diff --git a/python-python-utils.changes b/python-python-utils.changes
index 7e1b4e0..e6276c5 100644
--- a/python-python-utils.changes
+++ b/python-python-utils.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Dec  8 09:03:34 UTC 2021 - pgajdos@suse.com
+
+- do not require pytest-runner for build, it is not needed
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Sat Oct 23 16:28:04 UTC 2021 - Axel Braun <axel.braun@gmx.de>
 
diff --git a/python-python-utils.spec b/python-python-utils.spec
index aa4b7b8..3ff613e 100644
--- a/python-python-utils.spec
+++ b/python-python-utils.spec
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ License:        BSD-3-Clause
 Group:          Development/Languages/Python
 URL:            https://github.com/WoLpH/python-utils
 Source:         https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/source/p/python-utils/python-utils-%{version}.tar.gz
-BuildRequires:  %{python_module pytest-runner}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module setuptools}
 BuildRequires:  fdupes
 BuildRequires:  python-rpm-macros
@@ -53,14 +52,9 @@ classes which make common patterns shorter and easier.
 %python_expand %fdupes %{buildroot}%{$python_sitelib}
 
 %check
-# default test settings enable some pytest backends we don't care about
-mv pytest.ini old_pytest.ini_old
-%{python_expand rm -rf _build.* build tests/__pycache__ tests/*.pyc tests/*.pyo
-export PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE=1
-export PYTHONPATH=%{buildroot}%{$python_sitelib}
-py.test-%{$python_bin_suffix} tests/*.py
-}
-mv old_pytest.ini_old pytest.ini
+mv pytest.ini{,.hide}
+%pytest
+mv pytest.ini{.hide,}
 
 %files %{python_files}
 %doc README.rst