diff --git a/dev-requirements.txt b/dev-requirements.txt
index e304524c11..5001720458 100644
--- a/dev-requirements.txt
+++ b/dev-requirements.txt
@@ -3,5 +3,4 @@ flake8
 pytest
 pytest-cov
 pytest-mock
-pytest-xdist
 babel
diff --git a/packaging/redhat/python-apprise.spec b/packaging/redhat/python-apprise.spec
index 4f8016c46e..87c31a3be6 100644
--- a/packaging/redhat/python-apprise.spec
+++ b/packaging/redhat/python-apprise.spec
@@ -105,7 +105,6 @@ BuildRequires: python%{python3_pkgversion}-pytest
 BuildRequires: python%{python3_pkgversion}-pytest-mock
 BuildRequires: python%{python3_pkgversion}-pytest-runner
 BuildRequires: python%{python3_pkgversion}-pytest-cov
-BuildRequires: python%{python3_pkgversion}-pytest-xdist
 %endif
 
 %description -n python%{python3_pkgversion}-%{pypi_name} %{common_description}