diff --git a/django/contrib/gis/tests/__init__.py b/django/contrib/gis/tests/__init__.py
index 3433e195a8..765c03018b 100644
--- a/django/contrib/gis/tests/__init__.py
+++ b/django/contrib/gis/tests/__init__.py
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@ from django.conf import settings
 from django.test.simple import build_suite, DjangoTestSuiteRunner
 from django.utils import unittest
 
+from .test_geoforms import GeometryFieldTest
+from .test_measure import DistanceTest, AreaTest
+from .test_spatialrefsys import SpatialRefSysTest
+
 
 def geo_apps(namespace=True, runtests=False):
     """
@@ -54,20 +58,12 @@ def geodjango_suite(apps=True):
     from django.contrib.gis.geos import tests as geos_tests
     suite.addTest(geos_tests.suite())
 
-    # Adding the measurment tests.
-    from django.contrib.gis.tests import test_measure
-    suite.addTest(test_measure.suite())
-
     # Adding GDAL tests, and any test suite that depends on GDAL, to the
     # suite if GDAL is available.
     from django.contrib.gis.gdal import HAS_GDAL
     if HAS_GDAL:
         from django.contrib.gis.gdal import tests as gdal_tests
         suite.addTest(gdal_tests.suite())
-
-        from django.contrib.gis.tests import test_spatialrefsys, test_geoforms
-        suite.addTest(test_spatialrefsys.suite())
-        suite.addTest(test_geoforms.suite())
     else:
         sys.stderr.write('GDAL not available - no tests requiring GDAL will be run.\n')
 
diff --git a/django/contrib/gis/tests/test_geoforms.py b/django/contrib/gis/tests/test_geoforms.py
index 59fab0166e..1af3dec5e9 100644
--- a/django/contrib/gis/tests/test_geoforms.py
+++ b/django/contrib/gis/tests/test_geoforms.py
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 from django.forms import ValidationError
 from django.contrib.gis import forms
+from django.contrib.gis.gdal import HAS_GDAL
 from django.contrib.gis.geos import GEOSGeometry
 from django.utils import unittest
 
 
+@unittest.skipUnless(HAS_GDAL, "GeometryFieldTest needs gdal support")
 class GeometryFieldTest(unittest.TestCase):
 
     def test00_init(self):
diff --git a/django/contrib/gis/tests/test_spatialrefsys.py b/django/contrib/gis/tests/test_spatialrefsys.py
index 608f6453c2..b91d03c2e5 100644
--- a/django/contrib/gis/tests/test_spatialrefsys.py
+++ b/django/contrib/gis/tests/test_spatialrefsys.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 from django.db import connection
-from django.contrib.gis.gdal import GDAL_VERSION
+from django.contrib.gis.gdal import HAS_GDAL
 from django.contrib.gis.tests.utils import no_mysql, oracle, postgis, spatialite
 from django.utils import unittest
 
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ elif postgis:
 elif spatialite:
     from django.contrib.gis.db.backends.spatialite.models import SpatialRefSys
 
+@unittest.skipUnless(HAS_GDAL, "SpatialRefSysTest needs gdal support")
 class SpatialRefSysTest(unittest.TestCase):
 
     @no_mysql
@@ -65,6 +66,7 @@ class SpatialRefSysTest(unittest.TestCase):
     @no_mysql
     def test02_osr(self):
         "Testing getting OSR objects from SpatialRefSys model objects."
+        from django.contrib.gis.gdal import GDAL_VERSION
         for sd in test_srs:
             sr = SpatialRefSys.objects.get(srid=sd['srid'])
             self.assertEqual(True, sr.spheroid.startswith(sd['spheroid']))