diff --git a/hardhat.config.ts b/hardhat.config.ts
index 94503eaf..cc6ebaed 100644
--- a/hardhat.config.ts
+++ b/hardhat.config.ts
@@ -30,15 +30,6 @@ function getNetwork (name: string): { url: string, accounts: { mnemonic: string
   // return getNetwork1(`wss://${name}.infura.io/ws/v3/${process.env.INFURA_ID}`)
 }
 
-const optimizedCompilerSettings = {
-  version: '0.8.28',
-  settings: {
-    optimizer: { enabled: true, runs: 1000000 },
-    evmVersion: 'cancun',
-    viaIR: true
-  }
-}
-
 // You need to export an object to set up your config
 // Go to https://hardhat.org/config/ to learn more
 
@@ -53,10 +44,6 @@ const config: HardhatUserConfig = {
         optimizer: { enabled: true, runs: 1000000 }
       }
     }]
-    // overrides: {
-    //   'contracts/core/EntryPoint.sol': optimizedCompilerSettings,
-    //   'contracts/samples/SimpleAccount.sol': optimizedCompilerSettings
-    // }
   },
   networks: {
     dev: { url: 'http://localhost:8545' },
diff --git a/test/entrypointsimulations.test.ts b/test/entrypointsimulations.test.ts
index 12f1af1c..2834ca07 100644
--- a/test/entrypointsimulations.test.ts
+++ b/test/entrypointsimulations.test.ts
@@ -16,10 +16,13 @@ import {
   createAccount,
   createAccountOwner,
   createAddress,
+  decodeRevertReason,
+  deployEntryPoint,
+  findSimulationUserOpWithMin,
   fund,
   getAccountAddress,
   getAccountInitCode,
-  getBalance, deployEntryPoint, decodeRevertReason, findSimulationUserOpWithMin, findUserOpWithMin
+  getBalance
 } from './testutils'
 
 import { fillAndSign, fillSignAndPack, packUserOp, simulateHandleOp, simulateValidation } from './UserOp'
@@ -284,23 +287,6 @@ describe('EntryPointSimulations', function () {
       await simulateValidation(packUserOp(userOp), entryPoint.address)
         .catch(e => { throw new Error(decodeRevertReason(e)!) })
     })
-    describe('compare to execution', () => {
-      let execVgl: number
-      let execPmVgl: number
-      const diff = 2000
-      before(async () => {
-        execPmVgl = await findUserOpWithMin(async n => userOpWithGas(1e6, n), false, entryPoint, 1, 500000)
-        execVgl = await findUserOpWithMin(async n => userOpWithGas(n, execPmVgl), false, entryPoint, 1, 500000)
-      })
-      it('account verification simulation cost should be higher than execution', function () {
-        console.log('simulation account validation', vgl, 'above exec:', vgl - execVgl)
-        expect(vgl).to.be.within(execVgl + 1, execVgl + diff, `expected simulation verificationGas to be 1..${diff} above actual, but was ${vgl - execVgl}`)
-      })
-      it('paymaster verification simulation cost should be higher than execution', function () {
-        console.log('simulation paymaster validation', pmVgl, 'above exec:', pmVgl - execPmVgl)
-        expect(pmVgl).to.be.within(execPmVgl + 1, execPmVgl + diff, `expected simulation verificationGas to be 1..${diff} above actual, but was ${pmVgl - execPmVgl}`)
-      })
-    })
     it('should revert with AA2x if verificationGasLimit is low', async function () {
       expect(await simulateValidation(packUserOp(await userOpWithGas(vgl - 1, pmVgl)), entryPoint.address)
         .catch(decodeRevertReason))