diff --git a/leader/src/mpt.rs b/leader/src/mpt.rs
index c888204..8463afe 100644
--- a/leader/src/mpt.rs
+++ b/leader/src/mpt.rs
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ impl Mpt {
         } else {
             return Node::Hash(crate::utils::compat::h256(root)).into();
         };
-        let a = <Vec<Vec<u8>>>::decode(&mut &*data).unwrap();
+        let a = <Vec<Vec<u8>>>::decode(&mut &*data).unwrap(); // TODO(aatifsyed): use decode_list instead
         match a.len() {
             17 => {
                 let value = a[16].clone();
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ pub fn insert_mpt(mpt: &mut Mpt, proof: Vec<Bytes>) {
 fn insert_mpt_helper(mpt: &mut Mpt, rlp_node: Bytes) {
     mpt.mpt
         .insert(keccak(&rlp_node), MptNode(rlp_node.to_vec()));
-    let a = <Vec<Vec<u8>> as alloy::rlp::Decodable>::decode(&mut &rlp_node[..]).unwrap();
+    let a = <Vec<Vec<u8>> as alloy::rlp::Decodable>::decode(&mut &rlp_node[..]).unwrap(); // TODO(aatifsyed): use decode_list intead
     if a.len() == 2 {
         let prefix = a[0].clone();
         let is_leaf = (prefix[0] >> 4 == 2) || (prefix[0] >> 4 == 3);