diff --git a/ethereumj-core/src/test/java/org/ethereum/db/RepositoryTest.java b/ethereumj-core/src/test/java/org/ethereum/db/RepositoryTest.java
index 9c6d60f8..66d9df4d 100644
--- a/ethereumj-core/src/test/java/org/ethereum/db/RepositoryTest.java
+++ b/ethereumj-core/src/test/java/org/ethereum/db/RepositoryTest.java
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package org.ethereum.db;
 
 import org.ethereum.core.AccountState;
-import org.ethereum.crypto.HashUtil;
 import org.ethereum.facade.Repository;
 import org.ethereum.vm.DataWord;
 import org.junit.FixMethodOrder;
@@ -185,7 +184,7 @@ public class RepositoryTest {
             AccountState accountState = repository.getAccountState(addr);
             assertTrue(code0 == null);
             assertNull(code1);
-            assertEquals(EMPTY_DATA_HASH, accountState.getCodeHash());
+            assertArrayEquals(EMPTY_DATA_HASH, accountState.getCodeHash());
         } finally {
             repository.close();
         }
diff --git a/ethereumj-core/src/test/java/org/ethereum/net/NewBlockMessageTest.java b/ethereumj-core/src/test/java/org/ethereum/net/NewBlockMessageTest.java
index a141ff64..7b438c3a 100644
--- a/ethereumj-core/src/test/java/org/ethereum/net/NewBlockMessageTest.java
+++ b/ethereumj-core/src/test/java/org/ethereum/net/NewBlockMessageTest.java
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ public class NewBlockMessageTest {
 	@Test
 	public void test_1() {
 
-		String newBlockRaw = "f8c017f8b7f8b3a0d8faffbc4c4213d35db9007de41cece45d95db7fd6c0f129e158baa888c48eefa01dcc4de8dec75d7aab85b567b6ccd41ad312451b948a7413f0a142fd40d4934794baedba0480e1b882b606cd302d8c4f5701cabac7a0c7d4565fb7b3d98e54a0dec8b76f8c001a784a5689954ce0aedcc1bbe8d130958083063477825fc88609184e72a0008301e8488084543ffee680a00de0b9d4a0f0c23546d31f1f70db00d25cf6a7af79365b4e058e4a6a3b69527bc0c0850177ddbebe";
+		String newBlockRaw = "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";
 
 		byte[] payload = Hex.decode(newBlockRaw);