diff --git a/apps/cic-eth/tests/filters/test_callback_filter.py b/apps/cic-eth/tests/filters/test_callback_filter.py
index 4b99de12..79168ae5 100644
--- a/apps/cic-eth/tests/filters/test_callback_filter.py
+++ b/apps/cic-eth/tests/filters/test_callback_filter.py
@@ -225,4 +225,4 @@ def test_callback_filter_filter(
     fltr.filter(eth_rpc, mockblock, tx, init_database)
 
     assert mock.results.get('transfer') != None
-    assert mock.results['transfer']['destination_token'] == strip_0x(foo_token)
+    assert mock.results['transfer']['destination_token'] == foo_token
diff --git a/apps/cic-eth/tests/filters/test_transferauth_filter.py b/apps/cic-eth/tests/filters/test_transferauth_filter.py
index ac84139a..850640a9 100644
--- a/apps/cic-eth/tests/filters/test_transferauth_filter.py
+++ b/apps/cic-eth/tests/filters/test_transferauth_filter.py
@@ -78,4 +78,4 @@ def test_filter_transferauth(
 
     c = ERC20(default_chain_spec)
     approve = c.parse_approve_request(approve_tx['data']) 
-    assert approve[0] == strip_0x(agent_roles['BOB'])
+    assert approve[0] == agent_roles['BOB']
diff --git a/apps/cic-eth/tests/task/test_ext_tx.py b/apps/cic-eth/tests/task/test_ext_tx.py
index 2740bf20..dba1562a 100644
--- a/apps/cic-eth/tests/task/test_ext_tx.py
+++ b/apps/cic-eth/tests/task/test_ext_tx.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ from chainlib.eth.tx import (
         )
 from eth_erc20 import ERC20
 from chainlib.eth.nonce import RPCNonceOracle
+from hexathon import add_0x 
 
 # local imports
 from cic_eth.db.models.nonce import (
@@ -91,5 +92,5 @@ def test_filter_process(
 
     assert len(r) == 2
     for tx_hash in r.keys():
-        tx_hashes.remove(tx_hash)
+        tx_hashes.remove(add_0x(tx_hash))
     assert len(tx_hashes) == 0