diff --git a/packages/tests/src/lib/dockerode.ts b/packages/tests/src/lib/dockerode.ts
index 72b35b1b8f..8254b6ba14 100644
--- a/packages/tests/src/lib/dockerode.ts
+++ b/packages/tests/src/lib/dockerode.ts
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ export default class Dockerode {
     logPath: string,
     wakuServiceNodeParams?: string
   ): Promise<Docker.Container> {
-    const { rpcPort, restPort, tcpPort, websocketPort, discv5UdpPort } = ports;
+    const { restPort, tcpPort, websocketPort, discv5UdpPort } = ports;
 
     await this.confirmImageExistsOrPull();
 
@@ -110,7 +110,6 @@ export default class Dockerode {
         AutoRemove: true,
         PortBindings: {
           [`${restPort}/tcp`]: [{ HostPort: restPort.toString() }],
-          [`${rpcPort}/tcp`]: [{ HostPort: rpcPort.toString() }],
           [`${tcpPort}/tcp`]: [{ HostPort: tcpPort.toString() }],
           [`${websocketPort}/tcp`]: [{ HostPort: websocketPort.toString() }],
           ...(args?.peerExchange && {
@@ -120,7 +119,6 @@ export default class Dockerode {
       },
       ExposedPorts: {
         [`${restPort}/tcp`]: {},
-        [`${rpcPort}/tcp`]: {},
         [`${tcpPort}/tcp`]: {},
         [`${websocketPort}/tcp`]: {},
         ...(args?.peerExchange && {
diff --git a/packages/tests/src/lib/service_node.ts b/packages/tests/src/lib/service_node.ts
index 1ff3af85d2..3c74bdb654 100644
--- a/packages/tests/src/lib/service_node.ts
+++ b/packages/tests/src/lib/service_node.ts
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ export class ServiceNode {
   private multiaddrWithId?: Multiaddr;
   private websocketPort?: number;
   private readonly logPath: string;
-  private rpcPort?: number;
   private restPort?: number;
 
   /**
@@ -117,14 +116,13 @@ export class ServiceNode {
           const startPort = Math.floor(Math.random() * (65535 - 1025) + 1025);
 
           const ports: Ports = await new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-            portfinder.getPorts(5, { port: startPort }, (err, ports) => {
+            portfinder.getPorts(4, { port: startPort }, (err, ports) => {
               if (err) reject(err);
               resolve({
-                rpcPort: ports[0],
-                tcpPort: ports[1],
-                websocketPort: ports[2],
-                restPort: ports[3],
-                discv5UdpPort: ports[4]
+                tcpPort: ports[0],
+                websocketPort: ports[1],
+                restPort: ports[2],
+                discv5UdpPort: ports[3]
               });
             });
           });
@@ -133,10 +131,8 @@ export class ServiceNode {
             args.logLevel = LogLevel.Debug;
           }
 
-          const { rpcPort, tcpPort, websocketPort, restPort, discv5UdpPort } =
-            ports;
+          const { tcpPort, websocketPort, restPort, discv5UdpPort } = ports;
           this.restPort = restPort;
-          this.rpcPort = rpcPort;
           this.websocketPort = websocketPort;
 
           // `legacyFilter` is required to enable filter v1 with go-waku
@@ -148,13 +144,12 @@ export class ServiceNode {
             {
               rest: true,
               restPort,
-              rpcPort,
               tcpPort,
               websocketPort,
               ...(args?.peerExchange && { discv5UdpPort }),
               ...(isGoWaku && { minRelayPeersToPublish: 0, legacyFilter })
             },
-            { rpcAddress: "0.0.0.0", restAddress: "0.0.0.0" },
+            { restAddress: "0.0.0.0" },
             _args
           );
 
@@ -350,10 +345,6 @@ export class ServiceNode {
     return this.peerId;
   }
 
-  get rpcUrl(): string {
-    return `http://127.0.0.1:${this.rpcPort}/`;
-  }
-
   get httpUrl(): string {
     return `http://127.0.0.1:${this.restPort}`;
   }
@@ -393,10 +384,8 @@ export class ServiceNode {
 export function defaultArgs(): Args {
   return {
     listenAddress: "0.0.0.0",
-    rpc: true,
     relay: false,
     rest: true,
-    rpcAdmin: true,
     restAdmin: true,
     websocketSupport: true,
     logLevel: LogLevel.Trace
diff --git a/packages/tests/src/types.ts b/packages/tests/src/types.ts
index 60e6b1401e..6f7b6fe705 100644
--- a/packages/tests/src/types.ts
+++ b/packages/tests/src/types.ts
@@ -4,9 +4,7 @@ export interface Args {
   listenAddress?: string;
   relay?: boolean;
   rest?: boolean;
-  rpc?: boolean;
   restAdmin?: boolean;
-  rpcAdmin?: boolean;
   nodekey?: string;
   portsShift?: number;
   logLevel?: LogLevel;
@@ -17,11 +15,9 @@ export interface Args {
   discv5Discovery?: boolean;
   storeMessageDbUrl?: string;
   pubsubTopic?: Array<string>;
-  rpcPrivate?: boolean;
   websocketSupport?: boolean;
   tcpPort?: number;
   restPort?: number;
-  rpcPort?: number;
   websocketPort?: number;
   discv5BootstrapNode?: string;
   discv5UdpPort?: number;
@@ -31,7 +27,6 @@ export interface Args {
 }
 
 export interface Ports {
-  rpcPort: number;
   tcpPort: number;
   websocketPort: number;
   restPort: number;
diff --git a/packages/tests/tests/nwaku.node.spec.ts b/packages/tests/tests/nwaku.node.spec.ts
index 6210bd494b..4a72b78e4b 100644
--- a/packages/tests/tests/nwaku.node.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/tests/tests/nwaku.node.spec.ts
@@ -12,10 +12,8 @@ describe("nwaku", () => {
 
     const expected = [
       "--listen-address=0.0.0.0",
-      "--rpc=true",
       "--relay=false",
       "--rest=true",
-      "--rpc-admin=true",
       "--rest-admin=true",
       "--websocket-support=true",
       "--log-level=TRACE",