diff --git a/selftests/functional/test_replay_basic.py b/selftests/functional/test_replay_basic.py
index 56f94d315f07d0d510495ce83ae86c526c74f4c8..6eb944aa2c564f1ec064ee470dcf4f09675271aa 100644
--- a/selftests/functional/test_replay_basic.py
+++ b/selftests/functional/test_replay_basic.py
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 import glob
 import os
-import tempfile
 import shutil
+import tempfile
 import unittest
 
+import pkg_resources
+
 from avocado.core import exit_codes
 from avocado.utils import process
 
@@ -14,6 +16,14 @@ basedir = os.path.abspath(basedir)
 AVOCADO = os.environ.get("UNITTEST_AVOCADO_CMD", "./scripts/avocado")
 
 
+def remote_capable():
+    try:
+        pkg_resources.require('avocado-framework-plugin-runner-remote')
+        return True
+    except pkg_resources.DistributionNotFound:
+        return False
+
+
 class ReplayTests(unittest.TestCase):
 
     def setUp(self):
@@ -148,6 +158,8 @@ class ReplayTests(unittest.TestCase):
                b'INTERRUPT 0')
         self.assertIn(msg, result.stdout)
 
+    @unittest.skipUnless(remote_capable(),
+                         "Remote runner plugin is not available")
     def test_run_replay_remotefail(self):
         """
         Runs a replay job using remote plugin (not supported).