diff --git a/python/pyspark/sql/tests.py b/python/pyspark/sql/tests.py
index a3f939592fd20..138322bd2f3c5 100644
--- a/python/pyspark/sql/tests.py
+++ b/python/pyspark/sql/tests.py
@@ -2601,7 +2601,7 @@ def test_to_pandas(self):
     @unittest.skipIf(not _have_old_pandas, "Old Pandas not installed")
     def test_to_pandas_old(self):
         with QuietTest(self.sc):
-            with self.assertRaisesRegexp(ImportError, 'Pandas \(.*\) must be installed'):
+            with self.assertRaisesRegexp(ImportError, 'Pandas >= .* must be installed'):
                 self._to_pandas()
 
     @unittest.skipIf(not _have_pandas, "Pandas not installed")
@@ -2644,7 +2644,7 @@ def test_create_dataframe_from_old_pandas(self):
         pdf = pd.DataFrame({"ts": [datetime(2017, 10, 31, 1, 1, 1)],
                             "d": [pd.Timestamp.now().date()]})
         with QuietTest(self.sc):
-            with self.assertRaisesRegexp(ImportError, 'Pandas \(.*\) must be installed'):
+            with self.assertRaisesRegexp(ImportError, 'Pandas >= .* must be installed'):
                 self.spark.createDataFrame(pdf)