diff --git a/besu/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/p2p/config/DefaultDiscoveryConfiguration.java b/besu/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/p2p/config/DefaultDiscoveryConfiguration.java
index 113bdabe0c8..066f1796689 100644
--- a/besu/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/p2p/config/DefaultDiscoveryConfiguration.java
+++ b/besu/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/p2p/config/DefaultDiscoveryConfiguration.java
@@ -36,10 +36,6 @@ public class DefaultDiscoveryConfiguration {
                   // Ethereum Foundation Bootnodes
                   "enode://d860a01f9722d78051619d1e2351aba3f43f943f6f00718d1b9baa4101932a1f5011f16bb2b1bb35db20d6fe28fa0bf09636d26a87d31de9ec6203eeedb1f666@18.138.108.67:30303", // Singapore AWS
                   "enode://22a8232c3abc76a16ae9d6c3b164f98775fe226f0917b0ca871128a74a8e9630b458460865bab457221f1d448dd9791d24c4e5d88786180ac185df813a68d4de@3.209.45.79:30303", // Virginia AWS
-                  "enode://8499da03c47d637b20eee24eec3c356c9a2e6148d6fe25ca195c7949ab8ec2c03e3556126b0d7ed644675e78c4318b08691b7b57de10e5f0d40d05b09238fa0a@52.187.207.27:30303", // Australia Azure
-                  "enode://103858bdb88756c71f15e9b5e09b56dc1be52f0a5021d46301dbbfb7e130029cc9d0d6f73f693bc29b665770fff7da4d34f3c6379fe12721b5d7a0bcb5ca1fc1@191.234.162.198:30303", // Brazil Azure
-                  "enode://715171f50508aba88aecd1250af392a45a330af91d7b90701c436b618c86aaa1589c9184561907bebbb56439b8f8787bc01f49a7c77276c58c1b09822d75e8e8@52.231.165.108:30303", // South Korea Azure
-                  "enode://5d6d7cd20d6da4bb83a1d28cadb5d409b64edf314c0335df658c1a54e32c7c4a7ab7823d57c39b6a757556e68ff1df17c748b698544a55cb488b52479a92b60f@104.42.217.25:30303", // West US Azure
                   "enode://2b252ab6a1d0f971d9722cb839a42cb81db019ba44c08754628ab4a823487071b5695317c8ccd085219c3a03af063495b2f1da8d18218da2d6a82981b45e6ffc@65.108.70.101:30303", // Helsinki Hetzner
                   "enode://4aeb4ab6c14b23e2c4cfdce879c04b0748a20d8e9b59e25ded2a08143e265c6c25936e74cbc8e641e3312ca288673d91f2f93f8e277de3cfa444ecdaaf982052@157.90.35.166:30303", // Falkenstein Hetzner
 
diff --git a/besu/src/test/resources/invalid_post_merge_checkpoint_total_difficulty_same_as_TTD.json b/besu/src/test/resources/invalid_post_merge_checkpoint_total_difficulty_same_as_TTD.json
index 116063bcba0..350c8e57341 100644
--- a/besu/src/test/resources/invalid_post_merge_checkpoint_total_difficulty_same_as_TTD.json
+++ b/besu/src/test/resources/invalid_post_merge_checkpoint_total_difficulty_same_as_TTD.json
@@ -21,10 +21,6 @@
       "bootnodes": [
         "enode://d860a01f9722d78051619d1e2351aba3f43f943f6f00718d1b9baa4101932a1f5011f16bb2b1bb35db20d6fe28fa0bf09636d26a87d31de9ec6203eeedb1f666@18.138.108.67:30303",
         "enode://22a8232c3abc76a16ae9d6c3b164f98775fe226f0917b0ca871128a74a8e9630b458460865bab457221f1d448dd9791d24c4e5d88786180ac185df813a68d4de@3.209.45.79:30303",
