diff --git a/ibis/tests/expr/test_selectors.py b/ibis/tests/expr/test_selectors.py
index cd7b77bbcfdd0..b90db7b287839 100644
--- a/ibis/tests/expr/test_selectors.py
+++ b/ibis/tests/expr/test_selectors.py
@@ -532,12 +532,15 @@ def test_methods(penguins):
 
 
 def test_none_selector(penguins):
-    assert s.none().expand(penguins) == []
-    assert s.none().expand_names(penguins) == frozenset()
+    assert not s.none().expand(penguins)
+    assert not s.none().expand_names(penguins)
 
-    assert (s.none() | s.c("year")).expand_names(penguins) == frozenset(("year",))
+    assert list((s.none() | s.c("year")).expand_names(penguins)) == ["year"]
 
     with pytest.raises(exc.IbisError):
         penguins.select(s.none())
 
+    with pytest.raises(exc.IbisError):
+        assert penguins.select(s.none() & s.c("year"))
+
     assert penguins.select(s.none() | s.c("year")).equals(penguins.select("year"))