diff --git a/node/actors/bft/src/testonly/ut_harness.rs b/node/actors/bft/src/testonly/ut_harness.rs
index f3c7be12..93a3b681 100644
--- a/node/actors/bft/src/testonly/ut_harness.rs
+++ b/node/actors/bft/src/testonly/ut_harness.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ use zksync_concurrency::ctx;
 use zksync_consensus_network as network;
 use zksync_consensus_roles::validator::{
     self, CommitQC, LeaderCommit, LeaderPrepare, Phase, PrepareQC, ReplicaCommit, ReplicaPrepare,
-    SecretKey, Signed, ValidatorCommittee, ViewNumber,
+    SecretKey, Signed, ViewNumber,
 };
 use zksync_consensus_storage::{
     testonly::{in_memory, new_store},
@@ -224,7 +224,8 @@ impl UTHarness {
         ctx: &ctx::Ctx,
         msg: ReplicaPrepare,
     ) -> Signed<LeaderPrepare> {
-        let expected_validator_weight = ValidatorCommittee::MAX_WEIGHT / self.keys.len() as u64;
+        let expected_validator_weight =
+            self.genesis().validators.max_weight() / self.keys.len() as u64;
         let want_threshold = self.genesis().validators.threshold();
         let mut leader_prepare = None;
         let msgs: Vec<_> = self.keys.iter().map(|k| k.sign_msg(msg.clone())).collect();
@@ -260,7 +261,8 @@ impl UTHarness {
         ctx: &ctx::Ctx,
         msg: ReplicaCommit,
     ) -> Signed<LeaderCommit> {
-        let expected_validator_weight = ValidatorCommittee::MAX_WEIGHT / self.keys.len() as u64;
+        let expected_validator_weight =
+            self.genesis().validators.max_weight() / self.keys.len() as u64;
         let want_threshold = self.genesis().validators.threshold();
         let mut first_match = true;
         for (i, key) in self.keys.iter().enumerate() {
diff --git a/node/libs/roles/src/validator/messages/consensus.rs b/node/libs/roles/src/validator/messages/consensus.rs
index 19b8859d..f56c3f81 100644
--- a/node/libs/roles/src/validator/messages/consensus.rs
+++ b/node/libs/roles/src/validator/messages/consensus.rs
@@ -82,10 +82,6 @@ pub struct ValidatorCommittee {
 }
 
 impl ValidatorCommittee {
-    /// Maximum validator weight
-    /// 100.00%
-    pub const MAX_WEIGHT: u64 = 10000;
-
     /// Required weight to verify signatures.
     /// Currently 80.00%
     const THRESHOLD: u64 = 8000;
@@ -99,10 +95,7 @@ impl ValidatorCommittee {
                 set.insert(validator.key.clone()),
                 "Duplicate validator in ValidatorCommittee"
             );
-            weights.insert(
-                validator.key,
-                validator.weight,
-            );
+            weights.insert(validator.key, validator.weight);
         }
         anyhow::ensure!(
             !set.is_empty(),
@@ -191,6 +184,11 @@ impl ValidatorCommittee {
             })
             .sum()
     }
+
+    /// Sum of all validators' weight in the committee
+    pub fn max_weight(&self) -> u64 {
+        self.weights.iter().sum()
+    }
 }
 
 /// Calculate the consensus threshold, the minimum number of votes for any consensus action to be valid,
diff --git a/node/libs/roles/src/validator/testonly.rs b/node/libs/roles/src/validator/testonly.rs
index 0934de53..1e5c69b8 100644
--- a/node/libs/roles/src/validator/testonly.rs
+++ b/node/libs/roles/src/validator/testonly.rs
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ impl Setup {
     /// New `Setup` with a given `fork`.
     pub fn new_with_fork(rng: &mut impl Rng, validators: usize, fork: Fork) -> Self {
         let keys: Vec<SecretKey> = (0..validators).map(|_| rng.gen()).collect();
-        let weight = ValidatorCommittee::MAX_WEIGHT / validators as u64;
+        let weight = 10000 / validators as u64;
         let genesis = Genesis {
             validators: ValidatorCommittee::new(keys.iter().map(|k| WeightedValidator {
                 key: k.public(),
@@ -301,9 +301,10 @@ impl Distribution<Signers> for Standard {
 impl Distribution<ValidatorCommittee> for Standard {
     fn sample<R: Rng + ?Sized>(&self, rng: &mut R) -> ValidatorCommittee {
         let count = rng.gen_range(1..11);
+        let weight = 10000 / count;
         let public_keys = (0..count).map(|_| WeightedValidator {
             key: rng.gen(),
-            weight: ValidatorCommittee::MAX_WEIGHT,
+            weight,
         });
         ValidatorCommittee::new(public_keys).unwrap()
     }
diff --git a/node/libs/roles/src/validator/tests.rs b/node/libs/roles/src/validator/tests.rs
index fcb2a33f..da9c9204 100644
--- a/node/libs/roles/src/validator/tests.rs
+++ b/node/libs/roles/src/validator/tests.rs
@@ -210,6 +210,7 @@ fn test_commit_qc() {
         .unwrap(),
         fork: setup1.genesis.fork.clone(),
     };
+    let validator_weight = setup1.genesis.validators.max_weight();
 
     for i in 0..setup1.keys.len() + 1 {
         let view = rng.gen();
@@ -217,7 +218,7 @@ fn test_commit_qc() {
         for key in &setup1.keys[0..i] {
             qc.add(&key.sign_msg(qc.message.clone()), &setup1.genesis);
         }
-        let expected_weight = i as u64 * ValidatorCommittee::MAX_WEIGHT / 6;
+        let expected_weight = i as u64 * validator_weight / 6;
         if expected_weight >= setup1.genesis.validators.threshold() {
             qc.verify(&setup1.genesis).unwrap();
         } else {
@@ -263,7 +264,7 @@ fn test_prepare_qc() {
                 &setup1.genesis,
             );
         }
-        let expected_weight = n as u64 * ValidatorCommittee::MAX_WEIGHT / 6;
+        let expected_weight = n as u64 * setup1.genesis.validators.max_weight() / 6;
         if expected_weight >= setup1.genesis.validators.threshold() {
             qc.verify(&setup1.genesis).unwrap();
         } else {