diff --git a/testnet/launcher/docker.go b/testnet/launcher/docker.go
index 9be3c97906..80f4ad0390 100644
--- a/testnet/launcher/docker.go
+++ b/testnet/launcher/docker.go
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@ func (t *Testnet) Start() error {
 		node.WithInMemoryHostDB(true),
 		node.WithDebugNamespaceEnabled(true),
 		node.WithLogLevel(4),
-		node.WithCoinbase()
 	)
 
 	sequencerNode := node.NewDockerNode(sequencerNodeConfig)