diff --git a/spec/pane-spec.coffee b/spec/pane-spec.coffee
index d41cbcdc9..8e4bd88a9 100644
--- a/spec/pane-spec.coffee
+++ b/spec/pane-spec.coffee
@@ -44,6 +44,23 @@ describe "Pane", ->
       pane.activateNextItem()
       expect(pane.activeItem).toBe item1
 
+  describe "::activateItemAtIndex(index)", ->
+    it "activates the item at the given index", ->
+      pane = new Pane(items: [new Item("A"), new Item("B"), new Item("C")])
+      [item1, item2, item3] = pane.items
+      pane.activateItemAtIndex(2)
+      expect(pane.activeItem).toBe item3
+      pane.activateItemAtIndex(1)
+      expect(pane.activeItem).toBe item2
+      pane.activateItemAtIndex(0)
+      expect(pane.activeItem).toBe item1
+
+      # Doesn't fail with out-of-bounds indices
+      pane.activateItemAtIndex(100)
+      expect(pane.activeItem).toBe item1
+      pane.activateItemAtIndex(-1)
+      expect(pane.activeItem).toBe item1
+
   describe "::destroyItem(item)", ->
     [pane, item1, item2, item3] = []
 
diff --git a/spec/pane-view-spec.coffee b/spec/pane-view-spec.coffee
index 910b4d6cc..e37d1e716 100644
--- a/spec/pane-view-spec.coffee
+++ b/spec/pane-view-spec.coffee
@@ -138,15 +138,6 @@ describe "PaneView", ->
       paneModel2.activateItemAtIndex(1)
       expect(view1.data('preservative')).toBe 1234
 
-  describe "pane:show-item-N events", ->
-    it "shows the (n-1)th item if it exists", ->
-      pane.trigger 'pane:show-item-2'
-      expect(pane.activeItem).toBe pane.itemAtIndex(1)
-      pane.trigger 'pane:show-item-1'
-      expect(pane.activeItem).toBe pane.itemAtIndex(0)
-      pane.trigger 'pane:show-item-9' # don't fail on out-of-bounds indices
-      expect(pane.activeItem).toBe pane.itemAtIndex(0)
-
   describe "when the title of the active item changes", ->
     it "emits pane:active-item-title-changed", ->
       activeItemTitleChangedHandler = jasmine.createSpy("activeItemTitleChangedHandler")