diff --git a/idaes/core/util/model_diagnostics.py b/idaes/core/util/model_diagnostics.py
index 20aefa14dc..cba946ee24 100644
--- a/idaes/core/util/model_diagnostics.py
+++ b/idaes/core/util/model_diagnostics.py
@@ -3142,9 +3142,6 @@ def check_parallel_jacobian(model, tolerance: float = 1e-4, direction: str = "ro
     Numerical Instability in Linear and Integer Programs, Informs 2014, pgs. 54-108
     https://pubsonline.informs.org/doi/epdf/10.1287/educ.2014.0130
 
-    We would also like to acknowledge Gurobi Model Analyzer for their implementation
-    of these methods (https://github.com/Gurobi/gurobi-modelanalyzer).
-
     Args:
         model: model to be analysed
         tolerance: tolerance to use to determine if constraints/variables are parallel
@@ -3234,9 +3231,6 @@ def check_ill_conditioning(
     Numerical Instability in Linear and Integer Programs, Informs 2014, pgs. 54-108
     https://pubsonline.informs.org/doi/epdf/10.1287/educ.2014.0130
 
-    We would also like to acknowledge Gurobi Model Analyzer for their implementation
-    of these methods (https://github.com/Gurobi/gurobi-modelanalyzer).
-
     Args:
         model: model to be analysed
         target_feasibility_tol: target tolerance for solving ill conditioning problem
diff --git a/idaes/core/util/tests/test_model_diagnostics.py b/idaes/core/util/tests/test_model_diagnostics.py
index 2f6d421fb0..8022b15292 100644
--- a/idaes/core/util/tests/test_model_diagnostics.py
+++ b/idaes/core/util/tests/test_model_diagnostics.py
@@ -3076,12 +3076,17 @@ def test_rows(self, model):
 
     @pytest.mark.unit
     def test_columns(self, model):
-        assert check_parallel_jacobian(model, direction="column") == [
-            (model.v1, model.v2),
-            (model.v1, model.v4),
-            (model.v2, model.v4),
+        pcol = check_parallel_jacobian(model, direction="column")
+
+        expected = [
+            ("v1", "v2"),
+            ("v1", "v4"),
+            ("v2", "v4"),
         ]
 
+        for i in pcol:
+            assert tuple(sorted([i[0].name, i[1].name])) in expected
+
 
 class TestCheckIllConditioning:
     @pytest.mark.unit