diff --git a/python-networkx.spec b/python-networkx.spec
index 3da78e8..32cef56 100644
--- a/python-networkx.spec
+++ b/python-networkx.spec
@@ -15,18 +15,22 @@ Source0:        https://github.com/networkx/networkx/archive/networkx-%{version}
 # - plot_lines requires momepy
 Patch0:         %{name}-doc.patch
 
+# There is a bootstrap loop between libpysal and networkx when tests/docs are enabled
+%bcond_with     bootstrap
+
 BuildArch:      noarch
 
 BuildRequires:  make
 BuildRequires:  python3-devel
+BuildRequires:  %{py3_dist setuptools}
+BuildRequires:  %{py3_dist pip}
+BuildRequires:  %{py3_dist wheel}
+%if %{without bootstrap}
 BuildRequires:  %{py3_dist matplotlib}
 BuildRequires:  %{py3_dist numpy}
 BuildRequires:  %{py3_dist pandas}
-BuildRequires:  %{py3_dist pip}
 BuildRequires:  %{py3_dist pygments}
 BuildRequires:  %{py3_dist scipy}
-BuildRequires:  %{py3_dist setuptools}
-BuildRequires:  %{py3_dist wheel}
 
 %if 0%{?rhel} == 0
 # Extras
@@ -62,6 +66,7 @@ BuildRequires:  sympy-doc
 BuildRequires:  tex(latex)
 BuildRequires:  tex-preview
 %endif
+%endif
 
 %description
 NetworkX is a Python package for the creation, manipulation, and
@@ -78,6 +83,7 @@ Recommends:     xdg-utils
 NetworkX is a Python 3 package for the creation, manipulation, and
 study of the structure, dynamics, and functions of complex networks.
 
+%if %{without bootstrap}
 %if 0%{?rhel} == 0
 %package doc
 Summary:        Documentation for networkx
@@ -88,6 +94,7 @@ Provides:       bundled(js-underscore)
 %description doc
 Documentation for networkx
 %endif
+%endif
 
 %prep
 %autosetup -p0 -n networkx-networkx-%{version}
@@ -104,7 +111,7 @@ sed -e 's|\("https://docs\.python\.org/3/", \)None|\1"%{_docdir}/python3-docs/ht
 %build
 %pyproject_wheel
 
-%if 0%{?rhel} == 0
+%if %{without bootstrap} && 0%{?rhel} == 0
 # Build the documentation
 PYTHONPATH=%{pyproject_build_lib} make -C doc html
 rst2html --no-datestamp README.rst README.html
@@ -116,7 +123,7 @@ rst2html --no-datestamp README.rst README.html
 mv %{buildroot}%{_docdir}/networkx-%{version} ./installed-docs
 rm -f installed-docs/INSTALL.txt
 
-%if 0%{?rhel} == 0
+%if %{without bootstrap} && 0%{?rhel} == 0
 # Repack uncompressed zip archives
 for fil in $(find doc/build -name \*.zip); do
   mkdir zip
@@ -130,15 +137,19 @@ done
 
 %check
 %if 0%{?rhel} == 0
+%if %{without bootstrap}
 %pytest
+%else
+%pyproject_check_import -e '*.tests.*' -e '*.conftest'
+%endif
 %endif
 
 %files -n python3-networkx -f %{pyproject_files}
-%if 0%{?rhel} == 0
+%if %{without bootstrap} && 0%{?rhel} == 0
 %doc README.html installed-docs/*
 %endif
 
-%if 0%{?rhel} == 0
+%if %{without bootstrap} && 0%{?rhel} == 0
 %files doc
 %doc doc/build/html/*
 %endif