diff --git a/.github/workflows/bindings-ts.yml b/.github/workflows/bindings-ts.yml
index b092e549c..7a85e0e11 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/bindings-ts.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/bindings-ts.yml
@@ -38,6 +38,6 @@ jobs:
     - run: cargo build
     - run: rustup target add wasm32-unknown-unknown
     - run: make build-test-wasms
-    - run: SOROBAN_PORT=8000 SOROBAN_FEE=1000000 cargo test --features it --package soroban-test --test it -- integration
+    - run: SOROBAN_PORT=8000 cargo test --features it --package soroban-test --test it -- integration
     - run: npm ci && npm run test
       working-directory: cmd/crates/soroban-spec-typescript/ts-tests
diff --git a/cmd/crates/soroban-test/src/lib.rs b/cmd/crates/soroban-test/src/lib.rs
index a0763977d..9ac884193 100644
--- a/cmd/crates/soroban-test/src/lib.rs
+++ b/cmd/crates/soroban-test/src/lib.rs
@@ -127,7 +127,6 @@ impl TestEnv {
             .env("SOROBAN_RPC_URL", &self.rpc_url)
             .env("SOROBAN_NETWORK_PASSPHRASE", LOCAL_NETWORK_PASSPHRASE)
             .env("XDG_CONFIG_HOME", self.temp_dir.as_os_str())
-            .env("SOROBAN_FEE", "1000000")
             .current_dir(&self.temp_dir);
         cmd
     }
diff --git a/cmd/crates/soroban-test/tests/it/integration/dotenv.rs b/cmd/crates/soroban-test/tests/it/integration/dotenv.rs
index d3ddd140d..e15cdd656 100644
--- a/cmd/crates/soroban-test/tests/it/integration/dotenv.rs
+++ b/cmd/crates/soroban-test/tests/it/integration/dotenv.rs
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@ use soroban_test::TestEnv;
 
 use super::util::deploy_hello;
 
-const SOROBAN_FEE: &str = "100";
-
 fn write_env_file(e: &TestEnv, contents: &str) {
     let env_file = e.dir().join(".env");
     let contents = format!("SOROBAN_CONTRACT_ID={contents}");
@@ -17,7 +15,6 @@ fn can_read_file() {
     let id = deploy_hello(e);
     write_env_file(e, &id);
     e.new_assert_cmd("contract")
-        .env("SOROBAN_FEE", SOROBAN_FEE)
         .arg("invoke")
         .arg("--")
         .arg("hello")
@@ -37,7 +34,6 @@ fn current_env_not_overwritten() {
             "SOROBAN_CONTRACT_ID",
             "CAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAFCT4",
         )
-        .env("SOROBAN_FEE", SOROBAN_FEE)
         .arg("invoke")
         .arg("--")
         .arg("hello")
diff --git a/cmd/crates/soroban-test/tests/it/integration/hello_world.rs b/cmd/crates/soroban-test/tests/it/integration/hello_world.rs
index 2a946e9eb..f8c66b929 100644
--- a/cmd/crates/soroban-test/tests/it/integration/hello_world.rs
+++ b/cmd/crates/soroban-test/tests/it/integration/hello_world.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ use soroban_cli::commands::{
     config::{locator, secret},
     contract::{self, fetch},
 };
+use soroban_rpc::GetLatestLedgerResponse;
 use soroban_test::{AssertExt, TestEnv, LOCAL_NETWORK_PASSPHRASE};
 
 use crate::integration::util::extend_contract;
@@ -12,7 +13,8 @@ use super::util::{deploy_hello, extend};
 #[tokio::test]
 async fn invoke() {
     let sandbox = &TestEnv::new();
-
+    let c = soroban_rpc::Client::new(&sandbox.rpc_url).unwrap();
+    let GetLatestLedgerResponse { sequence, .. } = c.get_latest_ledger().await.unwrap();
     sandbox
         .new_assert_cmd("keys")
         .arg("fund")
@@ -63,9 +65,11 @@ async fn invoke() {
     extend_contract(sandbox, id).await;
     // Note that all functions tested here have no state
     invoke_hello_world(sandbox, id);
-    sandbox
+
+        sandbox
         .new_assert_cmd("events")
-        .arg("--start-ledger=20")
+        .arg("--start-ledger")
+        .arg(&sequence.to_string())
         .arg("--id")
         .arg(id)
         .assert()
diff --git a/cmd/crates/soroban-test/tests/it/integration/util.rs b/cmd/crates/soroban-test/tests/it/integration/util.rs
index 996af270c..e9d771a7f 100644
--- a/cmd/crates/soroban-test/tests/it/integration/util.rs
+++ b/cmd/crates/soroban-test/tests/it/integration/util.rs
@@ -28,23 +28,11 @@ pub fn deploy_custom(sandbox: &TestEnv) -> String {
 }
 
 pub fn deploy_contract(sandbox: &TestEnv, wasm: &Wasm) -> String {
-    let hash = wasm.hash().unwrap();
     sandbox
         .new_assert_cmd("contract")
-        .env("SOROBAN_FEE", "100000")
-        .arg("install")
+        .arg("deploy")
         .arg("--wasm")
         .arg(wasm.path())
-        .arg("--ignore-checks")
-        .assert()
-        .success()
-        .stdout(format!("{hash}\n"));
-
-    sandbox
-        .new_assert_cmd("contract")
-        .arg("deploy")
-        .arg("--wasm-hash")
-        .arg(&format!("{hash}"))
         .arg("--salt")
         .arg(TEST_SALT)
         .arg("--ignore-checks")