diff --git a/test/test_input.py b/test/test_input.py
index 5443ab9..8a1d2e5 100644
--- a/test/test_input.py
+++ b/test/test_input.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 from __future__ import print_function
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
+import unittest
 from tabulate import tabulate
 from common import assert_equal, assert_in, assert_raises, SkipTest
 
@@ -246,6 +247,7 @@ def test_numpy_record_array_headers():
         raise SkipTest()  # this test is optional
 
 
+@unittest.skip("avoid extra unnecessary deps")
 def test_pandas():
     "Input: a Pandas DataFrame."
     try:
@@ -267,6 +269,7 @@ def test_pandas():
         raise SkipTest()  # this test is optional
 
 
+@unittest.skip("avoid extra unnecessary deps")
 def test_pandas_firstrow():
     "Input: a Pandas DataFrame with the first row as headers."
     try:
@@ -285,6 +288,7 @@ def test_pandas_firstrow():
         raise SkipTest()  # this test is optional
 
 
+@unittest.skip("avoid extra unnecessary deps")
 def test_pandas_keys():
     "Input: a Pandas DataFrame with keys as headers."
     try:
diff --git a/test/test_output.py b/test/test_output.py
index 1eb67c1..2106c88 100644
--- a/test/test_output.py
+++ b/test/test_output.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 from __future__ import print_function
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
+import unittest
 import tabulate as tabulate_module
 from tabulate import tabulate, simple_separated_format
 from common import assert_equal, assert_raises, SkipTest
@@ -1176,6 +1177,7 @@ def test_unaligned_separated():
     assert_equal(expected, result)
 
 
+@unittest.skip("avoid extra unnecessary deps")
 def test_pandas_with_index():
     "Output: a pandas Dataframe with an index"
     try:
@@ -1199,6 +1201,7 @@ def test_pandas_with_index():
         raise SkipTest()  # this test is optional
 
 
+@unittest.skip("avoid extra unnecessary deps")
 def test_pandas_without_index():
     "Output: a pandas Dataframe without an index"
     try:
@@ -1222,6 +1225,7 @@ def test_pandas_without_index():
         raise SkipTest()  # this test is optional
 
 
+@unittest.skip("avoid extra unnecessary deps")
 def test_pandas_rst_with_index():
     "Output: a pandas Dataframe with an index in ReStructuredText format"
     try:
@@ -1247,6 +1251,7 @@ def test_pandas_rst_with_index():
         raise SkipTest()  # this test is optional
 
 
+@unittest.skip("avoid extra unnecessary deps")
 def test_pandas_rst_with_named_index():
     "Output: a pandas Dataframe with a named index in ReStructuredText format"
     try:
