diff --git a/packages/fuels-accounts/src/provider.rs b/packages/fuels-accounts/src/provider.rs
index af0e2833d0..5cfca1f5b1 100644
--- a/packages/fuels-accounts/src/provider.rs
+++ b/packages/fuels-accounts/src/provider.rs
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@ mod retry_util;
 mod retryable_client;
 
 use chrono::{DateTime, Utc};
-#[cfg(feature = "fuel-core-lib")]
-use fuel_core::service::{Config, FuelService};
 use fuel_core_client::client::{
     pagination::{PageDirection, PaginatedResult, PaginationRequest},
     types::{balance::Balance, contract::ContractBalance, TransactionStatus},
@@ -36,7 +34,6 @@ use tai64::Tai64;
 use thiserror::Error;
 
 use crate::provider::retryable_client::RetryableClient;
-
 type ProviderResult<T> = std::result::Result<T, ProviderError>;
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
@@ -260,13 +257,6 @@ impl Provider {
         Ok(status)
     }
 
-    #[cfg(feature = "fuel-core-lib")]
-    /// Launches a local `fuel-core` network based on provided config.
-    pub async fn launch(config: Config) -> Result<FuelClient> {
-        let srv = FuelService::new_node(config).await.unwrap();
-        Ok(FuelClient::from(srv.bound_address))
-    }
-
     pub async fn chain_info(&self) -> ProviderResult<ChainInfo> {
         Ok(self.client.chain_info().await?.into())
     }
diff --git a/packages/fuels/Cargo.toml b/packages/fuels/Cargo.toml
index 6fbe0d0c86..483c4cf6e0 100644
--- a/packages/fuels/Cargo.toml
+++ b/packages/fuels/Cargo.toml
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ repository = { workspace = true }
 rust-version = { workspace = true }
 description = "Fuel Rust SDK."
 
+#[package.metadata.cargo-machete]
+#ignored = ["fuel-core"]
+
 [dependencies]
 fuel-core = { workspace = true, default-features = false, optional = true }
 fuel-core-client = { workspace = true, optional = true }
diff --git a/packages/fuels/tests/types_contracts.rs b/packages/fuels/tests/types_contracts.rs
index 35f96ccc81..9eeaf4caae 100644
--- a/packages/fuels/tests/types_contracts.rs
+++ b/packages/fuels/tests/types_contracts.rs
@@ -832,7 +832,9 @@ async fn strings_must_have_correct_length() {
         "#,
     ));
 
-    let wallet = launch_provider_and_get_wallet().await.unwrap();
+    let wallet = launch_provider_and_get_wallet()
+        .await
+        .expect("Should have wallet");
     let contract_instance = SimpleContract::new(null_contract_id(), wallet);
     let _ = contract_instance
         .methods()
@@ -1063,7 +1065,9 @@ async fn strings_must_have_all_ascii_chars_custom_types() {
         foo: inner_struct,
     };
 
-    let wallet = launch_provider_and_get_wallet().await.unwrap();
+    let wallet = launch_provider_and_get_wallet()
+        .await
+        .expect("Should have wallet");
     let contract_instance = SimpleContract::new(null_contract_id(), wallet);
     let _ = contract_instance.methods().takes_nested_struct(input);
 }
@@ -1998,7 +2002,7 @@ async fn test_contract_std_lib_string() -> Result<()> {
 
 #[tokio::test]
 async fn test_heap_type_in_enums() -> Result<()> {
-    let wallet = launch_provider_and_get_wallet().await;
+    let wallet = launch_provider_and_get_wallet().await?;
     setup_program_test!(
         Abigen(Contract(
             name = "HeapTypeInEnum",