diff --git a/pandas/tests/series/test_apply.py b/pandas/tests/series/test_apply.py
index e3be5427588b3..d0693984689a6 100644
--- a/pandas/tests/series/test_apply.py
+++ b/pandas/tests/series/test_apply.py
@@ -317,9 +317,9 @@ def test_non_callable_aggregates(self):
 
         # test when mixed w/ callable reducers
         result = s.agg(['size', 'count', 'mean'])
-        expected = Series(OrderedDict({'size': 3.0,
-                                       'count': 2.0,
-                                       'mean': 1.5}))
+        expected = Series(OrderedDict([('size', 3.0),
+                                       ('count', 2.0),
+                                       ('mean', 1.5)]))
         assert_series_equal(result[expected.index], expected)