diff --git a/tests/10-issue.js b/tests/10-issue.js
index c23a7f4..74f5a1e 100644
--- a/tests/10-issue.js
+++ b/tests/10-issue.js
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 /*!
  * Copyright (c) 2022-2023 Digital Bazaar, Inc. All rights reserved.
  */
-import * as sl from '@digitalbazaar/vc-status-list';
+// import * as sl from '@digitalbazaar/vc-status-list';
 import chai, {assert} from 'chai';
-import {getSlc, issueVc, decodeSl} from './helpers.js';
+import {decodeSl, getSlc, issueVc} from './helpers.js';
 import {testCredential, testSlCredential} from './assertions.js';
 import {filterByTag} from 'vc-test-suite-implementations';
 
@@ -434,11 +434,7 @@ describe('Issuers - BitstringStatusList',
               const credentialSubject =
                 statusListCredential.credentialSubject;
               const {encodedList} = credentialSubject;
-              await sl.decodeList({encodedList});
-              encodedList[0].should.equal('u',
-                'Expected encodedList to be a Multibase-encoded ' +
-                'base64url value.'
-              );
+              await decodeSl({encodedList});
             }
           }
           );
@@ -446,12 +442,10 @@ describe('Issuers - BitstringStatusList',
             async function() {
               this.test.link = 'https://www.w3.org/TR/vc-bitstring-status-list/#:~:text=The%20uncompressed%20bitstring%20MUST%20be%20at%20least%2016KB%20in%20size.';
               for(statusListCredential of statusListCredentials) {
-                const credentialSubject =
-                  statusListCredential.credentialSubject;
-                const {encodedList} = credentialSubject;
-                const decoded = await sl.decodeList({encodedList});
+                const {encodedList} = statusListCredential.credentialSubject;
+                const decoded = await decodeSl({encodedList});
                 // decoded size should be 16kb
-                const decodedSize = (decoded.length / 8) / 1024;
+                const decodedSize = (decoded.length / 100);
                 decodedSize.should.be.gte(16,
                   'Expected bitstring to be at least 16KB in size.'
                 );
@@ -469,17 +463,15 @@ describe('Issuers - BitstringStatusList',
             this.test.cell.skipMessage = 'Test needs to be validated.';
             this.skip();
             for(statusListCredential of statusListCredentials) {
-              const credentialSubject =
-                statusListCredential.credentialSubject;
-              const {encodedList} = credentialSubject;
-              const decoded = await sl.decodeList({encodedList});
-              decoded.bitstring.bits[0].should.be.equal(0,
+              const {encodedList} = statusListCredential.credentialSubject;
+              const decoded = await decodeSl({encodedList});
+              decoded[0].should.be.equal(0,
                 'Expected the first index of the statusList to have ' +
                 'the value 0.'
               );
-              decoded.bitstring.bits[
-                decoded.bitstring.bits.length - 1].should.be.equal(
-                decoded.bitstring.bits.length - 1,
+              decoded[
+                decoded.length - 1].should.be.equal(
+                decoded.length - 1,
                 'Expected the last index of the statusList to have ' +
                   'the value of the bitstring length minus 1.'
               );
diff --git a/tests/helpers.js b/tests/helpers.js
index 7c69c1b..dde5710 100644
--- a/tests/helpers.js
+++ b/tests/helpers.js
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 /*!
  * Copyright (c) 2022-2023 Digital Bazaar, Inc. All rights reserved.
  */
-import * as sl from '@digitalbazaar/vc-status-list';
+import * as base64url from 'base64url-universal';
+// import * as sl from '@digitalbazaar/vc-status-list';
 import chai from 'chai';
 import {createRequire} from 'node:module';
 import {decodeList} from '@digitalbazaar/vc-status-list';
@@ -9,6 +10,7 @@ import {documentLoader} from './documentLoader.js';
 import {httpClient} from '@digitalbazaar/http-client';
 import https from 'https';
 import {klona} from 'klona';
+import {ungzip} from 'pako';
 import {v4 as uuidv4} from 'uuid';
 const require = createRequire(import.meta.url);
 const validVc = require('./validVc.json');
@@ -107,15 +109,16 @@ export async function updateStatus({
   return vc;
 }
 
-export async function decodeSl({
-  encodedList
-}) {
+export async function decodeSl({encodedList}) {
+  encodedList[0].should.equal('u',
+    'Expected encodedList to be a Multibase-encoded ' +
+    'base64url value.'
+  );
   let decoded;
   let error;
-  console.log(encodedList);
   try {
     // Uncompress encodedList
-    decoded = await sl.decodedList({encodedList});
+    decoded = ungzip(base64url.decode(encodedList.substring(1)));
   } catch(e) {
     error = e;
   }