diff --git a/broadcast/rsaToPublic_test.go b/broadcast/rsaToPublic_test.go
index f17d96d00508cfe4be8f3be532df3141f2251485..159f9d1016ead09866c8db1bd3f15faedfc94404 100644
--- a/broadcast/rsaToPublic_test.go
+++ b/broadcast/rsaToPublic_test.go
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 
 package broadcast
 
-/*
 import (
 	"bytes"
 	"fmt"
@@ -57,23 +56,25 @@ func Test_asymmetricClient_Smoke(t *testing.T) {
 	rngGen := fastRNG.NewStreamGenerator(1000, 10, csprng.NewSystemRNG)
 	cName := "MyChannel"
 	cDesc := "This is my channel about stuff."
+	packetPayloadLength := newMockCmix(cMixHandler).GetMaxMessageLength()
 
-	channel, pk, _ := crypto.NewChannel(cName, cDesc,
-		newMockCmix(cMixHandler).GetMaxMessageLength(), rngGen.GetStream())
+	channel, pk, _ := crypto.NewChannel(
+		cName, cDesc, packetPayloadLength, rngGen.GetStream())
 	cid := channel.ReceptionID
-	// must mutate cMixHandler such that it's processorMap contains a
+
+	// Must mutate cMixHandler such that it's processorMap contains a
 	// message.Processor
-	processor := newMockProcessor()
+	mockProc := newMockProcessor()
 	cMixHandler.processorMap[*cid] = make(map[string][]message.Processor)
-	cMixHandler.processorMap[*cid]["AsymmBcast"] = []message.Processor{processor}
+	cMixHandler.processorMap[*cid]["AsymmBcast"] = []message.Processor{mockProc}
 
 	const n = 1
 	cbChans := make([]chan []byte, n)
 	clients := make([]Channel, n)
 	for i := range clients {
 		cbChan := make(chan []byte, 10)
-		cb := func(payload []byte, _ receptionID.EphemeralIdentity,
-			_ rounds.Round) {
+		cb := func(
+			payload []byte, _ receptionID.EphemeralIdentity, _ rounds.Round) {
 			cbChan <- payload
 		}
 
@@ -90,7 +91,7 @@ func Test_asymmetricClient_Smoke(t *testing.T) {
 		cbChans[i] = cbChan
 		clients[i] = s
 
-		// Test that Get returns the expected channel
+		// Test that Channel.Get returns the expected channel
 		if !reflect.DeepEqual(s.Get(), channel) {
 			t.Errorf("Cmix %d returned wrong channel."+
 				"\nexpected: %+v\nreceived: %+v", i, channel, s.Get())
@@ -163,4 +164,4 @@ func Test_asymmetricClient_Smoke(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	wg.Wait()
-}*/
+}
diff --git a/broadcast/utils_test.go b/broadcast/utils_test.go
index cc4017597a34222ef3b66a4b6857ec7e5e9b9d1c..ee1dfebc264c208e037bcbd45385bac6160fa154 100644
--- a/broadcast/utils_test.go
+++ b/broadcast/utils_test.go
@@ -8,12 +8,9 @@
 package broadcast
 
 import (
-	"math/rand"
 	"sync"
-	"testing"
 	"time"
 
-	"gitlab.com/xx_network/crypto/signature/rsa"
 	"gitlab.com/xx_network/primitives/id"
 	"gitlab.com/xx_network/primitives/id/ephemeral"
 
@@ -24,19 +21,8 @@ import (
 	"gitlab.com/elixxir/primitives/format"
 )
 
-// newRsaPubKey generates a new random RSA public key for testing.
-func newRsaPubKey(seed int64, t *testing.T) *rsa.PublicKey {
-	prng := rand.New(rand.NewSource(seed))
-	privKey, err := rsa.GenerateKey(prng, 64)
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Errorf("Failed to generate new RSA key: %+v", err)
-	}
-
-	return privKey.GetPublic()
-}
-
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-// Mock cMix                                                           //
+// Mock cMix                                                                  //
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
 type mockCmixHandler struct {
@@ -58,18 +44,19 @@ type mockCmix struct {
 
 func newMockCmix(handler *mockCmixHandler) *mockCmix {
 	return &mockCmix{
-		numPrimeBytes: 4096,
+		numPrimeBytes: 4096 / 8,
 		health:        true,
 		handler:       handler,
 	}
 }
 
 func (m *mockCmix) GetMaxMessageLength() int {
-	return format.NewMessage(m.numPrimeBytes * 2).ContentsSize()
+	return format.NewMessage(m.numPrimeBytes).ContentsSize()
 }
 
-func (m *mockCmix) SendWithAssembler(recipient *id.ID, assembler cmix.MessageAssembler,
-	cmixParams cmix.CMIXParams) (rounds.Round, ephemeral.Id, error) {
+func (m *mockCmix) SendWithAssembler(recipient *id.ID,
+	assembler cmix.MessageAssembler, _ cmix.CMIXParams) (
+	rounds.Round, ephemeral.Id, error) {
 
 	fingerprint, service, payload, mac, err := assembler(42)
 	if err != nil {