diff --git a/tests/data/remote_write_dump_originally_from_node_exporter.bin b/tests/data/remote_write_dump_originally_from_node_exporter.bin
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7f8afe3
Binary files /dev/null and b/tests/data/remote_write_dump_originally_from_node_exporter.bin differ
diff --git a/tests/decoding.c b/tests/decoding.c
index 69db52b..358ca53 100644
--- a/tests/decoding.c
+++ b/tests/decoding.c
@@ -123,59 +123,6 @@ static struct cmt *generate_encoder_test_data()
     return cmt;
 }
 
-static struct cmt *generate_encoder_test_basic_data()
-{
-    double              val;
-    struct cmt         *cmt;
-    uint64_t            ts;
-    struct cmt_gauge   *g1;
-    struct cmt_counter *c1;
-    struct cmt_untyped *u1;
-
-    /* Use the current timestamp because there is cut off. */
-    ts = cfl_time_now();
-    cmt = cmt_create();
-
-    c1 = cmt_counter_create(cmt, "kubernetes", "network", "load_counter", "Network load counter",
-                            2, (char *[]) {"hostname", "app"});
-
-    cmt_counter_get_val(c1, 0, NULL, &val);
-    cmt_counter_inc(c1, ts, 0, NULL);
-    cmt_counter_add(c1, ts, 2, 0, NULL);
-    cmt_counter_get_val(c1, 0, NULL, &val);
-
-    cmt_counter_inc(c1, ts, 2, (char *[]) {"localhost", "cmetrics"});
-    cmt_counter_get_val(c1, 2, (char *[]) {"localhost", "cmetrics"}, &val);
-    cmt_counter_add(c1, ts, 10.55, 2, (char *[]) {"localhost", "test"});
-    cmt_counter_get_val(c1, 2, (char *[]) {"localhost", "test"}, &val);
-    cmt_counter_set(c1, ts, 12.15, 2, (char *[]) {"localhost", "test"});
-    cmt_counter_set(c1, ts, 1, 2, (char *[]) {"localhost", "test"});
-
-    g1 = cmt_gauge_create(cmt, "kubernetes", "network", "load_gauge", "Network load gauge", 0, NULL);
-
-    cmt_gauge_get_val(g1, 0, NULL, &val);
-    cmt_gauge_set(g1, ts, 2.0, 0, NULL);
-    cmt_gauge_get_val(g1, 0, NULL, &val);
-    cmt_gauge_inc(g1, ts, 0, NULL);
-    cmt_gauge_get_val(g1, 0, NULL, &val);
-    cmt_gauge_sub(g1, ts, 2, 0, NULL);
-    cmt_gauge_get_val(g1, 0, NULL, &val);
-    cmt_gauge_dec(g1, ts, 0, NULL);
-    cmt_gauge_get_val(g1, 0, NULL, &val);
-    cmt_gauge_inc(g1, ts, 0, NULL);
-
-    u1 = cmt_untyped_create(cmt, "kubernetes", "network", "load", "Network load",
-                            2, (char *[]) {"hostname", "app"});
-
-    cmt_untyped_set(u1, ts, 2, 0, NULL);
-    cmt_untyped_get_val(u1, 2, (char *[]) {"localhost", "cmetrics"}, &val);
-    cmt_untyped_get_val(u1, 2, (char *[]) {"localhost", "test"}, &val);
-    cmt_untyped_set(u1, ts, 12.15, 2, (char *[]) {"localhost", "test"});
-    cmt_untyped_set(u1, ts, 1, 2, (char *[]) {"localhost", "test"});
-
-    return cmt;
-}
-
 void test_opentelemetry()
 {
     cfl_sds_t        reference_prometheus_context;
@@ -237,31 +184,17 @@ void test_opentelemetry()
 void test_prometheus_remote_write()
 {
     int ret;
-    cfl_sds_t payload;
     struct cmt *decoded_context;
-    struct cmt *cmt;
+    cfl_sds_t payload = read_file(CMT_TESTS_DATA_PATH "/remote_write_dump_originally_from_node_exporter.bin");
 
     cmt_initialize();
 
-    cmt = generate_encoder_test_basic_data();
-    TEST_CHECK(cmt != NULL);
-
-    payload = cmt_encode_prometheus_remote_write_create(cmt);
-    TEST_CHECK(payload != NULL);
-
-    if (payload == NULL) {
-        cmt_destroy(cmt);
-
-        return;
-    }
-
     ret = cmt_decode_prometheus_remote_write_create(&decoded_context, payload, cfl_sds_len(payload));
     TEST_CHECK(ret == CMT_DECODE_PROMETHEUS_REMOTE_WRITE_SUCCESS);
 
-    cmt_encode_prometheus_remote_write_destroy(payload);
     cmt_decode_prometheus_remote_write_destroy(decoded_context);
 
-    cmt_destroy(cmt);
+    cfl_sds_destroy(payload);
 }