diff --git a/hplip-rebase.sh b/hplip-rebase.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..e3bd930
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hplip-rebase.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+if [ "$1" == "-h" -o "$1" == "--help" ] 
+then
+  echo "Usage: ./hplip-rebase.sh X.Y.Z"
+  exit 0
+fi
+
+wget -O hplip-plugin.run http://www.openprinting.org/download/printdriver/auxfiles/HP/plugins/hplip-$1-plugin.run
+
+if [ $? -gt 0 ]
+then
+  echo "Error while downloading plugin. Check version passed by argument or internet connection. For usage run script with -h or --help argument."
+  rm hplip-plugin.run
+  exit 1
+fi
+rm hplip-plugin.run
+
+fedpkg mockbuild
+if [ $? -gt 0 ]
+then
+  echo "Error during mockbuild."
+  exit 1
+fi
+exit 0
diff --git a/hplip.spec b/hplip.spec
index cb9df06..cdc9b7e 100644
--- a/hplip.spec
+++ b/hplip.spec
@@ -4,16 +4,10 @@
 %filter_setup
 }
 
-# Hp-plugin-check is a switch, which allows testing if new hp-plugin is already available - SET TO 1 ONLY FOR LOCAL BUILDS WHEN REBASING,
-# NO COMMITS WITH HPPLUGINCHECK 1 (lately HP ships new plugins a few days after new release, which makes hp-plugin non-functional 
-# during this time). Any other time it should be set to 0.
-%define hpplugincheck 0
-%define urlplugin http://www.openprinting.org/download/printdriver/auxfiles/HP/plugins/%{name}-%{version}-plugin.run
-
 Summary: HP Linux Imaging and Printing Project
 Name: hplip
-Version: 3.17.4
-Release: 2%{?dist}
+Version: 3.17.6
+Release: 1%{?dist}
 License: GPLv2+ and MIT and BSD
 
 Url: http://hplip.sourceforge.net/
@@ -71,11 +65,6 @@ BuildRequires: python3-cups, cups
 # macros: %%{_tmpfilesdir}, %%{_udevrulesdir}
 BuildRequires: systemd
 
-# if hpplugincheck is on, it will need wget as BuildRequire. USE ONLY FOR TESTING, NO COMMITS WITH HPPLUGINCHECK = 1
-%if "%{hpplugincheck}" == "1"
-BuildRequires: wget
-%endif
-
 # hpijs was merged into main package in 3.15.7-2
 Obsoletes: hpijs < 1:%{version}-%{release}
 Provides:  hpijs = 1:%{version}-%{release}
@@ -338,17 +327,6 @@ rm -f %{buildroot}%{_unitdir}/hplip-printer@.service
 # window), so don't ship the launcher yet.
 rm -f %{buildroot}%{_sysconfdir}/xdg/autostart/hplip-systray.desktop
 
-%check
-%if "%{hpplugincheck}" == "1"
-	wget -O hp-plugin.run %{urlplugin}
-	%if "$?" == "0"
-		echo "New plugin is not available yet. Rerun build later."
-		rm hp-plugin.run
-		exit 1
-	%endif
-	rm hp-plugin.run
-%endif
-
 %files
 %doc COPYING doc/*
 # ex-hpijs
@@ -487,6 +465,9 @@ rm -f %{buildroot}%{_sysconfdir}/xdg/autostart/hplip-systray.desktop
 %postun libs -p /sbin/ldconfig
 
 %changelog
+* Fri Aug 04 2017 Zdenek Dohnal <zdohnal@redhat.com> - 3.17.6-1
+- adding hplip-rebase.sh script for testing if plugin is available - removing its testing from spec
+
 * Mon May 29 2017 Zdenek Dohnal <zdohnal@redhat.com> - 3.17.4-2
 - 1456467 - hp-check shows 'CUPS incompatible or not running' even if CUPS is running