diff --git a/tests/integration/hdf5/test_io.py b/tests/integration/hdf5/test_io.py
index b91fb6345..b6c0ef0fb 100644
--- a/tests/integration/hdf5/test_io.py
+++ b/tests/integration/hdf5/test_io.py
@@ -615,9 +615,9 @@ def test_read_nwb_method_file(self):
 
         read_nwbfile.get_read_io().close()
     
-    @pytest.mark.skipif(not pytest.importorskip("fsspec"), reason="fsspec library not available")
     def test_read_nwb_method_s3_path(self):
-        
+        fsspec = pytest.importorskip("fsspec")  # This alone will skip if import fails
+
         s3_test_path = "https://dandiarchive.s3.amazonaws.com/blobs/11e/c89/11ec8933-1456-4942-922b-94e5878bb991"
         read_nwbfile = NWBHDF5IO.read_nwb(path=s3_test_path)
         assert read_nwbfile.identifier == "3f77c586-6139-4777-a05d-f603e90b1330"