diff --git a/rpmlint.spec b/rpmlint.spec
index be6ffcd..efb168b 100644
--- a/rpmlint.spec
+++ b/rpmlint.spec
@@ -25,8 +25,6 @@ Requires:	/usr/bin/appstream-util
 # tests
 BuildRequires:	/usr/bin/appstream-util
 BuildRequires:	%{py3_dist pytest}
-BuildRequires:	%{py3_dist pytest-cov}
-BuildRequires:	%{py3_dist pytest-flake8}
 BuildRequires:	%{py3_dist pytest-xdist}
 BuildRequires:	%{py3_dist pyenchant}
 BuildRequires:	%{py3_dist file-magic}
@@ -39,6 +37,8 @@ and source packages as well as spec files can be checked.
 
 %prep
 %setup -q -n %{name}-%{version}
+# Don't lint the code or measure coverage in %%check
+sed -i -e 's/ --cov=rpmlint//' -e 's/ --flake8//' setup.cfg
 
 %build
 %py3_build