diff --git a/tests/handlers/records-write.spec.ts b/tests/handlers/records-write.spec.ts
index 30134c3a7..17c6acce1 100644
--- a/tests/handlers/records-write.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/handlers/records-write.spec.ts
@@ -3009,6 +3009,7 @@ export function testRecordsWriteHandler(): void {
 
           // bob learns of metadata (ie. dataCid) of alice's secret data,
           // attempts to gain unauthorized access by writing to alice's DWN through open protocol referencing the dataCid without supplying the data
+          // which he is allowed to do, the DWN will treat the operation as an initial-write or a record that has a later and different state.
           const imageRecordsWrite = await TestDataGenerator.generateRecordsWrite({
             author       : bob,
             protocol,
@@ -3019,7 +3020,7 @@ export function testRecordsWriteHandler(): void {
             dataSize,
             recipient    : alice.did
           });
-          const imageReply = await dwn.processMessage(alice.did, imageRecordsWrite.message, { dataStream: imageRecordsWrite.dataStream });
+          const imageReply = await dwn.processMessage(alice.did, imageRecordsWrite.message);
           expect(imageReply.status.code).to.equal(204); // allows write but is not readable or queryable
 
           // verify the record is not able to be read
@@ -3101,6 +3102,7 @@ export function testRecordsWriteHandler(): void {
 
           // bob learns of metadata (ie. dataCid) of alice's secret data,
           // attempts to gain unauthorized access by writing to alice's DWN through open protocol referencing the dataCid without supplying the data
+          // which he is allowed to do, the DWN will treat the operation as an initial-write or a record that has a later and different state.
           const imageRecordsWrite = await TestDataGenerator.generateRecordsWrite({
             author       : bob,
             protocol,
@@ -3111,7 +3113,7 @@ export function testRecordsWriteHandler(): void {
             dataSize,
             recipient    : alice.did
           });
-          const imageReply = await dwn.processMessage(alice.did, imageRecordsWrite.message, { dataStream: imageRecordsWrite.dataStream });
+          const imageReply = await dwn.processMessage(alice.did, imageRecordsWrite.message);
           expect(imageReply.status.code).to.equal(204); // allows write but is not readable or queryable
 
           // verify the record is not able to be read
diff --git a/tests/utils/test-data-generator.ts b/tests/utils/test-data-generator.ts
index 12b358469..e777eef07 100644
--- a/tests/utils/test-data-generator.ts
+++ b/tests/utils/test-data-generator.ts
@@ -396,6 +396,7 @@ export class TestDataGenerator {
 
   /**
    * Generates a RecordsWrite message for testing.
+   * `dataBytes` & `dataStream` returned will be `undefined` as long as `dataCid` or `dataSize` is given.
    * Implementation currently uses `RecordsWrite.create()`.
    * @param input.attesters Attesters of the message. Will NOT be generated if not given.
    * @param input.data Data that belongs to the record. Generated when not given only if `dataCid` and `dataSize` are also not given.