diff --git a/src/node/waku_node.py b/src/node/waku_node.py
index ea3f173f..c86d581a 100644
--- a/src/node/waku_node.py
+++ b/src/node/waku_node.py
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ class WakuNode:
             "peer-exchange": "true",
             "discv5-discovery": "true",
             "cluster-id": "0",
-            "rln_enabled": False,
             "rln_creds": {},
             "rln_register_only": False,
         }
@@ -78,7 +77,7 @@ class WakuNode:
             key = key.replace("_", "-")
             default_args[key] = value
 
-        if default_args["rln_enabled"] and len(default_args["rln_creds"]) == 4:
+        if len(default_args["rln_creds"]) == 4:
             self._volumes.append(["./rln_tree:/etc/rln_tree/:Z", "./keystore/keystore.json:/keystore/keystore.json/:Z"])
             rln_opts = {}
             if self.is_gowaku():
diff --git a/src/steps/relay.py b/src/steps/relay.py
index 15f8ae03..36dd02a4 100644
--- a/src/steps/relay.py
+++ b/src/steps/relay.py
@@ -54,12 +54,10 @@ class StepsRelay:
             "keystore_password": KEYSTORE_PASSWORD,
             "eth_contract_address": ETH_CONTRACT_ADDRESS,
         }
-        self.node1.start(relay="true", nodekey=NODEKEY, rln=True, rln_creds=rln_creds, rln_register_only=True)
-        self.node1.start(relay="true", nodekey=NODEKEY, rln=True, rln_creds=rln_creds)
+        self.node1.start(relay="true", nodekey=NODEKEY, rln_creds=rln_creds, rln_register_only=True)
         self.enr_uri = self.node1.get_enr_uri()
         self.node2 = WakuNode(NODE_2, f"node2_{request.cls.test_id}")
-        self.node2.start(relay="true", discv5_bootstrap_node=self.enr_uri, rln=True, rln_creds=rln_creds, rln_register_only=True)
-        self.node2.start(relay="true", discv5_bootstrap_node=self.enr_uri, rln=True, rln_creds=rln_creds)
+        self.node2.start(relay="true", discv5_bootstrap_node=self.enr_uri, rln_creds=rln_creds, rln_register_only=True)
         self.main_nodes.extend([self.node1, self.node2])
 
     @pytest.fixture(scope="function")
diff --git a/tests/relay/test_rln.py b/tests/relay/test_rln.py
index 759f97e2..f5c48002 100644
--- a/tests/relay/test_rln.py
+++ b/tests/relay/test_rln.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ logger = get_custom_logger(__name__)
 
 @pytest.mark.usefixtures("setup_main_rln_relay_nodes", "subscribe_main_relay_nodes")
 class TestRelayRLN(StepsRelay):
-    def test_publish_with_valid_payloads(self):
+    def test_publish_with_rln_valid_payloads(self):
         failed_payloads = []
         for payload in SAMPLE_INPUTS:
             logger.debug(f'Running test with payload {payload["description"]}')