diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
index be2771c..c6665f0 100644
--- a/main.c
+++ b/main.c
@@ -259,16 +259,6 @@ int handle_command(RdbClient *client, char *cmd, size_t cmdlen, VB *sim) {
         rdb_client_write_str(client, ";");
         return rdb_client_send_packet(client);
     }
-    if (!strncmp(cmd, "m7000000,100", cmdlen)) {
-        // hard-coded fake memory region
-        const char *fake = "80bc000784a0e002a0bc0005a5a00000c0bc0005c6a0000000a81000";
-        size_t fakelen = strlen(fake) / 2;
-        rdb_client_write_str(client, fake);
-        for (size_t i = fakelen; i < 256; ++i) {
-            rdb_client_write_str(client, "00");
-        }
-        return rdb_client_send_packet(client);
-    }
     if (*cmd == 'm') {
         // all other memory is 0
         int commapos = -1;
@@ -290,7 +280,8 @@ int handle_command(RdbClient *client, char *cmd, size_t cmdlen, VB *sim) {
         }
         printf("read %d bytes from %d\n", len, address);
         for (int i = 0; i < len; ++i) {
-            rdb_client_write_str(client, "00");
+            uint8_t byte = vbRead(sim, address + i, VB_U8);
+            rdb_client_write_i8_hex(client, byte);
         }
         return rdb_client_send_packet(client);
     }