diff --git a/pytest_django_test/compat.py b/pytest_django_test/compat.py
index c6f5e0b94..0c9ce91f1 100644
--- a/pytest_django_test/compat.py
+++ b/pytest_django_test/compat.py
@@ -1,13 +1,4 @@
 try:
-    from urllib2 import urlopen, HTTPError  # noqa
+    from urllib2 import urlopen, HTTPError
 except ImportError:
-    from urllib.request import urlopen, HTTPError  # noqa
-
-# Django 1.10 removes patterns, instead it is just a list
-try:
-    from django.conf.urls import patterns
-except ImportError:
-
-    def patterns(prefix, *urls):
-        assert prefix == ""
-        return urls
+    from urllib.request import urlopen, HTTPError  # noqa: F401
diff --git a/pytest_django_test/urls.py b/pytest_django_test/urls.py
index e64494b1b..e96a371df 100644
--- a/pytest_django_test/urls.py
+++ b/pytest_django_test/urls.py
@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
 from django.conf.urls import url
 
 from .app import views
-from .compat import patterns
 
-urlpatterns = patterns(
-    "",
+urlpatterns = [
     url(r"^item_count/$", views.item_count),
     url(r"^admin-required/$", views.admin_required_view),
-)
+]
diff --git a/pytest_django_test/urls_overridden.py b/pytest_django_test/urls_overridden.py
index ceb34afe4..eca54e663 100644
--- a/pytest_django_test/urls_overridden.py
+++ b/pytest_django_test/urls_overridden.py
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 from django.conf.urls import url
 from django.http import HttpResponse
 
-from .compat import patterns
-
-urlpatterns = patterns(
-    "", url(r"^overridden_url/$", lambda r: HttpResponse("Overridden urlconf works!"))
-)
+urlpatterns = [
+    url(r"^overridden_url/$", lambda r: HttpResponse("Overridden urlconf works!"))
+]
diff --git a/tests/test_django_configurations.py b/tests/test_django_configurations.py
index 5928a6e04..cdb8b4e1d 100644
--- a/tests/test_django_configurations.py
+++ b/tests/test_django_configurations.py
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ def test_settings():
     """
     )
     result = testdir.runpytest_subprocess()
-    result.stdout.fnmatch_lines(["*1 passed*"])
+    result.stdout.fnmatch_lines(["* 1 passed in*"])
     assert result.ret == 0
 
 
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ def test_ds():
     """
     )
     result = testdir.runpytest_subprocess()
-    result.stdout.fnmatch_lines(["*1 passed*"])
+    result.stdout.fnmatch_lines(["* 1 passed in*"])
     assert result.ret == 0
 
 
@@ -96,5 +96,5 @@ def test_ds():
     """
     )
     result = testdir.runpytest_subprocess("--ds=tpkg.settings_opt", "--dc=MySettings")
-    result.stdout.fnmatch_lines(["*1 passed*"])
+    result.stdout.fnmatch_lines(["* 1 passed in*"])
     assert result.ret == 0
diff --git a/tests/test_django_settings_module.py b/tests/test_django_settings_module.py
index 09b8427e8..a74bafeb6 100644
--- a/tests/test_django_settings_module.py
+++ b/tests/test_django_settings_module.py
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ def test_ds_after_user_conftest(testdir, monkeypatch):
     testdir.makepyfile(settings_after_conftest="SECRET_KEY='secret'")
     # testdir.makeconftest("import sys; print(sys.path)")
     result = testdir.runpytest_subprocess("-v")
-    result.stdout.fnmatch_lines(["*1 passed*"])
+    result.stdout.fnmatch_lines(["* 1 passed in*"])
     assert result.ret == 0
 
 
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ def test_user_count():
     """
     )
     result = testdir.runpython(p)
-    result.stdout.fnmatch_lines(["*4 passed*"])
+    result.stdout.fnmatch_lines(["* 4 passed in*"])
 
 
 def test_settings_in_hook(testdir, monkeypatch):
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ def test_settings():
     """
     )
     result = testdir.runpytest_subprocess()
-    result.stdout.fnmatch_lines(["*1 passed*"])
+    result.stdout.fnmatch_lines(["* 1 passed in*"])
     assert result.ret == 0
 
 
diff --git a/tests/test_environment.py b/tests/test_environment.py
index 4eb978024..64f030208 100644
--- a/tests/test_environment.py
+++ b/tests/test_environment.py
@@ -58,14 +58,10 @@ def test_invalid_template_variable(django_testdir):
     django_testdir.create_app_file(
         """
         from django.conf.urls import url
-        from pytest_django_test.compat import patterns
 
         from tpkg.app import views
 
-        urlpatterns = patterns(
-            '',
-            url(r'invalid_template/', views.invalid_template),
-        )
+        urlpatterns = [url(r'invalid_template/', views.invalid_template)]
         """,
         "urls.py",
     )
@@ -168,14 +164,10 @@ def test_invalid_template_variable_opt_in(django_testdir):
     django_testdir.create_app_file(
         """
         from django.conf.urls import url
-        from pytest_django_test.compat import patterns
 
         from tpkg.app import views
 
-        urlpatterns = patterns(
-            '',
-            url(r'invalid_template/', views.invalid_template),
-        )
+        urlpatterns = [url(r'invalid_template/', views.invalid_template)]
         """,
         "urls.py",
     )
diff --git a/tests/test_fixtures.py b/tests/test_fixtures.py
index 7309a36dd..07f401574 100644
--- a/tests/test_fixtures.py
+++ b/tests/test_fixtures.py
@@ -518,13 +518,9 @@ class MyCustomUser(AbstractUser):
     django_testdir.create_app_file(
         """
         from django.conf.urls import url
-        from pytest_django_test.compat import patterns
         from tpkg.app import views
 
