diff --git a/python-aiohttp.changes b/python-aiohttp.changes
index b4b41ee..dcf0885 100644
--- a/python-aiohttp.changes
+++ b/python-aiohttp.changes
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ Mon Jul 28 08:16:17 UTC 2025 - Nico Krapp <nico.krapp@suse.com>
 
 - Add remove-zlib-ng-test-dep.patch to remove python-zlib-ng test
   dependency
+- enable test_leaks again, works with limited threads
 
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 Mon Jul 14 15:17:06 UTC 2025 - Dirk Müller <dmueller@suse.com>
diff --git a/python-aiohttp.spec b/python-aiohttp.spec
index 53729b4..f749eaf 100644
--- a/python-aiohttp.spec
+++ b/python-aiohttp.spec
@@ -135,8 +135,6 @@ donttest="test_aiohttp_request_coroutine or test_mark_formdata_as_processed or t
 donttest+=" or test_tcp_connector_ssl_shutdown_timeout"
 # most probably https://github.com/cbornet/blockbuster/issues/47
 donttest+=" or (test_cookie_jar and (heap or expire)) or test_treat_as_secure_origin_init"
-# hardlimit for open files too low
-donttest+=" or test_handler_cancellation or test_no_handler_cancellation "
 
 # requires python-on-whales
 rm -v tests/autobahn/test_autobahn.py
@@ -144,8 +142,6 @@ rm -v tests/autobahn/test_autobahn.py
 rm -v tests/test_proxy_functional.py
 # Requires python-pytest-codspeed
 rm -v tests/test_benchmarks_*
-# some tests from here hang with pycares 4.9 https://github.com/aio-libs/aiohttp/issues/11244
-rm -v tests/test_leaks.py
 
 # randomly fails on xdist splits
 single_runs="(test_run_app or test_web_runner)"