diff --git a/python-parsedatetime.spec b/python-parsedatetime.spec
index 850505b..73af903 100644
--- a/python-parsedatetime.spec
+++ b/python-parsedatetime.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 %{?python_enable_dependency_generator}
 %global realname parsedatetime
 
-%bcond_with tests
+%bcond_without tests
 
 Name:           python-%{realname}
 Version:        2.5
@@ -16,14 +16,7 @@ BuildArch:      noarch
 BuildRequires:  python3-devel
 BuildRequires:  python3-setuptools
 %if %{with tests}
-BuildRequires:  %{_bindir}/tox
-BuildRequires:  python3-coverage
-BuildRequires:  python3-flake8
-BuildRequires:  python3-mccabe
-BuildRequires:  python3-pyicu
 BuildRequires:  python3-pytest
-BuildRequires:  python3-pytest-runner
-BuildRequires:  python3-pytest-cov
 %endif
 
 %global _description\
@@ -55,12 +48,8 @@ strings.
 rm -rf %{buildroot}%{python3_sitelib}/%{realname}/tests
 
 %check
-# a bunch of tox tests have been added and not all packaged
-# so mockbuild will fail without network.
-# You can run the tests with
-#   fedpkg mockbuild --enable-network --with=tests
 %if %{with tests}
-tox -e py%{python3_version_nodots} --sitepackages
+py.test-3 -x tests/*.py
 %endif
 
 %files -n python3-%{realname}