diff --git a/src/node/waku_node.py b/src/node/waku_node.py
index e66abdecf..d42391693 100644
--- a/src/node/waku_node.py
+++ b/src/node/waku_node.py
@@ -144,7 +144,6 @@ class WakuNode:
             "peer-exchange": "true",
             "discv5-discovery": "true",
             "cluster-id": DEFAULT_CLUSTER_ID,
-            # "num-shards-in-network": "8",
             "rln-creds-id": None,
             "rln-creds-source": None,
             "nodekey": self.generate_random_nodekey(),
diff --git a/tests/sharding/test_running_nodes_auto_sharding.py b/tests/sharding/test_running_nodes_auto_sharding.py
index 8b9a5f3a2..27551ae65 100644
--- a/tests/sharding/test_running_nodes_auto_sharding.py
+++ b/tests/sharding/test_running_nodes_auto_sharding.py
@@ -54,9 +54,6 @@ class TestRunningNodesAutosharding(StepsSharding):
             r"received relay message.*contentTopic.*/newsService/1.0/weekly/protobuf", use_regex=True
         ), "Message on the shared shard did not reach node2's relay"
 
-    @pytest.mark.skip(
-        reason="Pending confirmation from nwaku devs on expected cross-shard behavior: should node2 receive messages published by node1 when nodes are on different shards?"
-    )
     def test_2_nodes_different_content_topic_different_shard(self):
         self.setup_first_relay_node_with_filter(
             cluster_id=self.auto_cluster, content_topic="/myapp/1/latest/proto", num_shards_in_network=self.num_shards_in_network