diff --git a/kedro-datasets/tests/databricks/test_managed_table_dataset.py b/kedro-datasets/tests/databricks/test_managed_table_dataset.py
index 03a85d27e..015a1f776 100644
--- a/kedro-datasets/tests/databricks/test_managed_table_dataset.py
+++ b/kedro-datasets/tests/databricks/test_managed_table_dataset.py
@@ -343,9 +343,11 @@ def test_save_schema_pandas(
         saved_ds = ManagedTableDataset(
             database="test",
             table="test_save_pd_schema",
+            dataframe_type="pandas"
         )
-        saved_table = saved_ds.load()
-        assert subset_expected_df.exceptAll(saved_table).count() == 0
+        saved_table = saved_ds.load().sort_values("name").reset_index(drop=True)
+        expected_table = subset_expected_df.sort_values("name").reset_index(drop=True)
+        assert saved_table.equals(expected_table)
 
     def test_save_overwrite(
         self, sample_spark_df: DataFrame, append_spark_df: DataFrame
@@ -485,7 +487,6 @@ def test_load_pandas(self, sample_pandas_df: pd.DataFrame):
             database="test", table="test_load_pandas", dataframe_type="pandas"
         )
         pandas_df = pandas_ds.load().sort_values("name", ignore_index=True)
+        expected_df = sample_pandas_df.sort_values("name", ignore_index=True)
 
-        assert isinstance(pandas_df, pd.DataFrame) and pandas_df.equals(
-            sample_pandas_df
-        )
+        assert isinstance(pandas_df, pd.DataFrame) and pandas_df.equals(expected_df)