diff --git a/tests/unit/test_fsspec_streaming.py b/tests/unit/test_fsspec_streaming.py
index 6fe71e0a..30b9e7b4 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_fsspec_streaming.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_fsspec_streaming.py
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 from hdmf_zarr import NWBZarrIO
 from .utils import check_s3fs_ffspec_installed
 
+import zarr
+
 HAVE_FSSPEC = check_s3fs_ffspec_installed()
 
 
@@ -24,3 +26,10 @@ def test_fsspec_streaming(self):
         self.assertEqual(len(nwbfile.electrode_groups), 2)
         self.assertEqual(len(nwbfile.electrodes), 1152)
         self.assertEqual(nwbfile.institution, "AIND")
+
+    @unittest.skipIf(not HAVE_FSSPEC, "fsspec not installed")
+    def test_s3_open_with_consolidated_(self):
+        s3_path = "https://dandiarchive.s3.amazonaws.com/zarr/ccefbc9f-30e7-4a4c-b044-5b59d300040b/"
+        with NWBZarrIO(s3_path, mode='r') as read_io:
+            read_io.open()
+            self.assertIsInstance(read_io.file.store, zarr.storage.ConsolidatedMetadataStore)
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_zarrio.py b/tests/unit/test_zarrio.py
index 5ac9a79d..4de48108 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_zarrio.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_zarrio.py
@@ -181,8 +181,3 @@ def test_force_open_without_consolidated_fails(self):
                 read_io._ZarrIO__open_file_consolidated(store=self.store, mode='r')
             except ValueError as e:
                 self.fail("ZarrIO.__open_file_consolidated raised an unexpected ValueError: {}".format(e))
-
-    def test_s3_open_with_consolidated_(self):
-        s3_path = "https://dandiarchive.s3.amazonaws.com/zarr/ccefbc9f-30e7-4a4c-b044-5b59d300040b/"
-        with ZarrIO(s3_path, mode='r') as read_io:
-            self.assertIsInstance(read_io.file.store, zarr.storage.ConsolidatedMetadataStore)