diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index aadceeb2fd..b3f6a16acd 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -99,7 +99,6 @@
   "devDependencies": {
     "chai": "^3.4.0",
     "chai-as-promised": "^5.1.0",
-    "chai-shallow-deep-equal": "^1.3.0",
     "coffee-coverage": "~0.4.2",
     "coveralls": "^2.11.2",
     "csv": "~0.3.6",
diff --git a/test/api/groups/GET-groups_id.test.js b/test/api/groups/GET-groups_id.test.js
index 47218baf2c..efdaadb88e 100644
--- a/test/api/groups/GET-groups_id.test.js
+++ b/test/api/groups/GET-groups_id.test.js
@@ -36,13 +36,12 @@ describe('GET /groups/:id', () => {
 
       it('returns the group object', () => {
         let api = requester(member);
-        return expect(api.get(`/groups/${createdGroup._id}`))
-          .to.eventually.shallowDeepEqual({
-            _id: createdGroup._id,
-            name: createdGroup.name,
-            type: createdGroup.type,
-            privacy: createdGroup.privacy,
-          });
+        return api.get(`/groups/${createdGroup._id}`).then((group) => {
+          expect(group._id).to.eql(createdGroup._id);
+          expect(group.name).to.eql(createdGroup.name);
+          expect(group.type).to.eql(createdGroup.type);
+          expect(group.privacy).to.eql(createdGroup.privacy);
+        });
       });
 
       it('transforms members array to an array of user objects', () => {
diff --git a/test/api/groups/POST-groups.test.js b/test/api/groups/POST-groups.test.js
index f54fb7440c..ce732a0080 100644
--- a/test/api/groups/POST-groups.test.js
+++ b/test/api/groups/POST-groups.test.js
@@ -34,26 +34,26 @@ describe('POST /groups', () => {
         leaderMessage: 'Test Group Message',
       };
 
-      return expect(api.post('/groups', group))
-        .to.eventually.shallowDeepEqual({
-          leader: leader._id,
-          name: group.name,
-          description: group.description,
-          leaderMessage: group.leaderMessage,
-          leaderOnly: group.leaderOnly,
-          memberCount: 1,
-        }).and.to.have.property('_id');
+      return api.post('/groups', group).then((createdGroup) => {
+        expect(createdGroup._id).to.exist;
+        expect(createdGroup.leader).to.eql(leader._id);
+        expect(createdGroup.name).to.eql(group.name);
+        expect(createdGroup.description).to.eql(group.description);
+        expect(createdGroup.leaderMessage).to.eql(group.leaderMessage);
+        expect(createdGroup.leaderOnly).to.eql(group.leaderOnly);
+        expect(createdGroup.memberCount).to.eql(1);
+      });
     });
 
     it('returns a populated members array', () => {
-      return expect(api.post('/groups', {
+      return api.post('/groups', {
         type: 'party',
-      })).to.eventually.have.deep.property('members[0]')
-        .and.to.shallowDeepEqual({
-          _id: leader._id,
-          profile: leader.profile,
-          contributor: leader.contributor,
-        });
+      }).then((party) => {
+        let member = party.members[0];
+        expect(member._id).to.eql(leader._id);
+        expect(member.profile).to.eql(leader.profile);
+        expect(member.contributor).to.eql(leader.contributor);
+      });
     });
   });
 
diff --git a/test/api/groups/POST-groups_id.test.js b/test/api/groups/POST-groups_id.test.js
index d4553ea835..3f441387da 100644
--- a/test/api/groups/POST-groups_id.test.js
+++ b/test/api/groups/POST-groups_id.test.js
@@ -57,14 +57,14 @@ describe('POST /groups/:id', () => {
     });
 
     it('allows user to update group', () => {
-      return expect(api.post(`/groups/${usersGroup._id}`, {
+      return api.post(`/groups/${usersGroup._id}`, {
         name: 'New Group Title',
         description: 'New group description',
       }).then((group) => {
         return api.get(`/groups/${usersGroup._id}`);
-      })).to.eventually.shallowDeepEqual({
-        name: 'New Group Title',
-        description: 'New group description',
+      }).then((group) => {
+        expect(group.name).to.eql('New Group Title');
+        expect(group.description).to.eql('New group description');
       });
     });
   });
diff --git a/test/helpers/globals.helper.js b/test/helpers/globals.helper.js
index 6502ac81ea..a731f1e8c2 100644
--- a/test/helpers/globals.helper.js
+++ b/test/helpers/globals.helper.js
@@ -5,6 +5,5 @@
 global._ = require("lodash")
 global.chai = require("chai")
 chai.use(require("sinon-chai"))
-chai.use(require("chai-shallow-deep-equal"));
 chai.use(require("chai-as-promised"));
 global.expect = chai.expect