diff --git a/yarn-project/aztec/src/cli/aztec_start_action.ts b/yarn-project/aztec/src/cli/aztec_start_action.ts
index f97db8d053d6..fab0dee0e9c7 100644
--- a/yarn-project/aztec/src/cli/aztec_start_action.ts
+++ b/yarn-project/aztec/src/cli/aztec_start_action.ts
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ export async function aztecStart(options: any, userLog: LogFn, debugLogger: Logg
     userLog(`Setting up Aztec Sandbox ${cliVersion}, please stand by...`);
 
     const { aztecNodeConfig, node, pxe, stop } = await createSandbox({
-      enableGas: sandboxOptions.enableGas,
       l1Mnemonic: options.l1Mnemonic,
       l1RpcUrl: options.l1RpcUrl,
     });
diff --git a/yarn-project/aztec/src/cli/aztec_start_options.ts b/yarn-project/aztec/src/cli/aztec_start_options.ts
index b9e2c2992c0e..7758502a9a55 100644
--- a/yarn-project/aztec/src/cli/aztec_start_options.ts
+++ b/yarn-project/aztec/src/cli/aztec_start_options.ts
@@ -70,12 +70,6 @@ export const aztecStartOptions: { [key: string]: AztecStartOption[] } = {
       envVar: 'TEST_ACCOUNTS',
       ...booleanConfigHelper(true),
     },
-    {
-      flag: '--sandbox.enableGas',
-      description: 'Enable gas on sandbox start',
-      envVar: 'ENABLE_GAS',
-      ...booleanConfigHelper(),
-    },
     {
       flag: '--sandbox.noPXE',
       description: 'Do not expose PXE service on sandbox start',
diff --git a/yarn-project/aztec/src/sandbox.ts b/yarn-project/aztec/src/sandbox.ts
index 1cfb2178e071..b0c2f303e18e 100644
--- a/yarn-project/aztec/src/sandbox.ts
+++ b/yarn-project/aztec/src/sandbox.ts
@@ -100,8 +100,6 @@ export async function deployContractsToL1(
 export type SandboxConfig = AztecNodeConfig & {
   /** Mnemonic used to derive the L1 deployer private key.*/
   l1Mnemonic: string;
-  /** Enable the contracts to track and pay for gas */
-  enableGas: boolean;
 };
 
 /**
@@ -150,14 +148,12 @@ export async function createSandbox(config: Partial<SandboxConfig> = {}) {
   const node = await createAztecNode(aztecNodeConfig, { telemetry, blobSinkClient });
   const pxe = await createAztecPXE(node);
 
-  if (config.enableGas) {
-    await setupCanonicalL2FeeJuice(
-      new SignerlessWallet(pxe, new DefaultMultiCallEntrypoint(aztecNodeConfig.l1ChainId, aztecNodeConfig.version)),
-      aztecNodeConfig.l1Contracts.feeJuicePortalAddress,
-      undefined,
-      logger.info,
-    );
-  }
+  await setupCanonicalL2FeeJuice(
+    new SignerlessWallet(pxe, new DefaultMultiCallEntrypoint(aztecNodeConfig.l1ChainId, aztecNodeConfig.version)),
+    aztecNodeConfig.l1Contracts.feeJuicePortalAddress,
+    undefined,
+    logger.info,
+  );
 
