diff --git a/codecov.yml b/codecov.yml
index 81376ec7cc..39cb1d4c03 100644
--- a/codecov.yml
+++ b/codecov.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ coverage:
       default:
         target: auto
         threshold: 2%
-        base: auto 
+    patch:
+      default:
+        target: auto
+        threshold: 5%
 comment:
-  layout: 'reach, flags'        
+  layout: 'reach, flags'
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diff --git a/packages/client/codecov.yml b/packages/client/codecov.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 3bc0db94d8..0000000000
--- a/packages/client/codecov.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-coverage:
-  status:
-    project:
-      default:
-        target: auto
-        threshold: 2%
-        base: auto
diff --git a/packages/devp2p/codecov.yml b/packages/devp2p/codecov.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 8913c4903d..0000000000
--- a/packages/devp2p/codecov.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-coverage:
-  status:
-    project:
-      default:
-        target: auto
-        threshold: 2%
-        base: auto 
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diff --git a/packages/trie/codecov.yml b/packages/trie/codecov.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 8913c4903d..0000000000
--- a/packages/trie/codecov.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-coverage:
-  status:
-    project:
-      default:
-        target: auto
-        threshold: 2%
-        base: auto 
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diff --git a/packages/util/codecov.yml b/packages/util/codecov.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 3bc0db94d8..0000000000
--- a/packages/util/codecov.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-coverage:
-  status:
-    project:
-      default:
-        target: auto
-        threshold: 2%
-        base: auto