diff --git a/python-sphinxcontrib-websupport.spec b/python-sphinxcontrib-websupport.spec
index a92605b..edf1fa5 100644
--- a/python-sphinxcontrib-websupport.spec
+++ b/python-sphinxcontrib-websupport.spec
@@ -26,18 +26,16 @@ BuildRequires:  python3-sphinx
 BuildRequires:  python3-sphinxcontrib-serializinghtml >= 1.1.3
 
 # Optional tests deps:
-BuildRequires:  python3-sqlalchemy
-BuildRequires:  python3-whoosh
-BuildRequires:  python3-xapian
+# Disabled on RHEL9
+#BuildRequires:  python3-sqlalchemy
+#BuildRequires:  python3-whoosh
+#BuildRequires:  python3-xapian
 
 # Undeclared but used runtime dependencies
 # https://github.com/sphinx-doc/sphinxcontrib-websupport/pull/46
 Requires:       python3-jinja2
 Requires:       python3-sphinx
 
-Recommends:     python3-sqlalchemy
-Recommends:     python3-whoosh
-
 %description -n python3-%{pypi_name}
 sphinxcontrib-websupport provides a Python API to easily integrate Sphinx
 documentation into your Web application.
@@ -71,6 +69,7 @@ rmdir empty
 %changelog
 * Wed Mar 10 2021 Miro Hrončok <mhroncok@redhat.com> - 1.2.4-3
 - Update runtime and buildtime dependencies
+- Remove sqlalchemy, whoosh and xapian dependencies from RHEL9
 
 * Wed Jan 27 2021 Fedora Release Engineering <releng@fedoraproject.org> - 1.2.4-2
 - Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_34_Mass_Rebuild