diff --git a/crates/blockifier/src/blockifier/stateful_validator.rs b/crates/blockifier/src/blockifier/stateful_validator.rs
index dd70cc6a7c..c3be53dba2 100644
--- a/crates/blockifier/src/blockifier/stateful_validator.rs
+++ b/crates/blockifier/src/blockifier/stateful_validator.rs
@@ -56,13 +56,12 @@ impl<S: StateReader> StatefulValidator<S> {
         &mut self,
         tx: AccountTransaction,
         skip_validate: bool,
-        charge_fee: bool,
     ) -> StatefulValidatorResult<()> {
         // Deploy account transactions should be fully executed, since the constructor must run
         // before `__validate_deploy__`. The execution already includes all necessary validations,
         // so they are skipped here.
         if let AccountTransaction::DeployAccount(_) = tx {
-            self.execute(tx, charge_fee)?;
+            self.execute(tx)?;
             return Ok(());
         }
 
@@ -84,8 +83,8 @@ impl<S: StateReader> StatefulValidator<S> {
         Ok(())
     }
 
-    fn execute(&mut self, tx: AccountTransaction, charge_fee: bool) -> StatefulValidatorResult<()> {
-        self.tx_executor.execute(&Transaction::AccountTransaction(tx), charge_fee)?;
+    fn execute(&mut self, tx: AccountTransaction) -> StatefulValidatorResult<()> {
+        self.tx_executor.execute(&Transaction::AccountTransaction(tx), true)?;
         Ok(())
     }
 
@@ -98,7 +97,7 @@ impl<S: StateReader> StatefulValidator<S> {
         // Run pre-validation in charge fee mode to perform fee and balance related checks.
         // TODO (Meshi, 1/10/2024): When resource bound is supported in FaultyAccountTxCreatorArgs
         // Change charge_fee to true.
-        let charge_fee = tx_context.tx_info.enforce_fee().unwrap();
+        let charge_fee = true;
         tx.perform_pre_validation_stage(
             self.tx_executor.block_state.as_mut().expect(BLOCK_STATE_ACCESS_ERR),
             tx_context,
diff --git a/crates/blockifier/src/blockifier/stateful_validator_test.rs b/crates/blockifier/src/blockifier/stateful_validator_test.rs
index 11c7a30fc5..eddc136d88 100644
--- a/crates/blockifier/src/blockifier/stateful_validator_test.rs
+++ b/crates/blockifier/src/blockifier/stateful_validator_test.rs
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ fn test_transaction_validator(
     // Test the stateful validator.
     let mut stateful_validator = StatefulValidator::create(state, block_context);
 
-    let result = stateful_validator.perform_validations(tx, false, true);
+    let result = stateful_validator.perform_validations(tx, false);
     assert!(result.is_ok(), "Validation failed: {:?}", result.unwrap_err());
 }
 
@@ -96,6 +96,6 @@ fn test_transaction_validator_skip_validate(max_resource_bounds: ResourceBoundsM
 
     let mut stateful_validator = StatefulValidator::create(state, block_context);
     // The transaction validations should be skipped and the function should return Ok.
-    let result = stateful_validator.perform_validations(tx, true, true);
+    let result = stateful_validator.perform_validations(tx, true);
     assert_matches!(result, Ok(()));
 }
diff --git a/crates/gateway/src/stateful_transaction_validator.rs b/crates/gateway/src/stateful_transaction_validator.rs
index 4468aa9250..6e140f1cf5 100644
--- a/crates/gateway/src/stateful_transaction_validator.rs
+++ b/crates/gateway/src/stateful_transaction_validator.rs
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ impl StatefulTransactionValidatorTrait for BlockifierStatefulValidator {
         account_tx: AccountTransaction,
         skip_validate: bool,
     ) -> BlockifierStatefulValidatorResult<()> {
-        self.perform_validations(account_tx, skip_validate, true)
+        self.perform_validations(account_tx, skip_validate)
     }
 
     fn get_nonce(
diff --git a/crates/native_blockifier/src/py_validator.rs b/crates/native_blockifier/src/py_validator.rs
index 4031186a10..8398e48c1a 100644
--- a/crates/native_blockifier/src/py_validator.rs
+++ b/crates/native_blockifier/src/py_validator.rs
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ impl PyValidator {
         // processed.
         let skip_validate = self
             .skip_validate_due_to_unprocessed_deploy_account(&account_tx, deploy_account_tx_hash)?;
-        self.stateful_validator.perform_validations(account_tx, skip_validate, true)?;
+        self.stateful_validator.perform_validations(account_tx, skip_validate)?;
 
         Ok(())
     }