diff --git a/pkg/messaging-discovery/client/http_message.go b/pkg/messaging-discovery/client/http_message.go
index 39b2a0bd3f..6d50604a85 100644
--- a/pkg/messaging-discovery/client/http_message.go
+++ b/pkg/messaging-discovery/client/http_message.go
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package client
 
 import (
-	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
 )
@@ -21,9 +20,3 @@ type HTTPMessage struct {
 func (h HTTPMessage) String() string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("status code: %d. message: %s", h.Code, h.Message)
 }
-
-// ToError returns an error representing the httpMessage for error comparisons, this is preferred for this type instead
-// of implementing error
-func (h HTTPMessage) ToError() error {
-	return errors.New(h.String())
-}
diff --git a/pkg/messaging-discovery/client/testing.go b/pkg/messaging-discovery/client/testing.go
index c0483d995b..5c4ca288e6 100644
--- a/pkg/messaging-discovery/client/testing.go
+++ b/pkg/messaging-discovery/client/testing.go
@@ -93,27 +93,26 @@ func (m *mockClient) UpdateEntry(ctx context.Context, sk cipher.SecKey, e *Entry
 
 	for {
 		err = m.SetEntry(ctx, e)
+		if err == nil {
+			return nil
+		}
+		if err != ErrValidationWrongSequence {
+			e.Sequence--
+			return err
+		}
+		rE, entryErr := m.Entry(ctx, e.Static)
+		if entryErr != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		if rE.Timestamp > e.Timestamp { // If there is a more up to date entry drop update
+			e.Sequence = rE.Sequence
+			return nil
+		}
+		e.Sequence = rE.Sequence + 1
+		err := e.Sign(sk)
 		if err != nil {
-			if err != ErrValidationWrongSequence {
-				e.Sequence--
-				return err
-			}
-			rE, entryErr := m.Entry(ctx, e.Static)
-			if entryErr != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-			if rE.Timestamp > e.Timestamp { // If there is a more up to date entry drop update
-				e.Sequence = rE.Sequence
-				return nil
-			}
-			e.Sequence = rE.Sequence + 1
-			err := e.Sign(sk)
-			if err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-			continue
+			return err
 		}
-		return nil
 	}
 }