diff --git a/rubygem-addressable.spec b/rubygem-addressable.spec
index a73e613..ab4463e 100644
--- a/rubygem-addressable.spec
+++ b/rubygem-addressable.spec
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 Name: rubygem-%{gem_name}
 Version: 2.8.1
-Release: 2%{?dist}
+Release: 3%{?dist}
 Summary: URI Implementation
 License: Apache-2.0
 URL: https://github.com/sporkmonger/addressable
@@ -11,8 +11,9 @@ Source0: https://rubygems.org/gems/%{gem_name}-%{version}.gem
 BuildRequires: ruby(release)
 BuildRequires: rubygems-devel
 BuildRequires: rubygem(bigdecimal)
-BuildRequires: rubygem(public_suffix)
-BuildRequires: rubygem(rspec-its)
+# Test deps not available in EPEL 
+#BuildRequires: rubygem(public_suffix)
+#BuildRequires: rubygem(rspec-its)
 BuildArch: noarch
 
 %description
@@ -41,17 +42,6 @@ mkdir -p %{buildroot}%{gem_dir}
 cp -a .%{gem_dir}/* \
         %{buildroot}%{gem_dir}/
 
-%check
-pushd .%{gem_instdir}
-# Drop Bundler dependency.
-sed -i "/require 'bundler\/setup'/ s/^/#/" spec/spec_helper.rb
-
-# Remove tests failing because of missing internet connection.
-mv spec/addressable/net_http_compat_spec.rb{,.disabled}
-
-LC_ALL=C.UTF-8 rspec spec/
-popd
-
 %files
 %dir %{gem_instdir}
 %license %{gem_instdir}/LICENSE.txt
@@ -70,6 +60,9 @@ popd
 %{gem_instdir}/spec
 
 %changelog
+* Fri Mar 3 2023 Steve Traylen <steve.traylen@cern.ch> - 2.8.1-3
+- First EPEL build
+
 * Fri Jan 20 2023 Fedora Release Engineering <releng@fedoraproject.org> - 2.8.1-2
 - Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_38_Mass_Rebuild