diff --git a/ci/localnet-sanity.sh b/ci/localnet-sanity.sh
index c188e0dd76..820eec92a7 100755
--- a/ci/localnet-sanity.sh
+++ b/ci/localnet-sanity.sh
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ flag_error() {
 }
 
 if ! $skipSetup; then
-  multinode-demo/setup.sh --hashes-per-tick auto
+  multinode-demo/setup.sh
 else
   verifyLedger
 fi
diff --git a/ci/testnet-manager.sh b/ci/testnet-manager.sh
index a1cdcb0275..0d05d67234 100755
--- a/ci/testnet-manager.sh
+++ b/ci/testnet-manager.sh
@@ -325,8 +325,7 @@ deploy() {
         ${skipCreate:+-e} \
         ${skipStart:+-s} \
         ${maybeStop:+-S} \
-        ${maybeDelete:+-D} \
-        --hashes-per-tick auto
+        ${maybeDelete:+-D}
     )
     ;;
   testnet-edge-perf)
@@ -340,8 +339,7 @@ deploy() {
           ${skipCreate:+-e} \
           ${skipStart:+-s} \
           ${maybeStop:+-S} \
-          ${maybeDelete:+-D} \
-          --hashes-per-tick auto
+          ${maybeDelete:+-D}
     )
     ;;
   testnet-beta)
@@ -353,8 +351,7 @@ deploy() {
           ${skipCreate:+-e} \
           ${skipStart:+-s} \
           ${maybeStop:+-S} \
-          ${maybeDelete:+-D} \
-          --hashes-per-tick auto
+          ${maybeDelete:+-D}
     )
     ;;
   testnet-beta-perf)
@@ -368,8 +365,7 @@ deploy() {
           ${skipCreate:+-e} \
           ${skipStart:+-s} \
           ${maybeStop:+-S} \
-          ${maybeDelete:+-D} \
-          --hashes-per-tick auto
+          ${maybeDelete:+-D}
     )
     ;;
   testnet)
@@ -386,7 +382,8 @@ deploy() {
         ${skipCreate:+-e} \
         ${maybeSkipStart:+-s} \
         ${maybeStop:+-S} \
-        ${maybeDelete:+-D}
+        ${maybeDelete:+-D} \
+        --hashes-per-tick sleep
 
       if [[ -n $GCE_NODE_COUNT ]]; then
         # shellcheck disable=SC2068
@@ -396,7 +393,8 @@ deploy() {
           ${skipStart:+-s} \
           ${maybeStop:+-S} \
           ${maybeDelete:+-D} \
-          -x
+          -x \
+          --hashes-per-tick sleep
       fi
     )
     ;;
@@ -413,8 +411,7 @@ deploy() {
           ${skipCreate:+-e} \
           ${skipStart:+-s} \
           ${maybeStop:+-S} \
-          ${maybeDelete:+-D} \
-          --hashes-per-tick auto
+          ${maybeDelete:+-D}
     )
     ;;
   testnet-demo)
@@ -434,8 +431,7 @@ deploy() {
           ${skipCreate:+-e} \
           ${maybeSkipStart:+-s} \
           ${maybeStop:+-S} \
-          ${maybeDelete:+-D} \
-          --hashes-per-tick auto
+          ${maybeDelete:+-D}
 
       if [[ -n $GCE_LOW_QUOTA_NODE_COUNT ]]; then
         # shellcheck disable=SC2068
@@ -446,8 +442,7 @@ deploy() {
             ${skipCreate:+-e} \
             ${skipStart:+-s} \
             ${maybeStop:+-S} \
-            ${maybeDelete:+-D} \
-            --hashes-per-tick auto
+            ${maybeDelete:+-D}
       fi
     )
     ;;
diff --git a/multinode-demo/setup.sh b/multinode-demo/setup.sh
index 73bb486b20..87b17a4304 100755
--- a/multinode-demo/setup.sh
+++ b/multinode-demo/setup.sh
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ default_arg --mint "$SOLANA_CONFIG_DIR"/mint-keypair.json
 default_arg --lamports 100000000000000
 default_arg --bootstrap-leader-lamports 424242
 default_arg --lamports-per-signature 1
-default_arg --hashes-per-tick sleep
+default_arg --hashes-per-tick auto
 $solana_genesis "${args[@]}"
 
 test -d "$SOLANA_RSYNC_CONFIG_DIR"/ledger