diff --git a/scripts/testnet/include/observers.sh b/scripts/testnet/include/observers.sh
index 3579e2273d1..8ab6201dd50 100644
--- a/scripts/testnet/include/observers.sh
+++ b/scripts/testnet/include/observers.sh
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ assembleCommand_startObserverNode() {
   fi
 
   local nodeCommand="./node \
-        -port $PORT --profile-mode -log-save -log-level $LOGLEVEL --log-logger-name --log-correlation --use-health-service -rest-api-interface localhost:$RESTAPIPORT \
+        -port $PORT -log-save -log-level $LOGLEVEL --log-logger-name --log-correlation -rest-api-interface localhost:$RESTAPIPORT \
         -destination-shard-as-observer $SHARD \
         --sk-index $KEY_INDEX \
         $KEYS_FLAGS \
diff --git a/scripts/testnet/include/validators.sh b/scripts/testnet/include/validators.sh
index 48d4396fffd..44a79e32e7c 100644
--- a/scripts/testnet/include/validators.sh
+++ b/scripts/testnet/include/validators.sh
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ assembleCommand_startValidatorNode() {
   WORKING_DIR=$TESTNETDIR/node_working_dirs/$DIR_NAME$VALIDATOR_INDEX
 
   local node_command="./node \
-        --port $PORT --profile-mode --log-save --log-level $LOGLEVEL --log-logger-name --log-correlation --use-health-service --rest-api-interface localhost:$RESTAPIPORT \
+        --port $PORT --log-save --log-level $LOGLEVEL --log-logger-name --log-correlation --rest-api-interface localhost:$RESTAPIPORT \
         --sk-index $KEY_INDEX \
         --working-directory $WORKING_DIR --config-external ./config/external_validator.toml --config ./config/config_validator.toml"