diff --git a/SOURCES/urllib3-delay-timebomb.patch b/SOURCES/urllib3-delay-timebomb.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 3d0690f..0000000
--- a/SOURCES/urllib3-delay-timebomb.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-diff -Naurp a/test/test_connection.py b/test/test_connection.py
---- a/test/test_connection.py	2018-06-05 03:18:52.000000000 +0000
-+++ b/test/test_connection.py	2019-07-31 11:01:10.025593879 +0000
-@@ -51,5 +51,5 @@ class TestConnection(object):
-         # doesn't get too far behind what the current date is.
-         # When this test fails update urllib3.connection.RECENT_DATE
-         # according to the rules defined in that file.
--        two_years = datetime.timedelta(days=365 * 2)
--        assert RECENT_DATE > (datetime.datetime.today() - two_years).date()
-+        five_years = datetime.timedelta(days=365 * 5)
-+        assert RECENT_DATE > (datetime.datetime.today() - five_years).date()
diff --git a/SPECS/python-urllib3.spec b/SPECS/python-urllib3.spec
index 5de5bbf..37fc745 100644
--- a/SPECS/python-urllib3.spec
+++ b/SPECS/python-urllib3.spec
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 Name:           python-%{srcname}
 Version:        1.23
-Release:        7%{?dist}
+Release:        7.1%{?dist}
 Summary:        Python HTTP library with thread-safe connection pooling and file post
 
 License:        MIT
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ Source0:        %{url}/archive/%{version}/%{srcname}-%{version}.tar.gz
 Source1:        ssl_match_hostname_py3.py
 BuildArch:      noarch
 
-Patch1:         urllib3-delay-timebomb.patch
-
 %description
 Python HTTP module with connection pooling and file POST abilities.
 
@@ -66,9 +64,6 @@ Python3 HTTP module with connection pooling and file POST abilities.
 
 %prep
 %setup -q -n %{srcname}-%{version}
-
-%patch1 -p1
-
 # Drop the dummyserver tests in koji.
 # These require tornado, a Web framework otherwise unused in the distro.
 rm -rf test/with_dummyserver/
@@ -80,6 +75,15 @@ rm -rf test/appengine/
 # to do with Fedora in particular. They don't fail in upstream build infrastructure
 rm -rf test/contrib/
 
+# Test `test_recent_date` fails if RECENT_DATE is not up to date.
+# Comment from the test:
+#     This test is to make sure that the RECENT_DATE value
+#     doesn't get too far behind what the current date is.
+#     When this test fails update urllib3.connection.RECENT_DATE
+#     according to the rules defined in that file.
+sed -i "s/^RECENT_DATE = datetime.date(2017, 6, 30)$/RECENT_DATE = datetime.date(2019, 2, 19)/" \
+    urllib3/connection.py
+
 %build
 %py2_build
 %if %{with python3}
@@ -143,6 +147,9 @@ py.test-3
 
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Aug 20 2019 Tomas Orsava <torsava@redhat.com> - 1.23-7.1
+- Update the RECENT_DATE variable that needs to be kept up-to-date
+
 * Wed Apr 03 2019 Tomas Orsava <torsava@redhat.com> - 1.23-7
 - Bumping due to problems with modular RPM upgrade path (#1695587)
 - Related: rhbz#1693974