diff --git a/test/src/unit-cbor.cpp b/test/src/unit-cbor.cpp
index ae6f9a767..debb37326 100644
--- a/test/src/unit-cbor.cpp
+++ b/test/src/unit-cbor.cpp
@@ -727,14 +727,9 @@ TEST_CASE("CBOR")
                     const auto result = json::to_cbor(j);
                     CHECK(result == expected);
 
-                    // restore value (reverse array for endianess)
-                    double restored;
-                    std::reverse(expected.begin(), expected.end());
-                    memcpy(&restored, expected.data(), sizeof(double));
-                    CHECK(restored == v);
-
                     // roundtrip
                     CHECK(json::from_cbor(result) == j);
+                    CHECK(json::from_cbor(result) == v);
                 }
             }
 
diff --git a/test/src/unit-msgpack.cpp b/test/src/unit-msgpack.cpp
index 3f1d1643d..a580913d6 100644
--- a/test/src/unit-msgpack.cpp
+++ b/test/src/unit-msgpack.cpp
@@ -676,14 +676,9 @@ TEST_CASE("MessagePack")
                     const auto result = json::to_msgpack(j);
                     CHECK(result == expected);
 
-                    // restore value (reverse array for endianess)
-                    double restored;
-                    std::reverse(expected.begin(), expected.end());
-                    memcpy(&restored, expected.data(), sizeof(double));
-                    CHECK(restored == v);
-
                     // roundtrip
                     CHECK(json::from_msgpack(result) == j);
+                    CHECK(json::from_msgpack(result) == v);
                 }
             }
         }