diff --git a/pkg/core/config/genesis/prod.json b/pkg/core/config/genesis/prod.json
index 8a63f52e827..c8d8710e12b 100644
--- a/pkg/core/config/genesis/prod.json
+++ b/pkg/core/config/genesis/prod.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "genesis_time": "2024-09-05T00:00:00.0000Z",
-  "chain_id": "audius-mainnet-test2",
+  "chain_id": "audius-mainnet-test3",
   "initial_height": "0",
   "consensus_params": {
     "block": {
diff --git a/pkg/core/registry_bridge/register.go b/pkg/core/registry_bridge/register.go
index 815a3d89693..19d2f8fd326 100644
--- a/pkg/core/registry_bridge/register.go
+++ b/pkg/core/registry_bridge/register.go
@@ -8,15 +8,10 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/AudiusProject/audius-protocol/pkg/core/accounts"
-	"github.com/AudiusProject/audius-protocol/pkg/core/common"
 	"github.com/AudiusProject/audius-protocol/pkg/core/contracts"
-	gen_proto "github.com/AudiusProject/audius-protocol/pkg/core/gen/proto"
-	"github.com/AudiusProject/audius-protocol/pkg/core/grpc"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/accounts/abi/bind"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/crypto"
-	"github.com/google/uuid"
 	"github.com/jackc/pgx/v5"
-	"google.golang.org/protobuf/proto"
 )
 
 // checks mainnet eth for itself, if registered and not
@@ -31,7 +26,6 @@ func (r *Registry) RegisterSelf() error {
 	logger := r.logger
 
 	web3 := r.contracts
-	queries := r.queries
 
 	privKey := r.config.EthereumKey
 	nodeAddress := crypto.PubkeyToAddress(privKey.PublicKey)
@@ -61,79 +55,6 @@ func (r *Registry) RegisterSelf() error {
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	serviceType, err := contracts.ServiceType(r.config.NodeType)
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("invalid node type: %v", err)
-	}
-
-	info, err := spf.GetServiceEndpointInfo(nil, serviceType, spID)
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("could not get service endpoint info: %v", err)
-	}
-
-	if info.DelegateOwnerWallet != nodeAddress {
-		return fmt.Errorf("node %s is claiming to be %s but that endpoint is owned by %s", nodeAddress.Hex(), nodeEndpoint, info.DelegateOwnerWallet.Hex())
-	}
-
-	ethBlock := info.BlockNumber.String()
-
-	nodeRecord, err := queries.GetNodeByEndpoint(ctx, nodeEndpoint)
-	if err != nil {
-		logger.Infof("node %s not found on comet but found on eth, registering", nodeEndpoint)
-		if err := r.registerSelfOnComet(ethBlock, spID.String()); err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("could not register on comet: %v", err)
-		}
-		return r.RegisterSelf()
-	}
-
-	logger.Infof("node %s : %s registered on network %s", nodeRecord.EthAddress, nodeRecord.Endpoint, r.config.Environment)
-	return nil
-}
-
-func (r *Registry) registerSelfOnComet(ethBlock, spID string) error {
-	privKey, err := accounts.EthToEthKey(r.config.DelegatePrivateKey)
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("invalid privkey: %v", err)
-	}
-
-	serviceType, err := contracts.ServiceType(r.config.NodeType)
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("invalid node type: %v", err)
-	}
-
-	registrationTx := &gen_proto.ValidatorRegistration{
-		Endpoint:     r.config.NodeEndpoint,
-		CometAddress: r.config.ProposerAddress,
-		EthBlock:     ethBlock,
-		NodeType:     common.HexToUtf8(serviceType),
-		SpId:         spID,
-	}
-
-	eventBytes, err := proto.Marshal(registrationTx)
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("failure to marshal register event: %v", err)
-	}
-
-	sig, err := accounts.EthSign(privKey, eventBytes)
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("could not sign register event: %v", err)
-	}
-
-	event := &gen_proto.SignedTransaction{
-		Signature: sig,
-		RequestId: uuid.NewString(),
-		Transaction: &gen_proto.SignedTransaction_ValidatorRegistration{
-			ValidatorRegistration: registrationTx,
-		},
-	}
-
-	txhash, err := grpc.SendTx(r.logger, r.rpc, event)
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("send register tx failed: %v", err)
-	}
-
-	r.logger.Infof("registered node %s in tx %s", r.config.NodeEndpoint, txhash)
-
 	return nil
 }