diff --git a/python-osprofiler.changes b/python-osprofiler.changes
index 10197cd..010004e 100644
--- a/python-osprofiler.changes
+++ b/python-osprofiler.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Mar 23 12:16:26 UTC 2020 - Dirk Mueller <dmueller@suse.com>
+
+- add obsoletes
+
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Sat Mar 14 11:45:55 UTC 2020 - Dirk Mueller <dmueller@suse.com>
+
+- switch to python 3.x only builds
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Wed Oct  9 12:39:40 UTC 2019 - cloud-devel@suse.de
 
diff --git a/python-osprofiler.spec b/python-osprofiler.spec
index 79498c8..df1f2b9 100644
--- a/python-osprofiler.spec
+++ b/python-osprofiler.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package python-osprofiler
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2019 SUSE LINUX GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
+# Copyright (c) 2020 SUSE LLC
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
@@ -25,22 +25,6 @@ Group:          Development/Languages/Python
 URL:            https://launchpad.net/osprofiler
 Source0:        https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/source/o/osprofiler/osprofiler-2.8.2.tar.gz
 BuildRequires:  openstack-macros
-BuildRequires:  python2-PrettyTable >= 0.7.2
-BuildRequires:  python2-WebOb >= 1.7.1
-BuildRequires:  python2-ddt
-BuildRequires:  python2-docutils
-BuildRequires:  python2-elasticsearch
-BuildRequires:  python2-mock
-BuildRequires:  python2-oslo.concurrency >= 3.26.0
-BuildRequires:  python2-oslo.config
-BuildRequires:  python2-oslo.log
-BuildRequires:  python2-oslo.utils >= 3.33.0
-BuildRequires:  python2-pymongo
-BuildRequires:  python2-python-subunit
-BuildRequires:  python2-redis
-BuildRequires:  python2-six >= 1.10.0
-BuildRequires:  python2-stestr
-BuildRequires:  python2-testtools
 BuildRequires:  python3-PrettyTable >= 0.7.2
 BuildRequires:  python3-WebOb >= 1.7.1
 BuildRequires:  python3-ddt
@@ -57,23 +41,7 @@ BuildRequires:  python3-redis
 BuildRequires:  python3-six >= 1.10.0
 BuildRequires:  python3-stestr
 BuildRequires:  python3-testtools
-Requires:       python-PrettyTable >= 0.7.2
-Requires:       python-WebOb >= 1.7.1
-Requires:       python-oslo.concurrency >= 3.26.0
-Requires:       python-oslo.config
-Requires:       python-oslo.log
-Requires:       python-oslo.utils >= 3.33.0
-Requires:       python-six >= 1.10.0
 BuildArch:      noarch
-%if 0%{?suse_version}
-Requires(post): update-alternatives
-Requires(postun): update-alternatives
-%else
-# on RDO, update-alternatives is in chkconfig
-Requires(post): chkconfig
-Requires(postun): chkconfig
-%endif
-%python_subpackages
 
 %description
 OSProfiler provides a tiny but powerful library that is used by
@@ -83,6 +51,30 @@ through all involved services. This trace can then be extracted and used
 to build a tree of calls which can be quite handy for a variety of
 reasons (for example in isolating cross-project performance issues).
 
+%package -n python3-osprofiler
+Summary:        OpenStack Profiler Library
+Group:          Development/Languages/Python
+Requires:       python3-PrettyTable >= 0.7.2
+Requires:       python3-WebOb >= 1.7.1
+Requires:       python3-oslo.concurrency >= 3.26.0
+Requires:       python3-oslo.config
+Requires:       python3-oslo.log
+Requires:       python3-oslo.utils >= 3.33.0
+Requires:       python3-six >= 1.10.0
+%if 0%{?suse_version}
+Obsoletes:      python2-osprofiler < 3.0.0
+%endif
+
+%description -n python3-osprofiler
+OSProfiler provides a tiny but powerful library that is used by
+most (soon to be all) OpenStack projects and their python clients. It
+provides functionality to be able to generate 1 trace per request, that goes
+through all involved services. This trace can then be extracted and used
+to build a tree of calls which can be quite handy for a variety of
+reasons (for example in isolating cross-project performance issues).
+
+This package contains the Python 3.x module
+
 %package -n python-osprofiler-doc
 Summary:        Documentation for OSProfiler
 Group:          Development/Languages/Python
@@ -97,32 +89,25 @@ Documentation for OSProfiler.
 %py_req_cleanup
 
 %build
-%{python_build}
+%{py3_build}
 
 %install
-%{python_install}
-%python_clone -a %{buildroot}%{_bindir}/osprofiler
+%{py3_install}
 
 # generate html docs
 PBR_VERSION=%{version} %sphinx_build -b html doc/source doc/build/html
 # remove the sphinx-build leftovers
 rm -rf doc/build/html/.{doctrees,buildinfo}
 
-%post
-%python_install_alternative osprofiler
-
-%postun
-%python_uninstall_alternative osprofiler
-
 %check
-%python_exec -m stestr.cli run --black-regex '(^osprofiler.tests.unit.drivers.test_jaeger.JaegerTestCase.*$)'
+python3 -m stestr.cli run --black-regex '(^osprofiler.tests.unit.drivers.test_jaeger.JaegerTestCase.*$)'
 
-%files %{python_files}
+%files -n python3-osprofiler
 %license LICENSE
 %doc README.rst ChangeLog
-%{python_sitelib}/osprofiler
-%{python_sitelib}/*.egg-info
-%python_alternative %{_bindir}/osprofiler
+%{python3_sitelib}/osprofiler
+%{python3_sitelib}/*.egg-info
+%{_bindir}/osprofiler
 
 %files -n python-osprofiler-doc
 %license LICENSE