diff --git a/packages/tests/tests/waku.node.spec.ts b/packages/tests/tests/waku.node.spec.ts
index c5fda5c9f6..7e8da4fef8 100644
--- a/packages/tests/tests/waku.node.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/tests/tests/waku.node.spec.ts
@@ -202,7 +202,6 @@ describe("User Agent", () => {
       filter: true,
       store: true,
       lightpush: true,
-      persistMessages: true,
     });
     const multiAddrWithId = await nwaku.getMultiaddrWithId();