diff --git a/pandas/io/tests/test_wb.py b/pandas/io/tests/test_wb.py
index 19fee9361ae40..7cdfc85b84e90 100644
--- a/pandas/io/tests/test_wb.py
+++ b/pandas/io/tests/test_wb.py
@@ -15,17 +15,13 @@ class TestWB(tm.TestCase):
     @network
     def test_wdi_search(self):
 
-        expected = {u('id'): {6716: u('NY.GDP.PCAP.KD'),
-                              6718: u('NY.GDP.PCAP.KN'),
-                              6720: u('NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.KD')},
-                    u('name'): {6716: u('GDP per capita (constant 2005 US$)'),
-                                6718: u('GDP per capita (constant LCU)'),
-                                6720: u('GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2011 '
-                                        'international $)')}}
-        result = search('gdp.*capita.*constant').loc[6716:,['id','name']]
-        expected = pandas.DataFrame(expected)
-        expected.index = result.index
-        assert_frame_equal(result, expected)
+        # Test that a name column exists, and that some results were returned
+        # ...without being too strict about what the actual contents of the 
+        # results actually are.  The fact that there are some, is good enough.
+        
+        result = search('gdp.*capita.*constant')
+        GDP_labels = [l for l in result.name if 'GDP' in l.upper()]
+        self.assertTrue(len(GDP_labels) > 1)
 
     @slow
     @network