diff --git a/python-networkx.spec b/python-networkx.spec
index 154d6c4..94e699e 100644
--- a/python-networkx.spec
+++ b/python-networkx.spec
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ Source3:        http://networkx.github.io/documentation/latest/_downloads/networ
 Patch0:         optional-modules.patch
 Patch1:         test-rounding-fix.patch
 Patch2:         networkx-nose1.0.patch
+Patch3:         skip-scipy-0.8-tests.patch
 BuildArch:      noarch
 
 Requires:       %{name}-core = %{version}-%{release}
@@ -174,6 +175,7 @@ Documentation for networkx
 %patch1 -p1
 %if 0%{?rhel} == 6
 %patch2 -p1
+%patch3 -p1
 %endif
 
 # Fix permissions
diff --git a/skip-scipy-0.8-tests.patch b/skip-scipy-0.8-tests.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e639348
--- /dev/null
+++ b/skip-scipy-0.8-tests.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+el6 currently has scipy 0.7 and the following is only supported by 0.8:
+  networkx.current_flow_betweenness_centrality(...,normalized=False,...)
+
+Also on el6 the drawing/tests/test_layout.py fails as the following is only supported by 0.8:
+  scipy.sparse.linalg.eigen_symmetric
+
+diff -Naur networkx-1.8.1.orig/networkx/algorithms/centrality/tests/test_current_flow_betweenness_centrality.py networkx-1.8.1/networkx/algorithms/centrality/tests/test_current_flow_betweenness_centrality.py
+--- networkx-1.8.1.orig/networkx/algorithms/centrality/tests/test_current_flow_betweenness_centrality.py	2013-08-04 13:53:31.000000000 +0000
++++ networkx-1.8.1/networkx/algorithms/centrality/tests/test_current_flow_betweenness_centrality.py	2014-03-17 21:37:38.623458820 +0000
+@@ -41,17 +41,6 @@
+         for n in sorted(G):
+             assert_almost_equal(b[n],wb_answer[n])
+ 
+-    def test_K4(self):
+-        """Betweenness centrality: K4"""
+-        G=networkx.complete_graph(4)
+-        for solver in ['full','lu','cg']:
+-            b=networkx.current_flow_betweenness_centrality(G, normalized=False, 
+-                                                           solver=solver)
+-            b_answer={0: 0.75, 1: 0.75, 2: 0.75, 3: 0.75}
+-            for n in sorted(G):
+-                assert_almost_equal(b[n],b_answer[n])
+-
+-
+     def test_P4_normalized(self):
+         """Betweenness centrality: P4 normalized"""
+         G=networkx.path_graph(4)
+@@ -80,16 +69,6 @@
+ 
+ 
+ 
+-    def test_solers(self):
+-        """Betweenness centrality: alternate solvers"""
+-        G=networkx.complete_graph(4)
+-        for solver in ['full','lu','cg']:
+-            b=networkx.current_flow_betweenness_centrality(G,normalized=False, 
+-                                                           solver=solver)
+-            b_answer={0: 0.75, 1: 0.75, 2: 0.75, 3: 0.75}
+-            for n in sorted(G):
+-                assert_almost_equal(b[n],b_answer[n])
+-
+ 
+ 
+ class TestApproximateFlowBetweennessCentrality(object):
+diff -Naur networkx-1.8.1.orig/networkx/drawing/tests/test_layout.py networkx-1.8.1/networkx/drawing/tests/test_layout.py
+--- networkx-1.8.1.orig/networkx/drawing/tests/test_layout.py	2013-08-04 13:53:31.000000000 +0000
++++ networkx-1.8.1/networkx/drawing/tests/test_layout.py	2014-03-17 21:40:40.192283827 +0000
+@@ -46,16 +46,3 @@
+         pos=nx.drawing.layout._fruchterman_reingold(A)
+         pos=nx.drawing.layout._fruchterman_reingold(A,dim=3)
+         assert_equal(pos.shape,(6,3))
+-
+-    def test_adjacency_interface_scipy(self):
+-        try:
+-            import scipy
+-        except ImportError:
+-            raise SkipTest('scipy not available.')
+-
+-        A=nx.to_scipy_sparse_matrix(self.Gs,dtype='f')
+-        pos=nx.drawing.layout._sparse_fruchterman_reingold(A)
+-        pos=nx.drawing.layout._sparse_spectral(A)
+-
+-        pos=nx.drawing.layout._sparse_fruchterman_reingold(A,dim=3)
+-        assert_equal(pos.shape,(6,3))