diff --git a/tests/io/test_text.py b/tests/io/test_text.py
index a1b996f55e..14b6ee5c03 100644
--- a/tests/io/test_text.py
+++ b/tests/io/test_text.py
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ def test_parse_wpc_surface_bulletin():
     assert all(df.valid == datetime(2021, 6, 28, 18, 0, 0))
 
 
+@needs_module('shapely')
 def test_negative_lat_highres():
     """Test decoding of high res coordinates with negative latitude."""
     from io import BytesIO
@@ -85,6 +86,7 @@ def test_negative_lat_highres():
     assert df.geometry[0] == sgeom.Point([-106.9, -39.6])
 
 
+@needs_module('shapely')
 def test_negative_lat():
     """Test decoding of coordinates with negative latitude."""
     from io import BytesIO