diff --git a/multiversx_sdk/abi/array_value.py b/multiversx_sdk/abi/array_value.py
index 7da4570d..54f2b1ac 100644
--- a/multiversx_sdk/abi/array_value.py
+++ b/multiversx_sdk/abi/array_value.py
@@ -2,8 +2,7 @@
 from typing import Any, Callable, List, Optional
 
 from multiversx_sdk.abi.interface import ISingleValue
-from multiversx_sdk.abi.shared import (convert_native_value_to_list,
-                                       decode_length, encode_length)
+from multiversx_sdk.abi.shared import convert_native_value_to_list
 
 
 class ArrayValue:
@@ -20,17 +19,14 @@ def __init__(self,
         self.item_creator = item_creator
 
     def encode_nested(self, writer: io.BytesIO):
-        encode_length(writer, len(self.items))
         self._encode_list_items(writer)
 
     def encode_top_level(self, writer: io.BytesIO):
         self._encode_list_items(writer)
 
     def decode_nested(self, reader: io.BytesIO):
-        length = decode_length(reader)
-
         self.items = []
-        for _ in range(length):
+        for _ in range(self.length):
             self._decode_list_item(reader)
 
     def decode_top_level(self, data: bytes):
diff --git a/multiversx_sdk/abi/array_value_test.py b/multiversx_sdk/abi/array_value_test.py
index 144e28c7..76a2e33b 100644
--- a/multiversx_sdk/abi/array_value_test.py
+++ b/multiversx_sdk/abi/array_value_test.py
@@ -4,8 +4,9 @@
 
 from multiversx_sdk.abi.array_value import ArrayValue
 from multiversx_sdk.abi.biguint_value import BigUIntValue
+from multiversx_sdk.abi.codec import Codec
 from multiversx_sdk.abi.fields import Field
-from multiversx_sdk.abi.small_int_values import U32Value
+from multiversx_sdk.abi.small_int_values import U16Value, U32Value
 from multiversx_sdk.abi.struct_value import StructValue
 
 
@@ -69,3 +70,39 @@ def test_set_payload_and_get_payload():
     with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="cannot convert native value to list, because of: 'int' object is not iterable"):
         value = ArrayValue(length=1, item_creator=lambda: U32Value())
         value.set_payload(42)
+
+
+def test_encode_top_level():
+    codec = Codec()
+    array_value = ArrayValue(length=3, items=[U16Value(1), U16Value(2), U16Value(3)])
+
+    encoded = codec.encode_top_level(array_value)
+    assert encoded.hex() == "000100020003"
+
+
+def test_encode_nested():
+    codec = Codec()
+    array_value = ArrayValue(length=3, items=[U16Value(1), U16Value(2), U16Value(3)])
+
+    encoded = codec.encode_nested(array_value)
+    assert encoded.hex() == "000100020003"
+
+
+def test_decode_top_level():
+    codec = Codec()
+    data = bytes.fromhex("000100020003")
+
+    destinattion = ArrayValue(length=3, item_creator=lambda: U16Value())
+    codec.decode_top_level(data, destinattion)
+
+    assert destinattion.items == [U16Value(1), U16Value(2), U16Value(3)]
+
+
+def test_decode_nested():
+    codec = Codec()
+    data = bytes.fromhex("000100020003")
+
+    destinattion = ArrayValue(length=3, item_creator=lambda: U16Value())
+    codec.decode_nested(data, destinattion)
+
+    assert destinattion.items == [U16Value(1), U16Value(2), U16Value(3)]