diff --git a/babel.spec b/babel.spec
index bed034f..68aae4b 100644
--- a/babel.spec
+++ b/babel.spec
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 Name:           babel
 Version:        2.9.0
-Release:        4%{?dist}
+Release:        5%{?dist}
 Summary:        Tools for internationalizing Python applications
 
 License:        BSD
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ BuildRequires:  python3-setuptools
 %if !%{with bootstrap}
 BuildRequires:  python3-pytz
 BuildRequires:  python3-pytest
-BuildRequires:  python3-freezegun
 %endif
 
 # build the documentation
@@ -97,7 +96,8 @@ rm -f "$BUILDDIR/html/.buildinfo"
 %check
 export TZ=UTC
 %if !%{with bootstrap}
-%{__python3} -m pytest
+# tests/messages/test_frontend.py requires freezegun
+%{__python3} -m pytest --ignore tests/messages/test_frontend.py
 %endif
 
 %files
@@ -115,6 +115,10 @@ export TZ=UTC
 %endif
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Apr 13 2021 Miro Hrončok <mhroncok@redhat.com> - 2.9.0-5
+- Drop build dependency on python-freezegun
+- Resolves: rhbz#1947517
+
 * Tue Jan 26 2021 Fedora Release Engineering <releng@fedoraproject.org> - 2.9.0-4
 - Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_34_Mass_Rebuild