diff --git a/newdnspython.patch b/newdnspython.patch
index 732c1c2..4a0898d 100644
--- a/newdnspython.patch
+++ b/newdnspython.patch
@@ -1,18 +1,3 @@
-Index: eventlet-0.33.0/eventlet/support/greendns.py
-===================================================================
---- eventlet-0.33.0.orig/eventlet/support/greendns.py
-+++ eventlet-0.33.0/eventlet/support/greendns.py
-@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ class ResolverProxy(object):
-         self._cached_resolver = value
- 
-     def clear(self):
--        self._resolver = dns.resolver.Resolver(filename=self._filename)
-+        self._resolver = dns.resolver.Resolver(filename=self._filename, configure=False)
-         self._resolver.cache = dns.resolver.LRUCache()
- 
-     def query(self, qname, rdtype=dns.rdatatype.A, rdclass=dns.rdataclass.IN,
-Index: eventlet-0.33.0/tests/greendns_test.py
-===================================================================
 --- eventlet-0.33.0.orig/tests/greendns_test.py
 +++ eventlet-0.33.0/tests/greendns_test.py
 @@ -888,7 +888,7 @@ class TinyDNSTests(tests.LimitedTestCase
diff --git a/python-eventlet.changes b/python-eventlet.changes
index 640608c..743cf05 100644
--- a/python-eventlet.changes
+++ b/python-eventlet.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Feb 16 22:15:50 UTC 2023 - Dirk Müller <dmueller@suse.com>
+
+- update newdnspython.patch to not patch non-testsuite as
+  it breaks the functionality (bsc#1208126)
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Feb 14 11:33:57 UTC 2023 - Matej Cepl <mcepl@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/python-eventlet.spec b/python-eventlet.spec
index df6d705..b89e043 100644
--- a/python-eventlet.spec
+++ b/python-eventlet.spec
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ python2_pytest_param='--collect-only'
 # dnspython 1 and 2: backdoor tests fail with "take too long"
 skiptests="(BackdoorTest and test_server)"
 # fail only with dnspython 2:
-skiptests+=" or test_dns_methods_are_green or test_noraise_dns_tcp"
+skiptests+=" or test_dns_methods_are_green or test_noraise_dns_tcp or test_clear"
 # These are flaky inside the OBS environment
 skiptests+=" or test_fork_after_monkey_patch or test_send_1k_req_rep or test_cpu_usage_after_bind"
 # tracebacks in denosed suite with pytest inside obs presumably work different than when upstream is running nose?