diff --git a/parachain/Cargo.lock b/parachain/Cargo.lock
index e63080141177f..71c3a92562b2f 100644
--- a/parachain/Cargo.lock
+++ b/parachain/Cargo.lock
@@ -10089,7 +10089,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "snowbridge-erc20-app",
  "snowbridge-eth-app",
  "snowbridge-ethereum-beacon-client",
- "snowbridge-ethereum-light-client",
  "snowbridge-incentivized-channel",
  "snowbridge-runtime-common",
  "snowbridge-runtime-primitives",
@@ -10161,7 +10160,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "snowbridge-erc20-app",
  "snowbridge-eth-app",
  "snowbridge-ethereum-beacon-client",
- "snowbridge-ethereum-light-client",
  "snowbridge-incentivized-channel",
  "snowbridge-runtime-common",
  "snowbridge-runtime-primitives",
@@ -10642,7 +10640,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "snowbridge-erc20-app",
  "snowbridge-eth-app",
  "snowbridge-ethereum-beacon-client",
- "snowbridge-ethereum-light-client",
  "snowbridge-incentivized-channel",
  "snowbridge-runtime-common",
  "snowbridge-runtime-primitives",
diff --git a/parachain/runtime/snowbase/Cargo.toml b/parachain/runtime/snowbase/Cargo.toml
index e670827a66a66..35905da0e0e52 100644
--- a/parachain/runtime/snowbase/Cargo.toml
+++ b/parachain/runtime/snowbase/Cargo.toml
@@ -75,7 +75,6 @@ snowbridge-asset-registry = { path = "../../pallets/asset-registry", default-fea
 snowbridge-basic-channel = { path = "../../pallets/basic-channel", default-features = false }
 snowbridge-incentivized-channel = { path = "../../pallets/incentivized-channel", default-features = false }
 dispatch = { path = "../../pallets/dispatch", package = "snowbridge-dispatch", default-features = false }
-ethereum-light-client = { path = "../../pallets/ethereum-light-client", package = "snowbridge-ethereum-light-client", default-features = false }
 ethereum-beacon-client = { path = "../../pallets/ethereum-beacon-client", package = "snowbridge-ethereum-beacon-client", default-features = false, features=["minimal"]}
 dot-app = { path = "../../pallets/dot-app", package = "snowbridge-dot-app", default-features = false }
 eth-app = { path = "../../pallets/eth-app", package = "snowbridge-eth-app", default-features = false }
@@ -140,7 +139,6 @@ std = [
     "polkadot-parachain/std",
     "snowbridge-basic-channel/std",
     "snowbridge-incentivized-channel/std",
-    "ethereum-light-client/std",
     "ethereum-beacon-client/std",
     "dispatch/std",
     "dot-app/std",
@@ -175,5 +173,4 @@ runtime-benchmarks = [
     "dispatch/runtime-benchmarks",
     "erc20-app/runtime-benchmarks",
     "eth-app/runtime-benchmarks",
-    "ethereum-light-client/runtime-benchmarks"
 ]
diff --git a/parachain/runtime/snowbase/src/lib.rs b/parachain/runtime/snowbase/src/lib.rs
index de1d754c125a3..e17ea2b1742f1 100644
--- a/parachain/runtime/snowbase/src/lib.rs
+++ b/parachain/runtime/snowbase/src/lib.rs
@@ -49,8 +49,6 @@ pub use sp_runtime::{traits::AccountIdConversion, Perbill, Permill};
 use dispatch::EnsureEthereumAccount;
 pub use snowbridge_core::{ChannelId, MessageId};
 
-pub use ethereum_light_client::{EthereumDifficultyConfig, EthereumHeader};
-
 use polkadot_parachain::primitives::Sibling;
 
 use pallet_xcm::XcmPassthrough;
@@ -612,22 +610,6 @@ impl incentivized_channel_outbound::Config for Runtime {
 	type WeightInfo = incentivized_channel_outbound::weights::SnowbridgeWeight<Self>;
 }
 
