https://github.com/nose-devs/nose/commit/0181572a64195a8fa1c6c867ae6c61a79a9606ca.diff

diff --git a/nose/util.py b/nose/util.py
index dcb5fef..e612696 100644
--- a/nose/util.py
+++ b/nose/util.py
@@ -447,11 +447,10 @@ def try_run(obj, names):
         if func is not None:
             if type(obj) == types.ModuleType:
                 # py.test compatibility
-                try:
-                    args, varargs, varkw, defaults = inspect.getargspec(func)
-                    if hasattr(func, '__call__') and ismethod(func.__call__):
-                        args.pop(0)
-                except TypeError:
+                if isinstance(func, types.FunctionType):
+                    args, varargs, varkw, defaults = \
+                        inspect.getargspec(func)
+                else:
                     # Not a function. If it's callable, call it anyway
                     if hasattr(func, '__call__'):
                         func = func.__call__
diff --git a/unit_tests/test_utils.py b/unit_tests/test_utils.py
index 2bd837c..cd9ba6e 100644
--- a/unit_tests/test_utils.py
+++ b/unit_tests/test_utils.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import os
+import sys
 import unittest
 import nose
 from nose import case
@@ -168,7 +169,7 @@ def __call__(self):
         class Bar_m:
             def __call__(self, mod):
                 pass
-        
+
         foo = imp.new_module('foo')
         foo.bar = bar
         foo.bar_m = bar_m