diff --git a/spec/pane-spec.coffee b/spec/pane-spec.coffee
index 9441ef976..8ab7d30e3 100644
--- a/spec/pane-spec.coffee
+++ b/spec/pane-spec.coffee
@@ -114,6 +114,26 @@ describe "Pane", ->
       pane.items[1].destroy()
       expect(pane.items).toEqual [item1, item3]
 
+  describe "::moveItem(item, index)", ->
+    it "moves the item to the given index and emits an 'item-moved' event with the item and its new index", ->
+      pane = new Pane(items: [new Item("A"), new Item("B"), new Item("C"), new Item("D")])
+      [item1, item2, item3, item4] = pane.items
+      pane.on 'item-moved', itemMovedHandler = jasmine.createSpy("itemMovedHandler")
+
+      pane.moveItem(item1, 2)
+      expect(pane.getItems()).toEqual [item2, item3, item1, item4]
+      expect(itemMovedHandler).toHaveBeenCalledWith(item1, 2)
+      itemMovedHandler.reset()
+
+      pane.moveItem(item2, 3)
+      expect(pane.getItems()).toEqual [item3, item1, item4, item2]
+      expect(itemMovedHandler).toHaveBeenCalledWith(item2, 3)
+      itemMovedHandler.reset()
+
+      pane.moveItem(item2, 1)
+      expect(pane.getItems()).toEqual [item3, item2, item1, item4]
+      expect(itemMovedHandler).toHaveBeenCalledWith(item2, 1)
+
   describe "split methods", ->
     [pane1, container] = []
 
diff --git a/spec/pane-view-spec.coffee b/spec/pane-view-spec.coffee
index 86076bb83..2584081c5 100644
--- a/spec/pane-view-spec.coffee
+++ b/spec/pane-view-spec.coffee
@@ -122,28 +122,12 @@ describe "PaneView", ->
         pane.destroyItem(editor1)
         expect(pane.itemViews.find('.editor').length).toBe 0
 
-  describe "::moveItem(item, index)", ->
-    it "moves the item to the given index and emits a 'pane:item-moved' event with the item and the new index", ->
-      itemMovedHandler = jasmine.createSpy("itemMovedHandler")
-      pane.on 'pane:item-moved', itemMovedHandler
-
-      pane.moveItem(view1, 2)
-      expect(pane.getItems()).toEqual [editor1, view2, view1, editor2]
+  describe "when an item is moved within the same pane", ->
+    it "emits a 'pane:item-moved' event with the item and the new index", ->
+      pane.on 'pane:item-moved', itemMovedHandler = jasmine.createSpy("itemMovedHandler")
+      paneModel.moveItem(view1, 2)
       expect(itemMovedHandler).toHaveBeenCalled()
       expect(itemMovedHandler.argsForCall[0][1..2]).toEqual [view1, 2]
-      itemMovedHandler.reset()
-
-      pane.moveItem(editor1, 3)
-      expect(pane.getItems()).toEqual [view2, view1, editor2, editor1]
-      expect(itemMovedHandler).toHaveBeenCalled()
-      expect(itemMovedHandler.argsForCall[0][1..2]).toEqual [editor1, 3]
-      itemMovedHandler.reset()
-
-      pane.moveItem(editor1, 1)
-      expect(pane.getItems()).toEqual [view2, editor1, view1, editor2]
-      expect(itemMovedHandler).toHaveBeenCalled()
-      expect(itemMovedHandler.argsForCall[0][1..2]).toEqual [editor1, 1]
-      itemMovedHandler.reset()
 
   describe "::moveItemToPane(item, pane, index)", ->
     [pane2, view3] = []