-parameter_types! {
-	pub const DescendantsUntilFinalized: u8 = 1;
-	pub const DifficultyConfig: EthereumDifficultyConfig = EthereumDifficultyConfig::ropsten();
-	pub const VerifyPoW: bool = false;
-	pub const MaxHeadersForNumber: u32 = 100;
-}
-
-impl ethereum_light_client::Config for Runtime {
-	type Event = Event;
-	type DescendantsUntilFinalized = DescendantsUntilFinalized;
-	type DifficultyConfig = DifficultyConfig;
-	type VerifyPoW = VerifyPoW;
-	type MaxHeadersForNumber = MaxHeadersForNumber;
-	type WeightInfo = ethereum_light_client::weights::SnowbridgeWeight<Self>;
-}
-
 impl ethereum_beacon_client::Config for Runtime {
 	type Event = Event;
 }
@@ -760,7 +742,6 @@ construct_runtime!(
 		IncentivizedInboundChannel: incentivized_channel_inbound::{Pallet, Call, Config, Storage, Event<T>} = 14,
 		IncentivizedOutboundChannel: incentivized_channel_outbound::{Pallet, Call, Config<T>, Storage, Event<T>} = 15,
 		Dispatch: dispatch::{Pallet, Call, Storage, Event<T>, Origin} = 16,
-		EthereumLightClient: ethereum_light_client::{Pallet, Call, Config, Storage, Event<T>} = 17,
 		EthereumBeaconClient: ethereum_beacon_client::{Pallet, Call, Config, Storage, Event<T>} = 18,
 		Assets: pallet_assets::{Pallet, Call, Config<T>, Storage, Event<T>} = 19,
 		AssetRegistry: snowbridge_asset_registry::{Pallet, Storage, Config} = 20,
@@ -945,7 +926,6 @@ impl_runtime_apis! {
 			list_benchmark!(list, extra, pallet_timestamp, Timestamp);
 			list_benchmark!(list, extra, pallet_utility, Utility);
 			list_benchmark!(list, extra, pallet_scheduler, Scheduler);
-			list_benchmark!(list, extra, ethereum_light_client, EthereumLightClient);
 			list_benchmark!(list, extra, assets, Assets);
 			list_benchmark!(list, extra, basic_channel_outbound, BasicOutboundChannel);
 			list_benchmark!(list, extra, incentivized_channel_inbound, IncentivizedInboundChannel);
@@ -998,7 +978,6 @@ impl_runtime_apis! {
 			add_benchmark!(params, batches, pallet_timestamp, Timestamp);
 			add_benchmark!(params, batches, pallet_utility, Utility);
 			add_benchmark!(params, batches, pallet_scheduler, Scheduler);
-			add_benchmark!(params, batches, ethereum_light_client, EthereumLightClient);
 			add_benchmark!(params, batches, assets, Assets);
 			add_benchmark!(params, batches, basic_channel_outbound, BasicOutboundChannel);
 			add_benchmark!(params, batches, incentivized_channel_inbound, IncentivizedInboundChannel);
diff --git a/parachain/runtime/snowblink/Cargo.toml b/parachain/runtime/snowblink/Cargo.toml
index 7e7d717aedbf4..1795de5d1c93b 100644
--- a/parachain/runtime/snowblink/Cargo.toml
+++ b/parachain/runtime/snowblink/Cargo.toml
@@ -74,7 +74,6 @@ snowbridge-asset-registry = { path = "../../pallets/asset-registry", default-fea
 snowbridge-basic-channel = { path = "../../pallets/basic-channel", default-features = false }
 snowbridge-incentivized-channel = { path = "../../pallets/incentivized-channel", default-features = false }
 dispatch = { path = "../../pallets/dispatch", package = "snowbridge-dispatch", default-features = false }
-ethereum-light-client = { path = "../../pallets/ethereum-light-client", package = "snowbridge-ethereum-light-client", default-features = false }
 ethereum-beacon-client = { path = "../../pallets/ethereum-beacon-client", package = "snowbridge-ethereum-beacon-client", default-features = false}
 dot-app = { path = "../../pallets/dot-app", package = "snowbridge-dot-app", default-features = false }
 eth-app = { path = "../../pallets/eth-app", package = "snowbridge-eth-app", default-features = false }
@@ -139,7 +138,6 @@ std = [
     "polkadot-parachain/std",
     "snowbridge-basic-channel/std",
     "snowbridge-incentivized-channel/std",
-    "ethereum-light-client/std",
     "ethereum-beacon-client/std",
     "dispatch/std",
     "dot-app/std",
@@ -174,5 +172,4 @@ runtime-benchmarks = [
     "dispatch/runtime-benchmarks",
     "erc20-app/runtime-benchmarks",
     "eth-app/runtime-benchmarks",
-    "ethereum-light-client/runtime-benchmarks"
 ]
diff --git a/parachain/runtime/snowblink/src/lib.rs b/parachain/runtime/snowblink/src/lib.rs
index b5e585ebb341f..7cdc6f85898f0 100644
--- a/parachain/runtime/snowblink/src/lib.rs
+++ b/parachain/runtime/snowblink/src/lib.rs
@@ -49,8 +49,6 @@ pub use sp_runtime::{traits::AccountIdConversion, Perbill, Permill};
 use dispatch::EnsureEthereumAccount;
 pub use snowbridge_core::{ChannelId, MessageId};
 
