diff -Nru libbio-db-embl-perl-1.7.4/debian/changelog libbio-db-embl-perl-1.7.4/debian/changelog
--- libbio-db-embl-perl-1.7.4/debian/changelog	2021-01-04 08:59:23.000000000 +0000
+++ libbio-db-embl-perl-1.7.4/debian/changelog	2021-02-23 17:22:06.000000000 +0000
@@ -1,3 +1,14 @@
+libbio-db-embl-perl (1.7.4-4) unstable; urgency=medium
+
+  * Team upload.
+  * d/rules: make sure tests remain offline
+    Closes: #978316
+  * explicit offline autodep8 perl autopkgtest; this is required to mark the
+    smoke test as "superficial", since there are no offline tests done by this
+    autopkgtest.
+
+ -- Étienne Mollier <etienne.mollier@mailoo.org>  Tue, 23 Feb 2021 18:22:06 +0100
+
 libbio-db-embl-perl (1.7.4-3) unstable; urgency=medium
 
   * Team upload.
diff -Nru libbio-db-embl-perl-1.7.4/debian/control libbio-db-embl-perl-1.7.4/debian/control
--- libbio-db-embl-perl-1.7.4/debian/control	2021-01-04 08:59:23.000000000 +0000
+++ libbio-db-embl-perl-1.7.4/debian/control	2021-02-22 22:44:21.000000000 +0000
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 Maintainer: Debian Med Packaging Team <debian-med-packaging@lists.alioth.debian.org>
 Uploaders: Michael R. Crusoe <crusoe@debian.org>
 Section: perl
-Testsuite: autopkgtest-pkg-perl
 Priority: optional
 Build-Depends: debhelper-compat (= 13),
                libbio-perl-perl,
diff -Nru libbio-db-embl-perl-1.7.4/debian/rules libbio-db-embl-perl-1.7.4/debian/rules
--- libbio-db-embl-perl-1.7.4/debian/rules	2021-01-04 08:59:23.000000000 +0000
+++ libbio-db-embl-perl-1.7.4/debian/rules	2021-02-22 22:37:41.000000000 +0000
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/make -f
 
+# do not run Test::RequiresInternet on buildd
+export NO_NETWORK_TESTING=1
+
 %:
 	dh $@
diff -Nru libbio-db-embl-perl-1.7.4/debian/tests/control libbio-db-embl-perl-1.7.4/debian/tests/control
--- libbio-db-embl-perl-1.7.4/debian/tests/control	1970-01-01 00:00:00.000000000 +0000
+++ libbio-db-embl-perl-1.7.4/debian/tests/control	2021-02-22 22:38:02.000000000 +0000
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+# Pulled from /usr/share/doc/pkg-perl-autopkgtest/examples/default-tests-control
+# This local copy is needed as there is no real point in running the smoke test
+# without Internet connexion, otherwise all tests are skipped, and the test ends
+# up passing while being more than superficial.
+
+Test-Command: /usr/share/pkg-perl-autopkgtest/runner build-deps
+Depends: @, @builddeps@, pkg-perl-autopkgtest
+Restrictions: skippable, superficial
+Features: test-name=autodep8-perl-build-deps
+
+Test-Command: /usr/share/pkg-perl-autopkgtest/runner runtime-deps
+Depends: @, pkg-perl-autopkgtest
+Restrictions: skippable, superficial
+Features: test-name=autodep8-perl
+
+Test-Command: /usr/share/pkg-perl-autopkgtest/runner runtime-deps-and-recommends
+Depends: @, pkg-perl-autopkgtest
+Restrictions: needs-recommends, skippable, superficial
+Features: test-name=autodep8-perl-recommends
diff -Nru libbio-db-embl-perl-1.7.4/debian/tests/pkg-perl/smoke-env libbio-db-embl-perl-1.7.4/debian/tests/pkg-perl/smoke-env
--- libbio-db-embl-perl-1.7.4/debian/tests/pkg-perl/smoke-env	1970-01-01 00:00:00.000000000 +0000
+++ libbio-db-embl-perl-1.7.4/debian/tests/pkg-perl/smoke-env	2021-02-22 22:38:25.000000000 +0000
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+NO_NETWORK_TESTING=1