diff --git a/yarn-project/bot/src/factory.ts b/yarn-project/bot/src/factory.ts
index 99995c4bf8a6..db9e3dd4a4d0 100644
--- a/yarn-project/bot/src/factory.ts
+++ b/yarn-project/bot/src/factory.ts
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ import { PrivateTokenContract } from '@aztec/noir-contracts.js/PrivateToken';
 import { TokenContract } from '@aztec/noir-contracts.js/Token';
 import { TestContract } from '@aztec/noir-test-contracts.js/Test';
 import type { ContractInstanceWithAddress } from '@aztec/stdlib/contract';
-import { GasSettings } from '@aztec/stdlib/gas';
 import type { AztecNode, AztecNodeAdmin } from '@aztec/stdlib/interfaces/client';
 import { deriveSigningKey } from '@aztec/stdlib/keys';
 import { EmbeddedWallet } from '@aztec/wallets/embedded';
@@ -222,13 +221,11 @@ export class BotFactory {
 
       const paymentMethod = new FeeJuicePaymentMethodWithClaim(accountManager.address, claim);
       const deployMethod = await accountManager.getDeployMethod();
-      const maxFeesPerGas = (await this.aztecNode.getCurrentMinFees()).mul(1 + this.config.minFeePadding);
-      const gasSettings = GasSettings.default({ maxFeesPerGas });
 
       await this.withNoMinTxsPerBlock(async () => {
         const { txHash } = await deployMethod.send({
           from: AztecAddress.ZERO,
-          fee: { gasSettings, paymentMethod },
+          fee: { paymentMethod },
           wait: NO_WAIT,
         });
         this.log.info(`Sent tx for account deployment with hash ${txHash.toString()}`);
diff --git a/yarn-project/end-to-end/src/e2e_bot.test.ts b/yarn-project/end-to-end/src/e2e_bot.test.ts
index ba55a1a4941d..021ed6b9114c 100644
--- a/yarn-project/end-to-end/src/e2e_bot.test.ts
+++ b/yarn-project/end-to-end/src/e2e_bot.test.ts
@@ -139,9 +139,8 @@ describe('e2e_bot', () => {
         // approve/deposit calls in bridgeL1FeeJuice. Indices 8 and 9 are used by other tests below.
         l1PrivateKey: new SecretValue(bufferToHex(getPrivateKeyFromIndex(7)!)),
         flushSetupTransactions: true,
-        // Increase fee headroom to handle fee volatility from rapid block building in tests.
-        // Fees can escalate >10x due to blocks built by earlier tests and bridge operations.
-        minFeePadding: 99,
+        // Fee headroom to handle fee volatility from rapid block building in tests.
+        minFeePadding: 9,
       };
 
       {
@@ -180,10 +179,8 @@ describe('e2e_bot', () => {
         // See comment above — dedicated L1 account to avoid nonce races with the sequencer.
         l1PrivateKey: new SecretValue(bufferToHex(getPrivateKeyFromIndex(7)!)),
         flushSetupTransactions: true,
-        // Increase fee headroom to handle fee volatility from rapid block building in tests.
-        // This test is especially susceptible because changing salt triggers a new bridge claim,
-        // adding more block building on top of what earlier tests already produced.
-        minFeePadding: 99,
+        // Fee headroom to handle fee volatility from rapid block building in tests.
+        minFeePadding: 9,
       };
 
       {