diff --git a/lldpad.spec b/lldpad.spec
index ab684d1..b5ad169 100644
--- a/lldpad.spec
+++ b/lldpad.spec
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 Name:               lldpad
 Version:            1.1.0
-Release:            12.git%{checkout}%{?dist}
+Release:            13.git%{checkout}%{?dist}
 Summary:            Intel LLDP Agent
 License:            GPLv2
 URL:                http://open-lldp.org/
@@ -83,6 +83,9 @@ rm -f %{buildroot}%{_libdir}/liblldp_clif.la
 %{_libdir}/liblldp_clif.so
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Jul 30 2024 Hangbin Liu <haliu@redhat.com> - 1.1.0-13.git85e5583
+- Remove pyroute2
+
 * Tue Jul 30 2024 Hangbin Liu <haliu@redhat.com> - 1.1.0-12.git85e5583
 - Remove networkd tests from gating test
 
diff --git a/tests/miscellaneous-tests/lldpad-test.py b/tests/miscellaneous-tests/lldpad-test.py
index eb692b8..487dac7 100755
--- a/tests/miscellaneous-tests/lldpad-test.py
+++ b/tests/miscellaneous-tests/lldpad-test.py
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@ import unittest
 import subprocess
 import signal
 import shutil
-import psutil
-from pyroute2 import IPRoute
 
 LLDPAD_TCP_DUMP_FILE='/tmp/lldpad-tcp-dump.pcap'
 
@@ -49,26 +47,15 @@ class lldpadUtilities():
 
     def SetupVethInterface(self):
         """Setup veth interface"""
+        subprocess.check_output(['ip', 'link', 'add', 'lldpad', 'type', 'veth', 'peer', 'name', 'lldpad-peer'])
+        subprocess.check_output(['ip', 'link', 'set', 'lldpad', 'address', '02:01:02:03:04:08'])
+        subprocess.check_output(['ip', 'link', 'set', 'lldpad-peer', 'address', '02:01:02:03:04:09'])
+        subprocess.check_output(['ip', 'link', 'set', 'lldpad', 'up'])
+        subprocess.check_output(['ip', 'link', 'set', 'lldpad-peer', 'up'])
 
-        ip = IPRoute()
+        time.sleep(3);
 
-        ip.link('add', ifname='lldpad', peer='lldpad-peer', kind='veth')
-        idx_ladvd= ip.link_lookup(ifname='lldpad')[0]
-        idx_ladvd_peer = ip.link_lookup(ifname='lldpad-peer')[0]
-
-        ip.link('set', index=idx_ladvd, address='02:01:02:03:04:08')
-        ip.link('set', index=idx_ladvd_peer, address='02:01:02:03:04:09')
-        ip.link('set', index=idx_ladvd, state='up')
-        ip.link('set', index=idx_ladvd_peer, state='up')
-
-        ip.close()
-        time.sleep(4)
-
-    def TearDownVethInterface(self):
-
-        ip = IPRoute()
-        ip.link('del', index=ip.link_lookup(ifname='lldpad')[0])
-        ip.close()
+        self.addCleanup(subprocess.call, ['ip', 'link', 'del', 'dev', 'lldpad'])
 
     def FindLLDPFieldsinTCPDump(self, **kwargs):
         """Look attributes in lldpad logs."""
@@ -92,9 +79,6 @@ class lldpadTests(unittest.TestCase, lldpadUtilities):
         self.StopCaptureLLDPPackets()
         time.sleep(1)
 
-    def tearDown(self):
-        self.TearDownVethInterface()
-
     def test_lldpad_configured(self):
         """ Verify lldpad-peer interface configured """
 
diff --git a/tests/tests.yml b/tests/tests.yml
index 02a5c4b..57adb50 100644
--- a/tests/tests.yml
+++ b/tests/tests.yml
@@ -11,4 +11,3 @@
         - tcpdump
         - systemd
         - iproute
-        - python3-pyroute2