diff --git a/leader/src/main.rs b/leader/src/main.rs
index 659f5cc4..f03822c6 100644
--- a/leader/src/main.rs
+++ b/leader/src/main.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ use anyhow::Result;
 use clap::Parser;
 use cli::Command;
 use common::block_interval::BlockInterval;
-use common::prover_state::TableLoadStrategy;
 use dotenvy::dotenv;
 use ops::register;
 use paladin::runtime::Runtime;
@@ -57,9 +56,6 @@ async fn main() -> Result<()> {
         // state here.
         args.prover_state_config
             .into_prover_state_manager()
-            // Use the monolithic load strategy for the prover state when running in
-            // emulation mode.
-            .with_load_strategy(TableLoadStrategy::Monolithic)
             .initialize()?;
     }
 
diff --git a/tools/simple_test.sh b/tools/simple_test.sh
index 19223f5b..292c2ba9 100755
--- a/tools/simple_test.sh
+++ b/tools/simple_test.sh
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ fi
 cargo build --release --jobs "$num_procs"
 
 start_time=$(date +%s%N)
-../target/release/leader --runtime in-memory stdio < witness.json | tee leader.out
+../target/release/leader --runtime in-memory --load-strategy monolithic stdio < witness.json | tee leader.out
 end_time=$(date +%s%N)
 
 tail -n 1 leader.out > proof.json