diff --git a/tests/regressiontests/utils/datastructures.py b/tests/regressiontests/utils/datastructures.py
index 52bf81a9e0..86e4112577 100644
--- a/tests/regressiontests/utils/datastructures.py
+++ b/tests/regressiontests/utils/datastructures.py
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@
 >>> d.keys()
 [2, 1]
 >>> real_dict = dict(tuples)
->>> real_dict.values()
+>>> sorted(real_dict.values())
 ['one', 'second-two']
->>> d.values()
+>>> d.values() # Here the order of SortedDict values *is* what we are testing
 ['second-two', 'one']
 """
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