diff --git a/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Core.Test/BytesTests.cs b/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Core.Test/BytesTests.cs
index f3371d834c1c..a8e64a7de955 100644
--- a/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Core.Test/BytesTests.cs
+++ b/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Core.Test/BytesTests.cs
@@ -19,11 +19,11 @@ public class BytesTests
     {
         [TestCase("0x", "0x", 0)]
         [TestCase(null, null, 0)]
-        [TestCase(null, "0x", 1)]
-        [TestCase("0x", null, -1)]
+        [TestCase(null, "0x", -1)]
+        [TestCase("0x", null, 1)]
         [TestCase("0x01", "0x01", 0)]
-        [TestCase("0x01", "0x0102", 1)]
-        [TestCase("0x0102", "0x01", -1)]
+        [TestCase("0x01", "0x0102", -1)]
+        [TestCase("0x0102", "0x01", 1)]
         public void Compares_bytes_properly(string? hexString1, string? hexString2, int expectedResult)
         {
             IComparer<byte[]> comparer = Bytes.Comparer;
diff --git a/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Core/Extensions/Bytes.cs b/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Core/Extensions/Bytes.cs
index 8e395ecb7208..4fe4d044ee55 100644
--- a/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Core/Extensions/Bytes.cs
+++ b/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Core/Extensions/Bytes.cs
@@ -73,64 +73,17 @@ public override int Compare(byte[]? x, byte[]? y)
 
                 if (x is null)
                 {
-                    return y is null ? 0 : 1;
+                    return y is null ? 0 : -1;
                 }
 
-                if (y is null)
-                {
-                    return -1;
-                }
-
-                if (x.Length == 0)
-                {
-                    return y.Length == 0 ? 0 : 1;
-                }
-
-                for (int i = 0; i < x.Length; i++)
-                {
-                    if (y.Length <= i)
-                    {
-                        return -1;
-                    }
+                if (y is null) return 1;
 
-                    int result = x[i].CompareTo(y[i]);
-                    if (result != 0)
-                    {
-                        return result;
-                    }
-                }
-
-                return y.Length > x.Length ? 1 : 0;
+                return x.SequenceCompareTo(y);
             }
 
             public static int Compare(ReadOnlySpan<byte> x, ReadOnlySpan<byte> y)
             {
-                if (Unsafe.AreSame(ref MemoryMarshal.GetReference(x), ref MemoryMarshal.GetReference(y)) &&
-                    x.Length == y.Length)
-                {
-                    return 0;
-                }
-
-                if (x.Length == 0)
-                {
-                    return y.Length == 0 ? 0 : 1;
-                }
-
-                for (int i = 0; i < x.Length; i++)
-                {
-                    if (y.Length <= i)
-                    {
-                        return -1;
-                    }
-
-                    int result = x[i].CompareTo(y[i]);
-                    if (result != 0)
-                    {
-                        return result;
-                    }
-                }
-
-                return y.Length > x.Length ? 1 : 0;
+                return x.SequenceCompareTo(y);
             }
         }