diff --git a/src/registrar/models/domain.py b/src/registrar/models/domain.py
index 3242721e8..5d2e52703 100644
--- a/src/registrar/models/domain.py
+++ b/src/registrar/models/domain.py
@@ -2057,19 +2057,6 @@ class Domain(TimeStampedModel, DomainHelper):
         This is for force setting the pendingDelete statue (see statuses).I will remove this 
         return when I merge as this is for testing purposes only. """  # noqa: W291
 
-        # return {
-        #     "auth_info": getattr(data, "auth_info", ...),
-        #     "_contacts": getattr(data, "contacts", ...),
-        #     "cr_date": getattr(data, "cr_date", ...),
-        #     "ex_date": getattr(data, "ex_date", ...),
-        #     "_hosts": getattr(data, "hosts", ...),
-        #     "name": getattr(data, "name", ...),
-        #     "registrant": getattr(data, "registrant", ...),
-        #     "statuses": [epp.Status(state="pendingDelete", description="", lang="en")],
-        #     "tr_date": getattr(data, "tr_date", ...),
-        #     "up_date": getattr(data, "up_date", ...),
-        # }
-
         return {
             "auth_info": getattr(data, "auth_info", ...),
             "_contacts": getattr(data, "contacts", ...),
@@ -2078,11 +2065,24 @@ class Domain(TimeStampedModel, DomainHelper):
             "_hosts": getattr(data, "hosts", ...),
             "name": getattr(data, "name", ...),
             "registrant": getattr(data, "registrant", ...),
-            "statuses": getattr(data, "statuses", ...),
+            "statuses": [epp.Status(state="pendingDelete", description="", lang="en")],
             "tr_date": getattr(data, "tr_date", ...),
             "up_date": getattr(data, "up_date", ...),
         }
 
+        # return {
+        #     "auth_info": getattr(data, "auth_info", ...),
+        #     "_contacts": getattr(data, "contacts", ...),
+        #     "cr_date": getattr(data, "cr_date", ...),
+        #     "ex_date": getattr(data, "ex_date", ...),
+        #     "_hosts": getattr(data, "hosts", ...),
+        #     "name": getattr(data, "name", ...),
+        #     "registrant": getattr(data, "registrant", ...),
+        #     "statuses": getattr(data, "statuses", ...),
+        #     "tr_date": getattr(data, "tr_date", ...),
+        #     "up_date": getattr(data, "up_date", ...),
+        # }
+
     def _clean_cache(self, cache, data_response):
         """clean up the cache"""
         # remove null properties (to distinguish between "a value of None" and null)