diff --git a/src/IpmbSensor.cpp b/src/IpmbSensor.cpp
index 53c0f12..bc9d842 100644
--- a/src/IpmbSensor.cpp
+++ b/src/IpmbSensor.cpp
@@ -241,6 +241,7 @@
                 return false;
             }
             resp = data[0];
+
             return true;
         }
         case (ReadingFormat::byte3):
@@ -347,18 +348,6 @@
                     read();
                     return;
                 }
-                else
-                {
-                    // rawValue only used in debug logging
-                    // up to 5th byte in data are used to derive value
-                    size_t end = std::min(sizeof(uint64_t), data.size());
-                    uint64_t rawData = 0;
-                    for (size_t i = 0; i < end; i++)
-                    {
-                        reinterpret_cast<uint8_t*>(rawData)[i] = data[i];
-                    }
-                    rawValue = static_cast<double>(rawData);
-                }
 
                 /* Adjust value as per scale and offset */
                 value = (value * scaleVal) + offsetVal;