diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1cca043..9edbbd0 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Logos Blockchain Module
 
-A Logos core module that wraps the [logos-blockchain](https://github.com/logos-blockchain/logos-blockchain) C bindings and ships the zk circuit binaries needed at runtime.
+A Logos core module that wraps the [logos-blockchain](https://github.com/logos-blockchain/logos-blockchain) C bindings.
 
 ### Build and inspect
 
diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index 5980c94..0c98fd7 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -22,35 +22,7 @@
         mockCLibs = [ "logos_blockchain" ];
       };
 
-      preConfigure = { externalLibs }:
-        if externalLibs ? logos_blockchain then ''
-          if [ -d "${externalLibs.logos_blockchain}/circuits" ]; then
-            echo "Staging zk circuits from logos-blockchain..."
-            cp -r "${externalLibs.logos_blockchain}/circuits" ./circuits
-            chmod -R u+w ./circuits
-          else
-            echo "WARNING: no circuits/ found in logos-blockchain derivation"
-          fi
-        '' else ''
-          echo "Skipping zk circuits staging (logos_blockchain mocked for tests)"
-        '';
-
-      # Logos Core Edge-case
-      # The current version of Logos Core expects circuits' binaries under `lib/circuits/`.
-      # Until we address this in Logos Core, we use this hook to include to ensure the circuits' binaries
-      # are included in the binary bundle and avoid the circuits being mangled by Nix (which did that when
-      # copying them in a previous phase).
       postInstall = ''
-        if [ -d "$LOGOS_MODULE_SOURCE_DIR/circuits" ]; then
-          cp -r "$LOGOS_MODULE_SOURCE_DIR/circuits" "$out/lib/circuits"
-          chmod -R u+w "$out/lib/circuits"
-
-          if [ -f "$out/lib/circuits/lib/libgmp.a" ]; then
-            echo "Removing loose static library libgmp.a from staged circuits..."
-            rm "$out/lib/circuits/lib/libgmp.a"
-          fi
-        fi
-
         # Remove nix references to make the module portable.
         find "$out" -type f | while read -r binary; do
           if file "$binary" | grep -E -q "Mach-O|shared library|executable|archive"; then
diff --git a/metadata.json b/metadata.json
index c289112..db97108 100644
--- a/metadata.json
+++ b/metadata.json
@@ -20,8 +20,7 @@
     "liblogos_blockchain.dll",
     "liblogos_blockchain_module_plugin.dylib",
     "liblogos_blockchain_module_plugin.so",
-    "liblogos_blockchain_module_plugin.dll",
-    "circuits"
+    "liblogos_blockchain_module_plugin.dll"
   ],
 
   "nix": {
diff --git a/src/logos_blockchain_module.cpp b/src/logos_blockchain_module.cpp
index e6b9bf0..57ef34e 100644
--- a/src/logos_blockchain_module.cpp
+++ b/src/logos_blockchain_module.cpp
@@ -6,12 +6,10 @@
 #include <cctype>
 #include <charconv>
 #include <cstdio>
-#include <filesystem>
 #include <nlohmann/json.hpp>
 #include <string>
 #include <vector>
 
-namespace fs = std::filesystem;
 using json = nlohmann::json;
 
 // Define static member
@@ -224,37 +222,6 @@ namespace {
     };
 } // namespace
 
-namespace environment {
-    constexpr auto LOGOS_BLOCKCHAIN_CIRCUITS = "LOGOS_BLOCKCHAIN_CIRCUITS";
-
-    bool is_circuits_path_valid(const std::string& path) {
-        std::error_code ec;
-        if (!fs::is_directory(path, ec))
-            return false;
-        for (const auto& entry : fs::directory_iterator(path, ec)) { // NOLINT(*-use-anyofallof)
-            if (entry.is_regular_file())
-                return true;
-        }
-        return false;
-    }
-
-    void setup_circuits_path(const std::string& module_path) {
-        const fs::path circuits_path = fs::path(module_path) / "circuits";
-        const std::string circuits_str = circuits_path.string();
-
-        if (!is_circuits_path_valid(circuits_str)) {
-            fprintf(
-                stderr,
-                "FATAL: The LOGOS_BLOCKCHAIN_CIRCUITS environment variable is not set or does not contain any files.\n"
-            );
-            return;
-        }
-
-        setenv("LOGOS_BLOCKCHAIN_CIRCUITS", circuits_str.c_str(), 1);
-        fprintf(stderr, "LOGOS_BLOCKCHAIN_CIRCUITS set to: %s\n", circuits_str.c_str());
-    }
-} // namespace environment
-
 void LogosBlockchainModule::on_new_block_callback(const char* block) {
     if (s_instance) {
         fprintf(stderr, "Received new block: %s\n", block);
@@ -308,13 +275,6 @@ StdLogosResult LogosBlockchainModule::start(const std::string& config_path, cons
         return result::err("The node is already running.");
     }
 
-    const char* module_path_env = std::getenv("LOGOS_MODULE_PATH");
-    if (module_path_env && *module_path_env) {
-        environment::setup_circuits_path(module_path_env);
-    } else {
-        fprintf(stderr, "Warning: LOGOS_MODULE_PATH not set, skipping circuits' path setup.\n");
-    }
-
     std::string effective_config_path = config_path;
 
     if (effective_config_path.empty()) {
diff --git a/tests/test_blockchain.cpp b/tests/test_blockchain.cpp
index 961d19c..6668a8e 100644
--- a/tests/test_blockchain.cpp
+++ b/tests/test_blockchain.cpp
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 
 #include <cstdlib>
 #include <filesystem>
-#include <fstream>
 #include <string>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <vector>
@@ -40,16 +39,7 @@ struct TempDir {
 };
 
 // Helper: create a module with a running (mocked) node.
-// Sets up circuits directory, LOGOS_MODULE_PATH env, and calls start().
 static LogosBlockchainModule* createStartedModule(LogosTestContext& t, TempDir& tmpDir) {
-    fs::create_directories(tmpDir.path / "circuits");
-    {
-        std::ofstream f((tmpDir.path / "circuits" / "dummy.bin").string());
-        f << "x";
-    }
-
-    setenv("LOGOS_MODULE_PATH", tmpDir.path.string().c_str(), 1);
-
     auto* module = new LogosBlockchainModule();
 
     t.mockCFunction("start_lb_node").returns(1);