diff --git a/scipy.spec b/scipy.spec
index af6d04c..92cd461 100644
--- a/scipy.spec
+++ b/scipy.spec
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 Summary:    Scientific Tools for Python
 Name:       scipy
 Version:    1.11.3
-Release:    10%{?dist}
+Release:    11%{?dist}
 
 # BSD-3-Clause -- whole package except:
 # BSD-2-Clause -- scipy/_lib/_pep440.py
@@ -107,7 +107,10 @@ leading scientists and engineers.}
 
 %package -n python3-scipy
 Summary:    Scientific Tools for Python
-Requires:   python3-numpy, python3-f2py, python3-pooch
+Requires:   python3-numpy, python3-f2py
+%if %{with pooch}
+Requires:   python3-pooch
+%endif
 Provides:   bundled(arpack) = 3.3.0
 Provides:   bundled(biasedurn)
 Provides:   bundled(boost-math)
@@ -147,6 +150,7 @@ Scipy test files
 sed -i '/pythran/d' pyproject.toml
 %endif
 %if %{without pooch}
+sed -i 's/, "pooch"]/]/g' pyproject.toml
 sed -i '/pooch/d' pyproject.toml
 %endif
 
@@ -323,6 +327,10 @@ popd
 %endif
 
 %changelog
+* Fri Jun 07 2024 Pavel Simovec <psimovec@redhat.com> - 1.11.3-11
+- Fix python-pooch not fully removed
+- Resolves: RHEL-35429
+
 * Fri Jun 07 2024 Richard W.M. Jones <rjones@redhat.com> - 1.11.3-10
 - Enable riscv64