diff --git a/test/datagateway_api/db/endpoints/test_table_endpoints_db.py b/test/datagateway_api/db/endpoints/test_table_endpoints_db.py
index a8800da3..1af26ddb 100644
--- a/test/datagateway_api/db/endpoints/test_table_endpoints_db.py
+++ b/test/datagateway_api/db/endpoints/test_table_endpoints_db.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ def test_valid_get_facility_cycles_with_filters(
             headers=valid_db_credentials_header,
         )
 
-        assert test_response.json[0] == isis_specific_endpoint_data_db.to_dict()
+        assert test_response.json[0] == isis_specific_endpoint_data_db[1].to_dict()
 
     def test_invalid_get_facility_cycles_with_filters(
         self, flask_test_app_db, valid_db_credentials_header, final_instrument_id,
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ def test_valid_get_facility_cycles_count_with_filters(
             headers=valid_db_credentials_header,
         )
 
-        assert test_response.json == 2
+        assert test_response.json == 1
 
     def test_invalid_get_facility_cycles_count_with_filters(
         self, flask_test_app_db, valid_db_credentials_header, final_instrument_id,
diff --git a/test/datagateway_api/icat/test_query.py b/test/datagateway_api/icat/test_query.py
index e012fcb7..e4cf1be1 100644
--- a/test/datagateway_api/icat/test_query.py
+++ b/test/datagateway_api/icat/test_query.py
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 from icat.entity import Entity
 import pytest
-
 from datagateway_api.src.common.date_handler import DateHandler
 from datagateway_api.src.common.exceptions import PythonICATError
 from datagateway_api.src.datagateway_api.icat.filters import (
@@ -30,9 +29,11 @@ def prepare_icat_data_for_assertion(data, remove_id=False, remove_visit_id=False
 
         for attr in meta_attributes:
             entity.pop(attr)
-        for k, v in entity.items():
-            if isinstance(v, dict):
-                entity[k] = pop_nested_attributes(v, meta_attributes)
+
+        for key in entity:
+            if isinstance(entity[key], dict):
+                for attr in meta_attributes:
+                    entity[key].pop(attr)
 
         for attr in entity.keys():
             if isinstance(entity[attr], datetime):
@@ -45,15 +46,9 @@ def prepare_icat_data_for_assertion(data, remove_id=False, remove_visit_id=False
             entity.pop("visitId")
 
         assertable_data.append(entity)
-
     return assertable_data
 
 
-def pop_nested_attributes(nested_entity, meta_attributes):
-    for attr in meta_attributes:
-        nested_entity.pop(attr)
-
-
 class TestICATQuery:
     @pytest.mark.parametrize(
         "input_conditions, input_aggregate, input_includes, expected_conditions,"
@@ -177,12 +172,10 @@ def test_invalid_query_creation(self, icat_client):
                         "fileCount": 3,
                         "fileSize": 1073741824,
                         "facility": {
-                            "createId": "simple/root",
                             "daysUntilRelease": 10,
                             "description": "Lorem ipsum light source",
                             "fullName": None,
                             "id": 1,
-                            "modId": "simple/root",
                             "name": "LILS",
                             "url": None,
                         },
@@ -323,7 +316,6 @@ def test_valid_query_execution(
             query_data = prepare_icat_data_for_assertion(
                 query_data, remove_id=True, remove_visit_id=True,
             )
-
         assert query_data[0] == expected_query_result[0]
 
     def test_invalid_query_execution(self, icat_client):