diff --git a/tests/test_ext_intersphinx.py b/tests/test_ext_intersphinx.py
index 82bec9eaaef..912cc4e6395 100644
--- a/tests/test_ext_intersphinx.py
+++ b/tests/test_ext_intersphinx.py
@@ -196,16 +196,6 @@ def test_missing_reference_pydomain(tmp_path, app, status, warning):
     rn = missing_reference(app, app.env, node, contnode)
     assert rn.astext() == 'Foo.bar'
 
-    # term reference (normal)
-    node, contnode = fake_node('std', 'term', 'a term', 'a term')
-    rn = missing_reference(app, app.env, node, contnode)
-    assert rn.astext() == 'a term'
-
-    # term reference (case insensitive)
-    node, contnode = fake_node('std', 'term', 'A TERM', 'A TERM')
-    rn = missing_reference(app, app.env, node, contnode)
-    assert rn.astext() == 'A TERM'
-
 
 def test_missing_reference_stddomain(tmp_path, app, status, warning):
     inv_file = tmp_path / 'inventory'
@@ -236,6 +226,16 @@ def test_missing_reference_stddomain(tmp_path, app, status, warning):
     rn = missing_reference(app, app.env, node, contnode)
     assert rn.astext() == '-l'
 
+    # term reference (normal)
+    node, contnode = fake_node('std', 'term', 'a term', 'a term')
+    rn = missing_reference(app, app.env, node, contnode)
+    assert rn.astext() == 'a term'
+
+    # term reference (case insensitive)
+    node, contnode = fake_node('std', 'term', 'A TERM', 'A TERM')
+    rn = missing_reference(app, app.env, node, contnode)
+    assert rn.astext() == 'A TERM'
+
 
 @pytest.mark.sphinx('html', testroot='ext-intersphinx-cppdomain')
 def test_missing_reference_cppdomain(tmp_path, app, status, warning):