diff --git a/cmd/zetae2e/local/local.go b/cmd/zetae2e/local/local.go
index da57f80046..e9213e17b5 100644
--- a/cmd/zetae2e/local/local.go
+++ b/cmd/zetae2e/local/local.go
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ func localE2ETest(cmd *cobra.Command, _ []string) {
 		testHeader := !light && !skipHeaderProof
 
 		eg.Go(erc20TestRoutine(conf, deployerRunner, verbose, erc20Tests...))
-		//eg.Go(zetaTestRoutine(conf, deployerRunner, verbose, zetaTests...))
+		eg.Go(zetaTestRoutine(conf, deployerRunner, verbose, zetaTests...))
 		eg.Go(zevmMPTestRoutine(conf, deployerRunner, verbose, zevmMPTests...))
 		eg.Go(bitcoinTestRoutine(conf, deployerRunner, verbose, !skipBitcoinSetup, testHeader, bitcoinTests...))
 		eg.Go(ethereumTestRoutine(conf, deployerRunner, verbose, testHeader, ethereumTests...))
diff --git a/e2e/e2etests/test_message_passing_zevm_to_evm_revert_fail.go b/e2e/e2etests/test_message_passing_zevm_to_evm_revert_fail.go
index bf9c50a89c..b822199af6 100644
--- a/e2e/e2etests/test_message_passing_zevm_to_evm_revert_fail.go
+++ b/e2e/e2etests/test_message_passing_zevm_to_evm_revert_fail.go
@@ -75,10 +75,6 @@ func TestMessagePassingZEVMtoEVMRevertFail(r *runner.E2ERunner, args []string) {
 	}
 
 	// Get previous balances to check funds are not minted anywhere when aborted
-	previousBalanceEVM, err := r.ZetaEth.BalanceOf(&bind.CallOpts{}, r.EvmTestDAppAddr)
-	if err != nil {
-		panic(err)
-	}
 	previousBalanceZEVM, err := r.WZeta.BalanceOf(&bind.CallOpts{}, testDappNoRevertAddr)
 	if err != nil {
 		panic(err)
@@ -102,19 +98,6 @@ func TestMessagePassingZEVMtoEVMRevertFail(r *runner.E2ERunner, args []string) {
 		panic("expected cctx to be reverted")
 	}
 
-	// Check ZETA balance on EVM TestDApp and check new balance is previous balance
-	newBalanceEVM, err := r.ZetaEth.BalanceOf(&bind.CallOpts{}, r.EvmTestDAppAddr)
-	if err != nil {
-		panic(err)
-	}
-	if newBalanceEVM.Cmp(previousBalanceEVM) != 0 {
-		panic(fmt.Sprintf(
-			"expected new balance to be %s, got %s",
-			previousBalanceEVM.String(),
-			newBalanceEVM.String()),
-		)
-	}
-
 	// Check the funds are not minted to the contract as the cctx has been aborted
 	newBalanceZEVM, err := r.WZeta.BalanceOf(&bind.CallOpts{}, testDappNoRevertAddr)
 	if err != nil {