diff --git a/smoke-tests/denver/router-config.json b/smoke-tests/denver/router-config.json
index ed80cb617b2..e68a9cc7629 100644
--- a/smoke-tests/denver/router-config.json
+++ b/smoke-tests/denver/router-config.json
@@ -3,8 +3,7 @@
     {
       "type": "vehicle-positions",
       "url": "https://www.rtd-denver.com/files/gtfs-rt/VehiclePosition.pb",
-      "feedId": "denver",
-      "frequencySec": 60
+      "feedId": "denver"
     }
   ]
 }
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diff --git a/smoke-tests/portland/otp-config.json b/smoke-tests/portland/otp-config.json
index 084070b312c..7b0d1828144 100644
--- a/smoke-tests/portland/otp-config.json
+++ b/smoke-tests/portland/otp-config.json
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 {
   "otpFeatures" : {
-    "SandboxAPILegacyGraphQLApi": true
   }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/smoke-tests/portland/router-config.json b/smoke-tests/portland/router-config.json
index 13387faff95..00d362e83d5 100644
--- a/smoke-tests/portland/router-config.json
+++ b/smoke-tests/portland/router-config.json
@@ -3,20 +3,19 @@
   "updaters": [
     {
       "type": "real-time-alerts",
-      "frequencySec": 60,
       "earlyStartSec": 864000,
       "url": "https://trimet.org/transweb/ws/V1/FeedSpecAlerts/includeFuture/true/suppressSystemWideAlerts/true/",
       "feedId": "TriMet"
     },
     {
       "type": "stop-time-updater",
-      "frequencySec": 30,
+      "frequency": "30s",
       "url": "https://trimet.org/transweb/ws/V1/TripUpdate",
       "feedId": "TriMet"
     },
     {
       "type": "vehicle-rental",
-      "frequencySec": 90,
+      "frequency": "90s",
       "sourceType": "gbfs",
       "url": "https://mds.bird.co/gbfs/v2/public/portland/gbfs.json",
       "geofencingZones": "true"
diff --git a/smoke-tests/septa/otp-config.json b/smoke-tests/septa/otp-config.json
index 084070b312c..7b0d1828144 100644
--- a/smoke-tests/septa/otp-config.json
+++ b/smoke-tests/septa/otp-config.json
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 {
   "otpFeatures" : {
-    "SandboxAPILegacyGraphQLApi": true
   }
 }
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diff --git a/src/test/java/org/opentripplanner/smoketest/HoustonSmokeTest.java b/src/test/java/org/opentripplanner/smoketest/HoustonSmokeTest.java
index ce60e58a8d7..be0aacd337e 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/opentripplanner/smoketest/HoustonSmokeTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/opentripplanner/smoketest/HoustonSmokeTest.java
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package org.opentripplanner.smoketest;
 
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertFalse;
 import static org.opentripplanner.client.model.RequestMode.BICYCLE;
 import static org.opentripplanner.client.model.RequestMode.BUS;
 import static org.opentripplanner.client.model.RequestMode.TRANSIT;
@@ -27,10 +28,12 @@ public class HoustonSmokeTest {
   @Test
   public void routeFromSouthToNorth() {
     var modes = Set.of(TRANSIT, WALK);
-    SmokeTest.basicRouteTest(
+    var plan = SmokeTest.basicRouteTest(
       new SmokeTestRequest(galvestonRoad, northLindale, modes),
       List.of("WALK", "BUS", "BUS", "WALK", "TRAM", "WALK")
     );
+
+    SmokeTest.assertThatAllTransitLegsHaveFares(plan);
   }
 
   @Test
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/opentripplanner/smoketest/PortlandSmokeTest.java b/src/test/java/org/opentripplanner/smoketest/PortlandSmokeTest.java
index 538e4f9fc39..51fffeb91ff 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/opentripplanner/smoketest/PortlandSmokeTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/opentripplanner/smoketest/PortlandSmokeTest.java
@@ -27,10 +27,12 @@ public class PortlandSmokeTest {
   public void railTrip() {
     // this used to be across the city by since the train is interrupted in April '23 this is a
     // much shorter trip
-    SmokeTest.basicRouteTest(
+    var plan = SmokeTest.basicRouteTest(
       new SmokeTestRequest(cennentenial, hazelwood, Set.of(TRAM, WALK)),
       List.of("WALK", "TRAM", "WALK")
     );
+
+    SmokeTest.assertThatAllTransitLegsHaveFares(plan);
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/opentripplanner/smoketest/SmokeTest.java b/src/test/java/org/opentripplanner/smoketest/SmokeTest.java
index d7de1c0891c..87b2030c428 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/opentripplanner/smoketest/SmokeTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/opentripplanner/smoketest/SmokeTest.java
@@ -135,6 +135,11 @@ static void assertThereArePatternsWithVehiclePositions() {
     }
   }
 
+  static void assertThatAllTransitLegsHaveFares(TripPlan plan) {
+    var transitLegs = plan.transitItineraries().stream().flatMap(i-> i.transitLegs().stream());
+    transitLegs.forEach(leg -> assertFalse(leg.fareProducts().isEmpty()));
+  }
+
   /**
    * The Fare class is a little hard to deserialize, so we have a custom deserializer as we don't
    * run any assertions against the fares. (That is done during unit tests.)