diff --git a/debian/pybuild.testfiles b/debian/pybuild.testfiles
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0eb8054
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/pybuild.testfiles
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+swh.core.egg-info
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index 361c430..a8bd962 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 #!/usr/bin/make -f
 
 export PYBUILD_NAME=swh.core
-export PYBUILD_TEST_ARGS=-m 'not db' -p swh.core.pytest_plugin
+export PYBUILD_TEST_ARGS=-m 'not db'
 
 %:
 	dh $@ --with python3 --buildsystem=pybuild
 
 override_dh_python3:
 	dh_python3 --requires=requirements-db.txt --requires=requirements-http.txt