diff --git a/python-rq.changes b/python-rq.changes
index 2a7d4cf..0a2de6e 100644
--- a/python-rq.changes
+++ b/python-rq.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Apr 14 08:52:04 UTC 2022 - pgajdos@suse.com
+
+- do not require python-mock for build
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Jan 17 18:35:11 UTC 2022 - Marcus Rueckert <mrueckert@suse.de>
 
diff --git a/python-rq.spec b/python-rq.spec
index ae87b5b..c480587 100644
--- a/python-rq.spec
+++ b/python-rq.spec
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ Group:          Development/Languages/Python
 URL:            https://github.com/rq/rq
 Source:         https://github.com/rq/rq/archive/v%{version}/%{mod_name}-%{version}.tar.gz
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module click >= 5.0.0}
-BuildRequires:  %{python_module mock}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module psutil}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module pytest}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module redis >= 3.5.0}
@@ -63,6 +62,11 @@ integrated into web stacks.
 %python_expand %fdupes %{buildroot}%{$python_sitelib}
 
 %check
+# https://github.com/rq/rq/issues/1646
+sed -i -e 's:import mock:from unittest import mock:' \
+       -e 's:from mock.mock:from unittest.mock:' \
+       -e 's:from mock import:from unittest.mock import:' \
+       tests/test_*.py
 # test_failure_capture - circular dependency on sentry-sdk
 # test_worker - update-alternatives: only rqworker-%{python_version} is
 #               available, skip test for simplicity