diff --git a/Lib/fontMath/test/test_mathKerning.py b/Lib/fontMath/test/test_mathKerning.py
index d764fa5..e7fdcb0 100644
--- a/Lib/fontMath/test/test_mathKerning.py
+++ b/Lib/fontMath/test/test_mathKerning.py
@@ -150,10 +150,10 @@ def test_add(self):
              (('public.kern1.NotIn1', 'C'), 1),
              (('public.kern1.NotIn2', 'C'), 1)])
         self.assertEqual(
-            sorted(obj.groups()["public.kern1.D"]),
+            obj.groups()["public.kern1.D"],
             ['D', 'H'])
         self.assertEqual(
-            sorted(obj.groups()["public.kern2.D"]),
+            obj.groups()["public.kern2.D"],
             ['D', 'H'])
 
     def test_add_same_groups(self):
@@ -189,10 +189,10 @@ def test_add_same_groups(self):
              (('public.kern1.NotIn1', 'C'), 1),
              (('public.kern1.NotIn2', 'C'), 1)])
         self.assertEqual(
-            sorted(obj.groups()["public.kern1.D"]),
+            obj.groups()["public.kern1.D"],
             ['D', 'H'])
         self.assertEqual(
-            sorted(obj.groups()["public.kern2.D"]),
+            obj.groups()["public.kern2.D"],
             ['D', 'H'])
 
     def test_sub(self):
@@ -229,10 +229,10 @@ def test_sub(self):
              (('public.kern1.NotIn1', 'C'), -1),
              (('public.kern1.NotIn2', 'C'), 1)])
         self.assertEqual(
-            sorted(obj.groups()["public.kern1.D"]),
+            obj.groups()["public.kern1.D"],
             ['D', 'H'])
         self.assertEqual(
-            sorted(obj.groups()["public.kern2.D"]),
+            obj.groups()["public.kern2.D"],
             ['D', 'H'])
 
     def test_mul(self):