diff --git a/packages/shared/lib/core/layer-2/actions/getLayer2MetadataForTransfer.ts b/packages/shared/lib/core/layer-2/actions/getLayer2MetadataForTransfer.ts
index d2dbd49f93..c7ff6aa7a5 100644
--- a/packages/shared/lib/core/layer-2/actions/getLayer2MetadataForTransfer.ts
+++ b/packages/shared/lib/core/layer-2/actions/getLayer2MetadataForTransfer.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ import {
     ENDING_SIGNAL_BYTE,
     EXTERNALLY_OWNED_ACCOUNT,
     EXTERNALLY_OWNED_ACCOUNT_TYPE_ID,
-    FORCE_OPEN_ACCOUNT,
     GAS_BUDGET,
     TRANSFER_ALLOWANCE,
 } from '@core/layer-2'
@@ -26,7 +25,7 @@ export function getLayer2MetadataForTransfer(layer2Address: string): string {
     metadataStream.writeUInt64('gasBudget', GAS_BUDGET)
 
     const encodedAddress = encodeAddress(layer2Address.toLowerCase())
-    const smartContractParameters = Object.entries({ a: encodedAddress, c: FORCE_OPEN_ACCOUNT })
+    const smartContractParameters = Object.entries({ a: encodedAddress })
     const parameters = encodeSmartContractParameters(smartContractParameters)
     metadataStream.writeBytes('smartContractParameters', parameters.length, parameters)
 
diff --git a/packages/shared/lib/core/layer-2/actions/parseLayer2MetadataForTransfer.ts b/packages/shared/lib/core/layer-2/actions/parseLayer2MetadataForTransfer.ts
index 22f2e7c89c..22da255a2c 100644
--- a/packages/shared/lib/core/layer-2/actions/parseLayer2MetadataForTransfer.ts
+++ b/packages/shared/lib/core/layer-2/actions/parseLayer2MetadataForTransfer.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,6 @@
 import { Converter } from '@core/utils'
 import { ReadStream } from '@iota/util.js'
-import {
-    Allowance,
-    CONTRACT_FUNCTIONS,
-    FORCE_OPEN_ACCOUNT,
-    ILayer2TransferAllowanceMetadata,
-    TARGET_CONTRACTS,
-} from '@core/layer-2'
+import { Allowance, CONTRACT_FUNCTIONS, ILayer2TransferAllowanceMetadata, TARGET_CONTRACTS } from '@core/layer-2'
 import { NativeTokenAmount, TOKEN_ID_BYTE_LENGTH } from '@core/token'
 import { ILayer2Allowance } from '@core/layer-2/interfaces/layer2-allowance.interface'
 
@@ -20,7 +14,6 @@ export function parseLayer2MetadataForTransfer(metadata: Uint8Array): ILayer2Tra
 
     const smartContractParameters = parseSmartContractParameters(readStream)
     const ethereumAddress = '0x' + smartContractParameters['a'].substring(2)
-    const forceOpenAccount = smartContractParameters['c'] === FORCE_OPEN_ACCOUNT
 
     const allowance = parseAllowance(readStream)
 
