diff --git a/internal/core/axis.cpp b/internal/core/axis.cpp
index 3acd1b6b..3320e144 100644
--- a/internal/core/axis.cpp
+++ b/internal/core/axis.cpp
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@
 
 
 Axis::Axis(
-    OpenVDS::VolumeDataLayout const * const layout,
-    int const                               dimension
+    OpenVDS::VolumeDataLayout const* const layout,
+    int const                              dimension
 ) : m_dimension(dimension),
     m_axis_descriptor(layout->GetAxisDescriptor(dimension))
 {}
@@ -44,69 +44,15 @@ std::string Axis::name() const noexcept(true) {
 }
 
 bool Axis::inrange(float coordinate) const noexcept(true) {
-    return this->min() <= coordinate && this->max() >=  coordinate;
+    return this->min() <= coordinate && this->max() >= coordinate;
 }
 
 bool Axis::inrange_with_margin(float coordinate) const noexcept(true) {
     return (this->min() - 0.5 * this->stepsize()) <= coordinate &&
-           (this->max() + 0.5 * this->stepsize()) >  coordinate;
+           (this->max() + 0.5 * this->stepsize()) > coordinate;
 }
 
 float Axis::to_sample_position(float coordinate) noexcept(false) {
     return this->m_axis_descriptor.CoordinateToSamplePosition(coordinate);
 }
 
-void Axis::assert_equal(Axis const& other) noexcept(false) {
-
-    if (this->nsamples() != other.nsamples()) {
-        throw detail::bad_request(
-            "Axis: " + this->name() +
-            ": Mismatch in number of samples: " +
-            utils::to_string_with_precision(this->nsamples()) +
-            " != " + utils::to_string_with_precision(other.nsamples()));
-    }
-
-    if (this->min() != other.min()) {
-        throw detail::bad_request(
-            "Axis: " + this->name() +
-            ": Mismatch in min value: " +
-            utils::to_string_with_precision(this->min()) +
-            " != " + utils::to_string_with_precision(other.min()));
-    }
-
-    if (this->max() != other.max()) {
-        throw detail::bad_request(
-            "Axis: " + this->name() +
-            ": Mismatch in max value: " +
-            utils::to_string_with_precision(this->max()) +
-            " != " + utils::to_string_with_precision(other.max()));
-    }
-
-    // Stepsize is a data integrity check.
-    // If min,max and nsamples are equal stepsize is equal for consistent data.
-    if (this->stepsize() != other.stepsize()) {
-        throw detail::bad_request(
-            "Axis: " + this->name() +
-            ": Mismatch in stepsize: " +
-            std::to_string(this->stepsize()) +
-            " != " + std::to_string(other.stepsize()));
-    }
-
-    if (this->unit() != other.unit()) {
-        throw detail::bad_request(
-            "Axis: " + this->name() +
-            ": Mismatch in unit: " +
-            this->unit() +
-            " != " + other.unit());
-    }
-
-    // Ignore order of dimensions
-
-    if (this->name() != other.name()) {
-        throw detail::bad_request(
-            "Axis: " + this->name() +
-            ": Mismatch in name: " +
-            this->name() +
-            " != " + other.name());
-    }
-}
diff --git a/internal/core/axis.hpp b/internal/core/axis.hpp
index b667e3f7..cc3f04cb 100644
--- a/internal/core/axis.hpp
+++ b/internal/core/axis.hpp
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 class Axis {
 public:
     Axis(
-        OpenVDS::VolumeDataLayout const * const layout,
+        OpenVDS::VolumeDataLayout const* const layout,
         int const dimension
     );
 
@@ -39,8 +39,6 @@ class Axis {
     bool inrange_with_margin(float coordinate) const noexcept(true);
     float to_sample_position(float coordinate) noexcept(false);
 
-    void assert_equal(Axis const& other) noexcept(false);
-
 private:
     int const m_dimension;
     OpenVDS::VolumeDataAxisDescriptor m_axis_descriptor;