diff --git a/vim.spec b/vim.spec
index a7f9fed..066a793 100644
--- a/vim.spec
+++ b/vim.spec
@@ -252,9 +252,6 @@ rm src/testdir/test_textprop.*
 rm src/testdir/test_window_cmd.*
 rm src/testdir/test_writefile.*
 rm runtime/indent/testdir/vim.*
-%ifarch %{ix86}
-rm src/testdir/test_python3.*
-%endif
 
 %build
 export CFLAGS="%{optflags} -Wall -pipe -fno-strict-aliasing"
@@ -490,6 +487,7 @@ sed -i "s@%{_bindir}/env perl@%{_bindir}/perl@" %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/vim/%{VI
 sed -i "s@%{_bindir}/env perl@%{_bindir}/perl@" %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/vim/%{VIM_SUBDIR}/doc/vim2html.pl
 
 %check
+%ifnarch %{ix86}
 # vim does quite an extensive test relying on a full fledged terminal
 # inside OBS, stdio is redirected to a serial console (where the build log
 # is being recorded/extracted. Systemd set non-local tty by default to vt220
@@ -498,6 +496,7 @@ export TERM=xterm
 # Reset the terminal scrolling region left behind by the testsuite
 trap "printf '\e[r'" EXIT
 TEST_IGNORE_FLAKY=1 LC_ALL=en_US.UTF-8 make -j1 test
+%endif
 
 %if %{with libalternatives}
 # with libalternatives