diff --git a/tests/api/test_storage.py b/tests/api/test_storage.py
index f3e165bb6..bd3a05992 100644
--- a/tests/api/test_storage.py
+++ b/tests/api/test_storage.py
@@ -118,20 +118,7 @@ async def add_file_with_message(
         file_content: bytes,
         expected_file_hash: str,
 ):
-
     data = {
-        "item_hash": "bb6e53f2738e5934b9a2125a9dc3d76211720e5152bdbcd4b236363d18d4f8a3",
-        "type": "STORE",
-        "chain": "ETH",
-        "sender": "0x696879aE4F6d8DaDD5b8F1cbb1e663B89b08f106",
-        "item_content":'{"address": "0x696879aE4F6d8DaDD5b8F1cbb1e663B89b08f106", "time": 1665478676.6585264, "item_type": "storage", "item_hash": "2086c8b69830df060f49bdf03a89e508688db7f5e5387bb875a6a0ed2d7a1d63", "mime_type": "text/plain"}',
-        "signature": "0xb9d164e6e43a8fcd341abc01eda47bed0333eaf480e888f2ed2ae0017048939d18850a33352e7281645e95e8673bad733499b6a8ce4069b9da9b9a79ddc1a0b31b",
-        "item_type": ItemType.storage,
-        "time": str(1616021679.055),
-        "channel": "TEST",
-        "trusted": "True",
-    }
-    test = {
         "chain": "ETH",
         "sender": "0x6dA130FD646f826C1b8080C07448923DF9a79aaA",
         "type": "STORE",
@@ -149,35 +136,16 @@ async def add_file_with_message(
             "mime_type": "text/plain"
         },
     }
-    data["time"] = str(data["time"])
 
-    json_data = json.dumps(test)
+    json_data = json.dumps(data)
     form_data = aiohttp.FormData()
-    actual_item_hash = sha256(file_content).hexdigest()
+
     form_data.add_field("file", file_content)
     form_data.add_field("message", json_data, content_type='application/json')
     form_data.add_field("size", str(len(file_content)))
     post_response = await api_client.post(uri, data=form_data)
     assert post_response.status == 200, await post_response.text()
     #post_response_json = await post_response.json()
-    # data["time"] = 1644409598.782
-    # pending_message = PendingMessageDb.from_message_dict(
-    #    data, fetched=True, reception_time=dt.datetime(2022, 1, 1)
-
-def test_storage_add_file_with_message_only_parse():
-    message_dict = {
-        "chain": "ETH",
-        "item_hash": "30cc40533aa3ccf16a7c7c8a40da5633f64a83e4b89dcc7815f3a0af2149e1ac",
-        "sender": "0x7332eA1229c11C627C10eB24c1A6F77BceD1D5c1",
-        "type": "STORE",
-        "channel": "EVIDENZ",
-        "item_content": None,
-        "item_type": "storage",
-        "signature": "23d1d099dd111ae3251efea537f57767cf43b2ae3611bf9051760e0a9bc2bd4429563a130e3e391668086d101f8a197f55377f50b15d4c0303ff957d90a258a31b",
-        "time": 1616021679.055,
-    }
-
-    message = parse_message(message_dict)
 
 
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