diff --git a/tests/datasets/test_depth.py b/tests/datasets/test_depth.py
index fb4516f3b..52012bbce 100644
--- a/tests/datasets/test_depth.py
+++ b/tests/datasets/test_depth.py
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ Depth metadata detection on ``LeRobotDatasetMetadata.depth_keys`` lives in
 
 from pathlib import Path
 
+import pytest
+
+pytest.importorskip("av", reason="av is required (install lerobot[dataset])")
+
 import av
 import numpy as np
 import PIL.Image