diff --git a/creator-node/package-lock.json b/creator-node/package-lock.json
index 8148a5f55d0..b495da2dc72 100644
--- a/creator-node/package-lock.json
+++ b/creator-node/package-lock.json
@@ -10725,7 +10725,7 @@
     "lodash.truncate": {
       "version": "4.4.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/lodash.truncate/-/lodash.truncate-4.4.2.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha1-WjUNoLERO4N+z//VgSy+WNbq4ZM=",
+      "integrity": "sha512-jttmRe7bRse52OsWIMDLaXxWqRAmtIUccAQ3garviCqJjafXOfNMO0yMfNpdD6zbGaTU0P5Nz7e7gAT6cKmJRw==",
       "dev": true
     },
     "log-driver": {
diff --git a/creator-node/src/config.js b/creator-node/src/config.js
index efdd01ee953..f365caf1d64 100644
--- a/creator-node/src/config.js
+++ b/creator-node/src/config.js
@@ -306,19 +306,6 @@ const config = convict({
     env: 'delegatePrivateKey',
     default: null
   },
-  // wallet information
-  oldDelegateOwnerWallet: {
-    doc: 'wallet address',
-    format: String,
-    env: 'oldDelegateOwnerWallet',
-    default: ''
-  },
-  oldDelegatePrivateKey: {
-    doc: 'private key string',
-    format: String,
-    env: 'oldDelegatePrivateKey',
-    default: ''
-  },
   solDelegatePrivateKeyBase64: {
     doc: 'Base64-encoded Solana private key created using delegatePrivateKey as the seed (auto-generated -- any input here will be overwritten)',
     format: String,
diff --git a/creator-node/src/services/URSMRegistrationManager.js b/creator-node/src/services/URSMRegistrationManager.js
index ce2565d5dcc..18e323bc5c1 100644
--- a/creator-node/src/services/URSMRegistrationManager.js
+++ b/creator-node/src/services/URSMRegistrationManager.js
@@ -25,11 +25,11 @@ class URSMRegistrationManager {
     this.nodeConfig = nodeConfig
     this.audiusLibs = audiusLibs
 
-    this.delegateOwnerWallet = nodeConfig.get('delegateOwnerWallet')
+    this.delegateOwnerWallet = nodeConfig
+      .get('delegateOwnerWallet')
+      .toLowerCase()
     this.delegatePrivateKey = nodeConfig.get('delegatePrivateKey')
     this.spOwnerWallet = nodeConfig.get('spOwnerWallet')
-    this.oldDelegateOwnerWallet = this.nodeConfig.get('oldDelegateOwnerWallet')
-    this.oldDelegatePrivateKey = this.nodeConfig.get('oldDelegatePrivateKey')
     this.entityManagerReplicaSetEnabled = this.nodeConfig.get(
       'entityManagerReplicaSetEnabled'
     )
@@ -69,6 +69,15 @@ class URSMRegistrationManager {
    *  5. Submit registration transaction to URSM with signatures
    */
   async run() {
+    if (this.entityManagerReplicaSetEnabled) {
+      // Update config
+      this.nodeConfig.set('isRegisteredOnURSM', true)
+
+      this.logInfo(`When EntityManager is enabled, URSM is not applicable`)
+
+      return
+    }
+
     this.logInfo('Beginning URSM registration process')
 
     /**
@@ -112,6 +121,12 @@ class URSMRegistrationManager {
       throw new Error('Failed to find valid L1 record for node')
     }
 
