diff --git a/core/cmd/shell_local_test.go b/core/cmd/shell_local_test.go
index 394d92398eb..e2943d3c822 100644
--- a/core/cmd/shell_local_test.go
+++ b/core/cmd/shell_local_test.go
@@ -83,38 +83,12 @@ func TestShell_RunNodeWithPasswords(t *testing.T) {
 			})
 			db := pgtest.NewSqlxDB(t)
 			keyStore := cltest.NewKeyStore(t, db)
-			authProviderORM := localauth.NewORM(db, time.Minute, logger.TestLogger(t), audit.NoopLogger)
-
 			lggr := logger.TestLogger(t)
 
-			opts := legacyevm.ChainRelayOpts{
-				Logger:   lggr,
-				KeyStore: keyStore.Eth(),
-				ChainOpts: legacyevm.ChainOpts{
-					AppConfig: cfg,
-					MailMon:   &mailbox.Monitor{},
-					DS:        db,
-				},
-			}
-			testRelayers := genTestEVMRelayers(t, opts, keyStore)
-
 			// Purge the fixture users to test assumption of single admin
 			// initialUser user created above
 			pgtest.MustExec(t, db, "DELETE FROM users;")
 
-			app := mocks.NewApplication(t)
-			app.On("AuthenticationProvider").Return(authProviderORM).Maybe()
-			app.On("BasicAdminUsersORM").Return(authProviderORM).Maybe()
-			app.On("GetKeyStore").Return(keyStore).Maybe()
-			app.On("GetRelayers").Return(testRelayers).Maybe()
-			app.On("Start", mock.Anything).Maybe().Return(nil)
-			app.On("Stop").Maybe().Return(nil)
-			app.On("ID").Maybe().Return(uuid.New())
-
-			ethClient := evmtest.NewEthClientMock(t)
-			ethClient.On("Dial", mock.Anything).Return(nil).Maybe()
-			ethClient.On("BalanceAt", mock.Anything, mock.Anything, mock.Anything).Return(big.NewInt(10), nil).Maybe()
-
 			cltest.MustInsertRandomKey(t, keyStore.Eth())
 			apiPrompt := cltest.NewMockAPIInitializer(t)