diff --git a/websites/api_test.py b/websites/api_test.py
index 66d2f8382..5e0efcdfd 100644
--- a/websites/api_test.py
+++ b/websites/api_test.py
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@
 from websites.models import Website
 from websites.serializers_test import VALID_METADATA
 
-
 pytestmark = pytest.mark.django_db
 
 EXAMPLE_UUID_STR = "ae6cfe0b-37a7-4fe6-b194-5b7f1e3c349e"
diff --git a/websites/models.py b/websites/models.py
index b13cbd236..3c0c447bd 100644
--- a/websites/models.py
+++ b/websites/models.py
@@ -285,7 +285,10 @@ def s3_path(self):
 
     @property
     def has_site_metadata(self):
-        """Get True when required fields are set in WebsiteContent metadata otherwise False"""
+        """
+        Get True when required fields are set in WebsiteContent metadata
+        otherwise False
+        """
         site_metadata = self.websitecontent_set.filter(type="sitemetadata")
         return bool(
             site_metadata
diff --git a/websites/serializers_test.py b/websites/serializers_test.py
index 6c3a1d7cb..ec0b6b9b8 100644
--- a/websites/serializers_test.py
+++ b/websites/serializers_test.py
@@ -183,33 +183,6 @@ def test_website_status_serializer(mocker, settings, drive_folder, warnings):
     "department_numbers": ["3"],
     "hide_download": True,
 }
-# MISSING_TITLE_METADATA = {
-#     "status": False,
-#     "course_title": "",
-#     "primary_course_number": "1",
-#     "department_numbers": ["3"],
-#     "hide_download": False,
-# }
-# MISSING_COURSE_NUMBER_METADATA = {
-#     "status": False,
-#     "course_title": "example",
-#     "primary_course_number": "",
-#     "department_numbers": ["3"],
-#     "hide_download": False,
-# }
-# MISSING_DEP_NO_METADATA = {
-#     "status": False,
-#     "course_title": "example",
-#     "primary_course_number": "2",
-#     "department_numbers": [""],
-#     "hide_download": False,
-# }
-# MISSING_HIDE_DOWNLOAD_METADATA = {
-#     "status": False,
-#     "course_title": "",
-#     "primary_course_number": 2,
-#     "department_numbers": 3,
-# }
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
diff --git a/websites/utils.py b/websites/utils.py
index 98aae034b..b63952edf 100644
--- a/websites/utils.py
+++ b/websites/utils.py
@@ -100,24 +100,24 @@ def is_test_site(site_name: str) -> bool:
 
 
 def is_required_or_min(field):
-    """Get True if field have either 'required' property set to True or 'min' property set to > 0"""
+    """
+    Get True if field have either 'required' property set to True or 'min'
+    property set to > 0
+    """
     return ("required" in field or "min" in field) and (
         field.get("required") or (field.get("min") and int(field.get("min")) > 0)
     )
 
 
 def get_config_required_fields(config: SiteConfig):
-    """A utility fn for getting the 'required' fields in the WebsiteStarter metadata config"""
+    """Retrieve the 'required' fields in the WebsiteStarter."""
     config_item = config.find_item_by_name("metadata")
     metadata_fields = config_item.item.get("files")[0].get("fields")
-    fields = [
-        field.get("name") for field in metadata_fields if is_required_or_min(field)
-    ]
-    return fields
+    return [field.get("name") for field in metadata_fields if is_required_or_min(field)]
 
 
 def is_metadata_has_required_fields(config, metadata):
-    """Validates whether all the required fields are present in the WebsiteContent metadata"""
+    """Validate the presence of all required fields in the WebsiteContent metadata."""
     required_fields = get_config_required_fields(config)
     return all(
         field in metadata