diff --git a/etherlink/kernel_evm/evm_execution/src/fa_bridge/mod.rs b/etherlink/kernel_evm/evm_execution/src/fa_bridge/mod.rs
index ab981663be524ae67a839588682f43501f924b1d..e5699635e290df3e88eab5044f01e7eea13735f9 100644
--- a/etherlink/kernel_evm/evm_execution/src/fa_bridge/mod.rs
+++ b/etherlink/kernel_evm/evm_execution/src/fa_bridge/mod.rs
@@ -148,8 +148,13 @@ pub fn execute_fa_deposit<'a, Host: Runtime>(
         precompiles,
         allocated_ticks,
         block.base_fee_per_gas(),
-        // Warm-cold access only used for evaluation (for checking EVM compatibility), but not in production
-        false,
+        // NB:
+        // We enable hot/cold accesses to help the tick model removal
+        // project.
+        // Once we get enough data on the actual impact of Mainnet, this
+        // option will be completely removed by:
+        // https://gitlab.com/tezos/tezos/-/merge_requests/17308
+        true,
         tracer_input,
     );
 
diff --git a/etherlink/kernel_evm/kernel/src/apply.rs b/etherlink/kernel_evm/kernel/src/apply.rs
index be5de92826336d5476d5b1b4cea9d61065382e93..bdde98ec1004e41341fd01bf992b69c091fe10a4 100644
--- a/etherlink/kernel_evm/kernel/src/apply.rs
+++ b/etherlink/kernel_evm/kernel/src/apply.rs
@@ -347,7 +347,13 @@ fn apply_ethereum_transaction_common<Host: Runtime>(
         true,
         allocated_ticks,
         retriable,
-        false,
+        // NB:
+        // We enable hot/cold accesses to help the tick model removal
+        // project.
+        // Once we get enough data on the actual impact of Mainnet, this
+        // option will be completely removed by:
+        // https://gitlab.com/tezos/tezos/-/merge_requests/17308
+        true,
         tracer_input,
     ) {
         Ok(outcome) => outcome,
diff --git a/etherlink/kernel_evm/kernel/src/simulation.rs b/etherlink/kernel_evm/kernel/src/simulation.rs
index af6dc6b30e516630bf9e787ba4c49ed75500c498..ce9198f76e5d21d2f4ad3d6eb73694e4e39cac82 100644
--- a/etherlink/kernel_evm/kernel/src/simulation.rs
+++ b/etherlink/kernel_evm/kernel/src/simulation.rs
@@ -482,7 +482,13 @@ impl Evaluation {
             false,
             allocated_ticks,
             false,
-            false,
+            // NB:
+            // We enable hot/cold accesses to help the tick model removal
+            // project.
+            // Once we get enough data on the actual impact of Mainnet, this
+            // option will be completely removed by:
+            // https://gitlab.com/tezos/tezos/-/merge_requests/17308
+            true,
             tracer_input,
         ) {
             Ok(Some(outcome)) if !self.with_da_fees => {
@@ -784,7 +790,13 @@ mod tests {
             false,
             DUMMY_ALLOCATED_TICKS,
             false,
-            false,
+            // NB:
+            // We enable hot/cold accesses to help the tick model removal
+            // project.
+            // Once we get enough data on the actual impact of Mainnet, this
+            // option will be completely removed by:
+            // https://gitlab.com/tezos/tezos/-/merge_requests/17308
+            true,
             None,
         );
         assert!(outcome.is_ok(), "contract should have been created");