diff --git a/.github/workflows/rust.yml b/.github/workflows/rust.yml
index 099aab061435..a541091e3a2b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/rust.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/rust.yml
@@ -68,6 +68,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: Check workspace without default features
         run: cargo check --no-default-features -p datafusion
 
+      - name: Check datafusion-common without default features
+        run: cargo check --tests --no-default-features -p datafusion-common
+
       - name: Check workspace in debug mode
         run: cargo check
 
diff --git a/datafusion/common/src/file_options/file_type.rs b/datafusion/common/src/file_options/file_type.rs
index a07f2e0cb847..b1d61b1a2567 100644
--- a/datafusion/common/src/file_options/file_type.rs
+++ b/datafusion/common/src/file_options/file_type.rs
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ mod tests {
     use std::str::FromStr;
 
     #[test]
+    #[cfg(feature = "parquet")]
     fn from_str() {
         for (ext, file_type) in [
             ("csv", FileType::CSV),
diff --git a/datafusion/common/src/file_options/mod.rs b/datafusion/common/src/file_options/mod.rs
index b7c1341e3046..f0e49dd85597 100644
--- a/datafusion/common/src/file_options/mod.rs
+++ b/datafusion/common/src/file_options/mod.rs
@@ -299,6 +299,7 @@ impl Display for FileTypeWriterOptions {
 mod tests {
     use std::collections::HashMap;
 
+    #[cfg(feature = "parquet")]
     use parquet::{
         basic::{Compression, Encoding, ZstdLevel},
         file::properties::{EnabledStatistics, WriterVersion},
@@ -313,9 +314,11 @@ mod tests {
 
     use crate::Result;
 
+    #[cfg(feature = "parquet")]
     use super::{parquet_writer::ParquetWriterOptions, StatementOptions};
 
     #[test]
+    #[cfg(feature = "parquet")]
     fn test_writeroptions_parquet_from_statement_options() -> Result<()> {
         let mut option_map: HashMap<String, String> = HashMap::new();
         option_map.insert("max_row_group_size".to_owned(), "123".to_owned());
@@ -386,6 +389,7 @@ mod tests {
     }
 
     #[test]
+    #[cfg(feature = "parquet")]
     fn test_writeroptions_parquet_column_specific() -> Result<()> {
         let mut option_map: HashMap<String, String> = HashMap::new();
 
@@ -506,6 +510,8 @@ mod tests {
     }
 
     #[test]
+    // for StatementOptions
+    #[cfg(feature = "parquet")]
     fn test_writeroptions_csv_from_statement_options() -> Result<()> {
         let mut option_map: HashMap<String, String> = HashMap::new();
         option_map.insert("header".to_owned(), "true".to_owned());
@@ -533,6 +539,8 @@ mod tests {
     }
 
     #[test]
+    // for StatementOptions
+    #[cfg(feature = "parquet")]
     fn test_writeroptions_json_from_statement_options() -> Result<()> {
         let mut option_map: HashMap<String, String> = HashMap::new();
         option_map.insert("compression".to_owned(), "gzip".to_owned());
diff --git a/datafusion/common/src/test_util.rs b/datafusion/common/src/test_util.rs
index 9a4433782157..eeace97eebfa 100644
--- a/datafusion/common/src/test_util.rs
+++ b/datafusion/common/src/test_util.rs
@@ -285,6 +285,7 @@ mod tests {
     }
 
     #[test]
+    #[cfg(feature = "parquet")]
     fn test_happy() {
         let res = arrow_test_data();
         assert!(PathBuf::from(res).is_dir());