diff --git a/storage_engine/src/binary_coding.rs b/storage_engine/src/binary_coding.rs
index 4e66623..1b2a475 100644
--- a/storage_engine/src/binary_coding.rs
+++ b/storage_engine/src/binary_coding.rs
@@ -69,22 +69,19 @@ pub fn decode_sequence<T: Decode>(len: usize, bytes: &[u8]) -> Result<Vec<T>, bi
 }
 
 
-#[allow(dead_code)]
-fn example_encoding_decoding() {
-    let _xs: Vec<u32> = vec![123, 250, 256, 123, 123, 123];
-    let _xs: Vec<u32> = vec![];
-    let _xs: Vec<u32> = vec![123];
-    let _xs: Vec<u32> = vec![123, 250];
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
 
-    let xs: Vec<String> = vec!["foo".to_string(), "bar".to_string()];
+    #[test]
+    fn test_encoding_decoding() {
+        let xs: Vec<String> = vec!["foo".to_string(), "bar".to_string()];
 
+        let exs = encode_vector(&xs[..]).unwrap();
 
-    println!("original {:?}", xs);
-    let exs = encode_vector(&xs[..]).unwrap();
-    println!("encoded {:?}", exs);
+        // WARNING: Don't forget to specify the type here
+        let dxs = decode_vector::<String>(&exs[..]).unwrap();
 
-    // WARNING: Don't forget to specify the type here
-    // let dxs = decode_vector::<u32>(&exs[..]).unwrap();
-    let dxs = decode_vector::<String>(&exs[..]).unwrap();
-    println!("decoded {:?}", dxs);
+        assert!(dxs == xs);
+    }
 }