diff --git a/test/clojure/core_test/group_by.cljc b/test/clojure/core_test/group_by.cljc
index b734d8ea..1c332883 100644
--- a/test/clojure/core_test/group_by.cljc
+++ b/test/clojure/core_test/group_by.cljc
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@
          (let [g (group-by first [[^:foo [1] [2]] [^:bar [1] [3]]])]
            (is (= {[1] [[[1] [2]] [[1] [3]]]} g))
            ;; Metadata should be preserved on grouped items
-           (is (= {:foo true} (-> g (get [1]) first first meta)))
-           (is (= {:bar true} (-> g (get [1]) second first meta))))
+           (is (true? (-> g (get [1]) first first meta :foo)))
+           (is (true? (-> g (get [1]) second first meta :bar))))
 
          ;; Metadata should also be preserved on items and items should
          ;; stay in the order of the initial collection
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
            ;; validate order of items in each grouping using attached
            ;; metadata, which also validates that metadata is preserved
            ;; on items
-           (is (= {:a true} (-> s (get true) first meta)))
-           (is (= {:c true} (-> s (get true) second meta)))
-           (is (= {:b true} (-> s (get false) first meta)))
-           (is (= {:d true} (-> s (get false) second meta))))))))
+           (is (true? (-> s (get true) first meta :a)))
+           (is (true? (-> s (get true) second meta :c)))
+           (is (true? (-> s (get false) first meta :b)))
+           (is (true? (-> s (get false) second meta :d))))))))