diff --git a/sohstationviewer/model/reftek/from_rt2ms/core.py b/sohstationviewer/model/reftek/from_rt2ms/core.py
index c752f30e44614ccee1e147d41c343e83968741e4..11a4dceccdc43d50dcdcc1c6b61b2b8ae45710b0 100644
--- a/sohstationviewer/model/reftek/from_rt2ms/core.py
+++ b/sohstationviewer/model/reftek/from_rt2ms/core.py
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ class Reftek130Exception(ObsPyException):
 
 
 class Reftek130(obspy_rt130_core.Reftek130):
-
     def to_stream(self, network="", location="", component_codes=None,
                   include_mp123=False, include_mp456=False,
                   headonly=False, verbose=False,
@@ -56,8 +55,6 @@ class Reftek130(obspy_rt130_core.Reftek130):
         :param headonly: Determines whether or not to unpack the data or just
             read the headers.
         """
-        if verbose:
-            print(self)
         if not len(self._data):
             msg = "No packet data in Reftek130 object (file: {})"
             raise Reftek130Exception(msg.format(self._filename))
@@ -99,20 +96,6 @@ class Reftek130(obspy_rt130_core.Reftek130):
                 eh = EHPacket(eh_packets[0])
             else:
                 eh = EHPacket(et_packets[0])
-            # only C0, C2, 16, 32 encodings supported right now
-            if eh.data_format == b"C0":
-                encoding = 'C0'
-            elif eh.data_format == b"C2":
-                encoding = 'C2'
-            elif eh.data_format == b"16":
-                encoding = '16'
-            elif eh.data_format == b"32":
-                encoding = '32'
-            else:
-                msg = ("Reftek data encoding '{}' not implemented yet. Please "
-                       "open an issue on GitHub and provide a small (< 50kb) "
-                       "test file.").format(eh.data_format)
-                raise NotImplementedError(msg)
             header = {
                 "unit_id": self._data['unit_id'][0],
                 "experiment_number": self._data['experiment_number'][0],
@@ -158,45 +141,12 @@ class Reftek130(obspy_rt130_core.Reftek130):
                         sample_data = np.array([], dtype=np.int32)
                         npts = packets_["number_of_samples"].sum()
                     else:
-                        if encoding in ('C0', 'C2'):
-                            sample_data = _unpack_C0_C2_data(packets_,
-                                                             encoding)
-                        elif encoding in ('16', '32'):
-                            # rt130 stores in big endian
-                            dtype = {'16': '>i2', '32': '>i4'}[encoding]
-                            # just fix endianness and use correct dtype
-                            sample_data = np.require(
-                                packets_['payload'],
-                                requirements=['C_CONTIGUOUS'])
-                            # either int16 or int32
-                            sample_data = sample_data.view(dtype)
-                            # account for number of samples, i.e. some packets
-                            # might not use the full payload size but have
-                            # empty parts at the end that need to be cut away
-                            number_of_samples_max = sample_data.shape[1]
-                            sample_data = sample_data.flatten()
-                            # go through packets starting at the back,
-                            # otherwise indices of later packets would change
-                            # while looping
-                            for ind, num_samps in reversed([
-                                    (ind, num_samps) for ind, num_samps in
-                                    enumerate(packets_["number_of_samples"])
-                                    if num_samps != number_of_samples_max]):
-                                # looping backwards we can easily find the
-                                # start of each packet, since the earlier
-                                # packets are still untouched and at maximum
-                                # sample length in our big array with all
-                                # packets
-                                start_of_packet = ind * number_of_samples_max
-                                start_empty_part = start_of_packet + num_samps
-                                end_empty_part = (start_of_packet +
-                                                  number_of_samples_max)
-                                sample_data = np.delete(
-                                    sample_data,
-                                    slice(start_empty_part, end_empty_part))
+                        sample_data = (packets_['payload'][:, :4])
+                        sample_data = sample_data.view(np.dtype('>i4')).squeeze()
                         npts = len(sample_data)
 
                     tr = Trace(data=sample_data, header=copy.deepcopy(header))
+                    tr.stats.npts = packets_['number_of_samples'].sum()
                     # channel number is not included in the EH/ET packet
                     # payload, so add it to stats as well..
                     tr.stats.reftek130['channel_number'] = channel_number
@@ -236,22 +186,5 @@ class Reftek130(obspy_rt130_core.Reftek130):
                             continue
                         tr.stats.channel = "MassPos%s" % (channel_number + 1)
                         # check if endtime of trace is consistent
-                    t_last = packets_[-1]['time']
-                    npts_last = packets_[-1]['number_of_samples']
-                    try:
-                        if not headonly:
-                            assert npts == len(sample_data)
-                        if npts_last:
-                            assert tr.stats.endtime == UTCDateTime(
-                                ns=t_last) + (npts_last - 1) * delta
-                        if npts:
-                            assert tr.stats.endtime == (
-                                tr.stats.starttime + (npts - 1) * delta)
-                    except AssertionError:
-                        msg = ("Reftek file has a trace with an inconsistent "
-                               "endtime or number of samples. Please open an "
-                               "issue on GitHub and provide your file for"
-                               "testing.")
-                        raise Reftek130Exception(msg)
                     st += tr
         return st