diff --git a/spec/text-editor-spec.coffee b/spec/text-editor-spec.coffee
index 1f667c217..59b8a218e 100644
--- a/spec/text-editor-spec.coffee
+++ b/spec/text-editor-spec.coffee
@@ -1729,7 +1729,7 @@ describe "TextEditor", ->
         expect(editor.getSelectedBufferRanges()).toEqual [[[0, 0], [0, 3]]]
 
     describe ".consolidateSelections()", ->
-      it "destroys all selections but the most recent, returning true if any selections were destroyed", ->
+      it "destroys all selections but the least recent, returning true if any selections were destroyed", ->
         editor.setSelectedBufferRange([[3, 16], [3, 21]])
         selection1 = editor.getLastSelection()
         selection2 = editor.addSelectionForBufferRange([[3, 25], [3, 34]])
@@ -1737,10 +1737,10 @@ describe "TextEditor", ->
 
         expect(editor.getSelections()).toEqual [selection1, selection2, selection3]
         expect(editor.consolidateSelections()).toBeTruthy()
-        expect(editor.getSelections()).toEqual [selection3]
-        expect(selection3.isEmpty()).toBeFalsy()
+        expect(editor.getSelections()).toEqual [selection1]
+        expect(selection1.isEmpty()).toBeFalsy()
         expect(editor.consolidateSelections()).toBeFalsy()
-        expect(editor.getSelections()).toEqual [selection3]
+        expect(editor.getSelections()).toEqual [selection1]
 
     describe "when the cursor is moved while there is a selection", ->
       makeSelection = -> selection.setBufferRange [[1, 2], [1, 5]]
diff --git a/src/text-editor.coffee b/src/text-editor.coffee
index b09e8cd33..f8f147862 100644
--- a/src/text-editor.coffee
+++ b/src/text-editor.coffee
@@ -2241,11 +2241,11 @@ class TextEditor extends Model
     @consolidateSelections()
     @getLastSelection().clear(options)
 
-  # Reduce multiple selections to the most recently added selection.
+  # Reduce multiple selections to the least recently added selection.
   consolidateSelections: ->
     selections = @getSelections()
     if selections.length > 1
-      selection.destroy() for selection in selections[0...-1]
+      selection.destroy() for selection in selections[1...(selections.length)]
       true
     else
       false