diff --git a/src/earthkit/data/utils/testing.py b/src/earthkit/data/utils/testing.py
index 0214ec074..6c2062849 100644
--- a/src/earthkit/data/utils/testing.py
+++ b/src/earthkit/data/utils/testing.py
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ def modules_installed(*modules):
     fdb_home = os.environ.get("FDB_HOME", None)
     NO_PROD_FDB = fdb_home is None
 
+NO_ODC = not modules_installed("pyodc") and not modules_installed("codc")
 NO_GRIBJUMP = NO_FDB or not modules_installed("pygribjump")
 NO_POLYTOPE = not os.path.exists(os.path.expanduser("~/.polytopeapirc"))
 NO_COVJSONKIT = not modules_installed("covjsonkit")
@@ -141,6 +142,8 @@ def modules_installed(*modules):
 
 NO_S3_AUTH = not modules_installed("aws_requests_auth")
 NO_GEO = not modules_installed("earthkit-geo")
+NO_GEOPANDAS = not modules_installed("geopandas")
+
 try:
     NO_ECFS = not os.path.exists(shutil.which("ecp"))
 except Exception:
diff --git a/tests/high_level_object/test_hl_geojson_core.py b/tests/high_level_object/test_hl_geojson_core.py
index b3f95f185..685334a24 100644
--- a/tests/high_level_object/test_hl_geojson_core.py
+++ b/tests/high_level_object/test_hl_geojson_core.py
@@ -9,10 +9,13 @@
 # nor does it submit to any jurisdiction.
 #
 
+import pytest
+
 from earthkit.data import from_source
-from earthkit.data.utils.testing import earthkit_test_data_file
+from earthkit.data.utils.testing import NO_GEOPANDAS, earthkit_test_data_file
 
 
+@pytest.mark.skipif(NO_GEOPANDAS, reason="geopandas is not installed")
 def test_hl_geojson_single_core():
     ds = from_source("file", earthkit_test_data_file("NUTS_RG_20M_2021_3035.geojson"))
 
diff --git a/tests/high_level_object/test_hl_geopandas_core.py b/tests/high_level_object/test_hl_geopandas_core.py
index 54ad9631f..1ddbfbdd8 100644
--- a/tests/high_level_object/test_hl_geopandas_core.py
+++ b/tests/high_level_object/test_hl_geopandas_core.py
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@
 # nor does it submit to any jurisdiction.
 #
 
+import pytest
+
+pytest.importorskip("geopandas")
+
 from earthkit.data import from_object
 from earthkit.data.utils.testing import earthkit_test_data_file
 
diff --git a/tests/high_level_object/test_hl_odb_core.py b/tests/high_level_object/test_hl_odb_core.py
index eb8321dcd..9de3c1490 100644
--- a/tests/high_level_object/test_hl_odb_core.py
+++ b/tests/high_level_object/test_hl_odb_core.py
@@ -9,8 +9,13 @@
 # nor does it submit to any jurisdiction.
 #
 
+import pytest
+
 from earthkit.data import from_source
-from earthkit.data.utils.testing import earthkit_examples_file
+from earthkit.data.utils.testing import NO_ODC, earthkit_examples_file
+
+if NO_ODC:
+    pytest.skip("pyodc is not installed", allow_module_level=True)
 
 
 def test_hl_odb_single_core():
diff --git a/tests/high_level_object/test_hl_shapefile_core.py b/tests/high_level_object/test_hl_shapefile_core.py
index 23c90e5df..a04f9aafb 100644
--- a/tests/high_level_object/test_hl_shapefile_core.py
+++ b/tests/high_level_object/test_hl_shapefile_core.py
@@ -9,10 +9,13 @@
 # nor does it submit to any jurisdiction.
 #
 
+import pytest
+
 from earthkit.data import from_source
-from earthkit.data.utils.testing import earthkit_test_data_file
+from earthkit.data.utils.testing import NO_GEOPANDAS, earthkit_test_data_file
 
 
+@pytest.mark.skipif(NO_GEOPANDAS, reason="geopandas is not installed")
 def test_hl_shapefile_single_core():
     d = from_source("file", earthkit_test_data_file("NUTS_RG_20M_2021_3035.shp.zip"))
 
diff --git a/tests/high_level_object/test_hl_target_file.py b/tests/high_level_object/test_hl_target_file.py
index 253012f04..bcad8a2c1 100644
--- a/tests/high_level_object/test_hl_target_file.py
+++ b/tests/high_level_object/test_hl_target_file.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 from earthkit.data.core.temporary import temp_file
 from earthkit.data.encoders.grib import GribEncoder
 from earthkit.data.targets import to_target
-from earthkit.data.utils.testing import NO_RIOXARRAY, earthkit_examples_file, earthkit_test_data_file
+from earthkit.data.utils.testing import NO_ODC, NO_RIOXARRAY, earthkit_examples_file, earthkit_test_data_file
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
@@ -133,6 +133,7 @@ def test_hl_target_file_csv():
         assert list(df1.columns) == ["h1", "h2", "h3", "name"]
 
