diff --git a/python-matplotlib.changes b/python-matplotlib.changes
index 6955377..be0ba6f 100644
--- a/python-matplotlib.changes
+++ b/python-matplotlib.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Feb 22 15:09:27 UTC 2024 - Lubos Kocman <lubos.kocman@suse.com>
+
+- Disable tests for Leap 15 / SLES 15
+  re-add dropped changelog entry bsc#1184340 and bsc#1198319 
+
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 Tue Jan 23 17:01:35 UTC 2024 - Stefan Dirsch <sndirsch@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/python-matplotlib.spec b/python-matplotlib.spec
index d475b30..ecb5d97 100644
--- a/python-matplotlib.spec
+++ b/python-matplotlib.spec
@@ -19,7 +19,14 @@
 %global flavor @BUILD_FLAVOR@%{nil}
 %if "%{flavor}" == "test"
 %define psuffix -test
+%if 0%{?suse_version} < 1550
+# Leap15, SLES15
+# Not doing tests because they take too long
+# The tests also pull in dependencies of all backends done in pure python
+%bcond_with test
+%else
 %bcond_without test
+%endif
 # Run on 64bit intel and arm only, on others there are >100 test failures
 ExclusiveArch:  x86_64 aarch64
 %else