diff --git a/openbb_sdk/providers/benzinga/openbb_benzinga/models/global_news.py b/openbb_sdk/providers/benzinga/openbb_benzinga/models/global_news.py
index 8524a947a0d..a29552929dc 100644
--- a/openbb_sdk/providers/benzinga/openbb_benzinga/models/global_news.py
+++ b/openbb_sdk/providers/benzinga/openbb_benzinga/models/global_news.py
@@ -111,7 +111,6 @@ class BenzingaGlobalNewsFetcher(
     def extract_data(
         query: BenzingaGlobalNewsQueryParams, credentials: Optional[Dict[str, str]]
     ) -> List[BenzingaGlobalNewsData]:
-        print(query)
         api_key = credentials.get("benzinga_api_key") or ""
 
         base_url = "https://api.benzinga.com/api/v2/news"
@@ -129,5 +128,3 @@ class BenzingaGlobalNewsFetcher(
         data: List[BenzingaGlobalNewsData],
     ) -> List[BenzingaGlobalNewsData]:
         return data
-        processors = {"image": lambda x: "" if x == [] else x[0].url}
-        return data_transformer(data, BenzingaGlobalNewsData, processors)
diff --git a/openbb_sdk/providers/benzinga/openbb_benzinga/models/stock_news.py b/openbb_sdk/providers/benzinga/openbb_benzinga/models/stock_news.py
index 6cd43c97a1e..c9112faefe2 100644
--- a/openbb_sdk/providers/benzinga/openbb_benzinga/models/stock_news.py
+++ b/openbb_sdk/providers/benzinga/openbb_benzinga/models/stock_news.py
@@ -107,8 +107,8 @@ class BenzingaStockNewsFetcher(
     def extract_data(
         query: BenzingaStockNewsQueryParams, credentials: Optional[Dict[str, str]]
     ) -> List[BenzingaStockNewsData]:
-        if credentials:
-            api_key = credentials.get("benzinga_api_key")
+
+        api_key = credentials.get("benzinga_api_key") or ""
 
         base_url = "https://api.benzinga.com/api/v2/news"
         querystring = get_querystring(query.dict(by_alias=True), [])