diff --git a/tests/python_package_test/test_arrow.py b/tests/python_package_test/test_arrow.py
index 81a426a2456f..3e188f647138 100644
--- a/tests/python_package_test/test_arrow.py
+++ b/tests/python_package_test/test_arrow.py
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
 
 import lightgbm as lgb
 
+from .utils import np_assert_array_equal
+
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
 #                                            UTILITIES                                            #
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
@@ -67,10 +69,6 @@ def dummy_dataset_params() -> Dict[str, Any]:
     }
 
 
-def assert_arrays_equal(lhs: np.ndarray, rhs: np.ndarray):
-    assert lhs.dtype == rhs.dtype and np.array_equal(lhs, rhs)
-
-
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
 #                                            UNIT TESTS                                           #
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
@@ -103,6 +101,29 @@ def test_dataset_construct_fuzzy(
     assert filecmp.cmp(tmp_path / "arrow.txt", tmp_path / "pandas.txt")
 
 
+# -------------------------------------------- FIELDS ------------------------------------------- #
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("field", ["label", "weight"])
+def test_dataset_construct_fields_fuzzy(field: str):
+    arrow_table = generate_random_arrow_table(3, 1000, 42)
+    arrow_array = generate_random_arrow_array(1000, 42)
+
+    arrow_dataset = lgb.Dataset(arrow_table, **{field: arrow_array})
+    arrow_dataset.construct()
+
+    pandas_dataset = lgb.Dataset(arrow_table.to_pandas(), **{field: arrow_array.to_numpy()})
+    pandas_dataset.construct()
+
+    np_assert_array_equal(arrow_dataset.get_field(field), pandas_dataset.get_field(field))
+    np_assert_array_equal(
+        getattr(arrow_dataset, f"get_{field}")(), getattr(pandas_dataset, f"get_{field}")()
+    )
+
+
+# -------------------------------------------- LABELS ------------------------------------------- #
+
+
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
     ["array_type", "label_data"],
     [(pa.array, [0, 1, 0, 0, 1]), (pa.chunked_array, [[0], [1, 0, 0, 1]])],
@@ -129,24 +150,10 @@ def test_dataset_construct_labels(array_type: Any, label_data: Any, arrow_type:
     dataset.construct()
 
     expected = np.array([0, 1, 0, 0, 1], dtype=np.float32)
-    assert_arrays_equal(expected, dataset.get_label())
-
+    np_assert_array_equal(expected, dataset.get_label())
 
-@pytest.mark.parametrize("field", ["label", "weight"])
-def test_dataset_construct_fields_fuzzy(field: str):
-    arrow_table = generate_random_arrow_table(3, 1000, 42)
-    arrow_array = generate_random_arrow_array(1000, 42)
 
-    arrow_dataset = lgb.Dataset(arrow_table, **{field: arrow_array})
-    arrow_dataset.construct()
-
-    pandas_dataset = lgb.Dataset(arrow_table.to_pandas(), **{field: arrow_array.to_numpy()})
-    pandas_dataset.construct()
-
-    assert_arrays_equal(arrow_dataset.get_field(field), pandas_dataset.get_field(field))
-    assert_arrays_equal(
-        getattr(arrow_dataset, f"get_{field}")(), getattr(pandas_dataset, f"get_{field}")()
-    )
+# ------------------------------------------- WEIGHTS ------------------------------------------- #
 
 
 def test_dataset_construct_weights_none():
@@ -169,4 +176,4 @@ def test_dataset_construct_weights(array_type: Any, weight_data: Any, arrow_type
     dataset.construct()
 
     expected = np.array([3, 0.7, 1.5, 0.5, 0.1], dtype=np.float32)
-    assert_arrays_equal(expected, dataset.get_weight())
+    np_assert_array_equal(expected, dataset.get_weight())