-        "enode://8499da03c47d637b20eee24eec3c356c9a2e6148d6fe25ca195c7949ab8ec2c03e3556126b0d7ed644675e78c4318b08691b7b57de10e5f0d40d05b09238fa0a@52.187.207.27:30303",
-        "enode://103858bdb88756c71f15e9b5e09b56dc1be52f0a5021d46301dbbfb7e130029cc9d0d6f73f693bc29b665770fff7da4d34f3c6379fe12721b5d7a0bcb5ca1fc1@191.234.162.198:30303",
-        "enode://715171f50508aba88aecd1250af392a45a330af91d7b90701c436b618c86aaa1589c9184561907bebbb56439b8f8787bc01f49a7c77276c58c1b09822d75e8e8@52.231.165.108:30303",
-        "enode://5d6d7cd20d6da4bb83a1d28cadb5d409b64edf314c0335df658c1a54e32c7c4a7ab7823d57c39b6a757556e68ff1df17c748b698544a55cb488b52479a92b60f@104.42.217.25:30303",
         "enode://2b252ab6a1d0f971d9722cb839a42cb81db019ba44c08754628ab4a823487071b5695317c8ccd085219c3a03af063495b2f1da8d18218da2d6a82981b45e6ffc@65.108.70.101:30303",
         "enode://4aeb4ab6c14b23e2c4cfdce879c04b0748a20d8e9b59e25ded2a08143e265c6c25936e74cbc8e641e3312ca288673d91f2f93f8e277de3cfa444ecdaaf982052@157.90.35.166:30303",
         "enode://a979fb575495b8d6db44f750317d0f4622bf4c2aa3365d6af7c284339968eef29b69ad0dce72a4d8db5ebb4968de0e3bec910127f134779fbcb0cb6d3331163c@52.16.188.185:30303",
diff --git a/besu/src/test/resources/invalid_post_merge_merge_at_genesis.json b/besu/src/test/resources/invalid_post_merge_merge_at_genesis.json
index 10e70cf4438..12317404267 100644
--- a/besu/src/test/resources/invalid_post_merge_merge_at_genesis.json
+++ b/besu/src/test/resources/invalid_post_merge_merge_at_genesis.json
@@ -21,10 +21,6 @@
       "bootnodes": [
         "enode://d860a01f9722d78051619d1e2351aba3f43f943f6f00718d1b9baa4101932a1f5011f16bb2b1bb35db20d6fe28fa0bf09636d26a87d31de9ec6203eeedb1f666@18.138.108.67:30303",
         "enode://22a8232c3abc76a16ae9d6c3b164f98775fe226f0917b0ca871128a74a8e9630b458460865bab457221f1d448dd9791d24c4e5d88786180ac185df813a68d4de@3.209.45.79:30303",
-        "enode://8499da03c47d637b20eee24eec3c356c9a2e6148d6fe25ca195c7949ab8ec2c03e3556126b0d7ed644675e78c4318b08691b7b57de10e5f0d40d05b09238fa0a@52.187.207.27:30303",
-        "enode://103858bdb88756c71f15e9b5e09b56dc1be52f0a5021d46301dbbfb7e130029cc9d0d6f73f693bc29b665770fff7da4d34f3c6379fe12721b5d7a0bcb5ca1fc1@191.234.162.198:30303",
-        "enode://715171f50508aba88aecd1250af392a45a330af91d7b90701c436b618c86aaa1589c9184561907bebbb56439b8f8787bc01f49a7c77276c58c1b09822d75e8e8@52.231.165.108:30303",
-        "enode://5d6d7cd20d6da4bb83a1d28cadb5d409b64edf314c0335df658c1a54e32c7c4a7ab7823d57c39b6a757556e68ff1df17c748b698544a55cb488b52479a92b60f@104.42.217.25:30303",
         "enode://2b252ab6a1d0f971d9722cb839a42cb81db019ba44c08754628ab4a823487071b5695317c8ccd085219c3a03af063495b2f1da8d18218da2d6a82981b45e6ffc@65.108.70.101:30303",
         "enode://4aeb4ab6c14b23e2c4cfdce879c04b0748a20d8e9b59e25ded2a08143e265c6c25936e74cbc8e641e3312ca288673d91f2f93f8e277de3cfa444ecdaaf982052@157.90.35.166:30303",
