diff --git a/pandas/tests/extension/test_categorical.py b/pandas/tests/extension/test_categorical.py
index c588552572aed..924f01077abd1 100644
--- a/pandas/tests/extension/test_categorical.py
+++ b/pandas/tests/extension/test_categorical.py
@@ -208,6 +208,11 @@ def test_add_series_with_extension_array(self, data):
         with tm.assert_raises_regex(TypeError, "cannot perform"):
             ser + data
 
+    def _check_divmod_op(self, s, op, other, exc=NotImplementedError):
+        return super(TestArithmeticOps, self)._check_divmod_op(
+            s, op, other, exc=TypeError
+        )
+
 
 class TestComparisonOps(base.BaseComparisonOpsTests):