diff --git a/aztec-up/test/amm_flow.sh b/aztec-up/test/amm_flow.sh
index 75fda916c58f..d58b05276f70 100755
--- a/aztec-up/test/amm_flow.sh
+++ b/aztec-up/test/amm_flow.sh
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 set -euo pipefail
 
-export SEQ_ENABLE_PROPOSER_PIPELINING=true
-
 # Start local network and wait for port to open.
 aztec start --local-network &
 local_network_pid=$!
diff --git a/aztec-up/test/basic_install.sh b/aztec-up/test/basic_install.sh
index ce4f7397f506..497aeda2b873 100755
--- a/aztec-up/test/basic_install.sh
+++ b/aztec-up/test/basic_install.sh
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ echo
 
 export LOG_LEVEL=silent
 export PXE_PROVER=none
-export SEQ_ENABLE_PROPOSER_PIPELINING=true
 
 # Start local network and wait for port to open.
 aztec start --local-network &
diff --git a/aztec-up/test/bridge_and_claim.sh b/aztec-up/test/bridge_and_claim.sh
index f26f5d664338..b073daadb3c8 100755
--- a/aztec-up/test/bridge_and_claim.sh
+++ b/aztec-up/test/bridge_and_claim.sh
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 set -euo pipefail
 
-export SEQ_ENABLE_PROPOSER_PIPELINING=true
-
 # Start local network and wait for port to open.
 aztec start --local-network &
 local_network_pid=$!
diff --git a/docs/examples/ts/docker-compose.yml b/docs/examples/ts/docker-compose.yml
index 247b321c6912..d881961f4f74 100644
--- a/docs/examples/ts/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docs/examples/ts/docker-compose.yml
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ services:
       WS_BLOCK_CHECK_INTERVAL_MS: 500
       ARCHIVER_VIEM_POLLING_INTERVAL_MS: 500
       P2P_MIN_TX_POOL_AGE_MS: 0
-      SEQ_ENABLE_PROPOSER_PIPELINING: 'true'
       HARDWARE_CONCURRENCY: ${HARDWARE_CONCURRENCY:-}
 
   docs-examples:
diff --git a/playground/docker-compose.yml b/playground/docker-compose.yml
index 7d86f4bd03ba..d48663150b0d 100644
--- a/playground/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/playground/docker-compose.yml
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ services:
       WS_BLOCK_CHECK_INTERVAL_MS: 50
       ARCHIVER_VIEM_POLLING_INTERVAL_MS: 500
       P2P_MIN_TX_POOL_AGE_MS: 0
-      SEQ_ENABLE_PROPOSER_PIPELINING: 'true'
     healthcheck:
       test: ['CMD', 'curl', '-fSs', 'http://127.0.0.1:8080/status']
       interval: 3s
diff --git a/yarn-project/aztec/src/local-network/local-network.ts b/yarn-project/aztec/src/local-network/local-network.ts
index a771e611b09c..6293df2653c5 100644
--- a/yarn-project/aztec/src/local-network/local-network.ts
+++ b/yarn-project/aztec/src/local-network/local-network.ts
@@ -206,21 +206,6 @@ export async function createLocalNetwork(config: Partial<LocalNetworkConfig> = {
       SequencerState.SYNCHRONIZING,
     ]);
     watcher?.setIsSequencerBuilding(() => !idleStates.has(sequencer.getState()));
-    // Under proposer pipelining the L1 publish for slot N happens during wall-clock slot N,
-    // but the proposer for slot N has already built the checkpoint during slot N-1 and is
-    // waiting for L1 to advance. We need to fast-forward L1 to wake that wait — and the wait
-    // we have to break first is `waitForValidParentCheckpointOnL1`, which blocks the
-    // checkpoint_proposal_job's background submission task until the archiver has synced past
-    // the build slot. That wait happens *before* `PUBLISHING_CHECKPOINT` is set, so a hook on
-    // that state transition would be circular (L1 has to advance before the state we'd use to
-    // advance L1 fires). The earliest pre-wait signal is `block-proposed`, which the sequencer
-    // emits once each block is built. In sandbox single-block-per-slot mode this is
-    // effectively "checkpoint built", and the watcher warp is harmless if a subsequent
-    // assembly/validation/parent-wait step aborts: L1 just sits one slot ahead, which the
-    // cascade absorbs.
-    if (watcher) {
-      sequencer.on('block-proposed', ({ slot }) => watcher!.setProposedTargetSlot(Number(slot)));
-    }
   }
 
