diff --git a/pandas/tests/generic/test_to_xarray.py b/pandas/tests/generic/test_to_xarray.py
index 250fe950a05fc..b6abdf09a7f62 100644
--- a/pandas/tests/generic/test_to_xarray.py
+++ b/pandas/tests/generic/test_to_xarray.py
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-from distutils.version import LooseVersion
-
 import numpy as np
 import pytest
 
@@ -9,21 +7,9 @@
 from pandas import DataFrame, Series
 import pandas._testing as tm
 
-try:
-    import xarray
-
-    _XARRAY_INSTALLED = True
-except ImportError:
-    _XARRAY_INSTALLED = False
-
 
 class TestDataFrameToXArray:
-    @pytest.mark.skipif(
-        not _XARRAY_INSTALLED
-        or _XARRAY_INSTALLED
-        and LooseVersion(xarray.__version__) < LooseVersion("0.10.0"),
-        reason="xarray >= 0.10.0 required",
-    )
+    @td.skip_if_no("xarray", "0.10.0")
     def test_to_xarray_index_types(self, indices):
         if isinstance(indices, pd.MultiIndex):
             pytest.skip("MultiIndex is tested separately")
@@ -106,12 +92,7 @@ def test_to_xarray(self):
 
 
 class TestSeriesToXArray:
-    @pytest.mark.skipif(
-        not _XARRAY_INSTALLED
-        or _XARRAY_INSTALLED
-        and LooseVersion(xarray.__version__) < LooseVersion("0.10.0"),
-        reason="xarray >= 0.10.0 required",
-    )
+    @td.skip_if_no("xarray", "0.10.0")
     def test_to_xarray_index_types(self, indices):
         if isinstance(indices, pd.MultiIndex):
             pytest.skip("MultiIndex is tested separately")