diff --git a/lib/galaxy/tools/verify/asserts/hdf5.py b/lib/galaxy/tools/verify/asserts/hdf5.py
index 624e6e69888..f2d73b161a2 100644
--- a/lib/galaxy/tools/verify/asserts/hdf5.py
+++ b/lib/galaxy/tools/verify/asserts/hdf5.py
@@ -24,17 +24,7 @@ def assert_has_h5_attribute(output_bytes, key, value):
 
 
 def assert_has_h5_keys(output_bytes, keys):
-    """ Asserts the specified HDF5 output has exactly the given keys."""
-    _assert_h5py()
-    keys = [k.strip() for k in keys.strip().split(',')]
-    h5_keys = sorted(keys)
-    output_temp = io.BytesIO(output_bytes)
-    local_keys = sorted(list(h5py.File(output_temp, 'r').keys()))
-    assert local_keys == h5_keys, "Not a HDF5 file or H5 keys do not match:\n\t%s\n\t%s" % (local_keys, h5_keys)
-
-
-def assert_contains_h5_keys(output_bytes, keys):
-    """ Asserts the specified HDF5 output contains the given keys, including recursive group paths."""
+    """ Asserts the specified HDF5 output has the given keys."""
     _assert_h5py()
     keys = [k.strip() for k in keys.strip().split(',')]
     h5_keys = sorted(keys)