diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/discussion/django_comment_client/tests/test_utils.py b/lms/djangoapps/discussion/django_comment_client/tests/test_utils.py
index 85e44c61cf..1c9a45ffd9 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/discussion/django_comment_client/tests/test_utils.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/discussion/django_comment_client/tests/test_utils.py
@@ -360,11 +360,9 @@ class CategoryMapTestMixin(object):
         Call `get_discussion_category_map`, and verify that it returns
         what is expected.
         """
-
-        self.assertEqual(
-            utils.get_discussion_category_map(self.course, requesting_user or self.user),
-            expected
-        )
+        actual = utils.get_discussion_category_map(self.course, requesting_user or self.user)
+        actual['subcategories']['Week 1']['children'].sort()
+        self.assertEqual(actual, expected)
 
 
 class CategoryMapTestCase(CategoryMapTestMixin, ModuleStoreTestCase):
@@ -1151,43 +1149,35 @@ class ContentGroupCategoryMapTestCase(CategoryMapTestMixin, ContentGroupTestCase
         Verify that the beta user can access the beta and global
         discussion topics.
         """
-
-        children = [('Visible to Beta', 'entry'), ('Visible to Everyone', 'entry')]
-
-        if six.PY3:
-            children = [('Visible to Everyone', 'entry'), ('Visible to Beta', 'entry')]
-
-        expected = {
-            'subcategories': {
-                'Week 1': {
-                    'subcategories': {},
-                    'children': children,
-                    'entries': {
-                        'Visible to Beta': {
-                            'sort_key': None,
-                            'is_divided': False,
-                            'id': 'beta_group_discussion'
-                        },
-                        'Visible to Everyone': {
-                            'sort_key': None,
-                            'is_divided': False,
-                            'id': 'global_group_discussion'
+        self.assert_category_map_equals(
+            {
+                'subcategories': {
+                    'Week 1': {
+                        'subcategories': {},
+                        'children': [('Visible to Beta', 'entry'), ('Visible to Everyone', 'entry')],
+                        'entries': {
+                            'Visible to Beta': {
+                                'sort_key': None,
+                                'is_divided': False,
+                                'id': 'beta_group_discussion'
+                            },
+                            'Visible to Everyone': {
+                                'sort_key': None,
+                                'is_divided': False,
+                                'id': 'global_group_discussion'
+                            }
                         }
                     }
+                },
+                'children': [('General', 'entry'), ('Week 1', 'subcategory')],
+                'entries': {
+                    'General': {
+                        'sort_key': 'General',
+                        'is_divided': False,
+                        'id': 'i4x-org-number-course-run'
+                    }
                 }
             },
-            'children': [('General', 'entry'), ('Week 1', 'subcategory')],
-            'entries': {
-                'General': {
-                    'sort_key': 'General',
-                    'is_divided': False,
-                    'id': 'i4x-org-number-course-run'
-                }
-            }
-        }
-
-        self.assert_category_map_equals(
-            expected,
             requesting_user=self.beta_user
         )