diff --git a/codeflash/code_utils/code_replacer.py b/codeflash/code_utils/code_replacer.py
index 6b6efb597..6bb9022b3 100644
--- a/codeflash/code_utils/code_replacer.py
+++ b/codeflash/code_utils/code_replacer.py
@@ -236,7 +236,16 @@ def merge_init_functions(original_init: cst.FunctionDef, new_init: cst.FunctionD
     original_stmts = {get_only_code_content(cst_to_code(stmt)) for stmt in original_init.body.body}
     # Filter new init body statements
     filtered_body = []
+
     for stmt in new_init.body.body:
+        # Filter out docstring of new init
+        if (
+            isinstance(stmt, cst.SimpleStatementLine)
+            and len(stmt.body) == 1
+            and isinstance(stmt.body[0], cst.Expr)
+            and isinstance(stmt.body[0].value, cst.SimpleString)
+        ):
+            continue
         # Filter out duplicate statements
         if get_only_code_content(cst_to_code(stmt)) in original_stmts:
             continue
diff --git a/tests/test_code_context_extractor.py b/tests/test_code_context_extractor.py
index 6eaab0157..7272ebbe5 100644
--- a/tests/test_code_context_extractor.py
+++ b/tests/test_code_context_extractor.py
@@ -73,11 +73,7 @@ def test_code_replacement10() -> None:
     )
 
     code_ctx = get_code_optimization_context(function_to_optimize=func_top_optimize, project_root_path=file_path.parent)
-    read_write_context, read_only_context, testgen_context = (
-        code_ctx.read_writable_code,
-        code_ctx.read_only_context_code,
-        code_ctx.testgen_context_code,
-    )
+    read_write_context, read_only_context = code_ctx.read_writable_code, code_ctx.read_only_context_code
 
     expected_read_write_context = """
     from __future__ import annotations
@@ -99,27 +95,9 @@ def test_code_replacement10() -> None:
 """
     expected_read_only_context = """
     """
-    expected_testgen_context = """
-    from __future__ import annotations
-    
-    class HelperClass:
-        def __init__(self, name):
-            self.name = name
 
-        def helper_method(self):
-            return self.name
-
-
-    class MainClass:
-        def __init__(self, name):
-            self.name = name
-            
-        def main_method(self):
-            return HelperClass(self.name).helper_method()
-    """
     assert read_write_context.strip() == dedent(expected_read_write_context).strip()
     assert read_only_context.strip() == dedent(expected_read_only_context).strip()
-    assert testgen_context.strip() == dedent(expected_testgen_context).strip()
 
 
 def test_class_method_dependencies() -> None:
diff --git a/tests/test_init_optimization.py b/tests/test_init_optimization.py
index 16792221f..003b84d1d 100644
--- a/tests/test_init_optimization.py
+++ b/tests/test_init_optimization.py
@@ -124,7 +124,6 @@ def test_docstrings_and_comments() -> None:
     original = """
     class MyClass:
         def __init__(self):
-            \"\"\"Original docstring.\"\"\"
             # Setup configuration
             self.config = {}  # Empty config
     """
@@ -138,13 +137,10 @@ def test_docstrings_and_comments() -> None:
     result = merge_init_functions(
         cst.parse_module(dedent(original)).body[0].body.body[0], cst.parse_module(dedent(new)).body[0].body.body[0]
     )
-    # TODO: handle docstrings differently
     expected = """
     def __init__(self):
-        \"\"\"Original docstring.\"\"\"
         # Setup configuration
         self.config = {}  # Empty config
-        \"\"\"New docstring.\"\"\"
         # Initialize database
         self.db = None  # Database connection
     """