diff --git a/python-fields.changes b/python-fields.changes
index 881763c..6a351b9 100644
--- a/python-fields.changes
+++ b/python-fields.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Jul 19 08:55:52 UTC 2019 - Tomáš Chvátal <tchvatal@suse.com>
+
+- Fix building with pytest4+
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Thu Mar 28 15:33:17 UTC 2019 - Tomáš Chvátal <tchvatal@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/python-fields.spec b/python-fields.spec
index 061bfb4..a5d7c18 100644
--- a/python-fields.spec
+++ b/python-fields.spec
@@ -25,9 +25,6 @@ License:        BSD-2-Clause
 Group:          Development/Languages/Python
 URL:            https://github.com/ionelmc/python-fields
 Source:         https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/source/f/fields/fields-%{version}.tar.gz
-BuildRequires:  %{python_module attr}
-BuildRequires:  %{python_module characteristic}
-BuildRequires:  %{python_module devel}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module pytest}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module setuptools}
 BuildRequires:  fdupes
@@ -49,6 +46,9 @@ Features:
 # 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
+# do not run doctests, needless dependencies pulled in that way
+sed -i -e '/doctest/d' setup.cfg
+sed -i -e 's/\[pytest\]/\[tools:pytest\]/g' setup.cfg
 rm tests/test_perf.py
 
 %build