diff --git a/python-kombu.spec b/python-kombu.spec
index f422815..030c7d2 100644
--- a/python-kombu.spec
+++ b/python-kombu.spec
@@ -30,8 +30,6 @@ BuildRequires:  %{python_module PyYAML >= 3.10}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module Pyro4}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module SQLAlchemy}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module amqp >= 5.0.6}
-BuildRequires:  %{python_module azure-core}
-BuildRequires:  %{python_module azure-servicebus}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module boto3 >= 1.4.4}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module cached-property}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module case >= 1.5.2}
@@ -70,6 +68,8 @@ provide proven and tested solutions to common messaging problems.
 %setup -q -n kombu-%{version}
 # pinned dependencies are bad
 sed -i -e 's:==:>=:g' requirements/*.txt requirements/extras/*.txt
+# we don't want to pull in the whole azure stack because of few tests of a non-essential feature
+rm t/unit/transport/test_azureservicebus.py
 
 %build
 %python_build