diff --git a/contracts/src/v0.8/feeds/DualAggregator.sol b/contracts/src/v0.8/feeds/DualAggregator.sol
index f166d401bbd..04ac7a90b0a 100644
--- a/contracts/src/v0.8/feeds/DualAggregator.sol
+++ b/contracts/src/v0.8/feeds/DualAggregator.sol
@@ -386,9 +386,8 @@ contract DualAggregator is OCR2Abstract, Ownable2StepMsgSender, AggregatorV2V3In
   /// @return the aggregatorRoundId of the next round. Note: The report for this round may have been
   /// transmitted (but not yet mined) *before* requestNewRound() was even called. There is *no*
   /// guarantee of causality between the request and the report at aggregatorRoundId.
-  // TODO: i think we can remove this function entirely
   function requestNewRound() external returns (uint80) {
-    if (!(msg.sender == owner() || s_requesterAccessController.hasAccess(msg.sender, msg.data))) {
+    if (msg.sender != owner() && !s_requesterAccessController.hasAccess(msg.sender, msg.data)) {
       revert OnlyOwnerAndRequesterCanCall();
     }
 
@@ -1158,7 +1157,7 @@ contract DualAggregator is OCR2Abstract, Ownable2StepMsgSender, AggregatorV2V3In
     uint24 accountingGas
   ) external {
     AccessControllerInterface access = s_billingAccessController;
-    if (!(msg.sender == owner() || access.hasAccess(msg.sender, msg.data))) {
+    if (msg.sender != owner() && !access.hasAccess(msg.sender, msg.data)) {
       revert OnlyOwnerAndBillingAdminCanCall();
     }
     _payOracles();
@@ -1212,7 +1211,7 @@ contract DualAggregator is OCR2Abstract, Ownable2StepMsgSender, AggregatorV2V3In
   function withdrawPayment(
     address transmitter
   ) external {
-    if (!(msg.sender == s_payees[transmitter])) revert OnlyPayeeCanWithdraw();
+    if (msg.sender != s_payees[transmitter]) revert OnlyPayeeCanWithdraw();
     _payOracle(transmitter);
   }
 
@@ -1307,7 +1306,7 @@ contract DualAggregator is OCR2Abstract, Ownable2StepMsgSender, AggregatorV2V3In
   /// @param amount maximum amount to withdraw, denominated in LINK-wei.
   /// @dev access control provided by billingAccessController
   function withdrawFunds(address recipient, uint256 amount) external {
-    if (!(msg.sender == owner() || s_billingAccessController.hasAccess(msg.sender, msg.data))) {
+    if (msg.sender != owner() && !s_billingAccessController.hasAccess(msg.sender, msg.data)) {
       revert OnlyOwnerAndBillingAdminCanCall();
     }
     uint256 linkDue = _totalLinkDue();
@@ -1501,7 +1500,7 @@ contract DualAggregator is OCR2Abstract, Ownable2StepMsgSender, AggregatorV2V3In
       address payee = payees[i];
       address currentPayee = s_payees[transmitter];
       bool zeroedOut = currentPayee == address(0);
-      if (!(zeroedOut || currentPayee == payee)) revert PayeeAlreadySent();
+      if (!zeroedOut && currentPayee != payee) revert PayeeAlreadySent();
       s_payees[transmitter] = payee;
 
       if (currentPayee != payee) {
diff --git a/contracts/src/v0.8/feeds/test/DualAggregator.t.sol b/contracts/src/v0.8/feeds/test/DualAggregator.t.sol
index dcef6f9e0b9..47b461419fb 100644
--- a/contracts/src/v0.8/feeds/test/DualAggregator.t.sol
+++ b/contracts/src/v0.8/feeds/test/DualAggregator.t.sol
@@ -70,6 +70,10 @@ contract DualAggregatorHarness is DualAggregator {
     return _getSyncPrimaryRound();
   }
 
+  function exposed_hotVars() external view returns (HotVars memory) {
+    return s_hotVars;
+  }
+
   // helper function to define the latest round ids
   function setLatestRoundIds(uint32 _latestAggregatorRoundId, uint32 _latestSecondaryRoundId) public {
     s_hotVars.latestAggregatorRoundId = _latestAggregatorRoundId;
@@ -504,8 +508,43 @@ contract GetRequesterAccessController is DualAggregatorBaseTest {
   }
 }
 
-// TODO: determine if we need this method still
-contract RequestNewRound is ConfiguredDualAggregatorBaseTest {}
+contract RequestNewRound is ConfiguredDualAggregatorBaseTest {
+  event RoundRequested(address indexed requester, bytes32 configDigest, uint32 epoch, uint8 round);
+
+  address internal constant USER = address(777);
+
+  function test_RevertIf_NotRequester() public {
+    _changePrank(USER);
+
+    vm.mockCall(
+      REQUESTER_ACCESS_CONTROLLER_ADDRESS,
+      abi.encodeWithSelector(AccessControllerInterface.hasAccess.selector, USER),
+      abi.encode(false)
+    );
+
+    vm.expectRevert(DualAggregator.OnlyOwnerAndRequesterCanCall.selector);
+    s_aggregator.requestNewRound();
+  }
+
+  function test_ShouldRequestNewRound() public {
+    uint256 currentRoundId = s_aggregator.exposed_hotVars().latestAggregatorRoundId;
+    uint40 currentEpochAndRound = s_aggregator.exposed_hotVars().latestEpochAndRound;
+
+    vm.mockCall(
+      REQUESTER_ACCESS_CONTROLLER_ADDRESS,
+      abi.encodeWithSelector(AccessControllerInterface.hasAccess.selector, USER),
+      abi.encode(true)
+    );
+
+    _changePrank(USER);
+
+    vm.expectEmit();
+    emit RoundRequested(USER, s_configDigest, uint32(currentEpochAndRound >> 8), uint8(currentEpochAndRound));
+    uint256 newRoundId = s_aggregator.requestNewRound();
+
+    assertEq(newRoundId, currentRoundId + 1, "round id not incremented");
+  }
+}
 
 contract Transmit is ConfiguredDualAggregatorBaseTest {
   uint32 constant CUTOFF_TIME = 40;