diff --git a/python-setuptools_scm.spec b/python-setuptools_scm.spec
index 20ba31c..5bc9ddb 100644
--- a/python-setuptools_scm.spec
+++ b/python-setuptools_scm.spec
@@ -18,9 +18,7 @@ BuildRequires:  pyproject-rpm-macros
 %if %{with tests}
 BuildRequires:  git-core
 # Don't pull mercurial into RHEL just to test this work with it
-# Mercurial uses imp module which was removed in Python 3.12,
-# we skip the tests until it is fixed in mercurial
-%if 0%{?fedora} && 0%{?fedora} < 39
+%if %{undefined rhel}
 BuildRequires:  mercurial
 %endif
 # Manually listed test dependencies from tox.ini, to avoid pulling tox into RHEL