-pub use ethereum_light_client::{EthereumDifficultyConfig, EthereumHeader};
-
 use polkadot_parachain::primitives::Sibling;
 
 use pallet_xcm::XcmPassthrough;
@@ -612,22 +610,6 @@ impl incentivized_channel_outbound::Config for Runtime {
 	type WeightInfo = incentivized_channel_outbound::weights::SnowbridgeWeight<Self>;
 }
 
-parameter_types! {
-	pub const DescendantsUntilFinalized: u8 = 16;
-	pub const DifficultyConfig: EthereumDifficultyConfig = EthereumDifficultyConfig::ropsten();
-	pub const VerifyPoW: bool = false;
-	pub const MaxHeadersForNumber: u32 = 100;
-}
-
-impl ethereum_light_client::Config for Runtime {
-	type Event = Event;
-	type DescendantsUntilFinalized = DescendantsUntilFinalized;
-	type DifficultyConfig = DifficultyConfig;
-	type VerifyPoW = VerifyPoW;
-	type MaxHeadersForNumber = MaxHeadersForNumber;
-	type WeightInfo = ethereum_light_client::weights::SnowbridgeWeight<Self>;
-}
-
 impl ethereum_beacon_client::Config for Runtime {
 	type Event = Event;
 }
@@ -760,7 +742,6 @@ construct_runtime!(
 		IncentivizedInboundChannel: incentivized_channel_inbound::{Pallet, Call, Config, Storage, Event<T>} = 14,
 		IncentivizedOutboundChannel: incentivized_channel_outbound::{Pallet, Call, Config<T>, Storage, Event<T>} = 15,
 		Dispatch: dispatch::{Pallet, Call, Storage, Event<T>, Origin} = 16,
-		EthereumLightClient: ethereum_light_client::{Pallet, Call, Config, Storage, Event<T>} = 17,
 		EthereumBeaconClient: ethereum_beacon_client::{Pallet, Call, Config, Storage, Event<T>} = 18,
 		Assets: pallet_assets::{Pallet, Call, Config<T>, Storage, Event<T>} = 19,
 		AssetRegistry: snowbridge_asset_registry::{Pallet, Storage, Config} = 20,
@@ -945,7 +926,6 @@ impl_runtime_apis! {
 			list_benchmark!(list, extra, pallet_timestamp, Timestamp);
 			list_benchmark!(list, extra, pallet_utility, Utility);
 			list_benchmark!(list, extra, pallet_scheduler, Scheduler);
-			list_benchmark!(list, extra, ethereum_light_client, EthereumLightClient);
 			list_benchmark!(list, extra, assets, Assets);
 			list_benchmark!(list, extra, basic_channel_outbound, BasicOutboundChannel);
 			list_benchmark!(list, extra, incentivized_channel_inbound, IncentivizedInboundChannel);
@@ -998,7 +978,6 @@ impl_runtime_apis! {
 			add_benchmark!(params, batches, pallet_timestamp, Timestamp);
 			add_benchmark!(params, batches, pallet_utility, Utility);
 			add_benchmark!(params, batches, pallet_scheduler, Scheduler);
-			add_benchmark!(params, batches, ethereum_light_client, EthereumLightClient);
