diff --git a/src/python/pants/backend/python/subsystems/pytest.py b/src/python/pants/backend/python/subsystems/pytest.py
index e3eb7f9e1b6..cbf53f953dd 100644
--- a/src/python/pants/backend/python/subsystems/pytest.py
+++ b/src/python/pants/backend/python/subsystems/pytest.py
@@ -14,7 +14,9 @@ class PyTest(Subsystem):
   def register_options(cls, register):
     super(PyTest, cls).register_options(register)
     # TODO: This is currently bounded below `3.7` due to #6282.
-    register('--requirements', advanced=True, default='pytest>=3.0.7,<3.7',
+    # TODO: Additionally, this is temporarily pinned to 3.0.7 due to more-itertools 6.0.0 dropping
+    # Python 2 support: https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest/issues/4770.
+    register('--requirements', advanced=True, default='pytest==3.0.7',
              help='Requirements string for the pytest library.')
     register('--timeout-requirements', advanced=True, default='pytest-timeout>=1.2,<1.3',
              help='Requirements string for the pytest-timeout library.')
diff --git a/tests/python/pants_test/rules/test_test_integration.py b/tests/python/pants_test/rules/test_test_integration.py
index 6f28e5bf31c..913752de8dc 100644
--- a/tests/python/pants_test/rules/test_test_integration.py
+++ b/tests/python/pants_test/rules/test_test_integration.py
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ def test_passing_python_test(self):
 platform SOME_TEXT
 rootdir: SOME_TEXT
 plugins: SOME_TEXT
-collected 1 item
+collected 1 items
 
 testprojects/tests/python/pants/dummies/test_pass.py .                   [100%]
 
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ def test_failing_python_test(self):
 platform SOME_TEXT
 rootdir: SOME_TEXT
 plugins: SOME_TEXT
-collected 1 item
+collected 1 items
 
 testprojects/tests/python/pants/dummies/test_fail.py F                   [100%]
 
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ def test_source_dep(self):
 platform SOME_TEXT
 rootdir: SOME_TEXT
 plugins: SOME_TEXT
-collected 1 item
+collected 1 items
 
 testprojects/tests/python/pants/dummies/test_with_source_dep.py .        [100%]
 
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ def test_thirdparty_dep(self):
 platform SOME_TEXT
 rootdir: SOME_TEXT
 plugins: SOME_TEXT
-collected 1 item
+collected 1 items
 
 testprojects/tests/python/pants/dummies/test_with_thirdparty_dep.py .    [100%]
 
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ def test_mixed_python_tests(self):
 platform SOME_TEXT
 rootdir: SOME_TEXT
 plugins: SOME_TEXT
-collected 1 item
+collected 1 items
 
 testprojects/tests/python/pants/dummies/test_fail.py F                   [100%]
 
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ def test_fail():
 platform SOME_TEXT
 rootdir: SOME_TEXT
 plugins: SOME_TEXT
-collected 1 item
+collected 1 items
 
 testprojects/tests/python/pants/dummies/test_pass.py .                   [100%]