diff --git a/0001-tests-Disable-iotests-like-RHEL-does.patch b/0001-tests-Disable-iotests-like-RHEL-does.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 09706e5..0000000
--- a/0001-tests-Disable-iotests-like-RHEL-does.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,58 +0,0 @@
-From e4a112c75a02a789e7710e805f66211426087d55 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
-Message-ID: <e4a112c75a02a789e7710e805f66211426087d55.1692544104.git.crobinso@redhat.com>
-From: Cole Robinson <crobinso@redhat.com>
-Date: Sun, 20 Aug 2023 10:49:12 -0400
-Subject: [PATCH] tests: Disable iotests, like RHEL does
-Content-type: text/plain
-
-Signed-off-by: Cole Robinson <crobinso@redhat.com>
----
- tests/qemu-iotests/meson.build | 34 +++++++++++++++++-----------------
- 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-)
-
-diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/meson.build b/tests/qemu-iotests/meson.build
-index 44761e1e4d..78c5836325 100644
---- a/tests/qemu-iotests/meson.build
-+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/meson.build
-@@ -51,21 +51,21 @@ foreach format, speed: qemu_iotests_formats
- check: true,
- )
-
-- foreach item: rc.stdout().strip().split()
-- args = [qemu_iotests_check_cmd,
-- '-tap', '-' + format, item,
-- '--source-dir', meson.current_source_dir(),
-- '--build-dir', meson.current_build_dir()]
-- # Some individual tests take as long as 45 seconds
-- # Bump the timeout to 3 minutes for some headroom
-- # on slow machines to minimize spurious failures
-- test('io-' + format + '-' + item,
-- python,
-- args: args,
-- depends: qemu_iotests_binaries,
-- env: qemu_iotests_env,
-- protocol: 'tap',
-- timeout: 180,
-- suite: suites)
-- endforeach
-+# foreach item: rc.stdout().strip().split()
-+# args = [qemu_iotests_check_cmd,
-+# '-tap', '-' + format, item,
-+# '--source-dir', meson.current_source_dir(),
-+# '--build-dir', meson.current_build_dir()]
-+# # Some individual tests take as long as 45 seconds
-+# # Bump the timeout to 3 minutes for some headroom
-+# # on slow machines to minimize spurious failures
-+# test('io-' + format + '-' + item,
-+# python,
-+# args: args,
-+# depends: qemu_iotests_binaries,
-+# env: qemu_iotests_env,
-+# protocol: 'tap',
-+# timeout: 180,
-+# suite: suites)
-+# endforeach
- endforeach
---
-2.41.0
-
diff --git a/qemu.spec b/qemu.spec
index ab9bf50..6b534fd 100644
--- a/qemu.spec
+++ b/qemu.spec
@@ -360,8 +360,6 @@ Source30: kvm-s390x.conf
Source31: kvm-x86.conf
Source36: README.tests
-Patch0001: 0001-tests-Disable-iotests-like-RHEL-does.patch
-
BuildRequires: meson >= %{meson_version}
BuildRequires: bison
BuildRequires: flex
@@ -2025,6 +2023,10 @@ rm -rf %{static_buildroot}
%check
+# Disable iotests. RHEL has done this forever, and these
+# tests have been flakey in the past
+export MTESTARGS="--no-suite block"
+
%if %{with check}
%if !%{tools_only}