diff --git a/connect/src/routes/cctp/automatic.ts b/connect/src/routes/cctp/automatic.ts
index 2dff9da65..f65d35a10 100644
--- a/connect/src/routes/cctp/automatic.ts
+++ b/connect/src/routes/cctp/automatic.ts
@@ -109,10 +109,6 @@ export class AutomaticCCTPRoute<N extends Network>
     };
   }
 
-  async isAvailable(): Promise<boolean> {
-    return true;
-  }
-
   async validate(request: RouteTransferRequest<N>, params: Tp): Promise<Vr> {
     try {
       const options = params.options ?? this.getDefaultOptions();
diff --git a/connect/src/routes/portico/automatic.ts b/connect/src/routes/portico/automatic.ts
index 5ec53439e..464d3cf57 100644
--- a/connect/src/routes/portico/automatic.ts
+++ b/connect/src/routes/portico/automatic.ts
@@ -162,11 +162,6 @@ export class AutomaticPorticoRoute<N extends Network>
     return chain.supportsPorticoBridge();
   }
 
-  async isAvailable(): Promise<boolean> {
-    // TODO:
-    return true;
-  }
-
   getDefaultOptions(): OP {
     return {};
   }
diff --git a/connect/src/routes/resolver.ts b/connect/src/routes/resolver.ts
index 9e66a248e..357b81189 100644
--- a/connect/src/routes/resolver.ts
+++ b/connect/src/routes/resolver.ts
@@ -8,9 +8,7 @@ import {
 import type { Wormhole } from "../wormhole.js";
 import type { RouteTransferRequest } from "./request.js";
 import type { Route, RouteConstructor } from "./route.js";
-import { isAutomatic } from "./route.js";
 import { uniqueTokens } from "./token.js";
-import type { Options, Receipt, ValidatedTransferParams } from "./types.js";
 
 export class RouteResolver<N extends Network> {
   wh: Wormhole<N>;
@@ -58,7 +56,7 @@ export class RouteResolver<N extends Network> {
 
   async findRoutes(request: RouteTransferRequest<N>): Promise<Route<N>[]> {
     // First we find all routes which support the request inputs (network, chains, and tokens)
-    const supportedRoutes = await Promise.all(
+    return await Promise.all(
       this.routeConstructors.map(async (rc) => {
         try {
           const protocolSupported =
@@ -99,28 +97,7 @@ export class RouteResolver<N extends Network> {
         }
       }),
     ).then((routesSupported) =>
-      this.routeConstructors.filter((_, index) => routesSupported[index]),
+      this.routeConstructors.filter((_, index) => routesSupported[index]).map((rc) => new rc(this.wh))
     );
-
-    // Next, we make sure all supported routes are available. For relayed routes, this will ping
-    // the relayer to make sure it's online.
-    return await Promise.all(
-      supportedRoutes.map(
-        async (
-          rc,
-        ): Promise<[Route<N, Options, ValidatedTransferParams<Options>, Receipt>, boolean]> => {
-          const route = new rc(this.wh);
-          try {
-            const available = isAutomatic(route) ? await route.isAvailable(request) : true;
-            return [route, available];
-          } catch (e) {
-            console.error(`failed to check if route is available for ${rc.meta.name}: `, e);
-            return [route, false];
-          }
-        },
-      ),
-    )
-      .then((availableRoutes) => availableRoutes.filter(([_, available]) => available))
-      .then((availableRoutes) => availableRoutes.map(([route, _]) => route!));
   }
 }
diff --git a/connect/src/routes/route.ts b/connect/src/routes/route.ts
index 04528f075..068ea768d 100644
--- a/connect/src/routes/route.ts
+++ b/connect/src/routes/route.ts
@@ -113,12 +113,10 @@ export abstract class AutomaticRoute<
   R extends Receipt = Receipt,
 > extends Route<N, OP, VP, R> {
   static IS_AUTOMATIC = true;
-  // TODO: search for usagees and update arg
-  public abstract isAvailable(request: RouteTransferRequest<N>): Promise<boolean>;
 }
 
 export function isAutomatic<N extends Network>(route: Route<N>): route is AutomaticRoute<N> {
-  return (route as AutomaticRoute<N>).isAvailable !== undefined && (route.constructor as RouteConstructor).IS_AUTOMATIC;
+  return (route.constructor as RouteConstructor).IS_AUTOMATIC;
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/connect/src/routes/tokenBridge/automatic.ts b/connect/src/routes/tokenBridge/automatic.ts
index d19ae699d..c8d2f2e1b 100644
--- a/connect/src/routes/tokenBridge/automatic.ts
+++ b/connect/src/routes/tokenBridge/automatic.ts
@@ -118,16 +118,6 @@ export class AutomaticTokenBridgeRoute<N extends Network>
     return { nativeGas: 0.0 };
   }
 
-  async isAvailable(request: RouteTransferRequest<N>): Promise<boolean> {
-    const atb = await request.fromChain.getAutomaticTokenBridge();
-
-    if (isTokenId(request.source.id)) {
-      return await atb.isRegisteredToken(request.source.id.address);
-    }
-
-    return true;
-  }
-
   async validate(request: RouteTransferRequest<N>, params: Tp): Promise<Vr> {
     try {
       const options = params.options ?? this.getDefaultOptions();