diff --git a/test/font_test.py b/test/font_test.py
index ffc9e5024c..219e0a7ba2 100644
--- a/test/font_test.py
+++ b/test/font_test.py
@@ -876,7 +876,7 @@ def test_font_method_should_raise_exception_after_quit(self):
                 ("set_underline", (True,)),
                 ("size", ("any Text",)),
             ]
-            version = pygame.freetype.get_version()
+            skip_methods = {"get_strikethrough", "set_strikethrough"}
         else:
             methods = [
                 ("get_height", tuple()),
@@ -897,30 +897,23 @@ def test_font_method_should_raise_exception_after_quit(self):
                 ("set_script", ("is it other text",)),
                 ("set_direction", ("is it text",)),
             ]
+            skip_methods = set()
             version = pygame.font.get_sdl_ttf_version()
             if version >= (2, 0, 18):
                 methods.append(("get_point_size", tuple()))
                 methods.append(("set_point_size", (34,)))
+            else:
+                skip_methods.add("get_point_size")
+                skip_methods.add("set_point_size")
+                skip_methods.add("point_size")
+
+            if version < (2, 20, 0):
+                skip_methods.add("align")
 
         font = pygame_font.Font(None, 10)
         actual_names = []
         for n in sorted(dir(font)):
-            if n == "align" and version < (2, 20, 0):
-                print(f"align skipped for sld ttf version {version} < 2.20.0")
-                continue
-            if n == "point_size" and version < (2, 0, 18):
-                print(f"point_size skipped for sld ttf version {version} < 2.20.0")
-                continue
-            if n == "get_point_size" and version < (2, 0, 18):
-                print(f"get_point_size skipped for sld ttf version {version} < 2.20.0")
-                continue
-            if n == "set_point_size" and version < (2, 0, 18):
-                print(f"set_point_size skipped for sld ttf version {version} < 2.20.0")
-                continue
-            if (
-                n == "get_strikethrough" or n == "set_strikethrough"
-            ) and pygame_font.__name__ == "pygame.ftfont":
-                # this is only emulated in python
+            if n in skip_methods:
                 continue
             if n.startswith("_"):
                 continue
@@ -979,7 +972,7 @@ def test_font_property_should_raise_exception_after_quit(self):
                 ("italic", True),
                 ("resolution", None),
             ]
-            version = pygame.freetype.get_version()
+            skip_properties = {"strikethrough"}
         else:
             properties = [
                 ("name", None),
@@ -989,24 +982,22 @@ def test_font_property_should_raise_exception_after_quit(self):
                 ("underline", True),
                 ("strikethrough", True),
             ]
+            skip_properties = set()
             version = pygame.font.get_sdl_ttf_version()
             if version >= (2, 20, 0):
                 properties.append(("align", 1))
+            else:
+                skip_properties.add("align")
             if version >= (2, 0, 18):
                 properties.append(("point_size", 1))
+            else:
+                skip_properties.add("point_size")
 
         font = pygame_font.Font(None, 10)
         actual_names = []
 
         for n in sorted(dir(font)):
-            if n == "align" and version < (2, 20, 0):
-                print(f"align skipped for sld ttf version {version} < 2.20.0")
-                continue
-            if n == "point_size" and version < (2, 0, 18):
-                print(f"point_size skipped for sld ttf version {version} < 2.0.18")
-                continue
-            if n == "strikethrough" and pygame_font.__name__ == "pygame.ftfont":
-                # this is only emulated in python
+            if n in skip_properties:
                 continue
             if n.startswith("_"):
                 continue