diff --git a/salt.spec b/salt.spec
index 944eed3..6ce7894 100644
--- a/salt.spec
+++ b/salt.spec
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 %define __python %{_bindir}/python%{?pybasever}
 %endif
 
-%global include_tests 1
+%global include_tests 0
 
 %{!?python_sitelib: %global python_sitelib %(%{__python} -c "from distutils.sysconfig import get_python_lib; print(get_python_lib())")}
 %{!?python_sitearch: %global python_sitearch %(%{__python} -c "from distutils.sysconfig import get_python_lib; print(get_python_lib(1))")}