diff --git a/_constraints b/_constraints
deleted file mode 100644
index d0364c7..0000000
--- a/_constraints
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-<constraints>
-    <hardware>
-      <physicalmemory>
-        <size unit="G">10</size>
-      </physicalmemory>
-      <disk>
-        <size unit="G">24</size>
-      </disk>
-    </hardware>
-</constraints>
diff --git a/python-sherpa.spec b/python-sherpa.spec
index 0bcd130..145e7a8 100644
--- a/python-sherpa.spec
+++ b/python-sherpa.spec
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ Requires(postun):update-alternatives
 ExcludeArch:    %{ix86} %{arm}
 # SECTION test requirements
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module pytest >= 5}
+# doctestplus tests don’t look ready gh#sherpa/sherpa#1719
+# BuildRequires:  %{python_module pytest-doctestplus}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module pytest-xdist}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module pytest-xvfb}
 # Highly recommended by upstream when building from source