diff --git a/packages/contracts/hardhat.config.ts b/packages/contracts/hardhat.config.ts
index f4678f1667fc3..a60b8ffa2e6fe 100644
--- a/packages/contracts/hardhat.config.ts
+++ b/packages/contracts/hardhat.config.ts
@@ -2,11 +2,6 @@ import { HardhatUserConfig } from 'hardhat/types'
 import 'solidity-coverage'
 import * as dotenv from 'dotenv'
 
-import {
-  DEFAULT_ACCOUNTS_HARDHAT,
-  RUN_OVM_TEST_GAS,
-} from './test/helpers/constants'
-
 // Hardhat plugins
 import '@nomiclabs/hardhat-ethers'
 import '@nomiclabs/hardhat-waffle'
@@ -28,8 +23,6 @@ const deploy = process.env.DEPLOY_DIRECTORY || 'deploy'
 const config: HardhatUserConfig = {
   networks: {
     hardhat: {
-      accounts: DEFAULT_ACCOUNTS_HARDHAT,
-      blockGasLimit: RUN_OVM_TEST_GAS * 2,
       live: false,
       saveDeployments: false,
       tags: ['local'],
diff --git a/packages/contracts/test/contracts/L1/rollup/CanonicalTransactionChain.spec.ts b/packages/contracts/test/contracts/L1/rollup/CanonicalTransactionChain.spec.ts
index d0f110ad63ace..ebf0344ddecf3 100644
--- a/packages/contracts/test/contracts/L1/rollup/CanonicalTransactionChain.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/contracts/test/contracts/L1/rollup/CanonicalTransactionChain.spec.ts
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ describe('CanonicalTransactionChain', () => {
 
       await expect(
         CanonicalTransactionChain.enqueue(target, gasLimit, data, {
-          gasLimit: 40000000,
+          gasLimit: 30_000_000,
         })
       ).to.be.revertedWith(
         'Transaction data size exceeds maximum for rollup transaction.'
diff --git a/packages/contracts/test/helpers/constants.ts b/packages/contracts/test/helpers/constants.ts
index 381496354128b..b8fbd4cc8ae4c 100644
--- a/packages/contracts/test/helpers/constants.ts
+++ b/packages/contracts/test/helpers/constants.ts
@@ -1,17 +1,5 @@
-/* External Imports */
-import { defaultAccounts } from 'ethereum-waffle'
-
-export const DEFAULT_ACCOUNTS_HARDHAT = defaultAccounts.map((account) => {
-  return {
-    balance: account.balance,
-    privateKey: account.secretKey,
-  }
-})
-
-export const RUN_OVM_TEST_GAS = 20_000_000
 export const L2_GAS_DISCOUNT_DIVISOR = 32
 export const ENQUEUE_GAS_COST = 60_000
-
 export const NON_NULL_BYTES32 =
   '0x1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111'
 export const NON_ZERO_ADDRESS = '0x1111111111111111111111111111111111111111'