diff --git a/lib/zkevm_node.star b/lib/zkevm_node.star
index 3d160cfa..3a4b16dc 100644
--- a/lib/zkevm_node.star
+++ b/lib/zkevm_node.star
@@ -153,13 +153,6 @@ def start_rpc(plan, args, config_artifact, genesis_artifact):
         http_api="eth,net,debug,zkevm,txpool,web3",
     )
 
-    args["l2_rpc_url"] = "http://{0}:{1}".format(
-        rpc.ip_address,
-        rpc.ports["http-rpc"].number,
-    )
-
-    return rpc
-
 
 def start_eth_tx_manager(
     plan,
diff --git a/zkevm_permissionless_node.star b/zkevm_permissionless_node.star
index c3f2d3a5..35d2f71b 100644
--- a/zkevm_permissionless_node.star
+++ b/zkevm_permissionless_node.star
@@ -56,9 +56,7 @@ def run(plan, args, run_observability=True):
         plan, args, node_config_artifact, genesis_artifact
     )
 
-    services = [synchronizer, rpc]
-
     if run_observability:
-        observability_package.run(plan, args, services)
+        observability_package.run(plan, args, [synchronizer, rpc])
 
     return services