diff --git a/lib/rubocop/cop/style/hash_as_last_array_item.rb b/lib/rubocop/cop/style/hash_as_last_array_item.rb
index f2abbd9005c..43ca432af7f 100644
--- a/lib/rubocop/cop/style/hash_as_last_array_item.rb
+++ b/lib/rubocop/cop/style/hash_as_last_array_item.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
-require 'byebug'
 
 module RuboCop
   module Cop
@@ -76,8 +75,8 @@ def check_no_braces(node)
           return if node.children.empty? # Empty hash cannot be "unbraced"
 
           add_offense(node, message: 'Omit the braces around the hash.') do |corrector|
+            remove_last_element_trailing_comma(corrector, node.parent)
             corrector.remove(node.loc.begin)
-            remove_last_element_trailing_comma(corrector, node)
             corrector.remove(node.loc.end)
           end
         end
@@ -91,7 +90,7 @@ def remove_last_element_trailing_comma(corrector, node)
             range: node.children.last.source_range,
             side: :right
           ).end.resize(1)
-          
+
           corrector.remove(range) if range.source == ','
         end
       end
diff --git a/spec/rubocop/cop/style/hash_as_last_array_item_spec.rb b/spec/rubocop/cop/style/hash_as_last_array_item_spec.rb
index d05251ea10a..50518a661b1 100644
--- a/spec/rubocop/cop/style/hash_as_last_array_item_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/rubocop/cop/style/hash_as_last_array_item_spec.rb
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
       RUBY
 
       expect_correction(<<~RUBY)
-        [1, 2,  one: 1, two: 2 ,]
+        [1, 2,  one: 1, two: 2, ]
       RUBY
     end
 
@@ -82,8 +82,23 @@
         [
           1,
           2,
-          one: 1,
-          two: 2,
+        #{'  '}
+            one: 1,
+            two: 2,
+        #{'  '}
+        ]
+      RUBY
+    end
+
+    it 'does not register an offense when hash is not the last element' do
+      expect_no_offenses(<<~RUBY)
+        [
+          1,
+          2,
+          {
+            one: 1
+          },
+          two: 2
         ]
       RUBY
     end