diff --git a/pandas/tests/frame/methods/test_convert_dtypes.py b/pandas/tests/frame/methods/test_convert_dtypes.py
index 4e99444eced42..d0f30204758d3 100644
--- a/pandas/tests/frame/methods/test_convert_dtypes.py
+++ b/pandas/tests/frame/methods/test_convert_dtypes.py
@@ -199,6 +199,7 @@ def test_convert_dtypes_from_arrow(self):
 
     def test_convert_dtype_pyarrow_timezone_preserve(self):
         # GH 60237
+        pytest.importorskip("pyarrow")
         df = pd.DataFrame(
             {
                 "timestamps": pd.Series(