 			add_benchmark!(params, batches, assets, Assets);
 			add_benchmark!(params, batches, basic_channel_outbound, BasicOutboundChannel);
 			add_benchmark!(params, batches, incentivized_channel_inbound, IncentivizedInboundChannel);
diff --git a/parachain/runtime/snowbridge/Cargo.toml b/parachain/runtime/snowbridge/Cargo.toml
index 8595dd980ccd3..adfa9d768f9cd 100644
--- a/parachain/runtime/snowbridge/Cargo.toml
+++ b/parachain/runtime/snowbridge/Cargo.toml
@@ -74,7 +74,6 @@ snowbridge-asset-registry = { path = "../../pallets/asset-registry", default-fea
 snowbridge-basic-channel = { path = "../../pallets/basic-channel", default-features = false }
 snowbridge-incentivized-channel = { path = "../../pallets/incentivized-channel", default-features = false }
 dispatch = { path = "../../pallets/dispatch", package = "snowbridge-dispatch", default-features = false }
-ethereum-light-client = { path = "../../pallets/ethereum-light-client", package = "snowbridge-ethereum-light-client", default-features = false }
 ethereum-beacon-client = { path = "../../pallets/ethereum-beacon-client", package = "snowbridge-ethereum-beacon-client", default-features = false}
 dot-app = { path = "../../pallets/dot-app", package = "snowbridge-dot-app", default-features = false }
 eth-app = { path = "../../pallets/eth-app", package = "snowbridge-eth-app", default-features = false }
@@ -139,7 +138,6 @@ std = [
     "polkadot-parachain/std",
     "snowbridge-basic-channel/std",
     "snowbridge-incentivized-channel/std",
-    "ethereum-light-client/std",
     "ethereum-beacon-client/std",
     "dispatch/std",
     "dot-app/std",
@@ -174,5 +172,4 @@ runtime-benchmarks = [
     "dispatch/runtime-benchmarks",
     "erc20-app/runtime-benchmarks",
     "eth-app/runtime-benchmarks",
-    "ethereum-light-client/runtime-benchmarks"
 ]
diff --git a/parachain/runtime/snowbridge/src/lib.rs b/parachain/runtime/snowbridge/src/lib.rs
index d89093e30e6e8..5248bc672766e 100644
--- a/parachain/runtime/snowbridge/src/lib.rs
+++ b/parachain/runtime/snowbridge/src/lib.rs
@@ -49,8 +49,6 @@ pub use sp_runtime::{traits::AccountIdConversion, Perbill, Permill};
 use dispatch::EnsureEthereumAccount;
 pub use snowbridge_core::{ChannelId, MessageId};
 
-pub use ethereum_light_client::{EthereumDifficultyConfig, EthereumHeader};
-
 use polkadot_parachain::primitives::Sibling;
 
 use pallet_xcm::XcmPassthrough;
@@ -612,22 +610,6 @@ impl incentivized_channel_outbound::Config for Runtime {
 	type WeightInfo = incentivized_channel_outbound::weights::SnowbridgeWeight<Self>;
 }
 
