diff --git a/spec/text-editor-spec.coffee b/spec/text-editor-spec.coffee
index 7d9e17dc2..b44edab4b 100644
--- a/spec/text-editor-spec.coffee
+++ b/spec/text-editor-spec.coffee
@@ -1883,7 +1883,7 @@ 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 until the first, original, selections returning true if any selections were destroyed", ->
         editor.setSelectedBufferRange([[3, 16], [3, 21]])
         selection1 = editor.getLastSelection()
         selection2 = editor.addSelectionForBufferRange([[3, 25], [3, 34]])
@@ -1891,10 +1891,10 @@ 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]]