diff --git a/src/steps/da.py b/src/steps/da.py
index 81564a9..d73aa20 100644
--- a/src/steps/da.py
+++ b/src/steps/da.py
@@ -35,6 +35,4 @@ class StepsDataAvailability(StepsCommon):
         except Exception as ex:
             assert "Bad Request" in str(ex) or "Internal Server Error" in str(ex)
 
-        # Extract data as a string for each index in the received order
-        # parsed_data = json.loads(response)
         return response
diff --git a/tests/data_integrity/test_data_integrity.py b/tests/data_integrity/test_data_integrity.py
index 7b765d5..86671fa 100644
--- a/tests/data_integrity/test_data_integrity.py
+++ b/tests/data_integrity/test_data_integrity.py
@@ -18,5 +18,4 @@ class TestDataIntegrity(StepsDataAvailability):
     def test_da_sampling_determines_data_presence(self):
         self.disperse_data(DATA_TO_DISPERSE[0], [0] * 31 + [1], [0] * 8)
         received_data = self.get_data_range([0] * 31 + [1], [0] * 8, [0] * 7 + [5])
-        logger.debug(f"received data {received_data}")
-        assert DATA_TO_DISPERSE[0] == received_data[0]
+        assert DATA_TO_DISPERSE[0] == received_data[0][1].decode("utf-8")