         "enode://a979fb575495b8d6db44f750317d0f4622bf4c2aa3365d6af7c284339968eef29b69ad0dce72a4d8db5ebb4968de0e3bec910127f134779fbcb0cb6d3331163c@52.16.188.185:30303",
diff --git a/besu/src/test/resources/invalid_post_merge_near_head_checkpoint.json b/besu/src/test/resources/invalid_post_merge_near_head_checkpoint.json
index cc5f4c054fa..5f20ea5a463 100644
--- a/besu/src/test/resources/invalid_post_merge_near_head_checkpoint.json
+++ b/besu/src/test/resources/invalid_post_merge_near_head_checkpoint.json
@@ -20,10 +20,6 @@
       "bootnodes": [
         "enode://d860a01f9722d78051619d1e2351aba3f43f943f6f00718d1b9baa4101932a1f5011f16bb2b1bb35db20d6fe28fa0bf09636d26a87d31de9ec6203eeedb1f666@18.138.108.67:30303",
         "enode://22a8232c3abc76a16ae9d6c3b164f98775fe226f0917b0ca871128a74a8e9630b458460865bab457221f1d448dd9791d24c4e5d88786180ac185df813a68d4de@3.209.45.79:30303",
-        "enode://8499da03c47d637b20eee24eec3c356c9a2e6148d6fe25ca195c7949ab8ec2c03e3556126b0d7ed644675e78c4318b08691b7b57de10e5f0d40d05b09238fa0a@52.187.207.27:30303",
-        "enode://103858bdb88756c71f15e9b5e09b56dc1be52f0a5021d46301dbbfb7e130029cc9d0d6f73f693bc29b665770fff7da4d34f3c6379fe12721b5d7a0bcb5ca1fc1@191.234.162.198:30303",
-        "enode://715171f50508aba88aecd1250af392a45a330af91d7b90701c436b618c86aaa1589c9184561907bebbb56439b8f8787bc01f49a7c77276c58c1b09822d75e8e8@52.231.165.108:30303",
-        "enode://5d6d7cd20d6da4bb83a1d28cadb5d409b64edf314c0335df658c1a54e32c7c4a7ab7823d57c39b6a757556e68ff1df17c748b698544a55cb488b52479a92b60f@104.42.217.25:30303",
         "enode://2b252ab6a1d0f971d9722cb839a42cb81db019ba44c08754628ab4a823487071b5695317c8ccd085219c3a03af063495b2f1da8d18218da2d6a82981b45e6ffc@65.108.70.101:30303",
         "enode://4aeb4ab6c14b23e2c4cfdce879c04b0748a20d8e9b59e25ded2a08143e265c6c25936e74cbc8e641e3312ca288673d91f2f93f8e277de3cfa444ecdaaf982052@157.90.35.166:30303",
         "enode://a979fb575495b8d6db44f750317d0f4622bf4c2aa3365d6af7c284339968eef29b69ad0dce72a4d8db5ebb4968de0e3bec910127f134779fbcb0cb6d3331163c@52.16.188.185:30303",
diff --git a/besu/src/test/resources/valid_pos_checkpoint_pos_TD_equals_TTD.json b/besu/src/test/resources/valid_pos_checkpoint_pos_TD_equals_TTD.json
index eb7c419fed9..208cd3b97f3 100644
--- a/besu/src/test/resources/valid_pos_checkpoint_pos_TD_equals_TTD.json
+++ b/besu/src/test/resources/valid_pos_checkpoint_pos_TD_equals_TTD.json
@@ -21,10 +21,6 @@
       "bootnodes": [
         "enode://d860a01f9722d78051619d1e2351aba3f43f943f6f00718d1b9baa4101932a1f5011f16bb2b1bb35db20d6fe28fa0bf09636d26a87d31de9ec6203eeedb1f666@18.138.108.67:30303",
         "enode://22a8232c3abc76a16ae9d6c3b164f98775fe226f0917b0ca871128a74a8e9630b458460865bab457221f1d448dd9791d24c4e5d88786180ac185df813a68d4de@3.209.45.79:30303",
-        "enode://8499da03c47d637b20eee24eec3c356c9a2e6148d6fe25ca195c7949ab8ec2c03e3556126b0d7ed644675e78c4318b08691b7b57de10e5f0d40d05b09238fa0a@52.187.207.27:30303",
