diff --git a/benchmarks/circomcompat_cli.nim b/benchmarks/circomcompat_cli.nim
index 5cfe5d33..43c9e042 100644
--- a/benchmarks/circomcompat_cli.nim
+++ b/benchmarks/circomcompat_cli.nim
@@ -5,9 +5,6 @@ import pkg/questionable
 import pkg/questionable/results
 import pkg/serde/json except `%*`, `%`
 
-import pkg/constantine/math/io/io_bigints
-import pkg/constantine/math/io/io_fields
-
 import pkg/circomcompat
 import pkg/poseidon2/io
 
@@ -62,23 +59,6 @@ proc parseJsons(
   key: string,
   value: JsonNode
 ) =
-  if key == "cellData":
-    # is this needed?
-    echo "SAMPLES: cellData"
-    for item in value:
-      var inputs = newSeq[byte]()
-      for subitem in item:
-        doAssert subitem.kind == JString
-        var
-          big: BigInt[256]
-          data = newSeq[byte](big.bits div 8)
-        assert bool(big.fromDecimal( subitem.str ))
-        data.marshal(big, littleEndian)
-        inputs.add data
-      if (let res = ctx.pushInputU256Array(key.cstring, inputs[0].addr, (item.len()).uint); res != ERR_OK):
-        raise newException(ValueError, "Failed to push cellData from string array " & $res)
-    return
-
   if value.kind == JString:
     var num = value.parseBigInt()
     echo "Big NUM: ", num
@@ -90,23 +70,17 @@ proc parseJsons(
     if ctx.pushInputU32(key.cstring, num) != ERR_OK:
       raise newException(ValueError, "Failed to push JInt")
   elif value.kind == JArray:
-    if value.len() == 0:
-      discard
-    elif value[0].kind == JString:
-      var inputs = newSeq[UInt256]()
-      for item in value:
+    var inputs = newSeq[UInt256]()
+    for item in value:
+      if item.kind == JString:
         doAssert item.kind == JString
         inputs.add item.parseBigInt()
-      if (let res = ctx.pushInputU256Array(key.cstring, inputs[0].addr, inputs.len.uint); res != ERR_OK):
-        raise newException(ValueError, "Failed to push from sub array " & $res)
-    elif value[0].kind == JArray:
-      for item in value:
-        var inputs = newSeq[UInt256]()
+      elif item.kind == JArray:
         for subitem in item:
           doAssert subitem.kind == JString
           inputs.add subitem.parseBigInt()
-        if (let res = ctx.pushInputU256Array(key.cstring, inputs[0].addr, inputs.len.uint); res != ERR_OK):
-          raise newException(ValueError, "Failed to push BigInt from sub sub array " & $res)
+    if (let res = ctx.pushInputU256Array(key.cstring, inputs[0].addr, inputs.len.uint); res != ERR_OK):
+      raise newException(ValueError, "Failed to push BigInt from dec string " & $res)
   else:
     echo "unhandled val: " & $value
     raise newException(ValueError, "Failed to push Json of " & $value.kind)