diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index e4cbf79f..440372ca 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ jobs:
         l3node: [l3node, l3node-token-6, no-l3node]
         tokenbridge: [tokenbridge, no-tokenbridge]
         simple: [simple, no-simple]
-        externalsigner: [externalsigner, no-externalsigner]
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
@@ -41,7 +40,7 @@ jobs:
           restore-keys: ${{ runner.os }}-buildx-
 
       - name: Startup Nitro testnode
-        run: ${{ github.workspace }}/.github/workflows/testnode.bash --init-force ${{ (matrix.l3node == 'l3node' && '--l3node') || (matrix.l3node == 'l3node-token-6' && '--l3node --l3-fee-token --l3-token-bridge --l3-fee-token-decimals 6') || '' }} ${{ matrix.tokenbridge == 'tokenbridge' && '--tokenbridge' || '--no-tokenbridge' }} --detach ${{ matrix.pos == 'pos' && '--pos' || '' }} --simple ${{ (matrix.simple == 'simple' && '--simple') || (matrix.simple == 'no-simple' && '--no-simple') || '' }} ${{ matrix.externalsigner == 'externalsigner' && '--externalsigner' || '' }}
+        run: ${{ github.workspace }}/.github/workflows/testnode.bash --init-force ${{ (matrix.l3node == 'l3node' && '--l3node') || (matrix.l3node == 'l3node-token-6' && '--l3node --l3-fee-token --l3-token-bridge --l3-fee-token-decimals 6') || '' }} ${{ matrix.tokenbridge == 'tokenbridge' && '--tokenbridge' || '--no-tokenbridge' }} --detach ${{ matrix.pos == 'pos' && '--pos' || '' }} --simple ${{ (matrix.simple == 'simple' && '--simple') || (matrix.simple == 'no-simple' && '--no-simple') || '' }}
 
   bold_upgrade:
     runs-on: ubuntu-8
diff --git a/docker-compose.yaml b/docker-compose.yaml
index 21bf188c..670d1238 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yaml
+++ b/docker-compose.yaml
@@ -397,11 +397,6 @@ services:
       - "das-mirror-data:/das-mirror"
     command:
 
-  externalsigner:
-    image: nitro-node-dev-testnode
-    entrypoint: /usr/local/bin/mockexternalsigner
-    command:
-
   das-committee-a:
     pid: host # allow debugging
     image: nitro-node-dev-testnode
diff --git a/scripts/config.ts b/scripts/config.ts
index 5896a745..6323c7b5 100644
--- a/scripts/config.ts
+++ b/scripts/config.ts
@@ -204,21 +204,6 @@ function writeConfigs(argv: any) {
                 "staker-interval": "10s",
                 "make-assertion-interval": "10s",
                 "strategy": "MakeNodes",
-                "data-poster": {
-                    "redis-signer": {
-                        "signing-key": "0123456789abcdef0123456789abcdef0123456789abcdef0123456789abcdef"
-                    },
-                    "wait-for-l1-finality": false,
-                    "external-signer": {
-                        "url": "",
-                        "address": "",
-                        "method": "eth_signTransaction",
-                        "root-ca": "",
-                        "client-cert": "",
-                        "client-private-key": "",
-                        "insecure-skip-verify": false
-                    }
-                }
             },
             "sequencer": false,
             "dangerous": {
@@ -252,16 +237,7 @@ function writeConfigs(argv: any) {
                     "redis-signer": {
                         "signing-key": "0123456789abcdef0123456789abcdef0123456789abcdef0123456789abcdef"
                     },
-                    "wait-for-l1-finality": false,
-                    "external-signer": {
-                        "url": "",
-                        "address": "",
-                        "method": "eth_signTransaction",
-                        "root-ca": "",
-                        "client-cert": "",
-                        "client-private-key": "",
-                        "insecure-skip-verify": false
-                    }
+                    "wait-for-l1-finality": false
                 }
             },
             "block-validator": {
@@ -303,27 +279,6 @@ function writeConfigs(argv: any) {
 
     baseConfig.node["data-availability"]["sequencer-inbox-address"] = ethers.utils.hexlify(getChainInfo()[0]["rollup"]["sequencer-inbox"]);
 
