diff --git a/0001-Remove-deprecated-pytest-runner-dependency.patch b/0001-Remove-deprecated-pytest-runner-dependency.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 850805a..0000000
--- a/0001-Remove-deprecated-pytest-runner-dependency.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,34 +0,0 @@
-From b550f88e64c01194029a50b92d94955c39bf169f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
-From: Sandro <devel@penguinpee.nl>
-Date: Tue, 24 Dec 2024 09:08:28 +0100
-Subject: [PATCH] Remove deprecated pytest-runner dependency
-
-The `pytest-runner` project has been deprecated since 2019 and has been
-archived on git hub in December 2024.
-
-This removes the dependency on the deprecated package and also removes
-deprecated keywords from `setup.py` related to it.
----
- setup.py | 6 +++---
- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
-
-diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
-index 16379a5..be594d5 100644
---- a/setup.py
-+++ b/setup.py
-@@ -75,9 +75,9 @@ setup(
-     packages=packages,
-     scripts=[],
-     python_requires=">=3.6",
--    tests_require=['pytest', 'scipy', 'pillow', 'matplotlib'],
--    test_suite='pytest',
--    setup_requires=['pytest-runner'],
-+    extras_require={
-+        "test": ['pytest', 'scipy', 'pillow', 'matplotlib'],
-+    },
-     install_requires=['numpy', 'h5py', 'six', 'enum34;python_version<"3.4"'],
-     package_data={'nixio': [license_text, description_text]},
-     include_package_data=True,
--- 
-2.48.1
-
diff --git a/python-nixio.spec b/python-nixio.spec
index 812eabb..44a2e76 100644
--- a/python-nixio.spec
+++ b/python-nixio.spec
@@ -1,16 +1,5 @@
 %global forgeurl    https://github.com/G-node/nixpy
 
-%global desc \
-The NIX project started as an initiative within the Electrophysiology Task \
-Force a part of the INCF Data sharing Program. The NIX data model allows to \
-store fully annotated scientific data-set, i.e. the data together with its \
-metadata within the same container. Our aim is to achieve standardization by \
-providing a common/generic data structure for a multitude of data types. See \
-the wiki for more information \
- \
-The current implementations store the actual data using the HDF5 file format as \
-a storage backend.
-
 Name:       python-nixio
 Version:    1.5.4
 Release:    %autorelease
@@ -38,27 +27,36 @@ Source1:    info.json
 # * Script used to obtain Source0: ./get_source %%{version}
 Source2:    get_source
 
-# Remove deprecated pytest-runner dependency
-# https://github.com/G-Node/nixpy/pull/547
-# Rebased on 1.5.4, without changes to GitHub CI configuration
-# https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/DeprecatePythonPytestRunner
-Patch:          0001-Remove-deprecated-pytest-runner-dependency.patch
-
 BuildArch:      noarch
 # No need for nix, they're uncoupling it from the C++
 # https://github.com/G-Node/nixpy/pull/276
 
-BuildRequires:  python3-devel
+%description
+The NIX project started as an initiative within the Electrophysiology Task
+Force a part of the INCF Data sharing Program. The NIX data model allows to
+store fully annotated scientific data-set, i.e. the data together with its
+metadata within the same container. Our aim is to achieve standardization by
+providing a common/generic data structure for a multitude of data types. See
+the wiki for more information
 
-%description %{desc}
+The current implementations store the actual data using the HDF5 file format as
+a storage backend.
 
 %package -n python3-nixio
 Summary:        %{summary}
+BuildRequires:  python3-devel
+# use tests_require which is deprecated
+BuildRequires:  %{py3_dist pytest}
+BuildRequires:  %{py3_dist pytest-runner}
+BuildRequires:  %{py3_dist scipy}
+BuildRequires:  %{py3_dist pillow}
+BuildRequires:  %{py3_dist matplotlib}
 
-%description -n python3-nixio %{desc}
+%description -n python3-nixio
+%{description}
 
 %prep
-%autosetup -n nixpy-%{version} -p1
+%autosetup -n nixpy-%{version}
 
 # it sets examples_path based on the name of the cwd
 sed -i "s/nixpy/nixpy-%{version}/" nixio/test/test_doc_examples.py
@@ -66,14 +64,14 @@ sed -i "s/nixpy/nixpy-%{version}/" nixio/test/test_doc_examples.py
 cp %{SOURCE1} nixio/info.json -v -p
 
 %generate_buildrequires
-%pyproject_buildrequires -x test
+%pyproject_buildrequires
 
 %build
 %pyproject_wheel
 
 %install
 %pyproject_install
-%pyproject_save_files -l nixio
+%pyproject_save_files nixio
 
 %check
 # These require the removed lenna.png sample file: