diff --git a/test/ExpressionExplorer.jl b/test/ExpressionExplorer.jl
index 6f8b9f5001..88b320f3d5 100644
--- a/test/ExpressionExplorer.jl
+++ b/test/ExpressionExplorer.jl
@@ -267,9 +267,14 @@ Some of these @test_broken lines are commented out to prevent printing to the te
         @test testee(:(try a + 1 catch a; a end), [:a], [], [:+], [])
         @test testee(:(try 1 catch e; e finally a end), [:a], [], [], [])
         @test testee(:(try 1 finally a end), [:a], [], [], [])
-        @test testee(:(try 1 catch else x = 1; x finally a; end), [:a], [], [], [])
-        @test testee(:(try 1 catch else x = j; x finally a; end), [:a, :j], [], [], [])
-        @test testee(:(try x = 2 catch else x finally a; end), [:a, :x], [], [], [])
+
+        # try catch else was introduced in 1.8
+        @static if VERSION >= v"1.8.0"
+            @test testee(:(try 1 catch else x = 1; x finally a; end), [:a], [], [], [])
+            @test testee(:(try 1 catch else x = j; x finally a; end), [:a, :j], [], [], [])
+            @test testee(:(try x = 2 catch else x finally a; end), [:a, :x], [], [], [])
+            @test testee(:(try x = 2 catch else x end), [:x], [], [], [])
+        end
     end
     @testset "Comprehensions" begin
         @test testee(:([sqrt(s) for s in 1:n]), [:n], [], [:sqrt, :(:)], [])