diff --git a/src/core/collection/artist.rs b/src/core/collection/artist.rs
index 1e38609..15ab2d6 100644
--- a/src/core/collection/artist.rs
+++ b/src/core/collection/artist.rs
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 use std::{
-    collections::{BTreeMap, HashMap},
+    collections::HashMap,
     fmt::{self, Debug, Display},
     mem,
 };
 
-use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize, Serializer};
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use url::Url;
 use uuid::Uuid;
 
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ pub struct Artist {
     pub id: ArtistId,
     pub sort: Option<ArtistId>,
     pub musicbrainz: Option<MusicBrainz>,
-    #[serde(serialize_with = "ordered_map")]
     pub properties: HashMap<String, Vec<String>>,
     pub albums: Vec<Album>,
 }
@@ -171,18 +170,6 @@ impl Merge for Artist {
     }
 }
 
-// For use with serde's [serialize_with] attribute
-fn ordered_map<S, K: Ord + Serialize, V: Serialize>(
-    value: &HashMap<K, V>,
-    serializer: S,
-) -> Result<S::Ok, S::Error>
-where
-    S: Serializer,
-{
-    let ordered: BTreeMap<_, _> = value.iter().collect();
-    ordered.serialize(serializer)
-}
-
 impl AsRef<ArtistId> for ArtistId {
     fn as_ref(&self) -> &ArtistId {
         self
diff --git a/src/core/database/json/mod.rs b/src/core/database/json/mod.rs
index 2836ea2..2ece5a2 100644
--- a/src/core/database/json/mod.rs
+++ b/src/core/database/json/mod.rs
@@ -65,8 +65,6 @@ pub mod testmod;
 mod tests {
     use std::collections::HashMap;
 
-    use mockall::predicate;
-
     use crate::core::{
         collection::{
             artist::{Artist, ArtistId},
@@ -78,21 +76,6 @@ mod tests {
     use super::*;
     use testmod::DATABASE_JSON;
 
-    #[test]
-    fn save() {
-        let write_data = FULL_COLLECTION.to_owned();
-        let input = DATABASE_JSON.to_owned();
-
-        let mut backend = MockIJsonDatabaseBackend::new();
-        backend
-            .expect_write()
-            .with(predicate::eq(input))
-            .times(1)
-            .return_once(|_| Ok(()));
-
-        JsonDatabase::new(backend).save(&write_data).unwrap();
-    }
-
     #[test]
     fn load() {
         let expected = FULL_COLLECTION.to_owned();
@@ -108,17 +91,24 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[test]
     fn reverse() {
-        let input = DATABASE_JSON.to_owned();
-        let result = Ok(input.clone());
+        // Saving is non-deterministic due to HashMap, but regardless of how the data ends up being
+        // saved, loading it again should always yield the exact same data as was input.
+        struct MockIJsonDatabaseBackend {
+            data: Option<String>,
+        }
 
-        let mut backend = MockIJsonDatabaseBackend::new();
-        backend
-            .expect_write()
-            .with(predicate::eq(input))
-            .times(1)
-            .return_once(|_| Ok(()));
-        backend.expect_read().times(1).return_once(|| result);
+        impl IJsonDatabaseBackend for MockIJsonDatabaseBackend {
+            fn write(&mut self, json: &str) -> Result<(), std::io::Error> {
+                let _ = self.data.insert(json.to_owned());
+                Ok(())
+            }
 
+            fn read(&self) -> Result<String, std::io::Error> {
+                Ok(self.data.as_ref().unwrap().clone())
+            }
+        }
+
+        let backend = MockIJsonDatabaseBackend { data: None };
         let mut database = JsonDatabase::new(backend);
 
         let write_data = FULL_COLLECTION.to_owned();
diff --git a/tests/database/json.rs b/tests/database/json.rs
index e7e18ac..95c8a99 100644
--- a/tests/database/json.rs
+++ b/tests/database/json.rs
@@ -16,22 +16,6 @@ use crate::testlib::COLLECTION;
 pub static DATABASE_TEST_FILE: Lazy<PathBuf> =
     Lazy::new(|| fs::canonicalize("./tests/files/database/database.json").unwrap());
 
-#[test]
-fn save() {
-    let file = NamedTempFile::new().unwrap();
-
-    let backend = JsonDatabaseFileBackend::new(file.path());
-    let mut database = JsonDatabase::new(backend);
-
-    let write_data = COLLECTION.to_owned();
-    database.save(&write_data).unwrap();
-
-    let expected = fs::read_to_string(&*DATABASE_TEST_FILE).unwrap();
-    let actual = fs::read_to_string(file.path()).unwrap();
-
-    assert_eq!(actual, expected);
-}
-
 #[test]
 fn load() {
     let backend = JsonDatabaseFileBackend::new(&*DATABASE_TEST_FILE);
@@ -45,6 +29,8 @@ fn load() {
 
 #[test]
 fn reverse() {
+    // Saving is non-deterministic due to HashMap, but regardless of how the data ends up being
+    // saved, loading it again should always yield the exact same data as was input.
     let file = NamedTempFile::new().unwrap();
 
     let backend = JsonDatabaseFileBackend::new(file.path());
@@ -52,7 +38,6 @@ fn reverse() {
 
     let write_data = COLLECTION.to_owned();
     database.save(&write_data).unwrap();
-
     let read_data: Vec<Artist> = database.load().unwrap();
 
     assert_eq!(write_data, read_data);