diff --git a/libraries/dsp/correlator/tb/python/verify_correlator.py b/libraries/dsp/correlator/tb/python/verify_correlator.py
index c5bb8884347f36d1cd4d193302d77ec9707367f6..47f9d399e2616b37f9e3cb2e3c33c7dda0335087 100644
--- a/libraries/dsp/correlator/tb/python/verify_correlator.py
+++ b/libraries/dsp/correlator/tb/python/verify_correlator.py
@@ -18,10 +18,8 @@
 # along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 #
 ###############################################################################
+import sys
 from common import *
-#import matplotlib
-#matplotlib.use('TkAgg')
-
 from common_dsp import *
 from mem_init_file import list_to_hex
 
@@ -307,41 +305,19 @@ correlator_src_out_arr_ref = correlate(correlator_snk_in_arr_int, INTEGRATION_PE
 # Read test bench output file written by dp_stream_rec_play.vhd
 correlator_src_out_arr = rec_file_to_complex(REC_FILE, complex_width=CORRELATOR_OUTPUT_COMPLEX_WIDTH)
 
-def nozero(input_nr):
-    """
-    Returns a/b when b is non-zero. Otherwise returns almost zero.
-    """
-    if not(input_nr==0):
-        return input_nr
-    else:
-        return 0.00000000000000000000000000000000000001
-
-import sys
-def compare_correlator_src_out_arr(vhdl_out, model_out, max_deviation_factor):
+def compare_correlator_src_out_arr(vhdl_out, model_out):
     """
     Compare the VHDL correlator's output to the Python model output.
-    . A max_deviation_factor (0..1) is allowed in both the real and the imaginary
-      values -> 1% max = 0.01
-    . A too great deviation results in a False being returned.
     """
-    passed = True
     channel_nr = 0
     for vhdl_channel,model_channel in zip(vhdl_out, model_out):
         vis_nr = 0
         for vhdl_visibility,model_visibility in zip(vhdl_channel, model_channel):
-            diff_re = abs(model_visibility.real-vhdl_visibility.real) / nozero(abs(model_visibility.real))
-            diff_im = abs(model_visibility.imag-vhdl_visibility.imag) / nozero(abs(model_visibility.imag))
-
-            if diff_re>max_deviation_factor or diff_im>max_deviation_factor:
+            if not(vhdl_visibility==model_visibility):
                 print 'compare_correlator_src_out_arr: FAILED'
                 print '. channel', channel_nr, 'visibility', vis_nr
-                print '  . diff_re', diff_re
-                print '    . model_visibility.real', model_visibility.real 
-                print '    . vhdl_visibility.real', vhdl_visibility.real
-                print '  . diff_im', diff_im
-                print '    . model_visibility.imag', model_visibility.imag
-                print '    . vhdl_visibility.imag', vhdl_visibility.imag
-
+                print '  . model:', model_visibility
+                print '  . VHDL :', vhdl_visibility
                 sys.exit()
             vis_nr+=1
         channel_nr+=1
@@ -349,7 +325,7 @@ def compare_correlator_src_out_arr(vhdl_out, model_out, max_deviation_factor):
 print 'corr out', correlator_src_out_arr[0]
 print 'corr ref', correlator_src_out_arr_ref[0]
 
-compare_correlator_src_out_arr(correlator_src_out_arr, correlator_src_out_arr_ref, 0.001)
+compare_correlator_src_out_arr(correlator_src_out_arr, correlator_src_out_arr_ref)
 
 def plot_phase_shifts(correlator_output):
     """