diff --git a/tests/python/bl_animation_keyframing.py b/tests/python/bl_animation_keyframing.py
index 884a9c375bd..9d88fc11015 100644
--- a/tests/python/bl_animation_keyframing.py
+++ b/tests/python/bl_animation_keyframing.py
@@ -202,31 +202,22 @@ class InsertKeyTest(AbstractKeyframingTest, unittest.TestCase):
             self.assertTrue(fcurve.keyframe_points[1].select_control_point)
 
     def test_keyframe_insert_py_func(self):
-        # Create a Bézier curve.
-        curve_data = bpy.data.curves.new("Curve", 'CURVE')
-        spline = curve_data.splines.new('BEZIER')
-        spline.bezier_points.add(2)
-        spline.bezier_points[0].co = (-1, 0, 0)
-        spline.bezier_points[1].co = (1, 0, 0)
+        curve_object = _create_animation_object()
 
-        curve_object = bpy.data.objects.new("Curve", curve_data)
-        bpy.context.scene.collection.objects.link(curve_object)
-
-        # Test on ID sub-data.
-        # self.assertTrue(curve_data.splines[0].bezier_points[0].keyframe_insert('co'))
-
-        # cu_fcurves = curve_data.animation_data.action.fcurves
-
-        # self.assertEqual(len(cu_fcurves), 3,
-        #                  "Keying 'location' without any array index should have created 3 F-Curves")
-        # self.assertEqual(3 * ['splines[0].bezier_points[0].co'], [fcurve.data_path for fcurve in cu_fcurves])
-        # self.assertEqual([0, 1, 2], [fcurve.array_index for fcurve in cu_fcurves])
-
-        # Test on the Object directly.
-        self.assertTrue(curve_object.keyframe_insert('rotation_quaternion', index=-1))
+        # Test on location, which is a 3-item array, without explicitly passing an array index.
+        self.assertTrue(curve_object.keyframe_insert('location'))
 
         ob_fcurves = curve_object.animation_data.action.fcurves
 
+        self.assertEqual(len(ob_fcurves), 3,
+                         "Keying 'location' without any array index should have created 3 F-Curves")
+        self.assertEqual(3 * ['location'], [fcurve.data_path for fcurve in ob_fcurves])
+        self.assertEqual([0, 1, 2], [fcurve.array_index for fcurve in ob_fcurves])
+
+        ob_fcurves.clear()
+
+        # Test on 'rotation_quaterion' (4 items), with explicit index=-1.
+        self.assertTrue(curve_object.keyframe_insert('rotation_quaternion', index=-1))
         self.assertEqual(len(ob_fcurves), 4,
                          "Keying 'rotation_quaternion' with index=-1 should have created 4 F-Curves")
         self.assertEqual(4 * ['rotation_quaternion'], [fcurve.data_path for fcurve in ob_fcurves])
@@ -234,6 +225,7 @@ class InsertKeyTest(AbstractKeyframingTest, unittest.TestCase):
 
         ob_fcurves.clear()
 
+        # Test on 'scale' (3 items) with explicit index=1.
         self.assertTrue(curve_object.keyframe_insert('scale', index=2))
         self.assertEqual(len(ob_fcurves), 1,
                          "Keying 'scale' with index=2 should have created 1 F-Curve")