diff --git a/waku/waku_rln_relay/rln_relay.nim b/waku/waku_rln_relay/rln_relay.nim
index 84d694e2a..c78df5708 100644
--- a/waku/waku_rln_relay/rln_relay.nim
+++ b/waku/waku_rln_relay/rln_relay.nim
@@ -483,18 +483,6 @@ proc mount(
 
   # Start epoch monitoring in the background
   wakuRlnRelay.epochMonitorFuture = monitorEpochs(wakuRlnRelay)
-
-  # Start tracking root changes after successful initialization and registration
-  debug "~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Starting root tracking ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~"
-  debug "~~~~~~~~~~~~~ groupManager ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~"
-
-  await sleepAsync(5 * 60 * 1000)
-  if conf.rlnRelayDynamic:
-    debug "~~~~~~~~~~~~~ groupManager is dynamic ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~"
-    let onchainGroupManager = cast[OnchainGroupManager](groupManager)
-    asyncSpawn onchainGroupManager.trackRootChanges()
-  await sleepAsync(5 * 60 * 1000)
-
   return ok(wakuRlnRelay)
 
 proc isReady*(rlnPeer: WakuRLNRelay): Future[bool] {.async: (raises: [Exception]).} =
@@ -522,4 +510,4 @@ proc new*(
   try:
     return await mount(conf, registrationHandler)
   except CatchableError:
-    return err("could not mount the rln-relay protocol: " & getCurrentExceptionMsg())
+    return err("could not mount the rln-relay protocol: " & getCurrentExceptionMsg())
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