-        urlpatterns = patterns(
-            '',
-            url(r'admin-required/', views.admin_required_view),
-        )
+        urlpatterns = [url(r'admin-required/', views.admin_required_view)]
         """,
         "urls.py",
     )
@@ -543,12 +539,12 @@ def admin_required_view(request):
     )
     django_testdir.makepyfile(
         """
-        from django.utils.encoding import force_text
+        from django.utils.encoding import force_str
         from tpkg.app.models import MyCustomUser
 
         def test_custom_user_model(admin_client):
             resp = admin_client.get('/admin-required/')
-            assert force_text(resp.content) == 'You are an admin'
+            assert force_str(resp.content) == 'You are an admin'
         """
     )
 
@@ -578,7 +574,7 @@ class Migration(migrations.Migration):
                 ('password', models.CharField(max_length=128, verbose_name='password')),
                 ('last_login', models.DateTimeField(null=True, verbose_name='last login', blank=True)),
                 ('is_superuser', models.BooleanField(default=False, help_text='Designates that this user has all permissions without explicitly assigning them.', verbose_name='superuser status')),
-                ('username', models.CharField(error_messages={'unique': 'A user with that username already exists.'}, max_length=30, validators=[django.core.validators.RegexValidator('^[\\w.@+-]+$', 'Enter a valid username. This value may contain only letters, numbers and @/./+/-/_ characters.', 'invalid')], help_text='Required. 30 characters or fewer. Letters, digits and @/./+/-/_ only.', unique=True, verbose_name='username')),
+                ('username', models.CharField(error_messages={'unique': 'A user with that username already exists.'}, max_length=30, validators=[django.core.validators.RegexValidator(r'^[\\w.@+-]+$', 'Enter a valid username. This value may contain only letters, numbers and @/./+/-/_ characters.', 'invalid')], help_text='Required. 30 characters or fewer. Letters, digits and @/./+/-/_ only.', unique=True, verbose_name='username')),
                 ('first_name', models.CharField(max_length=30, verbose_name='first name', blank=True)),
                 ('last_name', models.CharField(max_length=30, verbose_name='last name', blank=True)),
                 ('email', models.EmailField(max_length=254, verbose_name='email address', blank=True)),
@@ -602,7 +598,7 @@ class Migration(migrations.Migration):
     )
 
     result = django_testdir.runpytest_subprocess("-s")
-    result.stdout.fnmatch_lines(["*1 passed*"])
+    result.stdout.fnmatch_lines(["* 1 passed in*"])
     assert result.ret == 0
 
 
diff --git a/tests/test_initialization.py b/tests/test_initialization.py
index 47680e942..33544bd26 100644
--- a/tests/test_initialization.py
+++ b/tests/test_initialization.py
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ def test_ds():
             "conftest",
             "pytest_configure: conftest",
             "pytest_configure: plugin",
-            "*1 passed*",
+            "* 1 passed in*",
         ]
     )
     assert result.ret == 0
diff --git a/tests/test_unittest.py b/tests/test_unittest.py
index bf079cfee..15badf79b 100644
--- a/tests/test_unittest.py
+++ b/tests/test_unittest.py
@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@ def test_noop(self):
 
         result = django_testdir.runpytest_subprocess("-q", "-s")
         result.stdout.fnmatch_lines(
-            ["*FooBarTestCase.setUpClass*", "*test_noop*", "1 passed*"]
+            ["*FooBarTestCase.setUpClass*", "*test_noop*", "1 passed in*"]
         )
         assert result.ret == 0
 
diff --git a/tests/test_urls.py b/tests/test_urls.py
index f50996118..8067f1359 100644
--- a/tests/test_urls.py
+++ b/tests/test_urls.py
@@ -23,12 +23,11 @@ def test_urls_cache_is_cleared(testdir):
     testdir.makepyfile(
         myurls="""
         from django.conf.urls import url
-        from pytest_django_test.compat import patterns
 
         def fake_view(request):
             pass
 
-        urlpatterns = patterns('', url(r'first/$', fake_view, name='first'))
+        urlpatterns = [url(r'first/$', fake_view, name='first')]
     """
     )
 
@@ -60,24 +59,22 @@ def test_urls_cache_is_cleared_and_new_urls_can_be_assigned(testdir):
     testdir.makepyfile(
         myurls="""
         from django.conf.urls import url
-        from pytest_django_test.compat import patterns
 
         def fake_view(request):
             pass
 
-        urlpatterns = patterns('', url(r'first/$', fake_view, name='first'))
+        urlpatterns = [url(r'first/$', fake_view, name='first')]
     """
     )
 
     testdir.makepyfile(
         myurls2="""
         from django.conf.urls import url
-        from pytest_django_test.compat import patterns
 
         def fake_view(request):
             pass
 
-        urlpatterns = patterns('', url(r'second/$', fake_view, name='second'))
+        urlpatterns = [url(r'second/$', fake_view, name='second')]
     """
     )
 
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index d70c2583e..8c4964fb6 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ setenv =
     coverage: COVERAGE_FILE={toxinidir}/.coverage
     coverage: PYTESTDJANGO_COVERAGE_SRC={toxinidir}/
 
-passenv = PYTEST_ADDOPTS
+passenv = PYTEST_ADDOPTS TERM
 usedevelop = True
 commands =
     coverage: coverage erase