diff --git a/yarn-project/end-to-end/scripts/docker-compose.yml b/yarn-project/end-to-end/scripts/docker-compose.yml
index 295f61668..f9508e014 100644
--- a/yarn-project/end-to-end/scripts/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/yarn-project/end-to-end/scripts/docker-compose.yml
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ services:
       NUM_INNER_ROLLUP_TXS: ${NUM_INNER_ROLLUP_TXS:-3}
       NUM_OUTER_ROLLUP_PROOFS: ${NUM_OUTER_ROLLUP_PROOFS:-2}
       PROVERLESS: ${PROVERLESS:-true}
+      ENABLE_SUBSIDIES: ${ENABLE_SUBSIDIES:-true}
       NO_BUILD: 'true'
       PORT: 8081
     depends_on:
diff --git a/yarn-project/falafel/package.json b/yarn-project/falafel/package.json
index 547e9a9d6..d2fde07d0 100644
--- a/yarn-project/falafel/package.json
+++ b/yarn-project/falafel/package.json
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
     "@types/node": "^18.7.23",
     "@types/request-ip": "^0.0.37",
     "@types/source-map-support": "^0.5.4",
-    "jest": "^28.1.3",
+    "jest": "^29.7.0",
     "ts-jest": "^28.0.7",
     "ts-node": "^10.9.1",
     "tsc-watch": "^5.0.3",
diff --git a/yarn-project/falafel/scripts/start_e2e.sh b/yarn-project/falafel/scripts/start_e2e.sh
index 541a190a1..eaad12bd3 100755
--- a/yarn-project/falafel/scripts/start_e2e.sh
+++ b/yarn-project/falafel/scripts/start_e2e.sh
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ export FEE_GAS_PRICE_MULTIPLIER=0.01
 export FEE_PAYING_ASSET_IDS=0,1
 export PROVERLESS=${PROVERLESS:-true}
 export INITIAL_RUNTIME_CONFIG_PATH=${INITIAL_RUNTIME_CONFIG_PATH:-"./config/e2e_test_initial_config.json"}
+export ENABLE_SUBSIDIES=true
 
 # Export contract addresses.
 . ./scripts/export_addresses.sh
diff --git a/yarn-project/falafel/src/bridge/bridge_resolver.test.ts b/yarn-project/falafel/src/bridge/bridge_resolver.test.ts
index 9a63a22de..67183f6dd 100644
--- a/yarn-project/falafel/src/bridge/bridge_resolver.test.ts
+++ b/yarn-project/falafel/src/bridge/bridge_resolver.test.ts
@@ -144,11 +144,41 @@ describe('Bridge Resolver', () => {
       getBlockchainStatus: jest.fn().mockReturnValue({
         allowThirdPartyContracts: false,
       }),
+      getBridgeSubsidy: jest.fn((bridgeCallData: bigint) => {
+        const fullCallData = BridgeCallData.fromBigInt(bridgeCallData);
+        return {
+          criteria: 1n,
+          subsidyInGas: 10000,
+          subsidyInWei: 25000000n,
+          bridgeAddressId: fullCallData.bridgeAddressId,
+        };
+      }),
     } as any;
 
     bridgeResolver = new BridgeResolver(bridgeConfigs, blockchain as any);
   });
 
+  it('returns bridge subsidy from the data provider contract if contract not disabled', async () => {
+    const localBridgeResolver = new BridgeResolver(bridgeConfigs, blockchain as any);
+    const [cd] = generateSampleBridgeCallDatas();
+    const result = await localBridgeResolver.getBridgeSubsidy(cd.callData);
+    expect(blockchain.getBridgeSubsidy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(result).toEqual({
+      criteria: 1n,
+      subsidyInGas: 10000,
+      subsidyInWei: 25000000n,
+      bridgeAddressId: BridgeCallData.fromBigInt(cd.callData).bridgeAddressId,
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('returns undefined bridge subsidy if contract has been disabled', async () => {
+    const localBridgeResolver = new BridgeResolver(bridgeConfigs, blockchain as any, true);
+    const [cd] = generateSampleBridgeCallDatas();
+    const result = await localBridgeResolver.getBridgeSubsidy(cd.callData);
+    expect(blockchain.getBridgeSubsidy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(0);
+    expect(result).toBeUndefined();
+  });
+
   it('returns correct bridge config', () => {
     const callDatas = generateSampleBridgeCallDatas();
     for (const cd of callDatas) {
diff --git a/yarn-project/falafel/src/bridge/bridge_resolver.ts b/yarn-project/falafel/src/bridge/bridge_resolver.ts
index 2c6a40720..c3b0fb290 100644
--- a/yarn-project/falafel/src/bridge/bridge_resolver.ts
+++ b/yarn-project/falafel/src/bridge/bridge_resolver.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,12 @@ import { BridgeCallData } from '@aztec/barretenberg/bridge_call_data';
 import { BridgeConfig } from '@aztec/barretenberg/rollup_provider';
 
