diff --git a/pandas/tests/extension/base/setitem.py b/pandas/tests/extension/base/setitem.py
index 7d50f176edd67..0bb8aede6298c 100644
--- a/pandas/tests/extension/base/setitem.py
+++ b/pandas/tests/extension/base/setitem.py
@@ -189,11 +189,9 @@ def test_setitem_scalar_key_sequence_raise(self, data):
 
     def test_setitem_preserves_views(self, data):
         # GH#28150 setitem shouldn't swap the underlying data
-        assert data[-1] != data[0]  # otherwise test would not be meaningful
-
         view1 = data.view()
         view2 = data[:]
 
-        data[0] = data[-1]
-        assert view1[0] == data[-1]
-        assert view2[0] == data[-1]
+        data[0] = data[1]
+        assert view1[0] == data[1]
+        assert view2[0] == data[1]