diff --git a/Code/Mantid/Framework/PythonInterface/test/python/mantid/api/ITableWorkspaceTest.py b/Code/Mantid/Framework/PythonInterface/test/python/mantid/api/ITableWorkspaceTest.py
index c7ac606f0af5..7ca000a719c5 100644
--- a/Code/Mantid/Framework/PythonInterface/test/python/mantid/api/ITableWorkspaceTest.py
+++ b/Code/Mantid/Framework/PythonInterface/test/python/mantid/api/ITableWorkspaceTest.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ def test_meta_information_is_correct(self):
 
         column_names = self._test_ws.getColumnNames()
         self.assertEquals(len(column_names), 19)
-        self.assertEquals(type(column_names), std_vector_str)
+        self.assertEquals(type(column_names), list)
 
     def test_cell_access_returns_variables_as_native_python_types(self):
         self.assertAlmostEquals(self._test_ws.cell('r_gd_prtn_chrg',0), 10.040912628173828, 15)