diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9b30b68..a66feb8 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -14,10 +14,8 @@ cd waku-simulator
 Configure the simulation parameters. You can place the env variable in an `.env` file.
 
 ```
-export GOWAKU_IMAGE=wakuorg/go-waku:latest
 export NWAKU_IMAGE=wakuorg/nwaku:v0.21.2-rc.0
 export NUM_NWAKU_NODES=5
-export NUM_GOWAKU_NODES=0
 export TRAFFIC_DELAY_SECONDS=15
 export MSG_SIZE_KBYTES=10
 docker-compose up -d
@@ -27,7 +25,7 @@ docker-compose up -d
 This will:
 * spin up grafana/prometheus for monitoring, see `http://localhost:3000`.
 * spin up a bootstrap nwaku node.
-* spin up a given amount of nwaku/gowaku nodes with specific versions.
+* spin up a given amount of nwaku nodes with specific versions.
 * spin up a `rest-traffic` instance that will inject traffic into the network (see flags for rate and msg size)
 
 ## notes
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 78ec2ff..346644d 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -87,22 +87,7 @@ services:
       - contract-repo-deployer
     networks:
       - simulation
-
-  gowaku:
-    image: ${GOWAKU_IMAGE:-wakuorg/go-waku:latest}
-    restart: on-failure
-    labels:
-      com.centurylinklabs.watchtower.enable: '${WATCHTOWER_ENABLED:-false}'
-    deploy:
-      replicas: ${NUM_GOWAKU_NODES:-0}
-    entrypoint: sh
-    command:
-      - '/opt/run_gowaku.sh'
-    volumes:
-      - ./run_gowaku.sh:/opt/run_gowaku.sh:Z
-    depends_on:
-      - bootstrap
-
+      
   rest-traffic:
     build:
       context: .
diff --git a/monitoring/prometheus-config.yml b/monitoring/prometheus-config.yml
index 22c98c6..69102ab 100644
--- a/monitoring/prometheus-config.yml
+++ b/monitoring/prometheus-config.yml
@@ -213,107 +213,4 @@ scrape_configs:
       - waku-simulator_nwaku_197:8008
       - waku-simulator_nwaku_198:8008
       - waku-simulator_nwaku_199:8008
-      - waku-simulator_nwaku_200:8008
-  - job_name: "gowaku"
-    static_configs:
-    - targets:
-      - waku-simulator_gowaku_1:8008
-      - waku-simulator_gowaku_2:8008
-      - waku-simulator_gowaku_3:8008
-      - waku-simulator_gowaku_4:8008
-      - waku-simulator_gowaku_5:8008
-      - waku-simulator_gowaku_6:8008
-      - waku-simulator_gowaku_7:8008
-      - waku-simulator_gowaku_8:8008
-      - waku-simulator_gowaku_9:8008
-      - waku-simulator_gowaku_10:8008
-      - waku-simulator_gowaku_11:8008
-      - waku-simulator_gowaku_12:8008
-      - waku-simulator_gowaku_13:8008
-      - waku-simulator_gowaku_14:8008
-      - waku-simulator_gowaku_15:8008
-      - waku-simulator_gowaku_16:8008
-      - waku-simulator_gowaku_17:8008
-      - waku-simulator_gowaku_18:8008
-      - waku-simulator_gowaku_19:8008
-      - waku-simulator_gowaku_20:8008
-      - waku-simulator_gowaku_21:8008
-      - waku-simulator_gowaku_22:8008
-      - waku-simulator_gowaku_23:8008
-      - waku-simulator_gowaku_24:8008
-      - waku-simulator_gowaku_25:8008
-      - waku-simulator_gowaku_26:8008
-      - waku-simulator_gowaku_27:8008
-      - waku-simulator_gowaku_28:8008
-      - waku-simulator_gowaku_29:8008
-      - waku-simulator_gowaku_30:8008
-      - waku-simulator_gowaku_31:8008
-      - waku-simulator_gowaku_32:8008
-      - waku-simulator_gowaku_33:8008
-      - waku-simulator_gowaku_34:8008
-      - waku-simulator_gowaku_35:8008
-      - waku-simulator_gowaku_36:8008
-      - waku-simulator_gowaku_37:8008
-      - waku-simulator_gowaku_38:8008