 
+@pytest.mark.skipif(NO_ODC, reason="pyodc is not installed")
 def test_hl_target_file_odb():
     ds = from_source("file", earthkit_examples_file("test.odb"))
     assert ds._TYPE_NAME == "ODB"
diff --git a/tests/odb/test_odb_pandas.py b/tests/odb/test_odb_pandas.py
index c0cab358f..86979a6a1 100644
--- a/tests/odb/test_odb_pandas.py
+++ b/tests/odb/test_odb_pandas.py
@@ -10,9 +10,13 @@
 #
 
 import numpy as np
+import pytest
 
 from earthkit.data import from_source
-from earthkit.data.utils.testing import earthkit_examples_file
+from earthkit.data.utils.testing import NO_ODC, earthkit_examples_file
+
+if NO_ODC:
+    pytest.skip("pyodc is not installed", allow_module_level=True)
 
 
 def test_odb_to_pandas():
diff --git a/tests/odb/test_odb_url.py b/tests/odb/test_odb_url.py
index 1cf754510..1c3b0f2aa 100644
--- a/tests/odb/test_odb_url.py
+++ b/tests/odb/test_odb_url.py
@@ -9,8 +9,13 @@
 # nor does it submit to any jurisdiction.
 #
 
+import pytest
+
 from earthkit.data import from_source
-from earthkit.data.utils.testing import earthkit_remote_examples_file
+from earthkit.data.utils.testing import NO_ODC, earthkit_remote_examples_file
+
+if NO_ODC:
+    pytest.skip("pyodc is not installed", allow_module_level=True)
 
 
 def test_odb_url():
diff --git a/tests/readers/test_geojson_reader.py b/tests/readers/test_geojson_reader.py
index 95465feee..e51ce8ea6 100644
--- a/tests/readers/test_geojson_reader.py
+++ b/tests/readers/test_geojson_reader.py
@@ -11,7 +11,10 @@
 import pytest
 
 from earthkit.data import from_source
-from earthkit.data.utils.testing import earthkit_test_data_file
+from earthkit.data.utils.testing import NO_GEOPANDAS, earthkit_test_data_file
+
+if NO_GEOPANDAS:
+    pytest.skip("geopandas is not installed", allow_module_level=True)
 
 
 def test_geojson():
diff --git a/tests/readers/test_shapefile_reader.py b/tests/readers/test_shapefile_reader.py
index 218f35908..fe5de6065 100644
--- a/tests/readers/test_shapefile_reader.py
+++ b/tests/readers/test_shapefile_reader.py
@@ -9,10 +9,14 @@
 # nor does it submit to any jurisdiction.
 #
 import numpy as np
+import pytest
 
 from earthkit.data import from_source
 from earthkit.data.utils.bbox import BoundingBox
-from earthkit.data.utils.testing import earthkit_test_data_file
+from earthkit.data.utils.testing import NO_GEOPANDAS, earthkit_test_data_file
+
+if NO_GEOPANDAS:
+    pytest.skip("geopandas is not installed", allow_module_level=True)
 
 
 def test_shapefile():
diff --git a/tests/translators/test_pandas_translator.py b/tests/translators/test_pandas_translator.py
index 477b17acf..a0496f61f 100644
--- a/tests/translators/test_pandas_translator.py
+++ b/tests/translators/test_pandas_translator.py
@@ -12,10 +12,11 @@
 
 import logging
 
-import geopandas as gpd
 import pandas as pd
+import pytest
 
 from earthkit.data import from_object, transform
+from earthkit.data.utils.testing import NO_GEOPANDAS
 
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -42,7 +43,10 @@ def test_pd_dataframe_translator():
     assert isinstance(transform(ds, pd.DataFrame), pd.DataFrame)
 
 
+@pytest.mark.skipif(NO_GEOPANDAS, reason="geopandas is not installed")
 def test_gpd_dataframe_translator():
+    import geopandas as gpd
+
     val = gpd.GeoDataFrame()
     ds = from_object(val)