diff --git a/python-base.changes b/python-base.changes
index ff6131d..734ee8a 100644
--- a/python-base.changes
+++ b/python-base.changes
@@ -3,6 +3,12 @@ Thu Aug 17 08:58:02 CEST 2017 - kukuk@suse.de
 
 - Add libnsl-devel build requires for glibc obsoleting libnsl
 
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon May 15 14:03:01 UTC 2017 - jmatejek@suse.com
+
+- obsolete/provide python-argparse and provide python2-argparse,
+  because the argparse module is available from python 2.7 up
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri Feb 24 17:08:25 UTC 2017 - bwiedemann@suse.com
 
diff --git a/python-base.spec b/python-base.spec
index 0d9d5a0..7e32a8d 100644
--- a/python-base.spec
+++ b/python-base.spec
@@ -80,6 +80,9 @@ Obsoletes:      python-64bit
 %endif
 Provides:       python-ctypes = 1.1.0
 Obsoletes:      python-ctypes < 1.1.0
+Provides:       python-argparse = 1.4.0.1
+Obsoletes:      python-argparse < 1.4.0.1
+Provides:       python2-argparse = 1.4.0.1
 BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-build
 
 Provides:       python2-base = %{version}
diff --git a/python.changes b/python.changes
index 2bda118..d96176d 100644
--- a/python.changes
+++ b/python.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Aug 28 13:28:46 UTC 2017 - jmatejek@suse.com
+
+- drop SUSE_ASNEEDED=0 as it is not needed anymore
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Thu Aug 17 08:58:02 CEST 2017 - kukuk@suse.de
 
diff --git a/python.spec b/python.spec
index a7c394e..851db19 100644
--- a/python.spec
+++ b/python.spec
@@ -226,9 +226,6 @@ cp %{SOURCE8} Lib/
 %endif
 
 %build
-# necessary for correct linking with GDBM:
-export SUSE_ASNEEDED=0
-
 export OPT="%{optflags} -DOPENSSL_LOAD_CONF -fwrapv"
 
 autoreconf -f -i . # Modules/_ctypes/libffi