diff --git a/test/test_fortran.py b/test/test_fortran.py
index c7270abd29e4e68a110bc6ddc9efa4bc95a45823..b9db35c4715d08faae633f6505e1b32dbe110f13 100644
--- a/test/test_fortran.py
+++ b/test/test_fortran.py
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ __all__ = [
         ]
 
 
-pytestmark = pytest.mark.importorskip("fparser")
+pytest.importorskip("fparser")
 
 
 def test_fill(ctx_factory):
diff --git a/test/test_numa_diff.py b/test/test_numa_diff.py
index 57d75b24b59fc7972fb529fa3e6f220c76d84095..0a254ecaaba22a85b4c52099dfb6964f58a9ed58 100644
--- a/test/test_numa_diff.py
+++ b/test/test_numa_diff.py
@@ -30,8 +30,6 @@ import pyopencl as cl
 import sys
 import os
 
-pytestmark = pytest.mark.importorskip("fparser")
-
 import logging
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -51,6 +49,7 @@ from loopy.version import LOOPY_USE_LANGUAGE_VERSION_2018_2  # noqa
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("Nq", [7])
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("opt_level", [11])
 def test_gnuma_horiz_kernel(ctx_factory, ilp_multiple, Nq, opt_level):  # noqa
+    pytest.importorskip("fparser")
     ctx = ctx_factory()
 
     filename = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "strongVolumeKernels.f90")