diff --git a/chia/_tests/conftest.py b/chia/_tests/conftest.py
index 3afc3c0603dd..c01042c453c1 100644
--- a/chia/_tests/conftest.py
+++ b/chia/_tests/conftest.py
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import asyncio
-import cProfile
 import datetime
 import functools
 import json
@@ -10,10 +9,7 @@
 import math
 import multiprocessing
 import os
-import pathlib
 import random
-import subprocess
-import sys
 import sysconfig
 import tempfile
 from collections.abc import AsyncIterator, Iterator
@@ -190,23 +186,6 @@ def task_instrumentation_fixture(node_name_for_file: str, test_time_for_file: st
     task_instrumentation_main(args=[target_directory])
 
 
-@pytest.fixture(name="c_profile")
-def c_profile_fixture(node_name_for_file: str, test_time_for_file: str) -> Iterator[cProfile.Profile]:
-    profile_path = pathlib.Path(f"cProfile-{node_name_for_file}-{test_time_for_file}")
-
-    profile = cProfile.Profile()
-
-    yield profile
-
-    profile_path.mkdir(exist_ok=True, parents=True)
-    stat_path = profile_path.joinpath("log.profile")
-    profile.dump_stats(stat_path)
-    dot_path = profile_path.joinpath("log.dot")
-    subprocess.run([sys.executable, "-m", "gprof2dot", "-f", "pstats", stat_path, "-o", dot_path], check=False)
-    png_path = profile_path.joinpath("log.png")
-    subprocess.run(["dot", "-Tpng", "-o", png_path, dot_path], check=False)
-
-
 @pytest.fixture(scope="session")
 def get_keychain():
     with TempKeyring() as keychain:
diff --git a/chia/_tests/core/data_layer/test_data_store.py b/chia/_tests/core/data_layer/test_data_store.py
index 0c6725c70657..35c2c1557e9f 100644
--- a/chia/_tests/core/data_layer/test_data_store.py
+++ b/chia/_tests/core/data_layer/test_data_store.py
@@ -1320,7 +1320,6 @@ async def write_tree_to_file_old_format(
     raw_index = hash_to_index[node_hash]
     raw_node = merkle_blob.get_raw_node(raw_index)
 
-    to_write = b""
     if isinstance(raw_node, chia_rs.datalayer.InternalNode):
         left_hash = merkle_blob.get_hash_at_index(raw_node.left)
         right_hash = merkle_blob.get_hash_at_index(raw_node.right)
@@ -2016,7 +2015,6 @@ async def test_insert_key_already_present(data_store: DataStore, store_id: bytes
     await data_store.insert(
         key=key, value=value, store_id=store_id, reference_node_hash=None, side=None, status=Status.COMMITTED
     )
-    # TODO: this exception should just be more specific to avoid the case sensitivity concerns
     with pytest.raises(KeyAlreadyPresentError):
         await data_store.insert(key=key, value=value, store_id=store_id, reference_node_hash=None, side=None)
 
@@ -2032,7 +2030,6 @@ async def test_batch_insert_key_already_present(
     value = b"bar"
     changelist = [{"action": "insert", "key": key, "value": value}]
     await data_store.insert_batch(store_id, changelist, Status.COMMITTED, use_batch_autoinsert)
-    # TODO: this exception should just be more specific to avoid the case sensitivity concerns
     with pytest.raises(KeyAlreadyPresentError):
         await data_store.insert_batch(store_id, changelist, Status.COMMITTED, use_batch_autoinsert)