diff --git a/node/components/bft/src/testonly/run.rs b/node/components/bft/src/testonly/run.rs
index a240fc18..0be99713 100644
--- a/node/components/bft/src/testonly/run.rs
+++ b/node/components/bft/src/testonly/run.rs
@@ -199,12 +199,16 @@ async fn run_nodes_real(ctx: &ctx::Ctx, specs: &[Node]) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     scope::run!(ctx, |ctx, s| async {
         let mut nodes = vec![];
         for (i, spec) in specs.iter().enumerate() {
-            let (node, runner) = network::testonly::Instance::new_with_filters(
-                spec.net.clone(),
-                spec.block_store.clone(),
+            let (send, recv) = sync::prunable_mpsc::channel(
                 crate::inbound_filter_predicate,
                 crate::inbound_selection_function,
             );
+            let (node, runner) = network::testonly::Instance::new_with_channel(
+                spec.net.clone(),
+                spec.block_store.clone(),
+                send,
+                recv,
+            );
             s.spawn_bg(runner.run(ctx).instrument(tracing::info_span!("node", i)));
             nodes.push(node);
         }
diff --git a/node/components/network/src/gossip/tests/mod.rs b/node/components/network/src/gossip/tests/mod.rs
index fafb3341..ff5d0b48 100644
--- a/node/components/network/src/gossip/tests/mod.rs
+++ b/node/components/network/src/gossip/tests/mod.rs
@@ -519,6 +519,7 @@ async fn test_batch_votes_propagation() {
         for (i, mut cfg) in cfgs.into_iter().enumerate() {
             cfg.rpc.push_batch_votes_rate = limiter::Rate::INF;
             cfg.validator_key = None;
+            let (con_send, con_recv) = sync::prunable_mpsc::unpruned_channel();
             let (node, runner) = testonly::Instance::new_from_config(
                 testonly::InstanceConfig {
                     cfg: cfg.clone(),
@@ -526,8 +527,8 @@ async fn test_batch_votes_propagation() {
                     attestation: attestation::Controller::new(Some(setup.attester_keys[i].clone()))
                         .into(),
                 },
-                /*filter_predicate*/ |_| true,
-                /*selection_function*/ |_, _| SelectionFunctionResult::Keep,
+                con_send,
+                con_recv,
             );
             s.spawn_bg(runner.run(ctx).instrument(tracing::info_span!("node", i)));
             // Task going through the schedule, waiting for ANY node to collect the certificate
diff --git a/node/components/network/src/testonly.rs b/node/components/network/src/testonly.rs
index 86469ec4..9fff6c27 100644
--- a/node/components/network/src/testonly.rs
+++ b/node/components/network/src/testonly.rs
@@ -195,27 +195,25 @@ pub struct InstanceConfig {
 impl Instance {
     /// Constructs a new instance.
     pub fn new(cfg: Config, block_store: Arc<BlockStore>) -> (Self, InstanceRunner) {
+        let (con_send, con_recv) = sync::prunable_mpsc::unpruned_channel();
         Self::new_from_config(
             InstanceConfig {
                 cfg,
                 block_store,
                 attestation: attestation::Controller::new(None).into(),
             },
-            /*filter_predicate*/ |_| true,
-            /*selection_function*/ |_, _| SelectionFunctionResult::Keep,
+            con_send,
+            con_recv,
         )
     }
 
-    /// Constructs a new instance with custom filter and selection functions for consensus
+    /// Constructs a new instance with a custom channel for consensus
     /// component.
-    pub fn new_with_filters(
+    pub fn new_with_channel(
         cfg: Config,
         block_store: Arc<BlockStore>,
-        con_filter_predicate: impl 'static + Sync + Send + Fn(&ConsensusReq) -> bool,
-        con_selection_function: impl 'static
-            + Sync
-            + Send
-            + Fn(&ConsensusReq, &ConsensusReq) -> SelectionFunctionResult,
+        con_send: sync::prunable_mpsc::Sender<ConsensusReq>,
+        con_recv: sync::prunable_mpsc::Receiver<ConsensusReq>,
     ) -> (Self, InstanceRunner) {
         Self::new_from_config(
             InstanceConfig {
@@ -223,22 +221,17 @@ impl Instance {
                 block_store,
                 attestation: attestation::Controller::new(None).into(),
             },
-            con_filter_predicate,
-            con_selection_function,
+            con_send,
+            con_recv,
         )
     }
 
     /// Construct an instance for a given config.
     pub fn new_from_config(
         cfg: InstanceConfig,
-        con_filter_predicate: impl 'static + Sync + Send + Fn(&ConsensusReq) -> bool,
-        con_selection_function: impl 'static
-            + Sync
-            + Send
-            + Fn(&ConsensusReq, &ConsensusReq) -> SelectionFunctionResult,
+        net_to_con_send: sync::prunable_mpsc::Sender<ConsensusReq>,
+        net_to_con_recv: sync::prunable_mpsc::Receiver<ConsensusReq>,
     ) -> (Self, InstanceRunner) {
-        let (net_to_con_send, net_to_con_recv) =
-            sync::prunable_mpsc::channel(con_filter_predicate, con_selection_function);
         let (con_to_net_send, con_to_net_recv) = channel::unbounded();
         let (terminate_send, terminate_recv) = channel::bounded(1);
 
diff --git a/node/libs/concurrency/src/sync/prunable_mpsc/mod.rs b/node/libs/concurrency/src/sync/prunable_mpsc/mod.rs
index ba8f0bd6..4676082b 100644
--- a/node/libs/concurrency/src/sync/prunable_mpsc/mod.rs
+++ b/node/libs/concurrency/src/sync/prunable_mpsc/mod.rs
@@ -56,6 +56,11 @@ pub fn channel<T>(
     (send, recv)
 }
 
+/// Creates a channel without any pruning or filtering, and returns the [`Sender`] and [`Receiver`] handles.
+pub fn unpruned_channel<T>() -> (Sender<T>, Receiver<T>) {
+    channel(|_| true, |_, _| SelectionFunctionResult::Keep)
+}
+
 struct Shared<T> {
     send: watch::Sender<VecDeque<T>>,
 }