-        "enode://103858bdb88756c71f15e9b5e09b56dc1be52f0a5021d46301dbbfb7e130029cc9d0d6f73f693bc29b665770fff7da4d34f3c6379fe12721b5d7a0bcb5ca1fc1@191.234.162.198:30303",
-        "enode://715171f50508aba88aecd1250af392a45a330af91d7b90701c436b618c86aaa1589c9184561907bebbb56439b8f8787bc01f49a7c77276c58c1b09822d75e8e8@52.231.165.108:30303",
-        "enode://5d6d7cd20d6da4bb83a1d28cadb5d409b64edf314c0335df658c1a54e32c7c4a7ab7823d57c39b6a757556e68ff1df17c748b698544a55cb488b52479a92b60f@104.42.217.25:30303",
         "enode://2b252ab6a1d0f971d9722cb839a42cb81db019ba44c08754628ab4a823487071b5695317c8ccd085219c3a03af063495b2f1da8d18218da2d6a82981b45e6ffc@65.108.70.101:30303",
         "enode://4aeb4ab6c14b23e2c4cfdce879c04b0748a20d8e9b59e25ded2a08143e265c6c25936e74cbc8e641e3312ca288673d91f2f93f8e277de3cfa444ecdaaf982052@157.90.35.166:30303",
         "enode://a979fb575495b8d6db44f750317d0f4622bf4c2aa3365d6af7c284339968eef29b69ad0dce72a4d8db5ebb4968de0e3bec910127f134779fbcb0cb6d3331163c@52.16.188.185:30303",
diff --git a/besu/src/test/resources/valid_post_merge_near_head_checkpoint.json b/besu/src/test/resources/valid_post_merge_near_head_checkpoint.json
index 074e8577481..a0571faa963 100644
--- a/besu/src/test/resources/valid_post_merge_near_head_checkpoint.json
+++ b/besu/src/test/resources/valid_post_merge_near_head_checkpoint.json
@@ -21,10 +21,6 @@
       "bootnodes": [
         "enode://d860a01f9722d78051619d1e2351aba3f43f943f6f00718d1b9baa4101932a1f5011f16bb2b1bb35db20d6fe28fa0bf09636d26a87d31de9ec6203eeedb1f666@18.138.108.67:30303",
         "enode://22a8232c3abc76a16ae9d6c3b164f98775fe226f0917b0ca871128a74a8e9630b458460865bab457221f1d448dd9791d24c4e5d88786180ac185df813a68d4de@3.209.45.79:30303",
-        "enode://8499da03c47d637b20eee24eec3c356c9a2e6148d6fe25ca195c7949ab8ec2c03e3556126b0d7ed644675e78c4318b08691b7b57de10e5f0d40d05b09238fa0a@52.187.207.27:30303",
-        "enode://103858bdb88756c71f15e9b5e09b56dc1be52f0a5021d46301dbbfb7e130029cc9d0d6f73f693bc29b665770fff7da4d34f3c6379fe12721b5d7a0bcb5ca1fc1@191.234.162.198:30303",
-        "enode://715171f50508aba88aecd1250af392a45a330af91d7b90701c436b618c86aaa1589c9184561907bebbb56439b8f8787bc01f49a7c77276c58c1b09822d75e8e8@52.231.165.108:30303",
-        "enode://5d6d7cd20d6da4bb83a1d28cadb5d409b64edf314c0335df658c1a54e32c7c4a7ab7823d57c39b6a757556e68ff1df17c748b698544a55cb488b52479a92b60f@104.42.217.25:30303",
         "enode://2b252ab6a1d0f971d9722cb839a42cb81db019ba44c08754628ab4a823487071b5695317c8ccd085219c3a03af063495b2f1da8d18218da2d6a82981b45e6ffc@65.108.70.101:30303",
         "enode://4aeb4ab6c14b23e2c4cfdce879c04b0748a20d8e9b59e25ded2a08143e265c6c25936e74cbc8e641e3312ca288673d91f2f93f8e277de3cfa444ecdaaf982052@157.90.35.166:30303",
         "enode://a979fb575495b8d6db44f750317d0f4622bf4c2aa3365d6af7c284339968eef29b69ad0dce72a4d8db5ebb4968de0e3bec910127f134779fbcb0cb6d3331163c@52.16.188.185:30303",