diff --git a/packages/contracts/hardhat.config.ts b/packages/contracts/hardhat.config.ts
index bd8c3a099..77a99ffec 100644
--- a/packages/contracts/hardhat.config.ts
+++ b/packages/contracts/hardhat.config.ts
@@ -136,8 +136,7 @@ const config: HardhatUserConfig = {
       deploy,
       accounts: [privateKey],
       gas: 'auto',
-      gasPrice: 1272066120,
-gasMultiplier: 5,
+      gasPrice: 'auto',
     },
     kovan: {
       chainId: 42,
@@ -210,18 +209,7 @@ gasMultiplier: 5,
     apiKey: {
       mainnet: process.env.ETHERSCAN_API_KEY,
       goerli: process.env.ETHERSCAN_API_KEY,
-      sepolia: 'DDQP9MEQJV2PD6KJ9B5RFPSDIUI9HRVSDX',
-    },
-    customChains: [
-    {
-      network: "sepolia",
-      chainId: 11155111,
-      urls: {
-        apiURL: "https://api-sepolia.etherscan.io/api",
-        browserURL: "https://sepolia.etherscan.io"
-      }
-    }
-    ]
+    },
   },
   dodoc: {
     runOnCompile: true,
@@ -397,8 +385,7 @@ if (
     live: true,
     saveDeployments: true,
     gas: 'auto',
-    gasPrice: 1272066120,
-gasMultiplier: 5,
+    gasPrice: 'auto',
     tags: [process.env.CONTRACTS_TARGET_NETWORK],
   }
 }