pandas/tests/test_categorical.py | 10 ++++++----
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/pandas/tests/test_categorical.py b/pandas/tests/test_categorical.py
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index e97010e..1d14323
--- a/pandas/tests/test_categorical.py
+++ b/pandas/tests/test_categorical.py
@@ -86,12 +86,14 @@ class TestCategorical(tm.TestCase):
         factor = Categorical.from_array(arr, ordered=False)
         self.assertFalse(factor.ordered)
 
-        # this however will raise as cannot be sorted
-        # but fixed in newer versions of numpy
-        if LooseVersion(np.__version__) < "1.10":
+        if compat.PY3:
             self.assertRaises(TypeError, lambda :  Categorical.from_array(arr, ordered=True))
         else:
-            Categorical.from_array(arr, ordered=True)
+            # this however will raise as cannot be sorted (on PY3 or older numpies)
+            if LooseVersion(np.__version__) < "1.10":
+                self.assertRaises(TypeError, lambda :  Categorical.from_array(arr, ordered=True))
+            else:
+                Categorical.from_array(arr, ordered=True)
 
     def test_is_equal_dtype(self):