diff --git a/python-setuptools_scm.changes b/python-setuptools_scm.changes
index a3ef1bf..b16b86b 100644
--- a/python-setuptools_scm.changes
+++ b/python-setuptools_scm.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed May 17 22:32:38 UTC 2017 - dimstar@opensuse.org
+
+- Do not buildrequire git: having git in the build root causes a
+  build cycle over curl -> nghttp2 -> python-setuptoos_scm -> git.
+- Do not run the tests relying on git's presence.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri Mar  3 15:24:56 UTC 2017 - jmatejek@suse.com
 
diff --git a/python-setuptools_scm.spec b/python-setuptools_scm.spec
index c88adae..5acc60d 100644
--- a/python-setuptools_scm.spec
+++ b/python-setuptools_scm.spec
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ BuildRequires:  %{python_module setuptools}
 BuildRequires:  python-rpm-macros
 # Testing requirements
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module pytest}
-BuildRequires:  git
 BuildRequires:  mercurial
 Requires:       python-setuptools
 Recommends:     git
@@ -49,6 +48,9 @@ in scm metadata. It also handles file finders for the supperted scm's.
 %prep
 %setup -q -n setuptools_scm-%{version}
 %patch0 -p1
+# We can't pull in git into the build root, as this causes a nasty build cycle
+# git - curl - nghttp2 - setuptools - git
+rm testing/test_{git,regressions}.py
 
 %build
 %python_build