diff --git a/packages/tests/src/nwaku.ts b/packages/tests/src/nwaku.ts
index 036196446e..d3e9e3f9d9 100644
--- a/packages/tests/src/nwaku.ts
+++ b/packages/tests/src/nwaku.ts
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ export interface Args {
   nodekey?: string;
   portsShift?: number;
   logLevel?: LogLevel;
-  persistMessages?: boolean;
   lightpush?: boolean;
   filter?: boolean;
   store?: boolean;
diff --git a/packages/tests/tests/store.node.spec.ts b/packages/tests/tests/store.node.spec.ts
index da6deeece3..3de49b6386 100644
--- a/packages/tests/tests/store.node.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/tests/tests/store.node.spec.ts
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ describe("Waku Store", () => {
   beforeEach(async function () {
     this.timeout(15_000);
     nwaku = new Nwaku(makeLogFileName(this));
-    await nwaku.start({ persistMessages: true, store: true, lightpush: true });
+    await nwaku.start({ store: true, lightpush: true });
   });
 
   afterEach(async function () {
@@ -505,7 +505,6 @@ describe("Waku Store, custom pubsub topic", () => {
     this.timeout(15_000);
     nwaku = new Nwaku(makeLogFileName(this));
     await nwaku.start({
-      persistMessages: true,
       store: true,
       topics: customPubSubTopic,
     });
diff --git a/packages/tests/tests/wait_for_remote_peer.node.spec.ts b/packages/tests/tests/wait_for_remote_peer.node.spec.ts
index 96aeba1ed3..08bbb4da5c 100644
--- a/packages/tests/tests/wait_for_remote_peer.node.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/tests/tests/wait_for_remote_peer.node.spec.ts
@@ -101,7 +101,6 @@ describe("Wait for remote peer", function () {
       relay: false,
       lightpush: false,
       filter: false,
-      persistMessages: true,
     });
     const multiAddrWithId = await nwaku.getMultiaddrWithId();
 
@@ -128,7 +127,6 @@ describe("Wait for remote peer", function () {
       relay: false,
       lightpush: false,
       filter: false,
-      persistMessages: true,
     });
     const multiAddrWithId = await nwaku.getMultiaddrWithId();
 
@@ -213,7 +211,6 @@ describe("Wait for remote peer", function () {
       lightpush: true,
       relay: false,
       store: true,
-      persistMessages: true,
     });
     const multiAddrWithId = await nwaku.getMultiaddrWithId();
 
diff --git a/packages/tests/tests/waku.node.spec.ts b/packages/tests/tests/waku.node.spec.ts
index 587f6ab808..4d8def7b4d 100644
--- a/packages/tests/tests/waku.node.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/tests/tests/waku.node.spec.ts
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ describe("Waku Dial [node only]", function () {
         filter: true,
         store: true,
         lightpush: true,
-        persistMessages: true,
       });
       const multiAddrWithId = await nwaku.getMultiaddrWithId();