diff --git a/com.unity.netcode.gameobjects/Runtime/NetworkVariable/AnticipatedNetworkVariable.cs b/com.unity.netcode.gameobjects/Runtime/NetworkVariable/AnticipatedNetworkVariable.cs
index eb8744f6a2..2a08293206 100644
--- a/com.unity.netcode.gameobjects/Runtime/NetworkVariable/AnticipatedNetworkVariable.cs
+++ b/com.unity.netcode.gameobjects/Runtime/NetworkVariable/AnticipatedNetworkVariable.cs
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ public enum StaleDataHandling
 #pragma warning restore IDE0001
     [Serializable]
     [GenerateSerializationForGenericParameter(0)]
-    [GenerateSerializationForType(typeof(byte))]
     public class AnticipatedNetworkVariable<T> : NetworkVariableBase
     {
         [SerializeField]
diff --git a/com.unity.netcode.gameobjects/Runtime/NetworkVariable/NetworkVariable.cs b/com.unity.netcode.gameobjects/Runtime/NetworkVariable/NetworkVariable.cs
index 50d30987c6..a17b70333d 100644
--- a/com.unity.netcode.gameobjects/Runtime/NetworkVariable/NetworkVariable.cs
+++ b/com.unity.netcode.gameobjects/Runtime/NetworkVariable/NetworkVariable.cs
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ namespace Unity.Netcode
     /// <typeparam name="T">the unmanaged type for <see cref="NetworkVariable{T}"/> </typeparam>
     [Serializable]
     [GenerateSerializationForGenericParameter(0)]
-    [GenerateSerializationForType(typeof(byte))]
     public class NetworkVariable<T> : NetworkVariableBase
     {
         /// <summary>
diff --git a/com.unity.netcode.gameobjects/Runtime/NetworkVariable/NetworkVariableSerialization.cs b/com.unity.netcode.gameobjects/Runtime/NetworkVariable/NetworkVariableSerialization.cs
index 1f6d5529ad..cda34a57e2 100644
--- a/com.unity.netcode.gameobjects/Runtime/NetworkVariable/NetworkVariableSerialization.cs
+++ b/com.unity.netcode.gameobjects/Runtime/NetworkVariable/NetworkVariableSerialization.cs
@@ -698,7 +698,7 @@ public unsafe void WriteDelta(FastBufferWriter writer, ref T value, ref T previo
             {
                 var val = value[i];
                 var prevVal = previousValue[i];
-                if (!NetworkVariableSerialization<byte>.AreEqual(ref val, ref prevVal))
+                if (val != prevVal)
                 {
                     ++numChanges;
                     changes.Set(i);
@@ -723,19 +723,11 @@ public unsafe void WriteDelta(FastBufferWriter writer, ref T value, ref T previo
             unsafe
             {
                 byte* ptr = value.GetUnsafePtr();
-                byte* prevPtr = previousValue.GetUnsafePtr();
                 for (int i = 0; i < value.Length; ++i)
                 {
                     if (changes.IsSet(i))
                     {
-                        if (i < previousValue.Length)
-                        {
-                            NetworkVariableSerialization<byte>.WriteDelta(writer, ref ptr[i], ref prevPtr[i]);
-                        }
-                        else
-                        {
-                            NetworkVariableSerialization<byte>.Write(writer, ref ptr[i]);
-                        }
+                        writer.WriteByteSafe(ptr[i]);
                     }
                 }
             }