diff --git a/python-librosa.spec b/python-librosa.spec
index be76115..e3dbb0f 100644
--- a/python-librosa.spec
+++ b/python-librosa.spec
@@ -61,10 +61,8 @@ Requires:       python-scipy >= 1.2.0
 BuildArch:      noarch
 # SECTION test requirements
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module matplotlib >= 2.0}
-BuildRequires:  %{python_module pytest-mpl}
-# xdist not specified upstream but it uses resources more efficiently
-BuildRequires:  %{python_module pytest-xdist}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module pytest-cov}
+BuildRequires:  %{python_module pytest-mpl}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module pytest}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module samplerate}
 BuildRequires:  ffmpeg
@@ -102,7 +100,7 @@ donttest+=" or test_display"
 donttest+=" or soxr"
 # fails with current Tumbleweed
 donttest+=" or test_pyin_multi_center"
-%pytest -n 3 -k "not (${donttest:4})"
+%pytest -k "not (${donttest:4})"
 
 %files %{python_files}
 %doc AUTHORS.md README.md