diff --git a/tests/testthat/test-lmap.R b/tests/testthat/test-lmap.R
index 9997a14b..c03c8a56 100644
--- a/tests/testthat/test-lmap.R
+++ b/tests/testthat/test-lmap.R
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ test_that("lmap_at() only affects selected elements", {
 })
 
 test_that("lmap_at can use tidyselect", {
+  skip_if_not_installed("tidyselect")
   local_options(lifecycle_verbosity = "quiet")
 
   x <- lmap_at(mtcars, vars(tidyselect::contains("vs")), ~ .x + 10)
diff --git a/tests/testthat/test-modify.R b/tests/testthat/test-modify.R
index 1e67edbb..f24c74f5 100644
--- a/tests/testthat/test-modify.R
+++ b/tests/testthat/test-modify.R
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ test_that("`.else` modifies false elements", {
 })
 
 test_that("modify_at() can use tidyselect", {
+  skip_if_not_installed("tidyselect")
   local_options(lifecycle_verbosity = "quiet")
 
   df <- data.frame(x = 1, y = 3)
diff --git a/tests/testthat/test-utils.R b/tests/testthat/test-utils.R
index bb668d27..bfec07cd 100644
--- a/tests/testthat/test-utils.R
+++ b/tests/testthat/test-utils.R
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ test_that("validates its inputs", {
 })
 
 test_that("tidyselect `at` is deprecated", {
+  skip_if_not_installed("tidyselect")
   expect_snapshot({
     . <- where_at(data.frame(x = 1), vars("x"), user_env = globalenv())
   })
@@ -98,6 +99,7 @@ test_that("can work with output of by", {
 })
 
 test_that("can work with lubridate periods", {
+  skip_if_not_installed("lubridate")
   days <- lubridate::days(1:2)
 
   expect_equal(map(days, identity), list(lubridate::days(1), lubridate::days(2)))