diff --git a/contrib/localnet/scripts/start-zetacored.sh b/contrib/localnet/scripts/start-zetacored.sh
index 400017f44a..0e1453d4f5 100755
--- a/contrib/localnet/scripts/start-zetacored.sh
+++ b/contrib/localnet/scripts/start-zetacored.sh
@@ -148,9 +148,7 @@ then
   cat $HOME/.zetacored/config/genesis.json | jq '.app_state["authority"]["policies"]["items"][0]["address"]="zeta1srsq755t654agc0grpxj4y3w0znktrpr9tcdgk"' > $HOME/.zetacored/config/tmp_genesis.json && mv $HOME/.zetacored/config/tmp_genesis.json $HOME/.zetacored/config/genesis.json
   cat $HOME/.zetacored/config/genesis.json | jq '.app_state["authority"]["policies"]["items"][1]["address"]="zeta1srsq755t654agc0grpxj4y3w0znktrpr9tcdgk"' > $HOME/.zetacored/config/tmp_genesis.json && mv $HOME/.zetacored/config/tmp_genesis.json $HOME/.zetacored/config/genesis.json
   cat $HOME/.zetacored/config/genesis.json | jq '.app_state["authority"]["policies"]["items"][2]["address"]="zeta1srsq755t654agc0grpxj4y3w0znktrpr9tcdgk"' > $HOME/.zetacored/config/tmp_genesis.json && mv $HOME/.zetacored/config/tmp_genesis.json $HOME/.zetacored/config/genesis.json
-  cat $HOME/.zetacored/config/genesis.json | jq '.app_state["observer"]["params"]["admin_policy"][0]["address"]="zeta1srsq755t654agc0grpxj4y3w0znktrpr9tcdgk"' > $HOME/.zetacored/config/tmp_genesis.json && mv $HOME/.zetacored/config/tmp_genesis.json $HOME/.zetacored/config/genesis.json
-  cat $HOME/.zetacored/config/genesis.json | jq '.app_state["observer"]["params"]["admin_policy"][1]["address"]="zeta1srsq755t654agc0grpxj4y3w0znktrpr9tcdgk"' > $HOME/.zetacored/config/tmp_genesis.json && mv $HOME/.zetacored/config/tmp_genesis.json $HOME/.zetacored/config/genesis.json
-  
+
 # give balance to runner accounts to deploy contracts directly on zEVM
 # deployer
   zetacored add-genesis-account zeta1uhznv7uzyjq84s3q056suc8pkme85lkvhrz3dd 100000000000000000000000000azeta
diff --git a/contrib/localnet/zetacored/zetacored_zetacore0/config/genesis.json b/contrib/localnet/zetacored/zetacored_zetacore0/config/genesis.json
index ab30faef7a..35f92d2405 100644
--- a/contrib/localnet/zetacored/zetacored_zetacore0/config/genesis.json
+++ b/contrib/localnet/zetacored/zetacored_zetacore0/config/genesis.json
@@ -634,16 +634,6 @@
             "min_observer_delegation": "10000000000.000000000000000000",
             "is_supported": true
           }
-        ],
-        "admin_policy": [
-          {
-            "policy_type": "group1",
-            "address": "zeta1srsq755t654agc0grpxj4y3w0znktrpr9tcdgk"
-          },
-          {
-            "policy_type": "group2",
-            "address": "zeta1srsq755t654agc0grpxj4y3w0znktrpr9tcdgk"
-          }
         ]
       }
     },
diff --git a/contrib/localnet/zetacored/zetacored_zetacore1/config/genesis.json b/contrib/localnet/zetacored/zetacored_zetacore1/config/genesis.json
index ab30faef7a..35f92d2405 100644
--- a/contrib/localnet/zetacored/zetacored_zetacore1/config/genesis.json
+++ b/contrib/localnet/zetacored/zetacored_zetacore1/config/genesis.json
@@ -634,16 +634,6 @@
             "min_observer_delegation": "10000000000.000000000000000000",
             "is_supported": true
           }
-        ],
-        "admin_policy": [
-          {
-            "policy_type": "group1",
-            "address": "zeta1srsq755t654agc0grpxj4y3w0znktrpr9tcdgk"
-          },
-          {
-            "policy_type": "group2",
-            "address": "zeta1srsq755t654agc0grpxj4y3w0znktrpr9tcdgk"
-          }
         ]
       }
     },