+    if (this.delegateOwnerWallet !== delegateOwnerWalletFromSPFactory) {
+      throw new Error(
+        `Local delegateOwnerWallet config (${this.delegateOwnerWallet}) doesn't match delegateOwnerWalletFromSPFactory (${delegateOwnerWalletFromSPFactory}) for spID ${spID}`
+      )
+    }
+
     /**
      * 2. Fetch node record from L2 UserReplicaSetManager for spID
      */
@@ -124,15 +139,7 @@ class URSMRegistrationManager {
     /**
      * 2-a. Short-circuit if L2 record for node already matches L1 record (i.e. delegateOwnerWallets match)
      */
-    const activeDelegateOwnerWallet =
-      this.oldDelegateOwnerWallet || this.delegateOwnerWallet
-    this.logError(
-      `activeDelegateOwnerWallet: ${activeDelegateOwnerWallet.toLowerCase()} // delegateOwnerWalletFromURSM: ${delegateOwnerWalletFromURSM}`
-    )
-    if (
-      !this.entityManagerReplicaSetEnabled &&
-      activeDelegateOwnerWallet.toLowerCase() === delegateOwnerWalletFromURSM
-    ) {
+    if (this.delegateOwnerWallet === delegateOwnerWalletFromURSM) {
       // Update config
       this.nodeConfig.set('isRegisteredOnURSM', true)
 
@@ -142,11 +149,6 @@ class URSMRegistrationManager {
       return
     }
 
-    if (this.oldDelegateOwnerWallet) {
-      // New node registration is disabled if using oldDelegateOwnerWallet and above URSM check failed
-      throw new Error('Something went wrong if we got here')
-    }
-
     /**
      * 3. Fetch list of all nodes registered on URSM, in order to submit requests for proposal
      *  a. Randomize list to minimize bias
diff --git a/creator-node/src/services/initAudiusLibs.js b/creator-node/src/services/initAudiusLibs.js
index 6038c282b26..ce60c573f59 100644
--- a/creator-node/src/services/initAudiusLibs.js
+++ b/creator-node/src/services/initAudiusLibs.js
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ module.exports = async ({
   const entityManagerAddress = config.get('entityManagerAddress')
   const dataProviderUrl = config.get('dataProviderUrl')
   const delegatePrivateKey = config.get('delegatePrivateKey')
-  const oldDelegatePrivateKey = config.get('oldDelegatePrivateKey')
+
   const creatorNodeIsDebug = config.get('creatorNodeIsDebug')
 
   const discoveryProviderWhitelist = discoveryProviderWhitelistConfig
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ module.exports = async ({
           // pass as array
           [dataProviderUrl],
           // TODO - formatting this private key here is not ideal
-          (oldDelegatePrivateKey || delegatePrivateKey).replace('0x', ''),
+          delegatePrivateKey.replace('0x', ''),
           entityManagerAddress
         )
       : null,
diff --git a/mad-dog/src/tests/test_integration.js b/mad-dog/src/tests/test_integration.js
index 6060d49f522..ca37f612c75 100644
--- a/mad-dog/src/tests/test_integration.js
+++ b/mad-dog/src/tests/test_integration.js
@@ -76,31 +76,6 @@ module.exports = coreIntegration = async ({
 }) => {
   // Begin: Test Setup
 
-  // If running with UserReplicaSetManager deployed, wait until all Content Nodes are registered on it
-  const URSMClient = await executeOne(0, libs => libs.libsInstance.contracts.UserReplicaSetManagerClient)
-  if (URSMClient) {
-    let retryCount = 0
-    const retryLimit = 10
-    const retryIntervalMs = 10000 // 10sec
-    while (true) {
-      console.log(`Ensuring correct URSM state with interval ${retryIntervalMs} || attempt #${retryCount} ...`)
-
-      const URSMContentNodes = await executeOne(0, libs => getURSMContentNodes(libs))
-
-      if (URSMContentNodes.length === numCreatorNodes) {
-        break
-      }
-
-      if (retryCount >= retryLimit) {
-        return { error: `URSM state not correctly initialized after ${retryIntervalMs * retryLimit}ms` }
-      }
-
-      retryCount++
-
-      await delay(retryIntervalMs)
-    }
-  }
-
   // create tmp storage dir
   await fs.ensureDir(TEMP_STORAGE_PATH)
   await fs.ensureDir(TEMP_IMG_STORAGE_PATH)