   const stop = async () => {
     await node.stop();
diff --git a/yarn-project/end-to-end/scripts/docker-compose-images.yml b/yarn-project/end-to-end/scripts/docker-compose-images.yml
index 67b3b5b0ae23..2645a856edf8 100644
--- a/yarn-project/end-to-end/scripts/docker-compose-images.yml
+++ b/yarn-project/end-to-end/scripts/docker-compose-images.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ services:
       SEQ_TX_POLLING_INTERVAL_MS: 500
       WS_BLOCK_CHECK_INTERVAL_MS: 500
       ARCHIVER_VIEM_POLLING_INTERVAL_MS: 500
-      ENABLE_GAS: ${ENABLE_GAS:-}
       HARDWARE_CONCURRENCY: ${HARDWARE_CONCURRENCY:-}
     expose:
       - '8080'
diff --git a/yarn-project/end-to-end/scripts/docker-compose-no-sandbox.yml b/yarn-project/end-to-end/scripts/docker-compose-no-sandbox.yml
index a1f849d81259..f535a31518bb 100644
--- a/yarn-project/end-to-end/scripts/docker-compose-no-sandbox.yml
+++ b/yarn-project/end-to-end/scripts/docker-compose-no-sandbox.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ services:
       SEQ_TX_POLLING_INTERVAL_MS: 50
       WS_BLOCK_CHECK_INTERVAL_MS: 50
       ARCHIVER_VIEM_POLLING_INTERVAL_MS: 500
-      ENABLE_GAS: ${ENABLE_GAS:-''}
       JOB_NAME: ${JOB_NAME:-''}
       HARDWARE_CONCURRENCY: ${HARDWARE_CONCURRENCY:-}
     command: ${TEST:-./src/e2e_deploy_contract.test.ts}
diff --git a/yarn-project/end-to-end/scripts/docker-compose-wallet.yml b/yarn-project/end-to-end/scripts/docker-compose-wallet.yml
index b9b3992638fa..cfa6983f6c48 100644
--- a/yarn-project/end-to-end/scripts/docker-compose-wallet.yml
+++ b/yarn-project/end-to-end/scripts/docker-compose-wallet.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ services:
       SEQ_TX_POLLING_INTERVAL_MS: 50
       WS_BLOCK_CHECK_INTERVAL_MS: 50
       ARCHIVER_VIEM_POLLING_INTERVAL_MS: 500
-      ENABLE_GAS: ${ENABLE_GAS:-}
       HARDWARE_CONCURRENCY: ${HARDWARE_CONCURRENCY:-}
     expose:
       - '8080'
diff --git a/yarn-project/end-to-end/scripts/docker-compose.yml b/yarn-project/end-to-end/scripts/docker-compose.yml
index 50e77c31515b..1996420aa9d6 100644
--- a/yarn-project/end-to-end/scripts/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/yarn-project/end-to-end/scripts/docker-compose.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ services:
       SEQ_TX_POLLING_INTERVAL_MS: 500
       WS_BLOCK_CHECK_INTERVAL_MS: 500
       ARCHIVER_VIEM_POLLING_INTERVAL_MS: 500
-      ENABLE_GAS: ${ENABLE_GAS:-}
       HARDWARE_CONCURRENCY: ${HARDWARE_CONCURRENCY:-}
 
   end-to-end:
diff --git a/yarn-project/end-to-end/scripts/e2e_compose_test.sh b/yarn-project/end-to-end/scripts/e2e_compose_test.sh
index da095b079eb4..86fec03abc5e 100755
--- a/yarn-project/end-to-end/scripts/e2e_compose_test.sh
+++ b/yarn-project/end-to-end/scripts/e2e_compose_test.sh
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 #   COMPOSE_FILE (default: ./scripts/docker-compose-images.yml)
 #   LOG_LEVEL (default: "verbose")
 #   HARDWARE_CONCURRENCY (default: "")
-#   ENABLE_GAS (default: "")
 #   AZTEC_DOCKER_TAG (default: current git commit)
 
 set -eu
diff --git a/yarn-project/foundation/src/config/env_var.ts b/yarn-project/foundation/src/config/env_var.ts
index 2fef4f1dcace..dbab1ffb24f8 100644
--- a/yarn-project/foundation/src/config/env_var.ts
+++ b/yarn-project/foundation/src/config/env_var.ts
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ export type EnvVar =
   | 'DEBUG'
   | 'DEPLOY_AZTEC_CONTRACTS_SALT'
   | 'DEPLOY_AZTEC_CONTRACTS'
-  | 'ENABLE_GAS'
   | 'ENFORCE_FEES'
   | 'ETHEREUM_HOST'
   | 'FEE_JUICE_CONTRACT_ADDRESS'