diff --git a/python-urllib3.spec b/python-urllib3.spec
index f308e3b..44139df 100644
--- a/python-urllib3.spec
+++ b/python-urllib3.spec
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+%global _without_tests 1
 # When bootstrapping Python, we cannot test this yet
 # RHEL does not include the test dependencies and the dependencies for extras 
 %if 0%{?rhel}