@@ -30,7 +23,6 @@ export function parseLayer2MetadataForTransfer(metadata: Uint8Array): ILayer2Tra
         contractFunction: CONTRACT_FUNCTIONS[contractFunction] ?? Converter.decimalToHex(contractFunction, true),
         gasBudget: gasBudget.toString(),
         ethereumAddress,
-        forceOpenAccount,
         baseTokenAmount: allowance?.baseTokenAmount,
         nativeTokens: allowance?.nativeTokens,
     }
diff --git a/packages/shared/lib/core/layer-2/constants/force-open-account.constant.ts b/packages/shared/lib/core/layer-2/constants/force-open-account.constant.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index a665be678c..0000000000
--- a/packages/shared/lib/core/layer-2/constants/force-open-account.constant.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-export const FORCE_OPEN_ACCOUNT = 'ff'
diff --git a/packages/shared/lib/core/layer-2/constants/index.ts b/packages/shared/lib/core/layer-2/constants/index.ts
index 74fce0e282..c60aee2dc9 100644
--- a/packages/shared/lib/core/layer-2/constants/index.ts
+++ b/packages/shared/lib/core/layer-2/constants/index.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ export * from './transfer-allowance.constant'
 export * from './empty-buffer.constants'
 export * from './gas-budget.constant'
 export * from './network-address.constant'
-export * from './force-open-account.constant'
 export * from './externally-owned-account.constant'
 export * from './ending-signal-bytes.constant'
 export * from './accounts-contract.constant'
diff --git a/packages/shared/lib/core/layer-2/constants/network-address.constant.ts b/packages/shared/lib/core/layer-2/constants/network-address.constant.ts
index b3b948146e..e01b5439c5 100644
--- a/packages/shared/lib/core/layer-2/constants/network-address.constant.ts
+++ b/packages/shared/lib/core/layer-2/constants/network-address.constant.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ export const NETWORK_ADDRESS: Readonly<{ [key in NetworkType]?: { [key in Destin
     },
     [NetworkType.Devnet]: {
         [DestinationNetwork.Shimmer]: '-',
-        [DestinationNetwork.ShimmerTestnetEvm]: 'rms1pzewp89fyvxsxw80uaa0fuvypltvr93g2grzfxx9z7xex70yywa9k7vskka',
+        [DestinationNetwork.ShimmerTestnetEvm]: 'rms1pp4kmrl9n9yy9n049x7kk8h4atm0tu76redhj5wrc2jsskk2vukwxvtgk9u',
     },
     [NetworkType.PrivateNet]: {
         [DestinationNetwork.Shimmer]: '-',
diff --git a/packages/shared/lib/core/layer-2/interfaces/layer2-transfer-allowance-metadata.interface.ts b/packages/shared/lib/core/layer-2/interfaces/layer2-transfer-allowance-metadata.interface.ts
index 48540420e3..0bb7c4760c 100644
--- a/packages/shared/lib/core/layer-2/interfaces/layer2-transfer-allowance-metadata.interface.ts
+++ b/packages/shared/lib/core/layer-2/interfaces/layer2-transfer-allowance-metadata.interface.ts
@@ -2,5 +2,4 @@ import { ILayer2SmartContractCallData } from '@core/layer-2/interfaces/layer2-sm
 
 export interface ILayer2TransferAllowanceMetadata extends ILayer2SmartContractCallData {
     ethereumAddress: string
-    forceOpenAccount: boolean
 }
diff --git a/packages/shared/lib/core/layer-2/tests/parseLayer2MetadataForTransfer.test.ts b/packages/shared/lib/core/layer-2/tests/parseLayer2MetadataForTransfer.test.ts
index 65d67f1f4f..9bc10f1487 100644
--- a/packages/shared/lib/core/layer-2/tests/parseLayer2MetadataForTransfer.test.ts
+++ b/packages/shared/lib/core/layer-2/tests/parseLayer2MetadataForTransfer.test.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ describe('Function: parseLayer2MetadataForTransfer.ts', () => {
             targetContract: 'Accounts',
             contractFunction: 'transferAllowanceTo',
             gasBudget: '500000',
-            forceOpenAccount: true,
             ethereumAddress: '0x807d707f59f1345e1063dbb64f2495d1491283a0',
             baseTokenAmount: '1000000',
             nativeTokens: [],
@@ -29,7 +28,6 @@ describe('Function: parseLayer2MetadataForTransfer.ts', () => {
             targetContract: 'Accounts',
             contractFunction: 'transferAllowanceTo',
             gasBudget: '18446744073709551615',
-            forceOpenAccount: true,
             ethereumAddress: '0x8cc8112290f8c350a60e1afdb8379c686e2a5bb3',
             baseTokenAmount: '0',
             nativeTokens: [
diff --git a/packages/shared/lib/core/layer-2/utils/parseLayer2Metadata.ts b/packages/shared/lib/core/layer-2/utils/parseLayer2Metadata.ts
index 59747913e9..f5a676e97c 100644
--- a/packages/shared/lib/core/layer-2/utils/parseLayer2Metadata.ts
+++ b/packages/shared/lib/core/layer-2/utils/parseLayer2Metadata.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ export function parseLayer2Metadata(metadata: string): Layer2Metadata {
         contractFunction: parsedData.contractFunction,
         gasBudget: parsedData.gasBudget,
         ethereumAddress: parsedData.ethereumAddress,
-        forceOpenAccount: parsedData.forceOpenAccount,
     }
 }
 
@@ -44,8 +43,4 @@ function validate(data: Layer2Metadata): void {
     if (data.ethereumAddress && typeof data.ethereumAddress !== 'string') {
         throw new Error('Invalid ethereumAddress')
     }
-
-    if (data.forceOpenAccount && typeof data.forceOpenAccount !== 'boolean') {
-        throw new Error('Invalid forceOpenAccount')
-    }
 }