diff --git a/python-xarray.changes b/python-xarray.changes
index 570fdfb..800c9d6 100644
--- a/python-xarray.changes
+++ b/python-xarray.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Mar  1 21:04:08 UTC 2024 - Matej Cepl <mcepl@cepl.eu>
+
+- Skip Python 3.9. It requires pydap, which is not available any
+  more.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Feb 27 10:56:32 UTC 2024 - Ben Greiner <code@bnavigator.de>
 
diff --git a/python-xarray.spec b/python-xarray.spec
index cb13c94..6c94115 100644
--- a/python-xarray.spec
+++ b/python-xarray.spec
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 %define psuffix %{nil}
 %endif
 
+%define skip_python39 1
 %{?sle15_python_module_pythons}
 Name:           python-xarray%{psuffix}
 Version:        2024.2.0
@@ -119,7 +120,6 @@ Requires:       python-pooch
 Requires:       python-scipy >= 1.10
 Requires:       python-xarray = %{version}
 Requires:       python-zarr >= 2.13
-Requires:       (python-pydap >= 3.3 if python-base < 3.10)
 
 %description io
 The [io] extra for xarray, N-D labeled arrays and datasets in Python