-      - waku-simulator_gowaku_39:8008
-      - waku-simulator_gowaku_40:8008
-      - waku-simulator_gowaku_41:8008
-      - waku-simulator_gowaku_42:8008
-      - waku-simulator_gowaku_43:8008
-      - waku-simulator_gowaku_44:8008
-      - waku-simulator_gowaku_45:8008
-      - waku-simulator_gowaku_46:8008
-      - waku-simulator_gowaku_47:8008
-      - waku-simulator_gowaku_48:8008
-      - waku-simulator_gowaku_49:8008
-      - waku-simulator_gowaku_50:8008
-      - waku-simulator_gowaku_51:8008
-      - waku-simulator_gowaku_52:8008
-      - waku-simulator_gowaku_53:8008
-      - waku-simulator_gowaku_54:8008
-      - waku-simulator_gowaku_55:8008
-      - waku-simulator_gowaku_56:8008
-      - waku-simulator_gowaku_57:8008
-      - waku-simulator_gowaku_58:8008
-      - waku-simulator_gowaku_59:8008
-      - waku-simulator_gowaku_60:8008
-      - waku-simulator_gowaku_61:8008
-      - waku-simulator_gowaku_62:8008
-      - waku-simulator_gowaku_63:8008
-      - waku-simulator_gowaku_64:8008
-      - waku-simulator_gowaku_65:8008
-      - waku-simulator_gowaku_66:8008
-      - waku-simulator_gowaku_67:8008
-      - waku-simulator_gowaku_68:8008
-      - waku-simulator_gowaku_69:8008
-      - waku-simulator_gowaku_70:8008
-      - waku-simulator_gowaku_71:8008
-      - waku-simulator_gowaku_72:8008
-      - waku-simulator_gowaku_73:8008
-      - waku-simulator_gowaku_74:8008
-      - waku-simulator_gowaku_75:8008
-      - waku-simulator_gowaku_76:8008
-      - waku-simulator_gowaku_77:8008
-      - waku-simulator_gowaku_78:8008
-      - waku-simulator_gowaku_79:8008
-      - waku-simulator_gowaku_80:8008
-      - waku-simulator_gowaku_81:8008
-      - waku-simulator_gowaku_82:8008
-      - waku-simulator_gowaku_83:8008
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-      - waku-simulator_gowaku_86:8008
-      - waku-simulator_gowaku_87:8008
-      - waku-simulator_gowaku_88:8008
-      - waku-simulator_gowaku_89:8008
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-      - waku-simulator_gowaku_91:8008
-      - waku-simulator_gowaku_92:8008
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-      - waku-simulator_gowaku_94:8008
-      - waku-simulator_gowaku_95:8008
-      - waku-simulator_gowaku_96:8008
-      - waku-simulator_gowaku_97:8008
-      - waku-simulator_gowaku_98:8008
-      - waku-simulator_gowaku_99:8008
-      - waku-simulator_gowaku_100:8008
\ No newline at end of file
+      - waku-simulator_nwaku_200:8008
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/run_gowaku.sh b/run_gowaku.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index ee3fee8..0000000
--- a/run_gowaku.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-
-IP=$(ip a | grep "inet " | grep -Fv 127.0.0.1 | sed 's/.*inet \([^/]*\).*/\1/')
-
-echo "I am a gowaku node"
-
-RETRIES=${RETRIES:=10}
-
-while [ -z "${BOOTSTRAP_ENR}" ] && [ ${RETRIES} -ge 0 ]; do
-  BOOTSTRAP_ENR=$(wget -qO- http://bootstrap:8645/debug/v1/info --header='Content-Type:application/json' 2> /dev/null | sed 's/.*"enrUri":"\([^"]*\)".*/\1/');
-  echo "Bootstrap node not ready, retrying (retries left: ${RETRIES})"
-  sleep 1
-  RETRIES=$(( $RETRIES - 1 ))
-done
-
-if [ -z "${BOOTSTRAP_ENR}" ]; then
-   echo "Could not get BOOTSTRAP_ENR and none provided. Failing"
-   exit 1
-fi
-
-echo "Using bootstrap node: ${BOOTSTRAP_ENR}"
-exec /usr/bin/waku\
-   --discv5-discovery\
-   --discv5-bootstrap-node=${BOOTSTRAP_ENR}\
-   --metrics-server=True\
-   --metrics-server-address=0.0.0.0
-
-