diff --git a/vpd-parser/memory_vpd_parser.cpp b/vpd-parser/memory_vpd_parser.cpp
index 6a4c608..3793ae0 100644
--- a/vpd-parser/memory_vpd_parser.cpp
+++ b/vpd-parser/memory_vpd_parser.cpp
@@ -21,13 +21,13 @@
 {
     KeywordVpdMap map{};
 
-    vector<uint8_t> partNumber(iterator, iterator + PART_NUM_LEN);
+    Binary partNumber(iterator, iterator + PART_NUM_LEN);
 
     advance(iterator, PART_NUM_LEN);
-    vector<uint8_t> serialNumber(iterator, iterator + SERIAL_NUM_LEN);
+    Binary serialNumber(iterator, iterator + SERIAL_NUM_LEN);
 
     advance(iterator, SERIAL_NUM_LEN);
-    vector<uint8_t> ccin(iterator, iterator + CCIN_LEN);
+    Binary ccin(iterator, iterator + CCIN_LEN);
 
     map.emplace("PN", move(partNumber));
     map.emplace("SN", move(serialNumber));
@@ -38,12 +38,6 @@
 
 variant<kwdVpdMap, Store> memoryVpdParser::parse()
 {
-    // check if vpd file is empty
-    if (memVpd.empty())
-    {
-        throw runtime_error("VPD file is empty.");
-    }
-
     // Read the data and return the map
     auto iterator = memVpd.cbegin();
     // point the iterator to DIMM data and skip "11S"