diff --git a/python-statsd.changes b/python-statsd.changes
index 63b8347..a7e509b 100644
--- a/python-statsd.changes
+++ b/python-statsd.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Apr 19 10:54:18 UTC 2022 - pgajdos@suse.com
+
+- do not require python-mock for build
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Oct  5 04:43:33 UTC 2021 - Steve Kowalik <steven.kowalik@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/python-statsd.spec b/python-statsd.spec
index a3ea80e..5db423f 100644
--- a/python-statsd.spec
+++ b/python-statsd.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package python-statsd
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021 SUSE LLC
+# Copyright (c) 2022 SUSE LLC
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ Group:          Development/Languages/Python
 URL:            https://github.com/jsocol/pystatsd
 Source:         https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/source/s/statsd/statsd-%{version}.tar.gz
 Patch0:         remove-nose.patch
-BuildRequires:  %{python_module mock}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module pytest}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module setuptools}
 BuildRequires:  fdupes
@@ -50,6 +49,8 @@ for the statsd daemon.
 %python_expand %fdupes %{buildroot}%{$python_sitelib}
 
 %check
+# https://github.com/jsocol/pystatsd/pull/150
+sed -i 's:import mock:from unittest import mock:' statsd/tests.py
 %pytest statsd/tests.py
 
 %files %{python_files}