diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_and_test.yml b/.github/workflows/build_and_test.yml
index 4b204aa388..2f3ba4348d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_and_test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_and_test.yml
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ jobs:
     # Ubuntu 20.04. See also SPARK-33162.
     - name: Install Python packages (Python 3.6)
       run: |
-        python3.6 -m pip install numpy 'pyarrow<3.0.0' pandas scipy xmlrunner
+        python3.6 -m pip install numpy 'pyarrow<3.0.0' pandas scipy xmlrunner plotly>=4.8
         python3.6 -m pip list
     - name: Install Conda for pip packaging test
       run: |
diff --git a/python/pyspark/pandas/tests/plot/test_frame_plot_plotly.py b/python/pyspark/pandas/tests/plot/test_frame_plot_plotly.py
index f9811c4a01..3a50674292 100644
--- a/python/pyspark/pandas/tests/plot/test_frame_plot_plotly.py
+++ b/python/pyspark/pandas/tests/plot/test_frame_plot_plotly.py
@@ -37,10 +37,10 @@ if have_plotly:
     import plotly.graph_objs as go
 
 
+@unittest.skipIf(not have_plotly, plotly_requirement_message)
 @unittest.skipIf(
-    not have_plotly or LooseVersion(pd.__version__) < "1.0.0",
-    plotly_requirement_message + " Or pandas<1.0; pandas<1.0 does not support latest plotly "
-    "and/or 'plotting.backend' option.",
+    LooseVersion(pd.__version__) < "1.0.0",
+    "pandas<1.0; pandas<1.0 does not support latest plotly and/or 'plotting.backend' option.",
 )
 class DataFramePlotPlotlyTest(PandasOnSparkTestCase, TestUtils):
     @classmethod
diff --git a/python/pyspark/pandas/tests/plot/test_series_plot_plotly.py b/python/pyspark/pandas/tests/plot/test_series_plot_plotly.py
index b126da2afb..06ab277904 100644
--- a/python/pyspark/pandas/tests/plot/test_series_plot_plotly.py
+++ b/python/pyspark/pandas/tests/plot/test_series_plot_plotly.py
@@ -37,10 +37,10 @@ if have_plotly:
     import plotly.graph_objs as go
 
 
+@unittest.skipIf(not have_plotly, plotly_requirement_message)
 @unittest.skipIf(
-    not have_plotly or LooseVersion(pd.__version__) < "1.0.0",
-    plotly_requirement_message + " Or pandas<1.0; pandas<1.0 does not support latest plotly "
-    "and/or 'plotting.backend' option.",
+    LooseVersion(pd.__version__) < "1.0.0",
+    "pandas<1.0; pandas<1.0 does not support latest plotly and/or 'plotting.backend' option.",
 )
 class SeriesPlotPlotlyTest(PandasOnSparkTestCase, TestUtils):
     @classmethod