diff --git a/tezt/tests/cloud/dal.ml b/tezt/tests/cloud/dal.ml
index 9d1bac2d25a4ae150487b88777debd8f128dccd8..6b4fd7a5659a3c004506e649ef7776000a8d2a01 100644
--- a/tezt/tests/cloud/dal.ml
+++ b/tezt/tests/cloud/dal.ml
@@ -317,8 +317,7 @@ module Node = struct
                 ?ppx_profiling
                 ?env
                 node
-                (Force_history_mode_switch :: Synchronisation_threshold 1
-               :: arguments)
+                (Synchronisation_threshold 1 :: arguments)
             in
             toplog "Waiting for the node %s to be ready." name ;
             let* () = wait_for_ready node in
@@ -399,7 +398,6 @@ module Node = struct
                    No_bootstrap_peers;
                    Synchronisation_threshold 0;
                    Cors_origin "*";
-                   Force_history_mode_switch;
                  ]
                 @ yes_crypto_arg @ arguments)
             in
diff --git a/tezt/tests/cloud/layer1.ml b/tezt/tests/cloud/layer1.ml
index d605a3d80b2259bc2b331141c9e147436a32c450..758af3246db67d54cdf6734b892cbf069efcb22f 100644
--- a/tezt/tests/cloud/layer1.ml
+++ b/tezt/tests/cloud/layer1.ml
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ module Node = struct
     Private_mode
     :: List.fold_left
          (fun acc peer -> Peer peer :: acc)
-         [Allow_yes_crypto; Force_history_mode_switch]
+         [Allow_yes_crypto]
          peers
 
   (** [add_migration_offset_to_config node snapshot ~migration_offset ~network] adds an