diff --git a/tests/basics/bytes_partition.py b/tests/basics/bytes_partition.py
index 3868a81a55..7d3ffaaaaa 100644
--- a/tests/basics/bytes_partition.py
+++ b/tests/basics/bytes_partition.py
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+try:
+    str.partition
+except AttributeError:
+    print("SKIP")
+    import sys
+    sys.exit()
+
 print(b"asdf".partition(b'g'))
 print(b"asdf".partition(b'a'))
 print(b"asdf".partition(b's'))
diff --git a/tests/basics/string_partition.py b/tests/basics/string_partition.py
index fe0070a658..b3b2f0907d 100644
--- a/tests/basics/string_partition.py
+++ b/tests/basics/string_partition.py
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+try:
+    str.partition
+except AttributeError:
+    print("SKIP")
+    import sys
+    sys.exit()
+
 print("asdf".partition('g'))
 print("asdf".partition('a'))
 print("asdf".partition('s'))
diff --git a/tests/basics/string_rpartition.py b/tests/basics/string_rpartition.py
index 656121c94d..84e0031fb0 100644
--- a/tests/basics/string_rpartition.py
+++ b/tests/basics/string_rpartition.py
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+try:
+    str.partition
+except AttributeError:
+    print("SKIP")
+    import sys
+    sys.exit()
+
 print("asdf".rpartition('g'))
 print("asdf".rpartition('a'))
 print("asdf".rpartition('s'))