diff --git a/client/src/cmdhfemrtd.c b/client/src/cmdhfemrtd.c
index 5b1fe8981..50492e3ee 100644
--- a/client/src/cmdhfemrtd.c
+++ b/client/src/cmdhfemrtd.c
@@ -221,12 +221,6 @@ static void des3_decrypt_cbc(uint8_t *iv, uint8_t *key, uint8_t *input, int inpu
     mbedtls_des3_free(&ctx);
 }
 
-static void emrtd_pad_docnum(char *input) {
-    for (int i = strlen(input); i < 9; i++) {
-        input[i] = '<';
-    }
-}
-
 static int pad_block(uint8_t *input, int inputlen, uint8_t *output) {
     uint8_t padding[8] = {0x80, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00};
 
@@ -834,8 +828,6 @@ static bool emrtd_do_auth(char *documentnumber, char *dob, char *expiry, bool BA
     uint8_t response[EMRTD_MAX_FILE_SIZE] = { 0x00 };
     int resplen = 0;
 
-    emrtd_pad_docnum(documentnumber);
-
     // Try to 14a
     SendCommandMIX(CMD_HF_ISO14443A_READER, ISO14A_CONNECT | ISO14A_NO_DISCONNECT, 0, 0, NULL, 0);
     PacketResponseNG resp;
@@ -1237,7 +1229,8 @@ static int cmd_hf_emrtd_dump(const char *Cmd) {
     if (CLIParamStrToBuf(arg_get_str(ctx, 1), docnum, 9, &slen) != 0 || slen == 0) {
         BAC = false;
     } else {
-        if ( slen != 9) {
+        if (slen != 9) {
+            // Pad to 9 with <
             memset(docnum + slen, 0x3c, 9 - slen);
         }
     }