diff --git a/django/contrib/gis/tests/distapp/tests.py b/django/contrib/gis/tests/distapp/tests.py
index 2e778d3fce..2ed17a03bd 100644
--- a/django/contrib/gis/tests/distapp/tests.py
+++ b/django/contrib/gis/tests/distapp/tests.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ from django.db.models import Q
 from django.contrib.gis.geos import HAS_GEOS
 from django.contrib.gis.measure import D # alias for Distance
 from django.contrib.gis.tests.utils import (
-    HAS_SPATIAL_DB, oracle, postgis, spatialite, no_oracle, no_spatialite
+    HAS_SPATIAL_DB, mysql, oracle, postgis, spatialite, no_oracle, no_spatialite
 )
 from django.test import TestCase
 from django.utils.unittest import skipUnless
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ if HAS_GEOS and HAS_SPATIAL_DB:
         SouthTexasCity, SouthTexasCityFt, CensusZipcode, SouthTexasZipcode)
 
 
-@skipUnless(HAS_GEOS and HAS_SPATIAL_DB,
-    "Geos and spatial db are required.")
+@skipUnless(HAS_GEOS and HAS_SPATIAL_DB and not mysql,
+    "Geos and spatial db (not mysql) are required.")
 class DistanceTest(TestCase):
 
     if HAS_GEOS and HAS_SPATIAL_DB:
diff --git a/django/contrib/gis/tests/geo3d/tests.py b/django/contrib/gis/tests/geo3d/tests.py
index c51c0decd7..df9f35690b 100644
--- a/django/contrib/gis/tests/geo3d/tests.py
+++ b/django/contrib/gis/tests/geo3d/tests.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import re
 
 from django.contrib.gis.gdal import HAS_GDAL
 from django.contrib.gis.geos import HAS_GEOS
-from django.contrib.gis.tests.utils import HAS_SPATIAL_DB
+from django.contrib.gis.tests.utils import postgis
 from django.test import TestCase
 from django.utils._os import upath
 from django.utils.unittest import skipUnless
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ bbox_data = (
 )
 
 
-@skipUnless(HAS_GEOS and HAS_GDAL and HAS_SPATIAL_DB, "Geos, GDAL and spatial db are required.")
+@skipUnless(HAS_GEOS and HAS_GDAL and postgis, "Geos, GDAL and postgis are required.")
 class Geo3DTest(TestCase):
     """
     Only a subset of the PostGIS routines are 3D-enabled, and this TestCase
diff --git a/django/contrib/gis/tests/geoapp/tests.py b/django/contrib/gis/tests/geoapp/tests.py
index f6de0670c7..cf6e316919 100644
--- a/django/contrib/gis/tests/geoapp/tests.py
+++ b/django/contrib/gis/tests/geoapp/tests.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ from django.db import connection
 from django.contrib.gis import gdal
 from django.contrib.gis.geos import HAS_GEOS
 from django.contrib.gis.tests.utils import (
-    HAS_SPATIAL_DB, no_mysql, no_oracle, no_spatialite,
+    no_mysql, no_oracle, no_spatialite,
     mysql, oracle, postgis, spatialite)
 from django.test import TestCase
 from django.utils import six, unittest
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ def postgis_bug_version():
     return spatial_version and (2, 0, 0) <= spatial_version <= (2, 0, 1)
 
 
-@skipUnless(HAS_GEOS and HAS_SPATIAL_DB, "Geos and spatial db are required.")
+@skipUnless(HAS_GEOS and postgis, "Geos and postgis are required.")
 class GeoModelTest(TestCase):
 
     def test_fixtures(self):
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ class GeoModelTest(TestCase):
         self.assertTrue(isinstance(cities2[0].point, Point))
 
 
-@skipUnless(HAS_GEOS and HAS_SPATIAL_DB, "Geos and spatial db are required.")
+@skipUnless(HAS_GEOS and postgis, "Geos and postgis are required.")
 class GeoLookupTest(TestCase):
 
     @no_mysql
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ class GeoLookupTest(TestCase):
             self.assertEqual('Lawrence', City.objects.get(point__relate=(ks.poly, intersects_mask)).name)
 
 
-@skipUnless(HAS_GEOS and HAS_SPATIAL_DB, "Geos and spatial db are required.")
+@skipUnless(HAS_GEOS and postgis, "Geos and postgis are required.")
 class GeoQuerySetTest(TestCase):
     # Please keep the tests in GeoQuerySet method's alphabetic order
 
diff --git a/django/contrib/gis/tests/geogapp/tests.py b/django/contrib/gis/tests/geogapp/tests.py
index 8d3e96b0a9..ed54999f90 100644
--- a/django/contrib/gis/tests/geogapp/tests.py
+++ b/django/contrib/gis/tests/geogapp/tests.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import os
 from django.contrib.gis.gdal import HAS_GDAL
 from django.contrib.gis.geos import HAS_GEOS
 from django.contrib.gis.measure import D
-from django.contrib.gis.tests.utils import HAS_SPATIAL_DB
+from django.contrib.gis.tests.utils import postgis
 from django.test import TestCase
 from django.utils._os import upath
 from django.utils.unittest import skipUnless
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ if HAS_GEOS:
     from .models import City, County, Zipcode
 
 
-@skipUnless(HAS_GEOS and HAS_SPATIAL_DB, "Geos and spatial db are required.")
+@skipUnless(HAS_GEOS and postgis, "Geos and postgis are required.")
 class GeographyTest(TestCase):
 
     def test01_fixture_load(self):