diff --git a/openqa.spec b/openqa.spec
index 20bba94..8f47086 100644
--- a/openqa.spec
+++ b/openqa.spec
@@ -85,6 +85,8 @@
 # The following line is generated from dependencies.yaml (upstream)
 %define devel_requires %devel_no_selenium_requires
 
+%bcond_without tests
+
 Name:           openqa
 Version:        %{github_version}
 Release:        63%{?github_date:.%{github_date}git%{shortcommit}}%{?dist}
@@ -117,7 +119,9 @@ BuildRequires:  systemd
 # Build and tests need LC_ALL=en_US.UTF-8, so we need this...
 BuildRequires:  glibc-langpack-en
 BuildRequires:  %{build_requires}
+%if %{with tests}
 BuildRequires:  %{test_requires}
+%endif
 Requires:       perl(Minion) >= 10.0
 Requires:       %{main_requires}
 Requires:       openqa-common = %{version}-%{release}
@@ -362,6 +366,7 @@ rm -f %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/openqa/script/openqa-rollback
 
 
 %check
+%if %{with tests}
 rm -rf %{buildroot}/DB
 export LC_ALL=en_US.UTF-8
 # seems necessary to make 24-worker-job.t pass - two subtests there
@@ -395,7 +400,7 @@ export CONTAINER_TEST=0
 # to fail
 make test GIT_CEILING_DIRECTORIES="/" CHECKSTYLE=0 PROVE_ARGS='-l -r' TEST_PG_PATH=%{buildroot}/DB
 rm -rf %{buildroot}/DB
-
+%endif
 
 %pre
 getent group geekotest >/dev/null || groupadd -r geekotest || :