diff --git a/src/header/mod.rs b/src/header/mod.rs
index e822f8d9..aeb44fd3 100644
--- a/src/header/mod.rs
+++ b/src/header/mod.rs
@@ -658,13 +658,8 @@ mod tests {
         headers.set(Host { hostname: "foo.bar".to_owned(), port: None });
 
         let s = headers.to_string();
-        // hashmap's iterators have arbitrary order, so we must sort first
-        let mut pieces = s.split("\r\n").collect::<Vec<&str>>();
-        pieces.sort();
-        assert_eq!(pieces.len(), 3);
-        assert_eq!(pieces[0], "Host: foo.bar");
-        assert_eq!(pieces[1], "Content-Length: 15");
-        assert_eq!(pieces[2], ""); // trailing \r\n
+        assert!(s.contains("Host: foo.bar\r\n"));
+        assert!(s.contains("Content-Length: 15\r\n"));
     }
 
     #[test]