diff --git a/python-pamqp.changes b/python-pamqp.changes
index 243e601..9c49971 100644
--- a/python-pamqp.changes
+++ b/python-pamqp.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Apr 26 10:04:09 UTC 2019 - pgajdos@suse.com
+
+- do not require unittest2 for testing with python3
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri Apr 26 07:42:34 UTC 2019 - pgajdos@suse.com
 
diff --git a/python-pamqp.spec b/python-pamqp.spec
index 80ac581..8faeaba 100644
--- a/python-pamqp.spec
+++ b/python-pamqp.spec
@@ -28,9 +28,9 @@ Source:         https://github.com/gmr/pamqp/archive/%{version}.tar.gz
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module mock}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module nose}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module setuptools}
-BuildRequires:  %{python_module unittest2}
 BuildRequires:  fdupes
 BuildRequires:  python-rpm-macros
+BuildRequires:  python-unittest2
 BuildArch:      noarch
 %python_subpackages