diff --git a/src/pydash/arrays.py b/src/pydash/arrays.py
index 573ff26..15fda4b 100644
--- a/src/pydash/arrays.py
+++ b/src/pydash/arrays.py
@@ -1794,7 +1794,7 @@ def sorted_last_index_of(
     """
     index = sorted_last_index(array, value) - 1
 
-    if 0 <= index < len(array) and array[index] == value:
+    if index < len(array) and array[index] == value:
         return index
     else:
         return -1
diff --git a/tests/test_arrays.py b/tests/test_arrays.py
index 00eb87e..ff4d668 100644
--- a/tests/test_arrays.py
+++ b/tests/test_arrays.py
@@ -656,10 +656,6 @@ def test_sorted_last_index_by(case, expected):
     [
         ([2, 3, 4, 10, 10], 10, 4),
         ([10, 10, 4, 2, 3], 11, -1),
-        # Empty array must return -1, not raise IndexError.
-        ([], 10, -1),
-        # Value lower than every element also returns -1 without indexing [-1].
-        ([2, 3, 4], 1, -1),
     ],
 )
 def test_sorted_last_index_of(array, value, expected):