diff --git a/_pytest/unittest.py b/_pytest/unittest.py
index 1292c2a93..bb7579331 100644
--- a/_pytest/unittest.py
+++ b/_pytest/unittest.py
@@ -69,22 +69,26 @@ class TestCaseFunction(pytest.Function):
 
     def setup(self):
         self._testcase = self.parent.obj(self.name)
-        #
-        # See issue #1169
-        #
-        # The @unittest.skip decorator calls functools.wraps(self._testcase)
-        # The call to functools.wraps() fails unless self._testcase
-        # has a __name__ attribute. This is usually automatically supplied
-        # if the test is a function or method, but we need to add manually
-        # here.
-        #
-        setattr(self._testcase, "__name__", self.name)
+        self._fix_unittest_skip_decorator()
         self._obj = getattr(self._testcase, self.name)
         if hasattr(self._testcase, 'setup_method'):
             self._testcase.setup_method(self._obj)
         if hasattr(self, "_request"):
             self._request._fillfixtures()
 
+    def _fix_unittest_skip_decorator(self):
+        """
+        The @unittest.skip decorator calls functools.wraps(self._testcase)
+        The call to functools.wraps() fails unless self._testcase
+        has a __name__ attribute. This is usually automatically supplied
+        if the test is a function or method, but we need to add manually
+        here.
+
+        See issue #1169
+        """
+        if sys.version_info[0] == 2:
+            setattr(self._testcase, "__name__", self.name)
+
     def teardown(self):
         if hasattr(self._testcase, 'teardown_method'):
             self._testcase.teardown_method(self._obj)
diff --git a/testing/test_unittest.py b/testing/test_unittest.py
index 3ff90d058..53dde6ea3 100644
--- a/testing/test_unittest.py
+++ b/testing/test_unittest.py
@@ -721,14 +721,16 @@ def test_unittest_raise_skip_issue748(testdir):
 
 @pytest.mark.skipif("sys.version_info < (2,7)")
 def test_unittest_skip_issue1169(testdir):
-    testpath = testdir.makepyfile(test_foo="""
+    testdir.makepyfile(test_foo="""
         import unittest
         
         class MyTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
-            @unittest.skip
+            @unittest.skip("skipping due to reasons")
             def test_skip(self):
                  self.fail()
         """)
-    reprec = testdir.inline_run(testpath)
-    reprec.assertoutcome(passed=1)
-    
\ No newline at end of file
+    result = testdir.runpytest("-v", '-rs')
+    result.stdout.fnmatch_lines("""
+        *SKIP*[1]*skipping due to reasons*
+        *1 skipped*
+    """)