diff --git a/python-pytest-xdist.spec b/python-pytest-xdist.spec
index 97ee558..334f4e1 100644
--- a/python-pytest-xdist.spec
+++ b/python-pytest-xdist.spec
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 Name:           python-%{pypi_name}
 Version:        1.32.0
-Release:        2%{?dist}
+Release:        3%{?dist}
 Summary:        py.test plugin for distributed testing and loop-on-failing modes
 
 License:        MIT
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ Summary:        %{summary}
 %{?python_provide:%python_provide python3-%{pypi_name}}
 
 Requires:       python3-execnet
-Requires:       python3-pytest
 Requires:       python3-pytest-forked
 Requires:       python3-py
 %description -n python3-%{pypi_name}
@@ -64,6 +63,9 @@ PYTHONPATH=%{buildroot}%{python3_sitelib} PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE=1 py.test-%{py
 %{python3_sitelib}/xdist/
 
 %changelog
+* Fri May 29 2020 Charalampos Stratakis <cstratak@redhat.com> - 1.32.0-3
+- Drop manual requires on python3-pytest to support usage with pytest4 compat package
+
 * Sun May 24 2020 Miro Hrončok <mhroncok@redhat.com> - 1.32.0-2
 - Rebuilt for Python 3.9