diff --git a/python-requests.spec b/python-requests.spec
index 231c4c0..08978eb 100644
--- a/python-requests.spec
+++ b/python-requests.spec
@@ -1,16 +1,11 @@
-%if 0%{?_module_build}
-# Don't run tests on module-build for now
-# See: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1450608
+# Disable tests on RHEL9 as to not pull in the test dependencies
+# Specify --with tests to run the tests e.g. on EPEL
 %bcond_with tests
-%else
-# When bootstrapping Python, we cannot test this yet
-%bcond_without tests
-%endif
 
 
 Name:           python-requests
 Version:        2.25.1
-Release:        1%{?dist}
+Release:        2%{?dist}
 Summary:        HTTP library, written in Python, for human beings
 
 License:        ASL 2.0
@@ -105,6 +100,9 @@ sed -i 's/ --doctest-modules//' pytest.ini
 
 
 %changelog
+* Mon Mar 08 2021 Charalampos Stratakis <cstratak@redhat.com> - 2.25.1-2
+- Disable tests on RHEL9 to avoid pulling in the test dependencies
+
 * Tue Feb 02 2021 Kevin Fenzi <kevin@scrye.com> - 2.25.1-1
 - Update 2.25.1. Fix is rhbz#1908487