   let epochTestSettler: EpochTestSettler | undefined;
diff --git a/yarn-project/aztec/src/testing/anvil_test_watcher.ts b/yarn-project/aztec/src/testing/anvil_test_watcher.ts
index 81505d5296fa..e2f9c8ed2cbb 100644
--- a/yarn-project/aztec/src/testing/anvil_test_watcher.ts
+++ b/yarn-project/aztec/src/testing/anvil_test_watcher.ts
@@ -44,12 +44,6 @@ export class AnvilTestWatcher {
   // Tracks when we first observed the current unfilled slot with pending txs (real wall time).
   private unfilledSlotFirstSeen?: { slot: number; realTime: number };
 
-  // Latest target slot for which the proposer has built a block destined for L1 but which has
-  // not yet been committed. Set by the proposer-pipelining hook from `block-proposed` events so
-  // the watcher can advance L1 (and the injected date provider) to the target slot ahead of the
-  // publisher's `sendRequestsAt` sleep, instead of waiting a full wall-clock slot.
-  private proposedTargetSlot?: number;
-
   constructor(
     private cheatcodes: EthCheatCodes,
     rollupAddress: EthAddress,
@@ -92,18 +86,6 @@ export class AnvilTestWatcher {
     this.isSequencerBuilding = fn;
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Records the target slot for which the proposer has built a block destined for L1. Used by
-   * the local-network watcher to fast-forward L1 (and the injected date provider) ahead of the
-   * pipelined publisher's `sendRequestsAt` sleep so it ends promptly instead of waiting a full
-   * wall-clock slot. Only ratchets up — late warps for stale slots are no-ops.
-   */
-  setProposedTargetSlot(slot: number) {
-    if (this.proposedTargetSlot === undefined || slot > this.proposedTargetSlot) {
-      this.proposedTargetSlot = slot;
-    }
-  }
-
   async start() {
     if (this.filledRunningPromise) {
       throw new Error('Watcher already watching for filled slot');
@@ -195,20 +177,6 @@ export class AnvilTestWatcher {
         return;
       }
 
-      // Pipelined-publish shortcut: if the proposer has built a block destined for a slot
-      // beyond the current L1 slot, fast-forward L1 to that slot's timestamp so the publisher's
-      // `sendRequestsAt(targetSlot)` sleep ends and the multicall mines inside the target slot.
-      // Without this, the publisher waits up to a full real-time slot for wall clock to catch up.
-      if (this.proposedTargetSlot !== undefined && this.proposedTargetSlot > currentSlot) {
-        const targetSlotTimestamp = Number(
-          await this.rollup.read.getTimestampForSlot([BigInt(this.proposedTargetSlot)]),
-        );
-        if (await this.warpToTimestamp(targetSlotTimestamp)) {
-          this.logger.info(`Warped L1 to target slot ${this.proposedTargetSlot} for pipelined publish`);
-        }
-        return;
-      }
-
       // If there are pending txs and the sequencer missed them, warp quickly (after a 2s real-time debounce) so the
       // sequencer can retry in the next slot. Without this, we'd have to wait a full real-time slot duration (~36s) for
       // the dateProvider to catch up to the next slot timestamp. We skip the warp if the sequencer is actively building
diff --git a/yarn-project/end-to-end/scripts/docker-compose.yml b/yarn-project/end-to-end/scripts/docker-compose.yml
index e394e2610220..528efb33a286 100644
--- a/yarn-project/end-to-end/scripts/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/yarn-project/end-to-end/scripts/docker-compose.yml
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ services:
       WS_BLOCK_CHECK_INTERVAL_MS: 500
       ARCHIVER_VIEM_POLLING_INTERVAL_MS: 500
       P2P_MIN_TX_POOL_AGE_MS: 0
-      SEQ_ENABLE_PROPOSER_PIPELINING: 'true'
       HARDWARE_CONCURRENCY: ${HARDWARE_CONCURRENCY:-}
 
   end-to-end: