diff --git a/python-requests.changes b/python-requests.changes
index 9d51d1a..b921cb5 100644
--- a/python-requests.changes
+++ b/python-requests.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Sep 14 07:48:30 UTC 2015 - tbechtold@suse.com
+
+- Disable testsuite. Tests were never executed (bsc#945455) but
+  enabling the testsuite doesn't work because the suite needs
+  network access.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri Jul 24 14:45:44 UTC 2015 - seife+obs@b1-systems.com
 
diff --git a/python-requests.spec b/python-requests.spec
index 275dcf5..018db5c 100644
--- a/python-requests.spec
+++ b/python-requests.spec
@@ -80,8 +80,11 @@ rm ./requests/cacert.pem
 %build
 python setup.py build
 
-%check
-python setup.py test
+# NOTE(toabctl): The test suite currently requires external network access, so
+# we can't enable it.
+# See # https://github.com/kennethreitz/requests/issues/2184
+##check
+##python setup.py test
 
 %install
 python setup.py install --prefix=%{_prefix} --root=%{buildroot}