diff --git a/.github/workflows/contracts.yml b/.github/workflows/contracts.yml
index cdac69ee24b3..9b92e3502f37 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/contracts.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/contracts.yml
@@ -102,7 +102,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Generate genesis files
         run: |
           mkdir -p l2-config-files/$DEPLOYMENT_CONTEXT
-          openssl rand -hex 32 > l2-config-files/$DEPLOYMENT_CONTEXT/jwt-$(date +%s).txt
           cd op-node
           go run cmd/main.go genesis l2 \
             --deploy-config ../packages/contracts-bedrock/deploy-config/$DEPLOYMENT_CONTEXT.json \