 export class BridgeResolver {
-  constructor(private bridgeConfigs: BridgeConfig[], private blockchain: Blockchain) {}
+  constructor(
+    private bridgeConfigs: BridgeConfig[],
+    private blockchain: Blockchain,
+    // Added to bypass the call to the data provider contract as we encountered problems with it after sunset
+    private disableBridgeSubsidy = false,
+  ) {}
 
   // The aim here is to find a bridge config that corresponds to the provided bridge call data
   // We match on the bridge id exactly and where all bridge call data assets exist
@@ -27,6 +32,11 @@ export class BridgeResolver {
   }
 
   public async getBridgeSubsidy(bridgeCallData: bigint) {
+    // If the calls to the data provider have been disabled then just return undefined
+    // This is handled upstream
+    if (this.disableBridgeSubsidy) {
+      return Promise.resolve(undefined);
+    }
     return await this.blockchain.getBridgeSubsidy(bridgeCallData);
   }
 
diff --git a/yarn-project/falafel/src/bridge/bridge_stats_query.test.ts b/yarn-project/falafel/src/bridge/bridge_stats_query.test.ts
index 1c01f5f8e..2790734b4 100644
--- a/yarn-project/falafel/src/bridge/bridge_stats_query.test.ts
+++ b/yarn-project/falafel/src/bridge/bridge_stats_query.test.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import { TxFeeResolver } from '../tx_fee_resolver/index.js';
 import { jest } from '@jest/globals';
 import { BridgeStatsQueryHandler } from './bridge_stats_query.js';
 
-jest.useFakeTimers();
+jest.useFakeTimers({ doNotFake: ['performance'] });
 
 type Mockify<T> = {
   [P in keyof T]: ReturnType<typeof jest.fn>;
diff --git a/yarn-project/falafel/src/cli/diagnostics.test.ts b/yarn-project/falafel/src/cli/diagnostics.test.ts
index 3dc0a059c..c55e19b98 100644
--- a/yarn-project/falafel/src/cli/diagnostics.test.ts
+++ b/yarn-project/falafel/src/cli/diagnostics.test.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import { TxDao } from '../entity/index.js';
 import { checkDuplicateNullifiers, checkNullifiersAgainstWorldState, findNearbyTxs } from './diagnostics.js';
 import { jest } from '@jest/globals';
 
-jest.useFakeTimers();
+jest.useFakeTimers({ doNotFake: ['performance'] });
 
 type Mockify<T> = {
   [P in keyof T]: jest.Mock;
diff --git a/yarn-project/falafel/src/configurator.ts b/yarn-project/falafel/src/configurator.ts
index bf50782ce..7d2f3cf09 100644
--- a/yarn-project/falafel/src/configurator.ts
+++ b/yarn-project/falafel/src/configurator.ts
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ interface StartupConfig {
   rollupCallDataLimit: number;
   // To be turned on when Aztec Connect is sunset. Means that users are only allowed to exit AC. Env: EXIT_ONLY
   exitOnly: boolean;
+  // Added once subsidy retrieval started failing to allow us to disable it.
+  enableSubsidies: boolean;
 }
 
 export interface ConfVars extends StartupConfig {
@@ -85,6 +87,7 @@ const defaultStartupConfig: StartupConfig = {
   proverless: false,
   exitOnly: false,
   rollupCallDataLimit: 120 * 1024,
+  enableSubsidies: false,
 };
 
 const defaultRuntimeConfig: RuntimeConfig = {
@@ -131,6 +134,7 @@ function getStartupConfigEnvVars(): Partial<StartupConfig> {
     TYPEORM_LOGGING,
     SERVER_AUTH_TOKEN,
     CALL_DATA_LIMIT_KB,
+    ENABLE_SUBSIDIES,
   } = process.env;
 
