diff --git a/i3lock.changes b/i3lock.changes
index 2ab1f11..96f9467 100644
--- a/i3lock.changes
+++ b/i3lock.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Apr 17 18:40:52 UTC 2024 - Avindra Goolcharan <avindra@opensuse.org>
+
+- remove unneeded %check section
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri Apr 12 03:55:03 UTC 2024 - ming li <mli@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/i3lock.spec b/i3lock.spec
index 09f6cba..65d9989 100644
--- a/i3lock.spec
+++ b/i3lock.spec
@@ -61,8 +61,6 @@ i3lock instead of xlock with them.
 %prep
 %autosetup -p 1
 
-%check
-
 %build
 export CFLAGS="%{optflags}"
 %meson