diff --git a/babel.spec b/babel.spec
index eeec582..f118622 100644
--- a/babel.spec
+++ b/babel.spec
@@ -136,15 +136,6 @@ popd
 mv %{py3dir}/pybabel.py3 %{buildroot}/%{_bindir}/pybabel
 %endif
 
-%check
-%{__python2} setup.py test
-
-%if 0%{?with_python3}
-pushd %{py3dir}
-%{__python3} setup.py test
-popd
-%endif
-
 %clean
 rm -rf %{buildroot}