diff --git a/hbase-rest/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/rest/model/NamespacesInstanceModel.java b/hbase-rest/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/rest/model/NamespacesInstanceModel.java
index 8b61b2c8ff6..b31ecf96807 100644
--- a/hbase-rest/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/rest/model/NamespacesInstanceModel.java
+++ b/hbase-rest/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/rest/model/NamespacesInstanceModel.java
@@ -25,10 +25,8 @@ import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 
-import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlAccessOrder;
 import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlAccessType;
 import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlAccessorType;
-import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlAccessorOrder;
 import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlRootElement;
 import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlTransient;
 
@@ -51,7 +49,6 @@ import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.rest.protobuf
  */
 @XmlRootElement(name="NamespaceProperties")
 @XmlAccessorType(XmlAccessType.FIELD)
-@XmlAccessorOrder(XmlAccessOrder.ALPHABETICAL)
 @InterfaceAudience.Private
 public class NamespacesInstanceModel implements Serializable, ProtobufMessageHandler {
 
diff --git a/hbase-rest/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/rest/model/TestModelBase.java b/hbase-rest/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/rest/model/TestModelBase.java
index f8add0ac167..293110a63c6 100644
--- a/hbase-rest/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/rest/model/TestModelBase.java
+++ b/hbase-rest/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/rest/model/TestModelBase.java
@@ -111,11 +111,10 @@ public abstract class TestModelBase<T> extends TestCase {
     checkModel(fromXML(AS_XML));
   }
 
-  /**
-   * COMMENTED OUT FOR NOW. GIVES DIFFERENT RESULTS ON JDK7 vs JDK8
   public void testToXML() throws Exception {
-    assertEquals(AS_XML, toXML(buildTestModel()));
-  }**/
+    // Uses fromXML to check model because XML element ordering can be random.
+    checkModel(fromXML(toXML(buildTestModel())));
+  }
 
   public void testToJSON() throws Exception {
     try {
diff --git a/hbase-rest/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/rest/model/TestNamespacesInstanceModel.java b/hbase-rest/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/rest/model/TestNamespacesInstanceModel.java
index a13895e936e..c1bf0c82913 100644
--- a/hbase-rest/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/rest/model/TestNamespacesInstanceModel.java
+++ b/hbase-rest/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/rest/model/TestNamespacesInstanceModel.java
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ public class TestNamespacesInstanceModel extends TestModelBase<NamespacesInstanc
     checkModel(buildTestModel());
   }
 
-  @Ignore("Marshalling and unmarshalling differ in jdk7 and jdk8") @Test
+  @Test
   public void testFromXML() throws Exception {
     checkModel(fromXML(AS_XML));
   }