diff --git a/libreswan.spec b/libreswan.spec
index c2f0cca..2b61dad 100644
--- a/libreswan.spec
+++ b/libreswan.spec
@@ -7,14 +7,13 @@
 %global libreswan_config \\\
     FINALLIBEXECDIR=%{_libexecdir}/ipsec \\\
     FINALMANDIR=%{_mandir} \\\
-    FIPSPRODUCTCHECK=%{_sysconfdir}/system-fips \\\
     INC_RCDEFAULT=%{_initrddir} \\\
     INC_USRLOCAL=%{_prefix} \\\
     INITSYSTEM=systemd \\\
     PYTHON_BINARY=%{__python3} \\\
     SHELL_BINARY=%{_bindir}/sh \\\
     USE_DNSSEC=true \\\
-    USE_FIPSCHECK=true \\\
+    USE_FIPSCHECK=false \\\
     USE_KLIPS=false \\\
     USE_LABELED_IPSEC=true \\\
     USE_LDAP=true \\\
@@ -34,7 +33,7 @@ Name: libreswan
 Summary: Internet Key Exchange (IKEv1 and IKEv2) implementation for IPsec
 # version is generated in the release script
 Version: 3.31
-Release: %{?prever:0.}1%{?prever:.%{prever}}%{?dist}
+Release: %{?prever:0.}2%{?prever:.%{prever}}%{?dist}
 License: GPLv2
 Url: https://libreswan.org/
 Source0: https://download.libreswan.org/%{?prever:development/}%{name}-%{version}%{?prever}.tar.gz
@@ -67,8 +66,6 @@ BuildRequires: unbound-devel >= 1.6.0-6
 BuildRequires: ldns-devel
 BuildRequires: libseccomp-devel
 BuildRequires: libselinux-devel
-BuildRequires: fipscheck-devel
-Requires: fipscheck%{_isa}
 Buildrequires: audit-libs-devel
 BuildRequires: libcap-ng-devel
 BuildRequires: openldap-devel
@@ -127,14 +124,6 @@ make %{?_smp_mflags} \
     programs
 FS=$(pwd)
 
-# Add generation of HMAC checksums of the final stripped binaries
-%define __spec_install_post \
-    %{?__debug_package:%{__debug_install_post}} \
-    %{__arch_install_post} \
-    %{__os_install_post} \
-    fipshmac -d %{buildroot}%{_libdir}/fipscheck %{buildroot}%{_libexecdir}/ipsec/pluto \
-%{nil}
-
 %install
 make \
     DESTDIR=%{buildroot} \
@@ -152,8 +141,6 @@ install -d %{buildroot}%{_sysconfdir}/sysctl.d
 install -m 0644 packaging/fedora/libreswan-sysctl.conf \
     %{buildroot}%{_sysconfdir}/sysctl.d/50-libreswan.conf
 
-mkdir -p %{buildroot}%{_libdir}/fipscheck
-
 echo "include %{_sysconfdir}/ipsec.d/*.secrets" \
     > %{buildroot}%{_sysconfdir}/ipsec.secrets
 rm -fr %{buildroot}%{_sysconfdir}/rc.d/rc*
@@ -208,9 +195,11 @@ export NSS_DISABLE_HW_GCM=1
 %{_sbindir}/ipsec
 %{_libexecdir}/ipsec
 %doc %{_mandir}/*/*
-%{_libdir}/fipscheck/pluto.hmac
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Apr 14 2020 Paul Wouters <pwouters@redhat.com> - 3.31-2
+- Resolves: rhbz#1823823 Please drop the dependency on fipscheck
+
 * Tue Mar 03 2020 Paul Wouters <pwouters@redhat.com> - 3.31-1
 - Resolves: rhbz#1809770 libreswan-3.31 is available (fixes rekey regression)
 
@@ -317,7 +306,7 @@ export NSS_DISABLE_HW_GCM=1
 - Remove support for /etc/sysconfig/pluto (use native systemd instead)
 
 * Thu May 05 2016 Paul Wouters <pwouters@redhat.com> - 3.17-2
-- Resolves: rhbz#1324956 prelink is gone, /etc/prelink.conf.d/* is no longer used 
+- Resolves: rhbz#1324956 prelink is gone, /etc/prelink.conf.d/* is no longer used
 
 * Thu Apr 07 2016 Paul Wouters <pwouters@redhat.com> - 3.17-1
 - Updated to 3.17 for CVE-2016-3071