diff --git a/designate/tests/unit/test_pool.py b/designate/tests/unit/test_pool.py
index 10af7ce85..03a13ad0a 100644
--- a/designate/tests/unit/test_pool.py
+++ b/designate/tests/unit/test_pool.py
@@ -74,10 +74,10 @@ def deep_sort_lists(obj):
     """Sort lists nested in dictionaries
     """
     if isinstance(obj, dict):
-        return {k: deep_sort_lists(obj[k]) for k in obj}
+        return sorted((k, deep_sort_lists(obj[k])) for k in obj)
 
     if isinstance(obj, list):
-        return [deep_sort_lists(v) for v in sorted(obj)]
+        return sorted(deep_sort_lists(v) for v in obj)
 
     return obj
 
@@ -87,25 +87,26 @@ class poolTest(oslotest.base.BaseTestCase):
     def test_init_from_config(self):
         pool = objects.Pool.from_config(mock_conf,
                                         '769ca3fc-5924-4a44-8c1f-7efbe52fbd59')
-        expected = {'also_notifies': [{'host': '1.0.0.0', 'port': 1},
-                                      {'host': '2.0.0.0', 'port': 2}],
-                    'description': 'Pool built from configuration on foohost',
-                    'id': '769ca3fc-5924-4a44-8c1f-7efbe52fbd59',
-                    'nameservers': [{'host': 'pool_host_1',
-                                     'id': '169ca3fc-5924-4a44-8c1f-7efbe52fbd59',  # noqa
-                                     'port': 123},
-                                    {'host': 'pool_host_2',
-                                     'id': '269ca3fc-5924-4a44-8c1f-7efbe52fbd59',  # noqa
-                                     'port': 456}],
-                    'targets': [{'id': '1588652b-50e7-46b9-b688-a9bad40a873e',
-                                 'masters': [],
-                                 'options': [{'key': 'a', 'value': '1'},
-                                             {'key': 'b', 'value': '2'}],
-                                 'type': 't1'},
-                                {'id': '2588652b-50e7-46b9-b688-a9bad40a873e',
-                                 'masters': [{'host': '1.1.1.1', 'port': 11}],
-                                 'options': [],
-                                 'type': 't2'}]}
+        expected = [('also_notifies', [[('host', '1.0.0.0'), ('port', 1)],
+                                      [('host', '2.0.0.0'), ('port', 2)]]),
+                    ('description', 'Pool built from configuration on foohost'),  # noqa
+                    ('id', '769ca3fc-5924-4a44-8c1f-7efbe52fbd59'),
+                    ('nameservers', [[('host', 'pool_host_1'),
+                                     ('id', '169ca3fc-5924-4a44-8c1f-7efbe52fbd59'),  # noqa
+                                     ('port', 123)],
+                                    [('host', 'pool_host_2'),
+                                     ('id', '269ca3fc-5924-4a44-8c1f-7efbe52fbd59'),  # noqa
+                                     ('port', 456)]]),
+                    ('targets', [[('id', '1588652b-50e7-46b9-b688-a9bad40a873e'),  # noqa
+                                 ('masters', []),
+                                 ('options', [[('key', 'a'), ('value', '1')],
+                                              [('key', 'b'), ('value', '2')]]),
+                                  ('type', 't1')],
+                                [('id', '2588652b-50e7-46b9-b688-a9bad40a873e'),  # noqa
+                                 ('masters', [[('host', '1.1.1.1'),
+                                               ('port', 11)]]),
+                                 ('options', []),
+                                 ('type', 't2')]])]
 
         actual = deep_sort_lists(pool.to_dict())
         self.assertEqual(actual, expected)
diff --git a/tests-py3.txt b/tests-py3.txt
index ae902b737..c85991903 100644
--- a/tests-py3.txt
+++ b/tests-py3.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,2 @@
 # Blacklist of tests failing on Python 3
-designate.tests.unit.test_pool
 designate.tests.unit.test_producer.test_tasks