-parameter_types! {
-	pub const DescendantsUntilFinalized: u8 = 3;
-	pub const DifficultyConfig: EthereumDifficultyConfig = EthereumDifficultyConfig::mainnet();
-	pub const VerifyPoW: bool = true;
-	pub const MaxHeadersForNumber: u32 = 100;
-}
-
-impl ethereum_light_client::Config for Runtime {
-	type Event = Event;
-	type DescendantsUntilFinalized = DescendantsUntilFinalized;
-	type DifficultyConfig = DifficultyConfig;
-	type VerifyPoW = VerifyPoW;
-	type MaxHeadersForNumber = MaxHeadersForNumber;
-	type WeightInfo = ethereum_light_client::weights::SnowbridgeWeight<Self>;
-}
-
 impl ethereum_beacon_client::Config for Runtime {
 	type Event = Event;
 }
@@ -760,7 +742,6 @@ construct_runtime!(
 		IncentivizedInboundChannel: incentivized_channel_inbound::{Pallet, Call, Config, Storage, Event<T>} = 14,
 		IncentivizedOutboundChannel: incentivized_channel_outbound::{Pallet, Call, Config<T>, Storage, Event<T>} = 15,
 		Dispatch: dispatch::{Pallet, Call, Storage, Event<T>, Origin} = 16,
-		EthereumLightClient: ethereum_light_client::{Pallet, Call, Config, Storage, Event<T>} = 17,
 		EthereumBeaconClient: ethereum_beacon_client::{Pallet, Call, Config, Storage, Event<T>} = 18,
 		Assets: pallet_assets::{Pallet, Call, Config<T>, Storage, Event<T>} = 19,
 		AssetRegistry: snowbridge_asset_registry::{Pallet, Storage, Config} = 20,
@@ -945,7 +926,6 @@ impl_runtime_apis! {
 			list_benchmark!(list, extra, pallet_timestamp, Timestamp);
 			list_benchmark!(list, extra, pallet_utility, Utility);
 			list_benchmark!(list, extra, pallet_scheduler, Scheduler);
-			list_benchmark!(list, extra, ethereum_light_client, EthereumLightClient);
 			list_benchmark!(list, extra, assets, Assets);
 			list_benchmark!(list, extra, basic_channel_outbound, BasicOutboundChannel);
 			list_benchmark!(list, extra, incentivized_channel_inbound, IncentivizedInboundChannel);
@@ -998,7 +978,6 @@ impl_runtime_apis! {
 			add_benchmark!(params, batches, pallet_timestamp, Timestamp);
 			add_benchmark!(params, batches, pallet_utility, Utility);
 			add_benchmark!(params, batches, pallet_scheduler, Scheduler);
-			add_benchmark!(params, batches, ethereum_light_client, EthereumLightClient);
 			add_benchmark!(params, batches, assets, Assets);
 			add_benchmark!(params, batches, basic_channel_outbound, BasicOutboundChannel);
 			add_benchmark!(params, batches, incentivized_channel_inbound, IncentivizedInboundChannel);
diff --git a/parachain/src/chain_spec/snowbase.rs b/parachain/src/chain_spec/snowbase.rs
index 225c8ba0ff0b2..f5288a1c81a53 100644
--- a/parachain/src/chain_spec/snowbase.rs
+++ b/parachain/src/chain_spec/snowbase.rs
@@ -119,10 +119,6 @@ fn testnet_genesis(
 		},
 		asset_registry: snowbase_runtime::AssetRegistryConfig { next_asset_id: 1 },
 		xcm_support: snowbase_runtime::XcmSupportConfig {},
-		ethereum_light_client: snowbase_runtime::EthereumLightClientConfig {
-			initial_header: Default::default(),
-			initial_difficulty: Default::default(),
-		},
 		ethereum_beacon_client: snowbase_runtime::EthereumBeaconClientConfig {
 			initial_sync: Default::default(),
 		},
diff --git a/parachain/src/chain_spec/snowblink.rs b/parachain/src/chain_spec/snowblink.rs
index 8207d89ec3770..4179d8b6ee73c 100644
--- a/parachain/src/chain_spec/snowblink.rs
+++ b/parachain/src/chain_spec/snowblink.rs
@@ -119,10 +119,6 @@ fn testnet_genesis(
 		},
 		asset_registry: snowblink_runtime::AssetRegistryConfig { next_asset_id: 1 },
 		xcm_support: snowblink_runtime::XcmSupportConfig {},
-		ethereum_light_client: snowblink_runtime::EthereumLightClientConfig {
-			initial_header: Default::default(),
-			initial_difficulty: Default::default(),
-		},
 		ethereum_beacon_client: snowblink_runtime::EthereumBeaconClientConfig {
 			initial_sync: Default::default(),
 		},
diff --git a/parachain/src/chain_spec/snowbridge.rs b/parachain/src/chain_spec/snowbridge.rs
index f9d67c792365a..89d12a55eb3a4 100644
--- a/parachain/src/chain_spec/snowbridge.rs
+++ b/parachain/src/chain_spec/snowbridge.rs
@@ -120,10 +120,6 @@ fn testnet_genesis(
 		},
 		asset_registry: snowbridge_runtime::AssetRegistryConfig { next_asset_id: 1 },
 		xcm_support: snowbridge_runtime::XcmSupportConfig {},
-		ethereum_light_client: snowbridge_runtime::EthereumLightClientConfig {
-			initial_header: Default::default(),
-			initial_difficulty: Default::default(),
-		},
 		ethereum_beacon_client: snowbridge_runtime::EthereumBeaconClientConfig {
 			initial_sync: Default::default(),
 		},
diff --git a/test/scripts/helpers/mutateSpec.js b/test/scripts/helpers/mutateSpec.js
index 558f2afbf744b..f31958e3d9395 100644
--- a/test/scripts/helpers/mutateSpec.js
+++ b/test/scripts/helpers/mutateSpec.js
@@ -16,13 +16,10 @@ function run() {
   rl.on('close', function() {
     data = JSON.parse(buffer);
 
