diff --git a/python/test/unit/language/test_core.py b/python/test/unit/language/test_core.py
index 203995bc8..ac381d50a 100644
--- a/python/test/unit/language/test_core.py
+++ b/python/test/unit/language/test_core.py
@@ -491,10 +491,9 @@ def make_ptr_str(name, shape):
 # TODO: handle `%4 = triton_gpu.convert_layout %3 : (tensor<32xi32, #blocked0>) -> tensor<32xi32, #triton_gpu.slice<{dim = 0, parent = #blocked1}>>``
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("expr, dtype_str", [
     (f'x[{s}]', d)
-    for s in ['None, :', ':, None']
-    # FIXME: 3d indexing doesn't work
-    #'None, :, :',
-    # ':, :, None']
+    for s in ['None, :', ':, None',
+              'None, :, :',
+              ':, :, None']
     for d in ['int32', 'uint32', 'uint16']
 ])
 def test_index1d(expr, dtype_str, device='cuda'):
diff --git a/python/triton/language/core.py b/python/triton/language/core.py
index 2abc82b0c..15dd8462a 100644
--- a/python/triton/language/core.py
+++ b/python/triton/language/core.py
@@ -596,11 +596,9 @@ class tensor:
         if isinstance(slices, slice):
             slices = [slices]
         ret = self
-        n_inserted = 0
         for dim, sl in enumerate(slices):
             if isinstance(sl, constexpr) and sl.value is None:
-                ret = semantic.expand_dims(ret, dim + n_inserted, _builder)
-                n_inserted += 1
+                ret = semantic.expand_dims(ret, dim, _builder)
             elif sl == slice(None, None, None):
                 pass
             else: