diff --git a/src/openqaoa-core/openqaoa/backends/qaoa_device.py b/src/openqaoa-core/openqaoa/backends/qaoa_device.py
index f07826c2..61e252fd 100644
--- a/src/openqaoa-core/openqaoa/backends/qaoa_device.py
+++ b/src/openqaoa-core/openqaoa/backends/qaoa_device.py
@@ -14,9 +14,8 @@ def device_class_arg_mapper(
     noisy: bool = None,
     compiler_timeout: float = None,
     execution_timeout: float = None,
-    client_configuration: QCSClientConfiguration = None,
+    client_configuration: QCSClient = None,
     endpoint_id: str = None,
-    engagement_manager: EngagementManager = None,
     folder_name: str = None,
     s3_bucket_name: str = None,
     aws_region: str = None,
diff --git a/src/openqaoa-pyquil/openqaoa_pyquil/backend_config.py b/src/openqaoa-pyquil/openqaoa_pyquil/backend_config.py
index ad28a627..566c87ad 100644
--- a/src/openqaoa-pyquil/openqaoa_pyquil/backend_config.py
+++ b/src/openqaoa-pyquil/openqaoa_pyquil/backend_config.py
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
         "execution_timeout",
         "client_configuration",
         "endpoint_id",
-        "engagement_manager",
     ]
 }
 backend_args = {
diff --git a/src/openqaoa-pyquil/openqaoa_pyquil/backends/devices.py b/src/openqaoa-pyquil/openqaoa_pyquil/backends/devices.py
index 869df45c..e3ac5f1e 100644
--- a/src/openqaoa-pyquil/openqaoa_pyquil/backends/devices.py
+++ b/src/openqaoa-pyquil/openqaoa_pyquil/backends/devices.py
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 from typing import List
 from pyquil.api import QCSClient
-from pyquil.api._engagement_manager import EngagementManager
 from pyquil import get_qc
 
 from openqaoa.backends.devices_core import DeviceBase
@@ -27,7 +26,6 @@ def __init__(
         execution_timeout: float = 20.0,
         client_configuration: QCSClient = None,
         endpoint_id: str = None,
-        engagement_manager: EngagementManager = None,
     ):
         """
         Parameters
@@ -62,9 +60,6 @@ def __init__(
         endpoint_id: str
             Optional quantum processor endpoint ID, as used in the
             `QCS API Docs`_.
-        engagement_manager: EngagementManager
-            Optional engagement manager. If none is provided, a default one will
-            be created.
         """
 
         self.device_name = device_name
@@ -75,7 +70,6 @@ def __init__(
         self.execution_timeout = execution_timeout
         self.client_configuration = client_configuration
         self.endpoint_id = endpoint_id
-        self.engagement_manager = engagement_manager
 
         self.quantum_computer = get_qc(
             name=self.device_name,
@@ -85,7 +79,6 @@ def __init__(
             execution_timeout=self.execution_timeout,
             client_configuration=self.client_configuration,
             endpoint_id=self.endpoint_id,
-            engagement_manager=self.engagement_manager,
         )
         self.n_qubits = len(self.quantum_computer.qubits())