diff --git a/backend/src/test/groovy/edu/internet2/tier/shibboleth/admin/ui/util/TestHelpers.groovy b/backend/src/test/groovy/edu/internet2/tier/shibboleth/admin/ui/util/TestHelpers.groovy
index 3d8b834e8..bbac2be5f 100644
--- a/backend/src/test/groovy/edu/internet2/tier/shibboleth/admin/ui/util/TestHelpers.groovy
+++ b/backend/src/test/groovy/edu/internet2/tier/shibboleth/admin/ui/util/TestHelpers.groovy
@@ -27,10 +27,6 @@ class TestHelpers {
     }
 
     static generatedXmlIsTheSameAsExpectedXml(String expectedXmlResource, Document generatedXml) {
-        def diffs = DiffBuilder.compare(Input.fromStream(this.getResourceAsStream(expectedXmlResource))).withTest(Input.fromDocument
-                (generatedXml))
-                .ignoreComments().ignoreWhitespace().build().differences
-
         !DiffBuilder.compare(Input.fromStream(this.getResourceAsStream(expectedXmlResource))).withTest(Input.fromDocument(generatedXml))
                 .ignoreComments().ignoreWhitespace().build().hasDifferences()
     }