diff --git a/test/CMakeLists.txt b/test/CMakeLists.txt
index 4443382b54..ba8f0624d8 100644
--- a/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -448,7 +448,6 @@ ngen_add_test(
         utils/include/StreamOutputTest.cpp
         realizations/Formulation_Manager_Test.cpp
         utils/Partition_Test.cpp
-        utils/Partition_One_Test.cpp
         utils/mdarray_Test.cpp
         utils/mdframe_Test.cpp
         utils/mdframe_netcdf_Test.cpp
@@ -461,16 +460,12 @@ ngen_add_test(
         NGen::core_mediator
         NGen::forcing
         NGen::geojson
-        NGen::geopackage
         NGen::realizations_catchment
         NGen::mdarray
         NGen::mdframe
         NGen::logging
         NGen::ngen_bmi
         testbmicppmodel
-    REQUIRES
-        NGEN_WITH_SQLITE
-        
 )
 
 # Discover for test_all
diff --git a/test/utils/Partition_One_Test.cpp b/test/utils/Partition_One_Test.cpp
index bc33db4201..3125b885f5 100644
--- a/test/utils/Partition_One_Test.cpp
+++ b/test/utils/Partition_One_Test.cpp
@@ -120,13 +120,14 @@ TEST_F(PartitionOneTest, TestPartitionData_1a)
     std::set<std::string> duplicates;
     //use set difference to identify all duplicates
     std::set_difference(cat_id_vec.begin(), cat_id_vec.end(), unique.begin(), unique.end(), std::inserter(duplicates, duplicates.end()));
-    if( duplicates.size() > 0 ){
-        for( auto& id: duplicates){
+
+    for( auto& id: duplicates){
+        if (!id.empty()) {
+            std::cout << "duplicates string set is not empty" << std::endl;
+            break;
         }
-        exit(1);
     }
-
-    ASSERT_TRUE(true);
+    ASSERT_EQ(duplicates.size(), 0);
 }
 
 TEST_F(PartitionOneTest, TestPartitionData_1b)
@@ -151,12 +152,14 @@ TEST_F(PartitionOneTest, TestPartitionData_1b)
     std::set<std::string> duplicates;
     //use set difference to identify all duplicates
     std::set_difference(nex_id_vec.begin(), nex_id_vec.end(), unique.begin(), unique.end(), std::inserter(duplicates, duplicates.end()));
-    if( duplicates.size() > 0 ){
-        for( auto& id: duplicates){
+
+    for( auto& id: duplicates){
+        if (!id.empty()) {
+            std::cout << "duplicates string set is not empty" << std::endl;
+            break;
         }
-        exit(1);
     }
-    ASSERT_TRUE(true);
+    ASSERT_EQ(duplicates.size(), 0);
 }
 
 #undef NGEN_MPI_ACTIVE