diff --git a/python-cssselect2.changes b/python-cssselect2.changes
index cda8b52..6eb372a 100644
--- a/python-cssselect2.changes
+++ b/python-cssselect2.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Feb 26 12:19:15 UTC 2019 - John Vandenberg <jayvdb@gmail.com>
+
+- Remove unnecessary build dependencies on pytest plugins, by
+  invoking pytest directly avoiding setup.py checking test deps,
+  and removing addopts from setup.cfg
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Dec  4 12:47:03 UTC 2018 - Matej Cepl <mcepl@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/python-cssselect2.spec b/python-cssselect2.spec
index c13a747..0519dae 100644
--- a/python-cssselect2.spec
+++ b/python-cssselect2.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package python-cssselect2
 #
-# 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
@@ -29,10 +29,6 @@ BuildRequires:  %{python_module setuptools}
 BuildRequires:  fdupes
 BuildRequires:  python-rpm-macros
 # SECTION test requirements
-BuildRequires:  %{python_module pytest-cov}
-BuildRequires:  %{python_module pytest-flake8}
-BuildRequires:  %{python_module pytest-isort}
-BuildRequires:  %{python_module pytest-runner}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module pytest}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module tinycss2}
 # /SECTION
@@ -52,6 +48,7 @@ cssselect.
 
 %prep
 %setup -q -n cssselect2-%{version}
+sed -i '/addopts/d' setup.cfg
 
 %build
 %python_build
@@ -62,7 +59,7 @@ cssselect.
 
 %check
 export LANG=en_US.UTF-8
-%python_exec setup.py test
+%python_exec -m pytest
 
 %files %{python_files}
 %doc CHANGES README.rst