diff --git a/test/inline-compare/utils/inline.py b/test/inline-compare/utils/inline.py
index 11637cf9a..781d6a72a 100644
--- a/test/inline-compare/utils/inline.py
+++ b/test/inline-compare/utils/inline.py
@@ -84,7 +84,6 @@ class InlineScan:
 
             metadata[pkg.type][pkg] = utils.package.Metadata(
                 version=entry["maven-version"],
-                extra=tuple(),
             )
 
         return packages, metadata
@@ -98,7 +97,7 @@ class InlineScan:
                 type=entry["type"].lower(),
             )
             packages.add(pkg)
-            metadata[pkg.type][pkg] = utils.package.Metadata(version=entry["version"], extra=tuple())
+            metadata[pkg.type][pkg] = utils.package.Metadata(version=entry["version"])
 
         return packages, metadata
 
@@ -113,7 +112,7 @@ class InlineScan:
                 type=entry["type"].lower(),
             )
             packages.add(pkg)
-            metadata[pkg.type][pkg] = utils.package.Metadata(version=entry["version"], extra=tuple())
+            metadata[pkg.type][pkg] = utils.package.Metadata(version=entry["version"])
 
         return packages, metadata
 
@@ -126,7 +125,7 @@ class InlineScan:
                 type=entry["type"].lower(),
             )
             packages.add(pkg)
-            metadata[pkg.type][pkg] = utils.package.Metadata(version=entry["version"], extra=tuple())
+            metadata[pkg.type][pkg] = utils.package.Metadata(version=entry["version"])
 
         return packages, metadata
 
@@ -138,6 +137,6 @@ class InlineScan:
                 name=entry["package"], type=entry["type"].lower()
             )
             packages.add(pkg)
-            metadata[pkg.type][pkg] = utils.package.Metadata(version=entry["version"], extra=tuple())
+            metadata[pkg.type][pkg] = utils.package.Metadata(version=entry["version"])
 
         return packages, metadata
diff --git a/test/inline-compare/utils/package.py b/test/inline-compare/utils/package.py
index b4ac2c796..13118a4b5 100644
--- a/test/inline-compare/utils/package.py
+++ b/test/inline-compare/utils/package.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import collections
 import dataclasses
 from typing import Set, FrozenSet, Tuple, Any, List
 
-Metadata = collections.namedtuple("Metadata", "version extra")
+Metadata = collections.namedtuple("Metadata", "version")
 Package = collections.namedtuple("Package", "name type")
 Info = collections.namedtuple("Info", "packages metadata")
 
diff --git a/test/inline-compare/utils/syft.py b/test/inline-compare/utils/syft.py
index 52b5c7899..51c7e0ba0 100644
--- a/test/inline-compare/utils/syft.py
+++ b/test/inline-compare/utils/syft.py
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import collections
 
 import utils.package
 import utils.image
-from utils.traverse import dig
 
 
 class Syft:
@@ -29,8 +28,6 @@ class Syft:
         metadata = collections.defaultdict(dict)
         for entry in self._enumerate_section(section="artifacts"):
 
-            extra = {}
-
             # normalize to inline
             pkg_type = entry["type"].lower()
             if pkg_type in ("wheel", "egg", "python"):
@@ -52,7 +49,7 @@ class Syft:
             if "java" in pkg_type:
                 # we need to use the virtual path instead of the name to account for nested dependencies with the same
                 # package name (but potentially different metadata)
-                name = dig(entry, "metadata", "virtualPath")
+                name = entry.get("metadata", {}).get("virtualPath")
 
             elif pkg_type == "apkg":
                 # inline scan strips off the release from the version, which should be normalized here
@@ -66,6 +63,6 @@ class Syft:
 
             packages.add(pkg)
 
-            metadata[pkg.type][pkg] = utils.package.Metadata(version=version, extra=tuple())
+            metadata[pkg.type][pkg] = utils.package.Metadata(version=version)
 
         return utils.package.Info(packages=frozenset(packages), metadata=metadata)
diff --git a/test/inline-compare/utils/traverse.py b/test/inline-compare/utils/traverse.py
deleted file mode 100644
index d98cf4ee7..000000000
--- a/test/inline-compare/utils/traverse.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-
-def dig(target, *keys, **kwargs):
-    """
-    Traverse a nested set of dictionaries, tuples, or lists similar to ruby's dig function.
-    """
-    end_of_chain = target
-    for key in keys:
-        if isinstance(end_of_chain, dict) and key in end_of_chain:
-            end_of_chain = end_of_chain[key]
-        elif isinstance(end_of_chain, (list, tuple)) and isinstance(key, int):
-            end_of_chain = end_of_chain[key]
-        else:
-            if 'fail' in kwargs and kwargs['fail'] is True:
-                if isinstance(end_of_chain, dict):
-                    raise KeyError
-                else:
-                    raise IndexError
-            else:
-                return None
-
-    return end_of_chain