diff --git a/pandas/tests/arrays/categorical/test_api.py b/pandas/tests/arrays/categorical/test_api.py
index 87b1bb88aeac3..391a5e7e69ffe 100644
--- a/pandas/tests/arrays/categorical/test_api.py
+++ b/pandas/tests/arrays/categorical/test_api.py
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ def test_set_ordered(self):
         assert not cat2.ordered
 
         # removed in 0.19.0
-        msg = "can't set attribute"
+        msg = "can't set attribute|property .* of .* object has no setter"
         with pytest.raises(AttributeError, match=msg):
             cat.ordered = True
         with pytest.raises(AttributeError, match=msg):
@@ -507,7 +507,8 @@ def test_codes_immutable(self):
         tm.assert_numpy_array_equal(c.codes, exp)
 
         # Assignments to codes should raise
-        with pytest.raises(AttributeError, match="can't set attribute"):
+        msg = "can't set attribute|property .* of .* object has no setter"
+        with pytest.raises(AttributeError, match=msg):
             c.codes = np.array([0, 1, 2, 0, 1], dtype="int8")
 
         # changes in the codes array should raise
diff --git a/pandas/tests/indexes/multi/test_get_set.py b/pandas/tests/indexes/multi/test_get_set.py
index aa0e91cecd4fc..0ac3f0d2905a0 100644
--- a/pandas/tests/indexes/multi/test_get_set.py
+++ b/pandas/tests/indexes/multi/test_get_set.py
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ def test_set_levels_codes_directly(idx):
     minor_codes = [(x + 1) % 1 for x in minor_codes]
     new_codes = [major_codes, minor_codes]
 
-    msg = "[Cc]an't set attribute"
+    msg = "[Cc]an't set attribute|property .* of .* object has no setter"
     with pytest.raises(AttributeError, match=msg):
         idx.levels = new_levels
     with pytest.raises(AttributeError, match=msg):
diff --git a/pandas/tests/indexes/period/test_freq_attr.py b/pandas/tests/indexes/period/test_freq_attr.py
index 3bf3e700e5e72..7407effb22376 100644
--- a/pandas/tests/indexes/period/test_freq_attr.py
+++ b/pandas/tests/indexes/period/test_freq_attr.py
@@ -17,5 +17,6 @@ def test_freq_setter_deprecated(self):
             idx.freq
 
         # warning for setter
-        with pytest.raises(AttributeError, match="can't set attribute"):
+        msg = "can't set attribute|property .* of .* object has no setter"
+        with pytest.raises(AttributeError, match=msg):
             idx.freq = offsets.Day()