diff --git a/metropolis/pkg/verity/encoder_test.go b/metropolis/pkg/verity/encoder_test.go
index b53e06e..db86cd6 100644
--- a/metropolis/pkg/verity/encoder_test.go
+++ b/metropolis/pkg/verity/encoder_test.go
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@
 	}
 
 	// Return true, if read data matches expectedData.
-	if bytes.Compare(expectedData, readData) == 0 {
+	if bytes.Equal(expectedData, readData) {
 		return true
 	}
 	return false