diff --git a/xarray/tests/test_dataset.py b/xarray/tests/test_dataset.py
index 449c40d8424..2a92d7f7730 100644
--- a/xarray/tests/test_dataset.py
+++ b/xarray/tests/test_dataset.py
@@ -5402,12 +5402,11 @@ def test_coarsen(ds, dask, boundary, side):
 
     actual = ds.coarsen(time=2, x=3, boundary=boundary, side=side).max()
     assert_equal(
-        actual["z1"], ds["z1"].coarsen(time=2, x=3, boundary=boundary, side=side).max()
+        actual["z1"], ds["z1"].coarsen(x=3, boundary=boundary, side=side).max()
     )
     # coordinate should be mean by default
     assert_equal(
-        actual["time"],
-        ds["time"].coarsen(time=2, x=3, boundary=boundary, side=side).mean(),
+        actual["time"], ds["time"].coarsen(time=2, boundary=boundary, side=side).mean()
     )
 
 
@@ -5418,8 +5417,8 @@ def test_coarsen_coords(ds, dask):
 
     # check if coord_func works
     actual = ds.coarsen(time=2, x=3, boundary="trim", coord_func={"time": "max"}).max()
-    assert_equal(actual["z1"], ds["z1"].coarsen(time=2, x=3, boundary="trim").max())
-    assert_equal(actual["time"], ds["time"].coarsen(time=2, x=3, boundary="trim").max())
+    assert_equal(actual["z1"], ds["z1"].coarsen(x=3, boundary="trim").max())
+    assert_equal(actual["time"], ds["time"].coarsen(time=2, boundary="trim").max())
 
     # raise if exact
     with pytest.raises(ValueError):