diff --git a/arrow-ipc/src/reader.rs b/arrow-ipc/src/reader.rs
index 7b930688506..260a451c27c 100644
--- a/arrow-ipc/src/reader.rs
+++ b/arrow-ipc/src/reader.rs
@@ -2177,6 +2177,89 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(input_batch, output_batch);
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn test_unaligned() {
+        let batch = RecordBatch::try_from_iter(vec![(
+            "i32",
+            Arc::new(Int32Array::from(vec![1, 2, 3, 4])) as _,
+        )])
+        .unwrap();
+
+        let gen = IpcDataGenerator {};
+        #[allow(deprecated)]
+        let mut dict_tracker = DictionaryTracker::new_with_preserve_dict_id(false, true);
+        let (_, encoded) = gen
+            .encoded_batch(&batch, &mut dict_tracker, &Default::default())
+            .unwrap();
+
+        let message = root_as_message(&encoded.ipc_message).unwrap();
+
+        // Construct an unaligned buffer
+        let mut buffer = MutableBuffer::with_capacity(encoded.arrow_data.len() + 1);
+        buffer.push(0_u8);
+        buffer.extend_from_slice(&encoded.arrow_data);
+        let b = Buffer::from(buffer).slice(1);
+        assert_ne!(b.as_ptr().align_offset(8), 0);
+
+        let ipc_batch = message.header_as_record_batch().unwrap();
+        let roundtrip = ArrayReader::try_new(
+            &b,
+            ipc_batch,
+            batch.schema(),
+            &Default::default(),
+            &message.version(),
+        )
+        .unwrap()
+        .with_require_alignment(false)
+        .read_record_batch()
+        .unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(batch, roundtrip);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_unaligned_throws_error_with_require_alignment() {
+        let batch = RecordBatch::try_from_iter(vec![(
+            "i32",
+            Arc::new(Int32Array::from(vec![1, 2, 3, 4])) as _,
+        )])
+        .unwrap();
+
+        let gen = IpcDataGenerator {};
+        #[allow(deprecated)]
+        let mut dict_tracker = DictionaryTracker::new_with_preserve_dict_id(false, true);
+        let (_, encoded) = gen
+            .encoded_batch(&batch, &mut dict_tracker, &Default::default())
+            .unwrap();
+
+        let message = root_as_message(&encoded.ipc_message).unwrap();
+
+        // Construct an unaligned buffer
+        let mut buffer = MutableBuffer::with_capacity(encoded.arrow_data.len() + 1);
+        buffer.push(0_u8);
+        buffer.extend_from_slice(&encoded.arrow_data);
+        let b = Buffer::from(buffer).slice(1);
+        assert_ne!(b.as_ptr().align_offset(8), 0);
+
+        let ipc_batch = message.header_as_record_batch().unwrap();
+        let result = ArrayReader::try_new(
+            &b,
+            ipc_batch,
+            batch.schema(),
+            &Default::default(),
+            &message.version(),
+        )
+        .unwrap()
+        .with_require_alignment(true)
+        .read_record_batch();
+
+        let error = result.unwrap_err();
+        assert_eq!(
+            error.to_string(),
+            "Invalid argument error: Misaligned buffers[0] in array of type Int32, \
+             offset from expected alignment of 4 by 1"
+        );
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn test_file_with_massive_column_count() {
         // 499_999 is upper limit for default settings (1_000_000)
@@ -2332,89 +2415,4 @@ mod tests {
                 assert_eq!(decoded_batch.expect("Failed to read RecordBatch"), batch);
             });
     }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn test_unaligned() {
-        let batch = RecordBatch::try_from_iter(vec![(
-            "i32",
-            Arc::new(Int32Array::from(vec![1, 2, 3, 4])) as _,
-        )])
-        .unwrap();
-
-        let gen = IpcDataGenerator {};
-        #[allow(deprecated)]
-        let mut dict_tracker = DictionaryTracker::new_with_preserve_dict_id(false, true);
-        let (_, encoded) = gen
-            .encoded_batch(&batch, &mut dict_tracker, &Default::default())
-            .unwrap();
-
-        let message = root_as_message(&encoded.ipc_message).unwrap();
-
-        // Construct an unaligned buffer
-        let mut buffer = MutableBuffer::with_capacity(encoded.arrow_data.len() + 1);
-        buffer.push(0_u8);
-        buffer.extend_from_slice(&encoded.arrow_data);
-        let b = Buffer::from(buffer).slice(1);
-        assert_ne!(b.as_ptr().align_offset(8), 0);
-
-        let ipc_batch = message.header_as_record_batch().unwrap();
-
-        let roundtrip = ArrayReader::try_new(
-            &b,
-            ipc_batch,
-            batch.schema(),
-            &Default::default(),
-            &message.version(),
-        )
-        .unwrap()
-        .with_require_alignment(false)
-        .read_record_batch()
-        .unwrap();
-        assert_eq!(batch, roundtrip);
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn test_unaligned_throws_error_with_require_alignment() {
-        let batch = RecordBatch::try_from_iter(vec![(
-            "i32",
-            Arc::new(Int32Array::from(vec![1, 2, 3, 4])) as _,
-        )])
-        .unwrap();
-
-        let gen = IpcDataGenerator {};
-        #[allow(deprecated)]
-        let mut dict_tracker = DictionaryTracker::new_with_preserve_dict_id(false, true);
-        let (_, encoded) = gen
-            .encoded_batch(&batch, &mut dict_tracker, &Default::default())
-            .unwrap();
-
-        let message = root_as_message(&encoded.ipc_message).unwrap();
-
-        // Construct an unaligned buffer
-        let mut buffer = MutableBuffer::with_capacity(encoded.arrow_data.len() + 1);
-        buffer.push(0_u8);
-        buffer.extend_from_slice(&encoded.arrow_data);
-        let b = Buffer::from(buffer).slice(1);
-        assert_ne!(b.as_ptr().align_offset(8), 0);
-
-        let ipc_batch = message.header_as_record_batch().unwrap();
-
-        let result = ArrayReader::try_new(
-            &b,
-            ipc_batch,
-            batch.schema(),
-            &Default::default(),
-            &message.version(),
-        )
-        .unwrap()
-        .with_require_alignment(true)
-        .read_record_batch();
-
-        let error = result.unwrap_err();
-        assert_eq!(
-            error.to_string(),
-            "Invalid argument error: Misaligned buffers[0] in array of type Int32, \
-             offset from expected alignment of 4 by 1"
-        );
-    }
 }