diff --git a/tests/test_mdarray_ctors.cpp b/tests/test_mdarray_ctors.cpp
index d295a257..cf214062 100644
--- a/tests/test_mdarray_ctors.cpp
+++ b/tests/test_mdarray_ctors.cpp
@@ -141,36 +141,24 @@ void check_correctness(MDA& m, size_t rank, size_t rank_dynamic,
                        bool exhaustive) {
   ASSERT_EQ(m.rank(), rank);
   ASSERT_EQ(m.rank_dynamic(), rank_dynamic);
-  if(rank>0) {
-    ASSERT_EQ(m.extent(0), extent_0);
 #if MDSPAN_HAS_CXX_20
-    if constexpr (MDA::extents_type::rank()>0) {
+  if constexpr (MDA::extents_type::rank()>0) {
 #endif
+    if(rank>0) {
+      ASSERT_EQ(m.extent(0), extent_0);
       ASSERT_EQ(m.stride(0), stride_0);
-#if MDSPAN_HAS_CXX_20
     }
-#endif
-  }
-  if(rank>1) {
-    ASSERT_EQ(m.extent(1), extent_1);
-#if MDSPAN_HAS_CXX_20
-    if constexpr (MDA::extents_type::rank()>0) {
-#endif
+    if(rank>1) {
+      ASSERT_EQ(m.extent(1), extent_1);
       ASSERT_EQ(m.stride(1), stride_1);
-#if MDSPAN_HAS_CXX_20
     }
-#endif
-  }
-  if(rank>2) {
-    ASSERT_EQ(m.extent(2), extent_2);
-#if MDSPAN_HAS_CXX_20
-    if constexpr (MDA::extents_type::rank()>0) {
-#endif
+    if(rank>2) {
+      ASSERT_EQ(m.extent(2), extent_2);
       ASSERT_EQ(m.stride(2), stride_2);
-#if MDSPAN_HAS_CXX_20
     }
-#endif
+#if MDSPAN_HAS_CXX_20
   }
+#endif
   if(ptr_matches)
     ASSERT_EQ(m.data(),ptr);
   else