diff --git a/spinnman/messages/eieio/command_messages/notification_protocol_db_location.py b/spinnman/messages/eieio/command_messages/notification_protocol_db_location.py
index 5f048545..2cfd5a65 100644
--- a/spinnman/messages/eieio/command_messages/notification_protocol_db_location.py
+++ b/spinnman/messages/eieio/command_messages/notification_protocol_db_location.py
@@ -59,14 +59,3 @@ def bytestring(self) -> bytes:
         if self._database_path is not None:
             data += self._database_path
         return data
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def from_bytestring(
-            command_header: EIEIOCommandHeader, data: bytes,
-            offset: int) -> 'NotificationProtocolDatabaseLocation':
-        database_path = None
-        if len(data) - offset > 0:
-            raise Exception(
-                "https://github.com/SpiNNakerManchester/SpiNNMan/issues/424")
-            # database_path = data[offset:]
-        return NotificationProtocolDatabaseLocation(database_path)
diff --git a/spinnman/messages/eieio/create_eieio_command.py b/spinnman/messages/eieio/create_eieio_command.py
index a1f83a7e..55e9a4bc 100644
--- a/spinnman/messages/eieio/create_eieio_command.py
+++ b/spinnman/messages/eieio/create_eieio_command.py
@@ -36,8 +36,7 @@ def read_eieio_command_message(
     command_number = command_header.command
 
     if command_number == EIEIO_COMMAND_IDS.DATABASE.value:
-        return NotificationProtocolDatabaseLocation.from_bytestring(
-            command_header, data, offset + 2)
+        return NotificationProtocolDatabaseLocation()
     # Fill in buffer area with padding
     elif command_number == EIEIO_COMMAND_IDS.EVENT_PADDING.value:
         return PaddingRequest()