diff --git a/python-Sphinx.changes b/python-Sphinx.changes
index 22cc6e2..2c89015 100644
--- a/python-Sphinx.changes
+++ b/python-Sphinx.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Dec  5 20:12:58 UTC 2023 - Dirk Müller <dmueller@suse.com>
+
+- avoid xdist - not used by upstream and unstable (and not
+  improving the build time by more than 25%)
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri Dec  1 19:19:50 UTC 2023 - Dirk Müller <dmueller@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/python-Sphinx.spec b/python-Sphinx.spec
index 1acc5d3..de636e2 100644
--- a/python-Sphinx.spec
+++ b/python-Sphinx.spec
@@ -83,7 +83,6 @@ BuildRequires:  %{python_module Sphinx = %{version}}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module Sphinx-latex = %{version}}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module filelock}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module html5lib}
-BuildRequires:  %{python_module pytest-xdist}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module pytest}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module sphinxcontrib-websupport}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module testsuite}
@@ -315,7 +314,7 @@ export PYTHONPATH=.
 export LC_ALL="C.utf8"
 # test_latex_images test downloading a remote image
 # test_signature_annotations doesn’t work
-%pytest tests -k 'not (linkcheck or test_latex_images or test_signature_annotations or test_copy_images)' -n auto --dist=loadfile
+%pytest tests -k 'not (linkcheck or test_latex_images or test_signature_annotations or test_copy_images)'
 %endif
 
 %if ! %{with test}