-    if (argv.externalSignerUrl != "") {
-        baseConfig.node.staker["data-poster"]["external-signer"] = {
-            "url": argv.externalSignerUrl,
-            "address": argv.externalSignerAddress,
-            "method": argv.externalSignerMethod,
-            "root-ca": argv.externalSignerRootCA,
-            "client-cert": argv.externalSignerClientCert,
-            "client-private-key": argv.externalSignerClientPrivateKey,
-            "insecure-skip-verify": argv.externalSignerInsecureSkipVerify
-        }
-        baseConfig.node["batch-poster"]["data-poster"]["external-signer"] = {
-            "url": argv.externalSignerUrl,
-            "address": argv.externalSignerAddress,
-            "method": argv.externalSignerMethod,
-            "root-ca": argv.externalSignerRootCA,
-            "client-cert": argv.externalSignerClientCert,
-            "client-private-key": argv.externalSignerClientPrivateKey,
-            "insecure-skip-verify": argv.externalSignerInsecureSkipVerify
-        }
-    }
-
     const baseConfJSON = JSON.stringify(baseConfig)
 
     if (argv.simple) {
@@ -586,41 +541,6 @@ export const writeConfigCommand = {
             describe: "DAS committee member B BLS pub key",
             default: ""
         },
-        externalSignerUrl: {
-            string: true,
-            describe: "external signer URL",
-            default: ""
-        },
-        externalSignerAddress: {
-            string: true,
-            describe: "external signer address",
-            default: ""
-        },
-        externalSignerMethod: {
-            string: true,
-            describe: "external signer method",
-            default: ""
-        },
-        externalSignerRootCA: {
-            string: true,
-            describe: "external signer root CA",
-            default: ""
-        },
-        externalSignerClientCert: {
-            string: true,
-            describe: "external signer client cert",
-            default: ""
-        },
-        externalSignerClientPrivateKey: {
-            string: true,
-            describe: "external signer client private key",
-            default: ""
-        },
-        externalSignerInsecureSkipVerify: {
-            boolean: true,
-            describe: "external signer insecure skip verify",
-            default: false
-        }
 
       },
     handler: (argv: any) => {
diff --git a/test-node.bash b/test-node.bash
index dd27f099..9c6f6ef5 100755
--- a/test-node.bash
+++ b/test-node.bash
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ devprivkey=b6b15c8cb491557369f3c7d2c287b053eb229daa9c22138887752191c9520659
 l1chainid=1337
 simple=true
 l2anytrust=false
-externalsigner=false
 
 # Use the dev versions of nitro/blockscout
 dev_nitro=false
@@ -252,10 +251,6 @@ while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do
             l2anytrust=true
             shift
             ;;
-         --externalsigner)
-            externalsigner=true
-            shift
-            ;;
         --redundantsequencers)
             simple=false
             redundantsequencers=$2
@@ -513,21 +508,13 @@ if $l2anytrust; then
     fi
 fi
 
-externalsignerConfigLine=""
-
-if $externalsigner; then
-    echo == Generating External Signer Config
-    sequencerPrivateKey=$(docker compose run scripts print-private-key --account sequencer | tail -n 1 | tr -d '\r\n')
-    externalsignerConfigLine=$(docker compose run --entrypoint sh externalsigner "$sequencerPrivateKey")
-fi
-
 if $force_init; then
     if $simple; then
         echo == Writing configs
-        docker compose run scripts write-config --simple $anytrustNodeConfigLine $externalsignerConfigLine
+        docker compose run scripts write-config --simple $anytrustNodeConfigLine
     else
         echo == Writing configs
-        docker compose run scripts write-config $anytrustNodeConfigLine $externalsignerConfigLine
+        docker compose run scripts write-config $anytrustNodeConfigLine
 
         echo == Initializing redis
         docker compose up --wait redis