diff --git a/examples/tests/manual_cluster.rs b/examples/tests/manual_cluster.rs
index 290d3a3..208e95c 100644
--- a/examples/tests/manual_cluster.rs
+++ b/examples/tests/manual_cluster.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use testing_framework_core::{
     scenario::{PeerSelection, StartNodeOptions},
     topology::config::TopologyConfig,
 };
-use testing_framework_runner_local::ManualClusterGuard;
+use testing_framework_runner_local::ManualCluster;
 use tokio::time::sleep;
 use tracing_subscriber::fmt::try_init;
 
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ async fn manual_cluster_two_clusters_merge() -> Result<()> {
     // - `POL_PROOF_DEV_MODE=true`
     // - `RUST_LOG=info` (optional)
     let config = TopologyConfig::with_node_numbers(2, 0);
-    let cluster = ManualClusterGuard::from_config(config)?;
-    // Nodes are stopped automatically when the guard is dropped.
+    let cluster = ManualCluster::from_config(config)?;
+    // Nodes are stopped automatically when the cluster is dropped.
 
     println!("starting validator a");
 
diff --git a/testing-framework/deployers/local/src/lib.rs b/testing-framework/deployers/local/src/lib.rs
index 1a7d15e..60d9d8e 100644
--- a/testing-framework/deployers/local/src/lib.rs
+++ b/testing-framework/deployers/local/src/lib.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@ mod manual;
 mod node_control;
 mod runner;
 
-pub use manual::{ManualCluster, ManualClusterError, ManualClusterGuard};
+pub use manual::{ManualCluster, ManualClusterError};
 pub use node_control::{LocalDynamicError, LocalDynamicNodes, LocalDynamicSeed};
 pub use runner::{LocalDeployer, LocalDeployerError};
diff --git a/testing-framework/deployers/local/src/manual/mod.rs b/testing-framework/deployers/local/src/manual/mod.rs
index 734c313..4d2d094 100644
--- a/testing-framework/deployers/local/src/manual/mod.rs
+++ b/testing-framework/deployers/local/src/manual/mod.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-use std::ops::Deref;
-
 use testing_framework_core::{
     nodes::ApiClient,
     scenario::{StartNodeOptions, StartedNode},
@@ -32,32 +30,6 @@ pub struct ManualCluster {
     nodes: LocalDynamicNodes,
 }
 
-pub struct ManualClusterGuard {
-    cluster: ManualCluster,
-}
-
-impl ManualClusterGuard {
-    pub fn from_config(config: TopologyConfig) -> Result<Self, ManualClusterError> {
-        Ok(Self {
-            cluster: ManualCluster::from_config(config)?,
-        })
-    }
-}
-
-impl Deref for ManualClusterGuard {
-    type Target = ManualCluster;
-
-    fn deref(&self) -> &Self::Target {
-        &self.cluster
-    }
-}
-
-impl Drop for ManualClusterGuard {
-    fn drop(&mut self) {
-        self.cluster.stop_all();
-    }
-}
-
 impl ManualCluster {
     pub fn from_config(config: TopologyConfig) -> Result<Self, ManualClusterError> {
         let builder = TopologyBuilder::new(config);
@@ -127,3 +99,9 @@ impl ManualCluster {
         ManualNetworkReadiness::new(nodes).wait().await
     }
 }
+
+impl Drop for ManualCluster {
+    fn drop(&mut self) {
+        self.stop_all();
+    }
+}