diff --git a/17.patch b/17.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3d82d9d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/17.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+From 52a68f3d1dd3568dd399ec10b1e5029d0889397d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: "Benjamin A. Beasley" <code@musicinmybrain.net>
+Date: Tue, 27 May 2025 08:33:05 -0400
+Subject: [PATCH] Drop pytest-runner and "setup.py test" support
+
+---
+ setup.py | 4 ++--
+ tox.ini  | 3 ++-
+ 2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
+index 0f003dd..9476806 100755
+--- a/setup.py
++++ b/setup.py
+@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ def _autogen(*args, **kwargs):
+     author_email='miro@hroncok.cz',
+     url='https://github.com/admesh/python-admesh',
+     license='GPLv2+',
+-    setup_requires=['Cython>=0.22', 'pytest-runner'],
+-    tests_require=['pytest'],
++    setup_requires=['Cython>=0.22'],
++    extras_require={'test': ['pytest']},
+     packages=find_packages(),
+     cmdclass={'build_ext': _autogen},
+     ext_modules=[Extension("admesh", ["admesh.pyx"], libraries=["admesh"])],
+diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
+index b41f291..3e0e723 100644
+--- a/tox.ini
++++ b/tox.ini
+@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
+ envlist = py37,py36,py35,py34,py27,pypy3,pypy
+ [testenv]
+ deps=Cython
+-commands=python setup.py test
++extras=test
++commands=pytest
+ passenv =
+   CFLAGS
+   LDFLAGS
diff --git a/python-admesh.spec b/python-admesh.spec
index 5bbf161..9c36a0d 100644
--- a/python-admesh.spec
+++ b/python-admesh.spec
@@ -10,6 +10,11 @@ Source0:        https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/source/a/admesh/admesh-%
 # https://github.com/admesh/python-admesh/issues/15
 Source1:        %{url}/raw/v%{version}/test/utils.py
 
+# Drop pytest-runner and "setup.py test" support
+# https://github.com/admesh/python-admesh/pull/17
+# https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/DeprecatePythonPytestRunner
+Patch:          %{url}/pull/17.patch
+
 # https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/EncourageI686LeafRemoval
 %if 0%{?fedora} >= 42 || 0%{?rhel} >= 11
 ExcludeArch:    %{ix86}
@@ -20,7 +25,6 @@ BuildRequires:  gcc
 BuildRequires:  admesh-devel >= 0.98
 
 BuildRequires:  python3-devel
-BuildRequires:  python3-pytest
 
 %description
 This module provides bindings for the ADMesh library.
@@ -37,11 +41,11 @@ format and partially repair them if necessary.
 
 
 %prep
-%setup -q -n admesh-%{version}
+%autosetup -n admesh-%{version} -p1
 cp %{SOURCE1} test/
 
 %generate_buildrequires
-%pyproject_buildrequires
+%pyproject_buildrequires -x test
 
 %build
 %pyproject_wheel