diff --git a/holoviews/tests/element/test_selection.py b/holoviews/tests/element/test_selection.py
index 7e92b475b6..542fc94d1c 100644
--- a/holoviews/tests/element/test_selection.py
+++ b/holoviews/tests/element/test_selection.py
@@ -657,7 +657,6 @@ def pandas_df(self):
                   -1,-1,-1]
         }, dtype=float)
 
-    @dd_available
     @pytest.fixture(scope="function")
     def dask_df(self, pandas_df):
         return dd.from_pandas(pandas_df, npartitions=2)