diff --git a/execution/gethexec/blockchain.go b/execution/gethexec/blockchain.go
index 47436ab173..60740af039 100644
--- a/execution/gethexec/blockchain.go
+++ b/execution/gethexec/blockchain.go
@@ -96,12 +96,6 @@ var (
 	InvalidStateSchemeForArchive = errors.New("archive cannot be set when using path as the state-scheme")
 )
 
-func DefaultTestCachingConfig() CachingConfig {
-	c := DefaultCachingConfig
-	c.StateScheme = rawdb.PathScheme
-	return c
-}
-
 // TODO remove stack from parameters as it is no longer needed here
 func DefaultCacheConfigFor(stack *node.Node, cachingConfig *CachingConfig) *core.CacheConfig {
 	baseConf := ethconfig.Defaults
diff --git a/execution/gethexec/node.go b/execution/gethexec/node.go
index 3da9bf4411..74913ae68a 100644
--- a/execution/gethexec/node.go
+++ b/execution/gethexec/node.go
@@ -115,7 +115,6 @@ func ConfigDefaultNonSequencerTest() *Config {
 	config.Sequencer.Enable = false
 	config.Forwarder = DefaultTestForwarderConfig
 	config.ForwardingTarget = "null"
-	config.Caching = DefaultTestCachingConfig()
 
 	_ = config.Validate()
 
@@ -128,7 +127,6 @@ func ConfigDefaultTest() *Config {
 	config.Sequencer = TestSequencerConfig
 	config.ParentChainReader = headerreader.TestConfig
 	config.ForwardingTarget = "null"
-	config.Caching = DefaultTestCachingConfig()
 
 	_ = config.Validate()
 
diff --git a/system_tests/das_test.go b/system_tests/das_test.go
index 3f63b0d0c9..a2e49d7d2d 100644
--- a/system_tests/das_test.go
+++ b/system_tests/das_test.go
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ func TestDASRekey(t *testing.T) {
 		authorizeDASKeyset(t, ctx, pubkeyA, l1info, l1client)
 
 		// Setup L2 chain
-		cachingConfig := gethexec.DefaultTestCachingConfig()
+		cachingConfig := gethexec.TestCachingConfig
 		_, l2stackA, l2chainDb, l2arbDb, l2blockchain := createL2BlockChainWithStackConfig(t, l2info, nodeDir, chainConfig, initMessage, nil, &cachingConfig)
 		l2info.GenerateAccount("User2")
 
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ func TestDASRekey(t *testing.T) {
 	l2arbDb, err := l2stackA.OpenDatabaseWithExtraOptions("arbitrumdata", 0, 0, "arbitrumdata/", false, conf.PersistentConfigDefault.Pebble.ExtraOptions("arbitrumdata"))
 	Require(t, err)
 
-	cachingConfig := gethexec.DefaultTestCachingConfig()
+	cachingConfig := gethexec.TestCachingConfig
 	cacheConfig := gethexec.DefaultCacheConfigFor(nil, &cachingConfig)
 	l2blockchain, err := gethexec.GetBlockChain(l2chainDb, cacheConfig, chainConfig, gethexec.ConfigDefaultTest().TxLookupLimit)
 	Require(t, err)
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ func TestDASComplexConfigAndRestMirror(t *testing.T) {
 	Require(t, err)
 
 	// Setup L2 chain
-	cachingConfig := gethexec.DefaultTestCachingConfig()
+	cachingConfig := gethexec.TestCachingConfig
 	l2info, l2stackA, l2chainDb, l2arbDb, l2blockchain := createL2BlockChainWithStackConfig(t, nil, "", chainConfig, initMessage, nil, &cachingConfig)
 	l2info.GenerateAccount("User2")
 
diff --git a/system_tests/full_challenge_impl_test.go b/system_tests/full_challenge_impl_test.go
index 391e1a9481..a222e9ede8 100644
--- a/system_tests/full_challenge_impl_test.go
+++ b/system_tests/full_challenge_impl_test.go
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ func RunChallengeTest(t *testing.T, asserterIsCorrect bool, useStubs bool, chall
 	conf.BatchPoster.Enable = false
 	conf.InboxReader.CheckDelay = time.Second
 
-	cachingConfig := gethexec.DefaultTestCachingConfig()
+	cachingConfig := gethexec.TestCachingConfig
 	var valStack *node.Node
 	var mockSpawn *mockSpawner
 	if useStubs {
diff --git a/system_tests/nodeinterface_test.go b/system_tests/nodeinterface_test.go
index 75e42f4456..8c55a5a5b9 100644
--- a/system_tests/nodeinterface_test.go
+++ b/system_tests/nodeinterface_test.go
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ func TestFindBatch(t *testing.T) {
 	rollupAddresses.Bridge = bridgeAddr
 	rollupAddresses.SequencerInbox = seqInboxAddr
 	l2Info := NewArbTestInfo(t, chainConfig.ChainID)
-	cachingConfig := gethexec.DefaultTestCachingConfig()
+	cachingConfig := gethexec.TestCachingConfig
 	consensus, _ := createL2Nodes(t, ctx, &cachingConfig, conf, chainConfig, l1Backend, l2Info, rollupAddresses, initMsg, nil, nil, fatalErrChan)
 	err := consensus.Start(ctx)
 	Require(t, err)
diff --git a/system_tests/staterecovery_test.go b/system_tests/staterecovery_test.go
index 0e3e391b40..60445c2f29 100644
--- a/system_tests/staterecovery_test.go
+++ b/system_tests/staterecovery_test.go
@@ -55,7 +55,9 @@ func TestRectreateMissingStates(t *testing.T) {
 		chainDb, err := stack.OpenDatabaseWithExtraOptions("l2chaindata", 0, 0, "l2chaindata/", false, conf.PersistentConfigDefault.Pebble.ExtraOptions("l2chaindata"))
 		Require(t, err)
 		defer chainDb.Close()
-		cacheConfig := gethexec.DefaultCacheConfigFor(stack, &gethexec.TestCachingConfig)
+		cachingConfig := gethexec.TestCachingConfig
+		cachingConfig.StateScheme = rawdb.HashScheme
+		cacheConfig := gethexec.DefaultCacheConfigFor(stack, &cachingConfig)
 		bc, err := gethexec.GetBlockChain(chainDb, cacheConfig, builder.chainConfig, builder.execConfig.TxLookupLimit)
 		Require(t, err)
 		err = staterecovery.RecreateMissingStates(chainDb, bc, cacheConfig, 1)