-    let header = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(process.argv[2]));
-    let contracts = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(process.argv[3]));
-    let initialSync = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(process.argv[4]));
+    let contracts = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(process.argv[2]));
+    let initialSync = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(process.argv[3]));
 
     data['genesis']['runtime']['ethereumBeaconClient']['initialSync'] = initialSync;
-    data['genesis']['runtime']['ethereumLightClient']['initialHeader'] = header;
-    data['genesis']['runtime']['ethereumLightClient']['initialDifficulty'] = "0x0";
     data['genesis']['runtime']['parachainInfo']['parachainId'] = 1000;
     data['para_id'] = 1000;
 
diff --git a/test/scripts/start-services.sh b/test/scripts/start-services.sh
index fe53cbecfd775..e229e04487cd6 100755
--- a/test/scripts/start-services.sh
+++ b/test/scripts/start-services.sh
@@ -139,13 +139,6 @@ start_polkadot_launch()
     echo "Generating chain specification"
     "$parachain_bin" build-spec --chain "$runtime" --disable-default-bootnode > "$output_dir/spec.json"
 
-    echo "Updating chain specification"
-    curl $infura_endpoint_http \
-        -X POST \
-        -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-        -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"eth_getBlockByNumber","params": ["latest", false],"id":1}' \
-        | node scripts/helpers/transformEthHeader.js > "$output_dir/initialHeader.json"
-
     initial_beacon_block=$(curl "$beacon_endpoint_http/eth/v1/beacon/states/head/finality_checkpoints" \
             | jq -r '.data.finalized.root')
 
@@ -162,7 +155,7 @@ start_polkadot_launch()
         "$output_dir/initialBeaconSync_tmp.json" \
         > "$output_dir/initialBeaconSync.json"
 
-    cat "$output_dir/spec.json" | node scripts/helpers/mutateSpec.js "$output_dir/initialHeader.json" "$output_dir/contracts.json" "$output_dir/initialBeaconSync.json" | sponge "$output_dir/spec.json"
+    cat "$output_dir/spec.json" | node scripts/helpers/mutateSpec.js "$output_dir/contracts.json" "$output_dir/initialBeaconSync.json" | sponge "$output_dir/spec.json"
 
     # TODO: add back
     # if [[ -n "${TEST_MALICIOUS_APP+x}" ]]; then