   const envVars: Partial<StartupConfig> = {
@@ -161,6 +165,7 @@ function getStartupConfigEnvVars(): Partial<StartupConfig> {
     exitOnly: EXIT_ONLY ? EXIT_ONLY === 'true' : undefined,
     serverAuthToken: SERVER_AUTH_TOKEN,
     rollupCallDataLimit: CALL_DATA_LIMIT_KB ? +CALL_DATA_LIMIT_KB * 1024 : undefined,
+    enableSubsidies: ENABLE_SUBSIDIES ? ENABLE_SUBSIDIES === 'true' : false,
   };
   return Object.fromEntries(Object.entries(envVars).filter(e => e[1] !== undefined));
 }
diff --git a/yarn-project/falafel/src/pipeline_coordinator/publish_time_manager.test.ts b/yarn-project/falafel/src/pipeline_coordinator/publish_time_manager.test.ts
index 4989ddcb2..7293617c0 100644
--- a/yarn-project/falafel/src/pipeline_coordinator/publish_time_manager.test.ts
+++ b/yarn-project/falafel/src/pipeline_coordinator/publish_time_manager.test.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { PublishTimeManager } from './publish_time_manager.js';
 import { jest } from '@jest/globals';
 
-jest.useFakeTimers();
+jest.useFakeTimers({ doNotFake: ['performance'] });
 
 const currentTime = '2021-11-11T09:30:00+00:00';
 const rollupTimeoutDurationSecs = 3600;
diff --git a/yarn-project/falafel/src/pipeline_coordinator/rollup_coordinator.test.ts b/yarn-project/falafel/src/pipeline_coordinator/rollup_coordinator.test.ts
index 349a7d30d..23c1aa546 100644
--- a/yarn-project/falafel/src/pipeline_coordinator/rollup_coordinator.test.ts
+++ b/yarn-project/falafel/src/pipeline_coordinator/rollup_coordinator.test.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import { PublishTimeManager, RollupTimeouts } from './publish_time_manager.js';
 import { RollupCoordinator } from './rollup_coordinator.js';
 import { jest } from '@jest/globals';
 
-jest.useFakeTimers();
+jest.useFakeTimers({ doNotFake: ['performance'] });
 
 type Mockify<T> = {
   [P in keyof T]: jest.Mock;
diff --git a/yarn-project/falafel/src/rollup_creator.test.ts b/yarn-project/falafel/src/rollup_creator.test.ts
index bda431d0b..46739a6cf 100644
--- a/yarn-project/falafel/src/rollup_creator.test.ts
+++ b/yarn-project/falafel/src/rollup_creator.test.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import { RollupDb } from './rollup_db/index.js';
 import { TxFeeResolver } from './tx_fee_resolver/index.js';
 import { jest } from '@jest/globals';
 
-jest.useFakeTimers();
+jest.useFakeTimers({ doNotFake: ['performance'] });
 
 type Mockify<T> = {
   [P in keyof T]: jest.Mock;
diff --git a/yarn-project/falafel/src/server.ts b/yarn-project/falafel/src/server.ts
index fce43adc8..419c47284 100644
--- a/yarn-project/falafel/src/server.ts
+++ b/yarn-project/falafel/src/server.ts
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ export class Server {
       numOuterRollupProofs,
       proverless,
       rollupCallDataLimit,
+      enableSubsidies,
       runtimeConfig: {
         publishInterval,
         flushAfterIdle,
@@ -77,7 +78,10 @@ export class Server {
 
     const noteAlgo = new NoteAlgorithms(barretenberg);
     this.blake = new Blake2s(barretenberg);
-    this.bridgeResolver = new BridgeResolver(bridgeConfigs, blockchain);
+    if (!enableSubsidies) {
+      this.log(`Starting with bridge subsidies disabled.`);
+    }
+    this.bridgeResolver = new BridgeResolver(bridgeConfigs, blockchain, !enableSubsidies);
 
     this.txFeeResolver = this.createTxFeeResolver();
 
diff --git a/yarn-project/falafel/src/tx_fee_resolver/tx_fee_resolver.test.ts b/yarn-project/falafel/src/tx_fee_resolver/tx_fee_resolver.test.ts
index a2d34f472..7abc06a84 100644
--- a/yarn-project/falafel/src/tx_fee_resolver/tx_fee_resolver.test.ts
+++ b/yarn-project/falafel/src/tx_fee_resolver/tx_fee_resolver.test.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { BridgeResolver } from '../bridge/index.js';
 import { TxFeeResolver } from './index.js';
 import { jest } from '@jest/globals';
 
-jest.useFakeTimers();
+jest.useFakeTimers({ doNotFake: ['performance'] });
 
 type Mockify<T> = {
   [P in keyof T]: jest.Mock;