diff --git a/protocol/waku_builder_test.go b/protocol/waku_builder_test.go
index 20cab9bba..89907bb15 100644
--- a/protocol/waku_builder_test.go
+++ b/protocol/waku_builder_test.go
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ func NewTestWakuV2(s *suite.Suite, cfg testWakuV2Config) *waku2.Waku {
 		LightClient:              false,
 		EnablePeerExchangeServer: true,
 		EnablePeerExchangeClient: false,
-		EnableDiscV5:             true,
+		EnableDiscV5:             false,
 	}
 
 	var db *sql.DB