diff --git a/testnet/launcher/l1contractdeployer/cmd/cli.go b/testnet/launcher/l1contractdeployer/cmd/cli.go
index 28e734292..9bcebcf95 100644
--- a/testnet/launcher/l1contractdeployer/cmd/cli.go
+++ b/testnet/launcher/l1contractdeployer/cmd/cli.go
@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@ import (
 
 // L1ContractDeployerConfigCLI represents the configurations passed into the deployer over CLI
 type L1ContractDeployerConfigCLI struct {
-	l1HTTPURL        string
-	privateKey       string
-	dockerImage      string
-	challengePeriod  int
+	l1HTTPURL   string
+	privateKey  string
+	dockerImage string
+	//challengePeriod  int
 	contractsEnvFile string
 }
 
@@ -22,13 +22,13 @@ func ParseConfigCLI() *L1ContractDeployerConfigCLI {
 	privateKey := flag.String(privateKeyFlag, "", flagUsageMap[privateKeyFlag])
 	dockerImage := flag.String(dockerImageFlag, "testnetobscuronet.azurecr.io/obscuronet/hardhatdeployer:latest", flagUsageMap[dockerImageFlag])
 	contractsEnvFile := flag.String(contractsEnvFileFlag, "", flagUsageMap[contractsEnvFileFlag])
-	challengePeriod := flag.Int(challengePeriodFlag, 0, flagUsageMap[challengePeriodFlag])
+	//challengePeriod := flag.Int(challengePeriodFlag, 0, flagUsageMap[challengePeriodFlag])
 	flag.Parse()
 
 	cfg.l1HTTPURL = *l1HTTPURL
 	cfg.privateKey = *privateKey
 	cfg.dockerImage = *dockerImage
-	cfg.challengePeriod = *challengePeriod
+	//cfg.challengePeriod = *challengePeriod
 	cfg.contractsEnvFile = *contractsEnvFile
 
 	return cfg
diff --git a/testnet/launcher/l1contractdeployer/cmd/cli_flags.go b/testnet/launcher/l1contractdeployer/cmd/cli_flags.go
index aeff877c8..9d8466b1b 100644
--- a/testnet/launcher/l1contractdeployer/cmd/cli_flags.go
+++ b/testnet/launcher/l1contractdeployer/cmd/cli_flags.go
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ const (
 	privateKeyFlag       = "private_key"
 	dockerImageFlag      = "docker_image"
 	contractsEnvFileFlag = "contracts_env_file"
-	challengePeriodFlag  = "l1_challenge_period"
+	//challengePeriodFlag  = "l1_challenge_period"
 )
 
 // Returns a map of the flag usages.
@@ -17,6 +17,6 @@ func getFlagUsageMap() map[string]string {
 		privateKeyFlag:       "L1 and L2 private key used in the node",
 		dockerImageFlag:      "Docker image to run",
 		contractsEnvFileFlag: "If set, it will write the contract addresses to the file",
-		challengePeriodFlag:  "L1 delay when adding message bus root",
+		//challengePeriodFlag:  "L1 delay when adding message bus root",
 	}
 }
diff --git a/testnet/launcher/l1contractdeployer/cmd/main.go b/testnet/launcher/l1contractdeployer/cmd/main.go
index 5eb87339e..82c45f4b7 100644
--- a/testnet/launcher/l1contractdeployer/cmd/main.go
+++ b/testnet/launcher/l1contractdeployer/cmd/main.go
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ func main() {
 			l1cd.WithL1HTTPURL(cliConfig.l1HTTPURL),     // "http://eth2network:8025"
 			l1cd.WithPrivateKey(cliConfig.privateKey),   //"f52e5418e349dccdda29b6ac8b0abe6576bb7713886aa85abea6181ba731f9bb"),
 			l1cd.WithDockerImage(cliConfig.dockerImage), //"testnetobscuronet.azurecr.io/obscuronet/hardhatdeployer:latest"
-			l1cd.WithChallengePeriod(cliConfig.challengePeriod),
+			//l1cd.WithChallengePeriod(cliConfig.challengePeriod),
 		),
 	)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/testnet/launcher/l1contractdeployer/config.go b/testnet/launcher/l1contractdeployer/config.go
index f0182d2a1..159aaf327 100644
--- a/testnet/launcher/l1contractdeployer/config.go
+++ b/testnet/launcher/l1contractdeployer/config.go
@@ -5,11 +5,11 @@ type Option = func(c *Config)
 
 // Config holds the properties that configure the package
 type Config struct {
-	l1HTTPURL       string
-	privateKey      string
-	dockerImage     string
-	challengePeriod int
-	debugEnabled    bool
+	l1HTTPURL   string
+	privateKey  string
+	dockerImage string
+	//challengePeriod int
+	debugEnabled bool
 }
 
 func NewContractDeployerConfig(opts ...Option) *Config {
@@ -40,11 +40,11 @@ func WithDockerImage(s string) Option {
 	}
 }
 
-func WithChallengePeriod(i int) Option {
-	return func(c *Config) {
-		c.challengePeriod = i
-	}
-}
+//func WithChallengePeriod(i int) Option {
+//	return func(c *Config) {
+//		c.challengePeriod = i
+//	}
+//}
 
 func WithDebugEnabled(b bool) Option {
 	return func(c *Config) {