diff --git a/tests/test_sbd.py b/tests/test_sbd.py
index 6b1e907da..f4c603409 100644
--- a/tests/test_sbd.py
+++ b/tests/test_sbd.py
@@ -12,32 +12,29 @@ def test_single_period(EN):
     string = 'A test sentence.'
     words = EN(string)
     assert len(words) == 4
-    assert list(words.sents) == [(0, 4)]
+    assert len(list(words.sents)) == 1
+    assert sum(len(sent) for sent in words.sents) == len(words)
 
 
 def test_single_no_period(EN):
     string = 'A test sentence'
     words = EN(string)
     assert len(words) == 3
-    assert list(words.sents) == [(0, 3)]
+    assert len(list(words.sents)) == 1
+    assert sum(len(sent) for sent in words.sents) == len(words)
 
 
 def test_single_exclamation(EN):
     string = 'A test sentence!'
     words = EN(string)
     assert len(words) == 4
-    assert list(words.sents) == [(0, 4)]
+    assert len(list(words.sents)) == 1
+    assert sum(len(sent) for sent in words.sents) == len(words)
 
 
 def test_single_question(EN):
     string = 'A test sentence?'
     words = EN(string, tag=False, parse=False)
     assert len(words) == 4
-    assert list(words.sents) == [(0, 4)]
-
-
-def test_(EN):
-    string = 'A test sentence?'
-    words = EN(string, tag=False, parse=False)
-    assert len(words) == 4
-    assert list(words.sents) == [(0, 4)]
+    assert len(list(words.sents)) == 1
+    assert sum(len(sent) for sent in words.sents) == len(words)