diff --git a/test/spec/actions/straighten.js b/test/spec/actions/straighten.js
index 9278d3bc8..e58b69718 100644
--- a/test/spec/actions/straighten.js
+++ b/test/spec/actions/straighten.js
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ describe("iD.actions.Straighten", function () {
 
         graph = iD.actions.Straighten('-', projection)(graph);
         
-        expect(graph.entity('-').nodes.sort()).to.eql(['a', 'b', 'c']); 
+        expect(graph.entity('-').nodes).to.eql(['a', 'b', 'c']);
     });
     
     it("does not delete nodes connected to other ways", function() {