diff --git a/deployment/localup/localup.sh b/deployment/localup/localup.sh
index 625354f40..bbdc9d9bd 100644
--- a/deployment/localup/localup.sh
+++ b/deployment/localup/localup.sh
@@ -180,7 +180,6 @@ function generate_genesis() {
         echo -e '[[upgrade]]\nname = "Pawnee"\nheight = 23\ninfo = ""' >> ${workspace}/.local/validator${i}/config/app.toml
         echo -e '[[upgrade]]\nname = "Serengeti"\nheight = 24\ninfo = ""' >> ${workspace}/.local/validator${i}/config/app.toml
         echo -e '[[upgrade]]\nname = "Erdos"\nheight = 25\ninfo = ""' >> ${workspace}/.local/validator${i}/config/app.toml
-        echo -e '[payment-check]\nenabled = true\ninterval = 1' >> ${workspace}/.local/validator${i}/config/app.toml
     done
 
     # enable swagger API for validator0
diff --git a/e2e/tests/virtualgroup_test.go b/e2e/tests/virtualgroup_test.go
index 7ef9340ea..adad58fb0 100644
--- a/e2e/tests/virtualgroup_test.go
+++ b/e2e/tests/virtualgroup_test.go
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ func (s *VirtualGroupTestSuite) TestBasic() {
 	s.Require().Contains(spAvailableGvgFamilyIds, gvg.FamilyId)
 
 	spOptimalGvgFamilyId := s.querySpOptimalGlobalVirtualGroupFamily(primarySP.Info.Id, virtualgroupmoduletypes.Strategy_Maximize_Free_Store_Size)
-	s.Require().Equal(spOptimalGvgFamilyId, gvg.FamilyId)
+	s.Require().Contains(spAvailableGvgFamilyIds, spOptimalGvgFamilyId)
 
 	srcGVGs := s.queryGlobalVirtualGroupsByFamily(gvg.FamilyId)