-in-module
 
 
 def check_has_course_method(modulestore, locator, locator_key_fields):
diff --git a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/modulestore/tests/test_mongo.py b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/modulestore/tests/test_mongo.py
index ab2afc1bc866912a06f9a1a19ce647a187a69d9d..6fbe8747e2ac2d4c1e22fd996722d01990573323 100644
--- a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/modulestore/tests/test_mongo.py
+++ b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/modulestore/tests/test_mongo.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # pylint: disable=E1101
 # pylint: disable=W0212
-# pylint: disable=E0611
+# pylint: disable=no-name-in-module
 from nose.tools import assert_equals, assert_raises, \
     assert_not_equals, assert_false, assert_true, assert_greater, assert_is_instance, assert_is_none
 # pylint: enable=E0611
diff --git a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/tests/test_stringify.py b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/tests/test_stringify.py
index 10abaf72f5b670c2d0603025c6c2f34d6419f471..8bdf59f5ba9b7cf76d9ae7204d1fa9fcc970402e 100644
--- a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/tests/test_stringify.py
+++ b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/tests/test_stringify.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from nose.tools import assert_equals  # pylint: disable=E0611
+from nose.tools import assert_equals  # pylint: disable=no-name-in-module
 from lxml import etree
 from xmodule.stringify import stringify_children
 
diff --git a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/tests/test_xml_module.py b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/tests/test_xml_module.py
index 36d22c0fba5e1c6043710dd739c36e8c8e84bc0b..1d85d428b01f40a3d1d7b415f2fb2aa1d22785ad 100644
--- a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/tests/test_xml_module.py
+++ b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/tests/test_xml_module.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 import unittest
 
 from mock import Mock
-from nose.tools import assert_equals, assert_not_equals, assert_true, assert_false, assert_in, assert_not_in  # pylint: disable=E0611
+from nose.tools import assert_equals, assert_not_equals, assert_true, assert_false, assert_in, assert_not_in  # pylint: disable=no-name-in-module
 
 from xblock.field_data import DictFieldData
 from xblock.fields import Scope, String, Dict, Boolean, Integer, Float, Any, List
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/courseware/features/homepage.py b/lms/djangoapps/courseware/features/homepage.py
index 37858a132b4de0203c810d9242aaee432402d6da..d10ec77f2579263a71d581adee943e3be42c3800 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/courseware/features/homepage.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/courseware/features/homepage.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # pylint: disable=redefined-outer-name
 
 from lettuce import world, step
-from nose.tools import assert_equals, assert_greater  # pylint: disable=E0611
+from nose.tools import assert_equals, assert_greater  # pylint: disable=no-name-in-module
 
 
 @step(u'I should see the following links and ids')
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/courseware/features/openended.py b/lms/djangoapps/courseware/features/openended.py
index 9b48aed1951e9d119cc1a6574b60d48ceb1d76dd..2b517c40fe148a06fd687283b878b8c09957b431 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/courseware/features/openended.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/courseware/features/openended.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 from lettuce import world, step
 from lettuce.django import django_url
-from nose.tools import assert_equals, assert_in  # pylint: disable=E0611
+from nose.tools import assert_equals, assert_in  # pylint: disable=no-name-in-module
 from logging import getLogger
 logger = getLogger(__name__)
 
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/django_comment_client/base/tests.py b/lms/djangoapps/django_comment_client/base/tests.py
index 67b1eb91a42bf642f684e1d8bedecdfd314d64eb..3595eef348331c19ca799915ed987e6c4abe5be9 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/django_comment_client/base/tests.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/django_comment_client/base/tests.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ from django.contrib.auth.models import User
 from django.core.management import call_command
 from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse
 from mock import patch, ANY, Mock
-from nose.tools import assert_true, assert_equal  # pylint: disable=E0611
+from nose.tools import assert_true, assert_equal  # pylint: disable=no-name-in-module
 from opaque_keys.edx.locations import SlashSeparatedCourseKey
 
 from courseware.tests.modulestore_config import TEST_DATA_MONGO_MODULESTORE
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/django_comment_client/forum/tests.py b/lms/djangoapps/django_comment_client/forum/tests.py
index c435b2dc86e24cf114e8df59f4b1b09a0c93ec77..9a2d3b54c0fd41bbce8d9d7bc0fad1b916f46adc 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/django_comment_client/forum/tests.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/django_comment_client/forum/tests.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ from django_comment_client.utils import strip_none
 
 from courseware.tests.modulestore_config import TEST_DATA_DIR
 from courseware.courses import UserNotEnrolled
-from nose.tools import assert_true  # pylint: disable=E0611
+from nose.tools import assert_true  # pylint: disable=no-name-in-module
 from mock import patch, Mock, ANY, call
 
 from course_groups.models import CourseUserGroup
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/instructor/features/bulk_email.py b/lms/djangoapps/instructor/features/bulk_email.py
index 654de88ded386f7261f655317de118cf33accebe..415a26c102401d66ab0d9a89854f2ddc638c67ec 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/instructor/features/bulk_email.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/instructor/features/bulk_email.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ Define steps for bulk email acceptance test.
 
 from lettuce import world, step
 from lettuce.django import mail
-from nose.tools import assert_in, assert_equal  # pylint: disable=E0611
+from nose.tools import assert_in, assert_equal  # pylint: disable=no-name-in-module
 from django.core.management import call_command
 from django.conf import settings
 
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/instructor/features/common.py b/lms/djangoapps/instructor/features/common.py
index c3736b49dd15eb6a0f0f4cef669f5496e526c6a9..92402d384261e82213319491ae0f4585f496649b 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/instructor/features/common.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/instructor/features/common.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ from __future__ import absolute_import
 
 from lettuce import world, step
 from mock import patch
-from nose.tools import assert_in  # pylint: disable=E0611
+from nose.tools import assert_in  # pylint: disable=no-name-in-module
 
 from courseware.tests.factories import StaffFactory, InstructorFactory
 
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/instructor/features/data_download.py b/lms/djangoapps/instructor/features/data_download.py
index 4a072b78fee78fcab66b9c1db6297142157b3624..a8734621c6f88e825b983d08b50c2bfd756c3a5e 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/instructor/features/data_download.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/instructor/features/data_download.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ acceptance tests.
 # pylint: disable=redefined-outer-name
 
 from lettuce import world, step
-from nose.tools import assert_in, assert_regexp_matches  # pylint: disable=E0611
+from nose.tools import assert_in, assert_regexp_matches  # pylint: disable=no-name-in-module
 from terrain.steps import reload_the_page
 from django.utils import http
 
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/licenses/tests.py b/lms/djangoapps/licenses/tests.py
index c3bb8ca7a3969e937db1f4f43941ec00113eef64..ef99ff501b061eaf48b16c819946b1db9429f6bf 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/licenses/tests.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/licenses/tests.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ from django.test.client import Client
 from django.test.utils import override_settings
 from django.core.management import call_command
 from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse
-from nose.tools import assert_true  # pylint: disable=E0611
+from nose.tools import assert_true  # pylint: disable=no-name-in-module
 
 from courseware.tests.modulestore_config import TEST_DATA_MONGO_MODULESTORE
 from licenses.models import CourseSoftware, UserLicense