diff --git a/tests/test_features.py b/tests/test_features.py
index 5a17e82240f..ae1d78efd5b 100644
--- a/tests/test_features.py
+++ b/tests/test_features.py
@@ -6,15 +6,6 @@
     pytest.mark.topology('any')
 ]
 
-def get_status_redisout(status_out):
-    """Extract status value for feature in redis
-    """
-    status_list = status_out[1:]
-    status = ""
-    for s in status_list:
-        status = s.encode('UTF-8')
-        return status
-
 # Test Functions
 def test_show_features(duthost):
     """Verify show features command output against CONFIG_DB
@@ -23,7 +14,5 @@ def test_show_features(duthost):
     pytest_assert(succeeded, "failed to obtain feature status")
     for cmd_key, cmd_value in features_dict.items():
         feature = str(cmd_key)
-        status_out = duthost.shell('/usr/bin/redis-cli -n 4 hgetall "FEATURE|{}"'.format(feature), module_ignore_errors=False)['stdout_lines']
-        redis_value = get_status_redisout(status_out)
-        status_value_expected = str(cmd_value)
-        assert str(redis_value) == status_value_expected, "'{}' is '{}' which does not match with config_db".format(cmd_key, cmd_value)
+        redis_value = duthost.shell('/usr/bin/redis-cli -n 4 --raw hget "FEATURE|{}" "state"'.format(feature), module_ignore_errors=False)['stdout']
+        pytest_assert(redis_value.lower() == cmd_value.lower(), "'{}' is '{}' which does not match with config_db".format(cmd_key, cmd_value))