diff --git a/SOURCES/dummy-certifi.patch b/SOURCES/dummy-certifi.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f6a9f35
--- /dev/null
+++ b/SOURCES/dummy-certifi.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+diff --git a/pip/_vendor/certifi/core.py b/pip/_vendor/certifi/core.py
+index eab9d1d..9614a88 100644
+--- a/pip/_vendor/certifi/core.py
++++ b/pip/_vendor/certifi/core.py
+@@ -19,9 +19,7 @@ class DeprecatedBundleWarning(DeprecationWarning):
+ 
+ 
+ def where():
+-    f = os.path.dirname(__file__)
+-
+-    return os.path.join(f, 'cacert.pem')
++    return '/etc/pki/tls/certs/ca-bundle.crt'
+ 
+ 
+ def old_where():
diff --git a/SPECS/python2-pip.spec b/SPECS/python2-pip.spec
index 359f520..0ba033b 100644
--- a/SPECS/python2-pip.spec
+++ b/SPECS/python2-pip.spec
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 %global srcname pip
 %global python_wheelname %{srcname}-%{version}-py2.py3-none-any.whl
+%global python2_wheeldir %{_datadir}/python2-wheels
 %if %{without bootstrap}
 %global python2_wheelname %python_wheelname
 %endif
@@ -18,7 +19,7 @@
 Name:           python2-%{srcname}
 # When updating, update the bundled libraries versions bellow!
 Version:        9.0.3
-Release:        13%{?dist}
+Release:        15%{?dist}
 Summary:        A tool for installing and managing Python 2 packages
 
 Group:          Development/Libraries
@@ -81,6 +82,10 @@ Patch1:         emit-a-warning-when-running-with-root-privileges.patch
 # Fedora bug: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1573755
 Patch3:         pip-nowarn-upgrade.patch
 
+# Use the system level root certificate instead of the one bundled in certifi
+# https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1655253
+Patch4:         dummy-certifi.patch
+
 BuildRequires:  python2-devel
 BuildRequires:  python2-setuptools
 %if %{with tests}
@@ -142,6 +147,33 @@ A documentation for a tool for installing and managing Python packages
 
 %endif
 
+%if %{without bootstrap}
+%package -n python2-pip-wheel
+Summary:        The pip wheel
+
+# Virtual provides for the packages bundled by pip.
+# You can find the versions in pip/_vendor/vendor.txt file.
+Provides: bundled(python2dist(appdirs)) = 1.4.0
+Provides: bundled(python2dist(cachecontrol)) = 0.11.7
+Provides: bundled(python2dist(colorama)) = 0.3.7
+Provides: bundled(python2dist(distlib)) = 0.2.4
+Provides: bundled(python2dist(distro)) = 1.0.1
+Provides: bundled(python2dist(html5lib)) = 1.0b10
+Provides: bundled(python2dist(ipaddress) = 1.0.17
+Provides: bundled(python2dist(lockfile)) = 0.12.2
+Provides: bundled(python2dist(packaging)) = 16.8
+Provides: bundled(python2dist(setuptools)) = 28.8.0
+Provides: bundled(python2dist(progress)) = 1.2
+Provides: bundled(python2dist(pyparsing)) = 2.1.10
+Provides: bundled(python2dist(requests)) = 2.11.1
+Provides: bundled(python2dist(retrying)) = 1.3.3
+Provides: bundled(python2dist(six)) = 1.10.0
+Provides: bundled(python2dist(webencodings)) = 0.5
+
+%description -n python2-pip-wheel
+A Python wheel of pip to use with venv.
+%endif
+
 
 %prep
 %setup -q -n %{srcname}-%{version}
@@ -152,6 +184,11 @@ tar -xf %{SOURCE1}
 %patch0 -p1
 %patch1 -p1
 %patch3 -p1
+%patch4 -p1
+
+# this goes together with patch4
+rm pip/_vendor/certifi/*.pem
+sed -i '/\.pem$/d' pip.egg-info/SOURCES.txt
 
 sed -i '1d' pip/__init__.py
 
@@ -228,6 +265,11 @@ mkdir -p %{buildroot}%{python2_sitelib}/pip-%{version}.dist-info
 echo rpm > %{buildroot}%{python2_sitelib}/pip-%{version}.dist-info/INSTALLER
 
 
+%if %{without bootstrap}
+mkdir -p %{buildroot}%{python2_wheeldir}
+install -p dist/%{python2_wheelname} -t %{buildroot}%{python2_wheeldir}
+%endif
+
 %if %{with tests}
 %check
 export RHEL_ALLOW_PYTHON2_FOR_BUILD=1
@@ -259,7 +301,23 @@ py.test-%{python2_version} -m 'not network'
 %doc docs/_build/html
 %endif # with doc
 
+%if %{without bootstrap}
+%files -n python2-pip-wheel
+%license LICENSE.txt
+# we own the dir for simplicity
+%dir %{python2_wheeldir}/
+%{python2_wheeldir}/%{python2_wheelname}
+%endif
+
 %changelog
+* Thu Oct 24 2019 Charalampos Stratakis <cstratak@redhat.com> - 9.0.3-15
+- Use the system level root certificate instead of the one bundled in certifi
+Resolves: rhbz#1659551
+
+* Tue Jun 18 2019 Charalampos Stratakis <cstratak@redhat.com> - 9.0.3-14
+- Create the python-pip-wheel subpackage
+Resolves: rhbz#1659551
+
 * Thu Apr 25 2019 Tomas Orsava <torsava@redhat.com> - 9.0.3-13
 - Bumping due to problems with modular RPM upgrade path
 - Resolves: rhbz#1695587