diff --git a/test/version.py b/test/version.py
deleted file mode 100755
index fcd460623..000000000
--- a/test/version.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,67 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python2.7
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-
-import sys
-import os
-# Ensure python finds the local simpletap module
-sys.path.append(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)))
-
-import unittest
-from subprocess import Popen, PIPE, STDOUT
-from datetime import datetime
-
-
-class TestVersion(unittest.TestCase):
-    @classmethod
-    def setUpClass(cls):
-        """Executed once before any test in the class"""
-        # Empty rc file
-        open("version.rc", 'w').close()
-
-    def setUp(self):
-        """Executed before each test in the class"""
-
-    def testVersion(self):
-        """Copyright is current"""
-        command = ["../src/task", "rc:version.rc", "version"]
-
-        # Merge STDOUT and STDERR
-        p = Popen(command, stdout=PIPE, stderr=STDOUT)
-        out, err = p.communicate()
-
-        expected = "Copyright \(C\) \d{4} - %d" % (datetime.now().year,)
-        self.assertRegexpMatches(out.decode("utf8"), expected)
-
-    def testFailVersion(self):
-        """Copyright is one year old"""
-        command = ["../src/task", "rc:version.rc", "version"]
-
-        # Merge STDOUT and STDERR
-        p = Popen(command, stdout=PIPE, stderr=STDOUT)
-        out, _ = p.communicate()
-
-        expected = "Copyright \(C\) \d{4} - %d" % (datetime.now().year - 1,)
-        self.assertRegexpMatches(out.decode("utf8"), expected)
-
-    def testFailOther(self):
-        """Nothing to do with Copyright"""
-        self.assertEqual("I like to code", "I like\nto code\n")
-
-    @unittest.skipIf(1 != 0, "This machine has sane logic")
-    def testSkipped(self):
-        """Test all logic of the world"""
-
-    def tearDown(self):
-        """Executed after each test in the class"""
-
-    @classmethod
-    def tearDownClass(cls):
-        """Executed once after all tests in the class"""
-        os.remove("version.rc")
-
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-    from simpletap import TAPTestRunner
-    unittest.main(testRunner=TAPTestRunner())
-
-# vim: ai sts=4 et sw=4
diff --git a/test/version.t b/test/version.t
index fc27c0cc7..cbfd3335a 100755
--- a/test/version.t
+++ b/test/version.t
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-#! /usr/bin/env perl
+#! /usr/bin/env python2.7
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 ################################################################################
 ##
 ## Copyright 2006 - 2014, Paul Beckingham, Federico Hernandez.
@@ -25,20 +26,42 @@
 ##
 ################################################################################
 
-use strict;
-use warnings;
-use Test::More tests => 2;
+import sys
+import os
+# Ensure python finds the local simpletap module
+sys.path.append(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)))
 
-qx{touch version.rc};
+import unittest
+from subprocess import Popen, PIPE, STDOUT
+from datetime import datetime
 
-my $year = (localtime (time))[5] + 1900;
 
-my $output = qx{../src/task rc:version.rc version 2>&1};
-like ($output, qr/Copyright \(C\) \d{4} - $year/, 'Copyright is current');
+class TestVersion(unittest.TestCase):
+    @classmethod
+    def setUpClass(cls):
+        """Executed once before any test in the class"""
+        # Empty rc file
+        open("version.rc", 'w').close()
 
-# Cleanup.
-unlink 'version.rc';
-ok (!-r 'version.rc', 'Removed version.rc');
+    def testVersion(self):
+        """Copyright is current"""
+        command = ["../src/task", "rc:version.rc", "version"]
 
-exit 0;
+        # Merge STDOUT and STDERR
+        p = Popen(command, stdout=PIPE, stderr=STDOUT)
+        out, err = p.communicate()
 
+        expected = "Copyright \(C\) \d{4} - %d" % (datetime.now().year,)
+        self.assertRegexpMatches(out.decode("utf8"), expected)
+
+    @classmethod
+    def tearDownClass(cls):
+        """Executed once after all tests in the class"""
+        os.remove("version.rc")
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    from simpletap import TAPTestRunner
+    unittest.main(testRunner=TAPTestRunner())
+
+# vim: ai sts=4 et sw=4