diff --git a/python-param.changes b/python-param.changes
index 2fff3df..a4102be 100644
--- a/python-param.changes
+++ b/python-param.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Jan 29 04:27:47 UTC 2021 - Steve Kowalik <steven.kowalik@suse.com>
+
+- Remove %ifpython3 guard for the %check section.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Sun Jan 10 23:03:56 UTC 2021 - Atri Bhattacharya <badshah400@gmail.com>
 
diff --git a/python-param.spec b/python-param.spec
index fdbb7fd..293152d 100644
--- a/python-param.spec
+++ b/python-param.spec
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ echo '{"git_describe": "v%{version}", "version_string": "%{version}"}' > param/.
 %python_install
 %python_expand %fdupes %{buildroot}%{$python_sitelib}
 
-%ifpython3
 %check
 # Exclusion documented in gh#holoviz/param#423
 %pytest -k 'not test_abstract_class' tests/*/*.py
@@ -76,7 +75,6 @@ v = param.__version__
 assert v == "%{version}", "wrong version reported: {}".format(v)
 '
 }
-%endif
 
 %files %{python_files}
 %license LICENSE.txt