diff --git a/0001-Fix-warnings-when-running-tests.patch b/0001-Fix-warnings-when-running-tests.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2a8e7dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/0001-Fix-warnings-when-running-tests.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+From 41728025340a02643085adcbcecf986ad8667209 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Scott Talbert <swt@techie.net>
+Date: Tue, 17 Aug 2021 20:39:00 -0400
+Subject: [PATCH] Fix warnings when running tests
+
+---
+ tests/memory_mgmt_test.py      | 4 ++--
+ tests/reload_test.py           | 4 ++--
+ tests/setopt_lifecycle_test.py | 1 +
+ tests/setopt_test.py           | 8 ++++----
+ 4 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/tests/memory_mgmt_test.py b/tests/memory_mgmt_test.py
+index 416fd4c..ec841f2 100644
+--- a/tests/memory_mgmt_test.py
++++ b/tests/memory_mgmt_test.py
+@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ class MemoryMgmtTest(unittest.TestCase):
+ 
+         gc.collect()
+         after_object_count = len(gc.get_objects())
+-        self.assert_(after_object_count <= before_object_count + 1000, 'Grew from %d to %d objects' % (before_object_count, after_object_count))
++        self.assertTrue(after_object_count <= before_object_count + 1000, 'Grew from %d to %d objects' % (before_object_count, after_object_count))
+         c.close()
+ 
+     def test_form_bufferptr_memory_leak_gh267(self):
+@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ class MemoryMgmtTest(unittest.TestCase):
+ 
+         gc.collect()
+         after_object_count = len(gc.get_objects())
+-        self.assert_(after_object_count <= before_object_count + 1000, 'Grew from %d to %d objects' % (before_object_count, after_object_count))
++        self.assertTrue(after_object_count <= before_object_count + 1000, 'Grew from %d to %d objects' % (before_object_count, after_object_count))
+         c.close()
+ 
+     def do_data_refcounting(self, option):
+diff --git a/tests/reload_test.py b/tests/reload_test.py
+index 3f037a1..e6c1fbc 100644
+--- a/tests/reload_test.py
++++ b/tests/reload_test.py
+@@ -14,6 +14,6 @@ class ReloadTest(unittest.TestCase):
+             reload_fn = reload
+         except NameError:
+             # python 3
+-            import imp
+-            reload_fn = imp.reload
++            import importlib
++            reload_fn = importlib.reload
+         reload_fn(pycurl)
+diff --git a/tests/setopt_lifecycle_test.py b/tests/setopt_lifecycle_test.py
+index 1adb70c..eacedc8 100644
+--- a/tests/setopt_lifecycle_test.py
++++ b/tests/setopt_lifecycle_test.py
+@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ from . import util
+ setup_module, teardown_module = appmanager.setup(('app', 8380))
+ 
+ class TestString(str):
++    __test__ = False
+     def __del__(self):
+         self.replace('1', '2')
+         #print self
+diff --git a/tests/setopt_test.py b/tests/setopt_test.py
+index 29ae2f0..472cf34 100644
+--- a/tests/setopt_test.py
++++ b/tests/setopt_test.py
+@@ -58,13 +58,13 @@ class SetoptTest(unittest.TestCase):
+         io = util.BytesIO()
+         self.curl.setopt(self.curl.WRITEDATA, io)
+         self.curl.perform()
+-        self.assertEquals(util.b('foo'), io.getvalue())
++        self.assertEqual(util.b('foo'), io.getvalue())
+ 
+         self.curl.unsetopt(self.curl.HTTPHEADER)
+         io = util.BytesIO()
+         self.curl.setopt(self.curl.WRITEDATA, io)
+         self.curl.perform()
+-        self.assertEquals(util.b(''), io.getvalue())
++        self.assertEqual(util.b(''), io.getvalue())
+ 
+     def test_set_httpheader_none(self):
+         self.curl.setopt(self.curl.HTTPHEADER, ('x-test: foo',))
+@@ -72,13 +72,13 @@ class SetoptTest(unittest.TestCase):
+         io = util.BytesIO()
+         self.curl.setopt(self.curl.WRITEDATA, io)
+         self.curl.perform()
+-        self.assertEquals(util.b('foo'), io.getvalue())
++        self.assertEqual(util.b('foo'), io.getvalue())
+ 
+         self.curl.setopt(self.curl.HTTPHEADER, None)
+         io = util.BytesIO()
+         self.curl.setopt(self.curl.WRITEDATA, io)
+         self.curl.perform()
+-        self.assertEquals(util.b(''), io.getvalue())
++        self.assertEqual(util.b(''), io.getvalue())
+ 
+     @util.min_libcurl(7, 37, 0)
+     def test_proxyheader_list(self):
+-- 
+2.31.1
+
diff --git a/python-pycurl.spec b/python-pycurl.spec
index a94da8b..e09c092 100644
--- a/python-pycurl.spec
+++ b/python-pycurl.spec
@@ -23,13 +23,15 @@
 
 Name:           python-%{modname}
 Version:        7.44.1
-Release:        3%{?dist}
+Release:        4%{?dist}
 Summary:        A Python interface to libcurl
 
 License:        LGPLv2+ or MIT
 URL:            http://pycurl.io/
 Source0:        https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/47/f9/c41d6830f7bd4e70d5726d26f8564538d08ca3a7ac3db98b325f94cdcb7f/pycurl-%{version}.tar.gz
 
+# do not use deprecated unittest features (#2019410)
+Patch1:         0001-Fix-warnings-when-running-tests.patch
 # drop link-time vs. run-time TLS backend check (#1446850)
 Patch2:         0002-python-pycurl-7.43.0-tls-backend.patch
 
@@ -159,6 +161,9 @@ rm -fv tests/fake-curl/libcurl/*.so
 %endif
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Nov 03 2021 Lukáš Zaoral <lzaoral@redhat.com> - 7.44.1-4
+- do not use deprecated unittest features (#2019410)
+
 * Fri Sep 17 2021 Scott Talbert <swt@techie.net> - 7.44.1-3
 - Cleanup test overrides & enable more tests