diff --git a/libvirt.spec.in b/libvirt.spec.in
index e2f2a40238..2e1d575663 100644
--- a/libvirt.spec.in
+++ b/libvirt.spec.in
@@ -1313,15 +1313,6 @@ mv $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_datadir}/systemtap/tapset/libvirt_qemu_probes.stp \
 %endif
 
 %check
-cd tests
-# These tests don't current work in a mock build root
-for i in nodeinfotest seclabeltest
-do
-  rm -f $i
-  printf 'int main(void) { return 0; }' > $i.c
-  printf '#!/bin/sh\nexit 0\n' > $i
-  chmod +x $i
-done
 if ! make %{?_smp_mflags} check VIR_TEST_DEBUG=1
 then
   cat test-suite.log || true