diff --git a/python-fields.changes b/python-fields.changes
index e40e1d0..881763c 100644
--- a/python-fields.changes
+++ b/python-fields.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Mar 28 15:33:17 UTC 2019 - Tomáš Chvátal <tchvatal@suse.com>
+
+- Remove pytest-benchmark dependency to avoid buildcycle
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Wed Feb 13 09:58:09 UTC 2019 - Tomáš Chvátal <tchvatal@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/python-fields.spec b/python-fields.spec
index a402c7f..061bfb4 100644
--- a/python-fields.spec
+++ b/python-fields.spec
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ Source:         https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/source/f/fields/fields-%
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module attr}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module characteristic}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module devel}
-BuildRequires:  %{python_module pytest-benchmark}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module pytest}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module setuptools}
 BuildRequires:  fdupes
@@ -47,6 +46,10 @@ Features:
 
 %prep
 %setup -q -n fields-%{version}
+# do not do benchmark tests, in virtual they don't make much sense and we
+# avoid cycle with pytest-benchmark
+sed -i -e '/--benchmark-disable/d' setup.cfg
+rm tests/test_perf.py
 
 %build
 %python_build
@@ -56,7 +59,7 @@ Features:
 %python_expand %fdupes %{buildroot}%{$python_sitelib}
 
 %check
-%python_expand PYTHONPATH=%{buildroot}%{$python_sitelib} py.test-%{$python_bin_suffix} tests/
+%pytest
 
 %files %{python_files}
 %license LICENSE