diff --git a/contracts/validators/CredentialAtomicQueryValidator.sol b/contracts/validators/CredentialAtomicQueryValidator.sol
index 7be49bcf..ac8320d0 100644
--- a/contracts/validators/CredentialAtomicQueryValidator.sol
+++ b/contracts/validators/CredentialAtomicQueryValidator.sol
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ abstract contract CredentialAtomicQueryValidator is OwnableUpgradeable, ICircuit
         uint256[] allowedIssuers;
         string[] circuitIds;
         bool skipClaimRevocationCheck;
-        uint256 claimPathNotExists; // 0 for inclusion, 1 for non-inclusion
+        uint256 claimPathNotExists; // 0 for inclusion in merklized credentials, 1 for non-inclusion and for non-merklized credentials
     }
 
     struct CommonPubSignals {
diff --git a/test/validators/mtp/index.ts b/test/validators/mtp/index.ts
index 000c4c96..0d5c4209 100644
--- a/test/validators/mtp/index.ts
+++ b/test/validators/mtp/index.ts
@@ -130,7 +130,6 @@ describe("Atomic MTP Validator", function () {
           "1496222740463292783938163206931059379817846775593932664024082849882751356658"
         ),
         circuitIds: ["credentialAtomicQueryMTPV2OnChain"],
-        metadata: "test medatada",
         skipClaimRevocationCheck: false,
         claimPathNotExists: 0
       };
diff --git a/test/validators/sig/index.ts b/test/validators/sig/index.ts
index 97eb3628..cb3f5227 100644
--- a/test/validators/sig/index.ts
+++ b/test/validators/sig/index.ts
@@ -130,7 +130,6 @@ describe("Atomic Sig Validator", function () {
           "1496222740463292783938163206931059379817846775593932664024082849882751356658"
         ),
         circuitIds: ["credentialAtomicQuerySigV2OnChain"],
-        metadata: "test medatada",
         skipClaimRevocationCheck: false,
         claimPathNotExists: 0
       };
diff --git a/test/verifier/zkp-verifier.test.ts b/test/verifier/zkp-verifier.test.ts
index 1d400cf1..93a0f105 100644
--- a/test/verifier/zkp-verifier.test.ts
+++ b/test/verifier/zkp-verifier.test.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ describe("ZKP Verifier", function () {
           "1496222740463292783938163206931059379817846775593932664024082849882751356658"
         ),
         circuitIds: ["credentialAtomicQuerySigV2OnChain"],
-        metadata: "test medatada",
         claimPathNotExists: 0
       };