diff --git a/pytest.ini b/pytest.ini
index 087be3d897..513158f531 100644
--- a/pytest.ini
+++ b/pytest.ini
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ markers =
     scalapack: Test requires ScaLAPACK (Intel MKL and OpenMPI). (select with '-m scalapack')
     datainstrument: Test uses data instrumentation (select with '-m datainstrument')
     hptt: Test requires the HPTT library (select with '-m "hptt')
+    py312: Test requires Python 3.12 or later (select with '-m "py312"')
 python_files =
     *_test.py
     *_cudatest.py
diff --git a/tests/python_frontend/type_statement_test.py b/tests/python_frontend/type_statement_test.py
index bf53ca5150..2009529f3a 100644
--- a/tests/python_frontend/type_statement_test.py
+++ b/tests/python_frontend/type_statement_test.py
@@ -1,25 +1,19 @@
 # Copyright 2019-2023 ETH Zurich and the DaCe authors. All rights reserved.
 import dace
 import pytest
-import sys
 
 
+@pytest.mark.py312
 def test_type_statement():
 
-    if sys.version_info >= (3, 12):
-
-        @dace.program
-        def type_statement():
-            type Scalar[T] = T
-            A: Scalar[dace.float32] = 0
-            return A
-        
-        with pytest.raises(dace.frontend.python.common.DaceSyntaxError):
-            type_statement()
+    @dace.program
+    def type_statement():
+        type Scalar[T] = T
+        A: Scalar[dace.float32] = 0
+        return A
     
-    else:
-
-        assert True
+    with pytest.raises(dace.frontend.python.common.DaceSyntaxError):
+        type_statement()
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':