diff --git a/nose_ignores.txt b/nose_ignores.txt
index a60796b5707..115b917d59d 100644
--- a/nose_ignores.txt
+++ b/nose_ignores.txt
@@ -44,3 +44,4 @@
 --ignore-file=test_minimal_representation\.py
 --ignore-file=test_set_log_level\.py
 --ignore-file=test_field_parsing\.py
+--ignore-file=test_disks\.py
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 37df5e4b76a..50d2bd55f55 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -341,7 +341,6 @@ addopts = '''
     --ignore-glob='/*/yt/data_objects/tests/test_connected_sets.py'
     --ignore-glob='/*/yt/data_objects/tests/test_data_containers.py'
     --ignore-glob='/*/yt/data_objects/tests/test_dataset_access.py'
-    --ignore-glob='/*/yt/data_objects/tests/test_disks.py'
     --ignore-glob='/*/yt/data_objects/tests/test_particle_filter.py'
     --ignore-glob='/*/yt/data_objects/tests/test_particle_trajectories.py'
     --ignore-glob='/*/yt/data_objects/tests/test_pickling.py'
diff --git a/yt/data_objects/tests/test_disks.py b/yt/data_objects/tests/test_disks.py
index 1e2abebe50d..8d87ed1d07a 100644
--- a/yt/data_objects/tests/test_disks.py
+++ b/yt/data_objects/tests/test_disks.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-from nose.tools import assert_raises
-from numpy.testing import assert_equal
+import pytest
 
 from yt import YTQuantity
 from yt.testing import fake_random_ds
@@ -10,31 +9,37 @@ def test_bad_disk_input():
     ds = fake_random_ds(16)
 
     # Test invalid 3d array
-    with assert_raises(TypeError) as ex:
+    with pytest.raises(
+        TypeError,
+        match=r"^Expected an array of size \(3,\), received 'list' of length 4$",
+    ):
         ds.disk(ds.domain_center, [0, 0, 1, 1], (10, "kpc"), (20, "kpc"))
-    desired = "Expected an array of size (3,), received 'list' of length 4"
-    assert_equal(str(ex.exception), desired)
 
     # Test invalid float
-    with assert_raises(TypeError) as ex:
+    with pytest.raises(
+        TypeError,
+        match=(
+            r"^Expected a numeric value \(or size-1 array\), "
+            r"received 'unyt.array.unyt_array' of length 3$"
+        ),
+    ):
         ds.disk(ds.domain_center, [0, 0, 1], ds.domain_center, (20, "kpc"))
-    desired = (
-        "Expected a numeric value (or size-1 array),"
-        " received 'unyt.array.unyt_array' of length 3"
-    )
-    assert_equal(str(ex.exception), desired)
 
     # Test invalid float
-    with assert_raises(TypeError) as ex:
+    with pytest.raises(
+        TypeError,
+        match=(
+            r"^Expected a numeric value \(or tuple of format \(float, String\)\), "
+            r"received an inconsistent tuple '\(10, 10\)'.$"
+        ),
+    ):
         ds.disk(ds.domain_center, [0, 0, 1], (10, 10), (20, "kpc"))
-    desired = (
-        "Expected a numeric value (or tuple of format (float, String)),"
-        " received an inconsistent tuple '(10, 10)'."
-    )
-    assert_equal(str(ex.exception), desired)
 
     # Test invalid iterable
-    with assert_raises(TypeError) as ex:
+    with pytest.raises(
+        TypeError,
+        match=r"^Expected an iterable object, received 'unyt\.array\.unyt_quantity'$",
+    ):
         ds.disk(
             ds.domain_center,
             [0, 0, 1],
@@ -42,18 +47,16 @@ def test_bad_disk_input():
             (20, "kpc"),
             fields=YTQuantity(1, "kpc"),
         )
-    desired = "Expected an iterable object, received 'unyt.array.unyt_quantity'"
-    assert_equal(str(ex.exception), desired)
 
     # Test invalid object
-    with assert_raises(TypeError) as ex:
+    with pytest.raises(
+        TypeError,
+        match=(
+            r"^Expected an object of 'yt\.data_objects\.static_output\.Dataset' type, "
+            r"received 'yt\.data_objects\.selection_objects\.region\.YTRegion'$"
+        ),
+    ):
         ds.disk(ds.domain_center, [0, 0, 1], (10, "kpc"), (20, "kpc"), ds=ds.all_data())
-    desired = (
-        "Expected an object of 'yt.data_objects.static_output.Dataset' "
-        "type, received "
-        "'yt.data_objects.selection_objects.region.YTRegion'"
-    )
-    assert_equal(str(ex.exception), desired)
 
     # Test valid disk
     ds.disk(ds.domain_center, [0, 0, 1], (10, "kpc"), (20, "kpc"))