diff --git a/src/test/ref/declared-memory-var-0.log b/src/test/ref/declared-memory-var-0.log
index def3b2ee8..4e13f9718 100644
--- a/src/test/ref/declared-memory-var-0.log
+++ b/src/test/ref/declared-memory-var-0.log
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ Updating memory variable reference *((const byte*) idx_ptr)
 
 CONTROL FLOW GRAPH SSA
 @begin: scope:[]  from
-  *((const byte*) idx_ptr) ← (number) 0
+  *((const byte*) idx_ptr) ← (byte) 0
   (byte*) SCREEN#0 ← ((byte*)) (number) $400
   to:@1
 
@@ -57,16 +57,10 @@ SYMBOL TABLE SSA
 (byte) main::i#1
 (byte) main::i#2
 
-Adding number conversion cast (unumber) 0 in *((const byte*) idx_ptr) ← (number) 0
-Successful SSA optimization PassNAddNumberTypeConversions
-Inlining cast *((const byte*) idx_ptr) ← (unumber)(number) 0
 Inlining cast (byte*) SCREEN#0 ← (byte*)(number) $400
 Successful SSA optimization Pass2InlineCast
-Simplifying constant integer cast 0
 Simplifying constant pointer cast (byte*) 1024
 Successful SSA optimization PassNCastSimplification
-Finalized unsigned number type (byte) 0
-Successful SSA optimization PassNFinalizeNumberTypeConversions
 Simple Condition (bool~) main::$0 [8] if((byte) main::i#1!=rangelast(0,5)) goto main::@1
 Successful SSA optimization Pass2ConditionalJumpSimplification
 Constant (const byte*) SCREEN#0 = (byte*) 1024
@@ -377,7 +371,7 @@ Score: 323
   .label SCREEN = $400
   // @begin
 bbegin:
-  // idx=0
+  // idx
   // [0] *((const byte*) idx_ptr) ← (byte) 0 -- _deref_pbuc1=vbuc2 
   lda #0
   sta idx_ptr
diff --git a/src/test/ref/declared-memory-var-1.asm b/src/test/ref/declared-memory-var-1.asm
index a93a89ee2..e0b97105e 100644
--- a/src/test/ref/declared-memory-var-1.asm
+++ b/src/test/ref/declared-memory-var-1.asm
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 // Test declaring a variable as "memory", meaning it will be stored in memory and accessed through an implicit pointer (using load/store)
-// Test a pointer
+// Test a pointer to a memory variable
 .pc = $801 "Basic"
 :BasicUpstart(bbegin)
 .pc = $80d "Program"
diff --git a/src/test/ref/declared-memory-var-1.log b/src/test/ref/declared-memory-var-1.log
index 583b990ae..adb48d6bf 100644
--- a/src/test/ref/declared-memory-var-1.log
+++ b/src/test/ref/declared-memory-var-1.log
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ INITIAL ASM
 Target platform is c64basic / MOS6502X
   // File Comments
 // Test declaring a variable as "memory", meaning it will be stored in memory and accessed through an implicit pointer (using load/store)
-// Test a pointer
+// Test a pointer to a memory variable
   // Upstart
 .pc = $801 "Basic"
 :BasicUpstart(bbegin)
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ Allocated (was zp ZP_WORD:3) zp ZP_WORD:2 [ idx_p#0 ]
 ASSEMBLER BEFORE OPTIMIZATION
   // File Comments
 // Test declaring a variable as "memory", meaning it will be stored in memory and accessed through an implicit pointer (using load/store)
-// Test a pointer
+// Test a pointer to a memory variable
   // Upstart
 .pc = $801 "Basic"
 :BasicUpstart(bbegin)
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ Score: 399
 
   // File Comments
 // Test declaring a variable as "memory", meaning it will be stored in memory and accessed through an implicit pointer (using load/store)
-// Test a pointer
+// Test a pointer to a memory variable
   // Upstart
 .pc = $801 "Basic"
 :BasicUpstart(bbegin)