diff --git a/python-utils.spec b/python-utils.spec
index 86b1e85..f4b97ba 100644
--- a/python-utils.spec
+++ b/python-utils.spec
@@ -17,10 +17,6 @@ BuildRequires:  python3-pytest-runner
 BuildRequires:  python3-pytest
 BuildRequires:  python3-setuptools
 BuildRequires:  python3-six
-BuildRequires:  python3-flake8
-BuildRequires:  python3-pytest-cov
-BuildRequires:  python3-pytest-flakes
-BuildRequires:  python3-pytest-pep8
 BuildRequires:  python3-sphinx
 
 %?python_enable_dependency_generator
@@ -50,6 +46,9 @@ rm -rf %{name}.egg-info
 # 2.3.0 tarball has 2.2.0 in metadata
 sed -i 's/2.2.0/%{version}/' python_utils/__about__.py
 
+# Stop linting code in %%check and measuring coverage, this is upstream's business
+sed -Ei '/--(cov|pep8|flakes)/d' pytest.ini
+
 %build
 %py3_build
 # generate html docs