diff --git a/system_tests/manager_test.go b/system_tests/manager_test.go
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--- a/system_tests/manager_test.go
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@@ -1,115 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright 2023, Offchain Labs, Inc.
-// For license information, see https://github.com/offchainlabs/bold/blob/main/LICENSE
-package arbtest
-
-import (
-	"context"
-	"math/big"
-	"reflect"
-	"testing"
-
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/node"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/params"
-
-	"github.com/offchainlabs/nitro/arbnode"
-	"github.com/offchainlabs/nitro/arbos/l2pricing"
-	"github.com/offchainlabs/nitro/staker"
-	"github.com/offchainlabs/nitro/util"
-	"github.com/offchainlabs/nitro/util/testhelpers"
-	"github.com/offchainlabs/nitro/validator/valnode"
-
-	protocol "github.com/OffchainLabs/bold/chain-abstraction"
-)
-
-func TestExecutionStateMsgCount(t *testing.T) {
-	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
-	defer cancel()
-	l2node, l1stack, manager := setupManger(t, ctx)
-	defer requireClose(t, l1stack)
-	defer l2node.StopAndWait()
-	res, err := l2node.TxStreamer.ResultAtCount(1)
-	Require(t, err)
-	msgCount, err := manager.ExecutionStateMsgCount(ctx, &protocol.ExecutionState{GlobalState: protocol.GoGlobalState{Batch: 1, BlockHash: res.BlockHash}})
-	Require(t, err)
-	if msgCount != 1 {
-		Fail(t, "Unexpected msg batch", msgCount, "(expected 1)")
-	}
-}
-
-func TestExecutionStateAtMessageNumber(t *testing.T) {
-	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
-	defer cancel()
-	l2node, l1stack, manager := setupManger(t, ctx)
-	defer requireClose(t, l1stack)
-	defer l2node.StopAndWait()
-	res, err := l2node.TxStreamer.ResultAtCount(1)
-	Require(t, err)
-	expectedState := &protocol.ExecutionState{
-		GlobalState: protocol.GoGlobalState{
-			Batch:     1,
-			BlockHash: res.BlockHash,
-		},
-		MachineStatus: protocol.MachineStatusFinished,
-	}
-	executionState, err := manager.ExecutionStateAtMessageNumber(ctx, 1)
-	Require(t, err)
-	if !reflect.DeepEqual(executionState, expectedState) {
-		Fail(t, "Unexpected executionState", executionState, "(expected ", expectedState, ")")
-	}
-	Require(t, err)
-}
-
-func setupManger(t *testing.T, ctx context.Context) (*arbnode.Node, *node.Node, *staker.StateManager) {
-	var transferGas = util.NormalizeL2GasForL1GasInitial(800_000, params.GWei) // include room for aggregator L1 costs
-	l2chainConfig := params.ArbitrumDevTestChainConfig()
-	l2info := NewBlockChainTestInfo(
-		t,
-		types.NewArbitrumSigner(types.NewLondonSigner(l2chainConfig.ChainID)), big.NewInt(l2pricing.InitialBaseFeeWei*2),
-		transferGas,
-	)
-	_, l2node, l2client, _, l1info, _, l1client, l1stack := createTestNodeOnL1WithConfigImpl(t, ctx, true, nil, nil, l2chainConfig, nil, l2info)
-	BridgeBalance(t, "Faucet", big.NewInt(1).Mul(big.NewInt(params.Ether), big.NewInt(10000)), l1info, l2info, l1client, l2client, ctx)
-	l2info.GenerateAccount("BackgroundUser")
-	balance := big.NewInt(params.Ether)
-	balance.Mul(balance, big.NewInt(100))
-	tx := l2info.PrepareTx("Faucet", "BackgroundUser", l2info.TransferGas, balance, nil)
-	err := l2client.SendTransaction(ctx, tx)
-	Require(t, err)
-	_, err = EnsureTxSucceeded(ctx, l2client, tx)
-	Require(t, err)
-
-	for i := uint64(0); i < 10; i++ {
-		l2info.Accounts["BackgroundUser"].Nonce = i
-		tx = l2info.PrepareTx("BackgroundUser", "BackgroundUser", l2info.TransferGas, common.Big0, nil)
-		err = l2client.SendTransaction(ctx, tx)
-		Require(t, err)
-		_, err = EnsureTxSucceeded(ctx, l2client, tx)
-		Require(t, err)
-	}
-
-	_, valStack := createTestValidationNode(t, ctx, &valnode.TestValidationConfig)
-	blockValidatorConfig := staker.TestBlockValidatorConfig
-	stateless, err := staker.NewStatelessBlockValidator(
-		l2node.InboxReader,
-		l2node.InboxTracker,
-		l2node.TxStreamer,
-		l2node.Execution,
-		l2node.ArbDB,
-		nil,
-		StaticFetcherFrom(t, &blockValidatorConfig),
-		valStack,
-	)
-	Require(t, err)
-	err = stateless.Start(ctx)
-	Require(t, err)
-	manager, err := staker.NewStateManager(stateless, t.TempDir(), nil)
-	Require(t, err)
-	return l2node, l1stack, manager
-}
-
-func Fail(t *testing.T, printables ...interface{}) {
-	t.Helper()
-	testhelpers.FailImpl(t, printables...)
-}