diff --git a/python-isort.changes b/python-isort.changes
index 008ac2b..4959ae2 100644
--- a/python-isort.changes
+++ b/python-isort.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Aug 10 14:36:51 UTC 2022 - Dirk Müller <dmueller@suse.com>
+
+- remove unnecessary pylama buildrequires
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Mar 28 17:55:23 UTC 2022 - Ben Greiner <code@bnavigator.de>
 
diff --git a/python-isort.spec b/python-isort.spec
index 8660847..81bae4e 100644
--- a/python-isort.spec
+++ b/python-isort.spec
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ BuildRequires:  %{python_module numpy}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module pip-api}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module pipreqs}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module poetry}
-BuildRequires:  %{python_module pylama}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module pytest > 6.0}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module pytest-mock}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module toml >= 0.10.2}
@@ -92,6 +91,8 @@ hypothesis.settings.register_profile(
 sed -i 's/natsort = "^/natsort = ">=/' example_isort_sorting_plugin/pyproject.toml
 # unpin black in example plugin
 sed -i 's/black = "^/black = ">=/' example_isort_formatting_plugin/pyproject.toml
+# don't test pylama plugin
+sed -i '/import isort.pylama_isort/d' tests/unit/test_importable.py
 
 %build
 %pyproject_wheel
@@ -110,6 +111,8 @@ sed -i 's/black = "^/black = ">=/' example_isort_formatting_plugin/pyproject.tom
 ignoretests="--ignore tests/integration/test_projects_using_isort.py"
 # don't run benchmarks
 ignoretests+=" --ignore tests/benchmark"
+# no pylama in Ring1 desired
+ignoretests+=" --ignore tests/unit/test_pylama_isort.py"
 # test_setting_combinations.py::test_isort_is_idempotent
 # is flaky https://github.com/PyCQA/isort/issues/1466
 donttest="(test_setting_combinations and test_isort_is_idempotent)"