diff --git a/apache2-mod_nss.changes b/apache2-mod_nss.changes
index f93ea5a..f015296 100644
--- a/apache2-mod_nss.changes
+++ b/apache2-mod_nss.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Jun 28 11:15:10 UTC 2019 - Petr Gajdos <pgajdos@suse.com>
+
+- use apache-rex in %check
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Wed Dec  5 10:22:19 UTC 2018 - Vítězslav Čížek <vcizek@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/apache2-mod_nss.spec b/apache2-mod_nss.spec
index 29cf225..9d5f811 100644
--- a/apache2-mod_nss.spec
+++ b/apache2-mod_nss.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package apache2-mod_nss
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2018 SUSE LINUX GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
+# Copyright (c) 2019 SUSE LINUX GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
@@ -39,12 +39,14 @@ Source5:        vhost-nss.template
 Patch1:         mod_nss-migrate.patch
 Patch2:         mod_nss-gencert-correct-ownership.patch
 Patch4:         mod_nss-gencert_use_ss_instead_of_netstat.patch
+BuildRequires:  apache-rex
 BuildRequires:  apache-rpm-macros
 BuildRequires:  apache2-devel >= 2.2.12
 BuildRequires:  apr-devel
 BuildRequires:  apr-util-devel
 BuildRequires:  automake
 BuildRequires:  bison
+%apache_rex_deps
 BuildRequires:  curl
 BuildRequires:  findutils
 BuildRequires:  flex
@@ -141,59 +143,9 @@ touch %{buildroot}%{apache_sysconf_nssdir}/install.log
 perl -pi -e "s:$NSS_LIB_DIR:$NSS_BIN:" %{buildroot}%{_sbindir}/gencert
 
 %check
-set +x
-mkdir -p %{apache_test_module_dir}
-# create password file including internal token to suppress apache 'builtin dialog'
-cat << EOF > %{apache_test_module_dir}/password.conf
-internal:httptest
-EOF
-# create test configuration
-cat << EOF > %{apache_test_module_dir}/mod_nss-test.conf
-NSSEngine on
-NSSNickname Server-Cert
-NSSCertificateDatabase %{apache_test_module_dir}/mod_nss.d
-NSSPassPhraseDialog file:%{apache_test_module_dir}/password.conf
-NSSPassPhraseHelper %{buildroot}%{_sbindir}/nss_pcache
-NSSCipherSuite +ecdhe_ecdsa_aes_128_gcm_sha,+ecdh_ecdsa_aes_128_gcm_sha,+ecdhe_rsa_aes_256_sha,+ecdh_rsa_aes_256_sha,+ecdhe_rsa_aes_128_gcm_sha,+ecdh_rsa_aes_128_gcm_sha,+ecdhe_rsa_aes_128_sha,+ecdh_rsa_aes_128_sha,+rsa_aes_128_gcm_sha,+rsa_aes_256_sha,+rsa_aes_128_sha,+rsa_aes_128_sha256,+rsa_aes_256_sha256
-NSSProtocol TLSv1.0,TLSv1.1,TLSv1.2
-<Directory /tmp/apache2-mod_nss_test/htdocs>
-%if 0%{?apache_branch} >= 204
-  Require local
-%else
-  Allow from localhost
-%endif
-</Directory>
-EOF
-# create test certificate
-mkdir -p %{apache_test_module_dir}/mod_nss.d
-#   bend gencert to use ServerName of apache test instance
-cp %{buildroot}%{_sbindir}/gencert .
-sed -i 's:FQDN=`getFQDN`:FQDN=test:' gencert
-./gencert  %{apache_test_module_dir}/mod_nss.d > %{apache_test_module_dir}/mod_nss.d/LOG 2>&1
-# create test document
-mkdir -p %{apache_test_module_dir}/htdocs
-cat << EOF > %{apache_test_module_dir}/htdocs/index.html
-HTTPS HELLO
-EOF
-exit_code=0
-# run apache test instance
-%apache_test_module_start_apache -m nss -i mod_nss-test.conf
-# get test document
-%apache_test_module_curl -r https -d /index.html -o %{apache_test_module_dir}/output.txt
-echo
-echo 'Testing /index.html output'
-grep 'HTTPS HELLO' %{apache_test_module_dir}/output.txt || exit_code=1
-if [ $exit_code -eq 0 ]; then
-  echo 'SUCCESS'
-else
-  echo 'FAILED, error_log:'
-  cat %{apache_test_module_dir}/error_log
-fi
-echo
-# stop apache test instance
-%apache_test_module_stop_apache
-set -x
-exit $exit_code
+# specific file name format for module is required by apache-rex
+ln .libs/libmodnss.so .libs/mod_nss.so
+%apache_rex_check -m .libs/ -b . mod_nss-basic
 
 %post
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