diff --git a/sdk/src/tx/txHandler.ts b/sdk/src/tx/txHandler.ts
index 09471867e8..0f974ccea5 100644
--- a/sdk/src/tx/txHandler.ts
+++ b/sdk/src/tx/txHandler.ts
@@ -42,9 +42,6 @@ import { DEFAULT_CONFIRMATION_OPTS } from '../config';
  * When the whileValidTxSender waits for confirmation of a given transaction, it needs the last available blockheight and blockhash used in the signature to do so. For pre-signed transactions, these values aren't attached to the transaction object by default. For a "scrappy" workaround which doesn't break backwards compatibility, the SIGNATURE_BLOCK_AND_EXPIRY property is simply attached to the transaction objects as they are created or signed in this handler despite a mismatch in the typescript types. If the values are attached to the transaction when they reach the whileValidTxSender, it can opt-in to use these values.
  */
 
-const DEV_TRY_FORCE_TX_TIMEOUTS =
-	process.env.DEV_TRY_FORCE_TX_TIMEOUTS === 'true' || false;
-
 export const COMPUTE_UNITS_DEFAULT = 200_000;
 
 const BLOCKHASH_FETCH_RETRY_COUNT = 3;
@@ -554,13 +551,11 @@ export class TxHandler {
 
 		const computeUnitsPrice = baseTxParams?.computeUnitsPrice;
 
-		if (DEV_TRY_FORCE_TX_TIMEOUTS) {
-			allIx.push(
-				ComputeBudgetProgram.setComputeUnitPrice({
-					microLamports: 0,
-				})
-			);
-		} else if (computeUnitsPrice > 0 && !hasSetComputeUnitPriceIx) {
+		if (
+			typeof computeUnitsPrice === 'number' &&
+			computeUnitsPrice != null &&
+			!hasSetComputeUnitPriceIx
+		) {
 			allIx.push(
 				ComputeBudgetProgram.setComputeUnitPrice({
 					microLamports: computeUnitsPrice,
@@ -603,13 +598,7 @@ export class TxHandler {
 			);
 		}
 
-		if (DEV_TRY_FORCE_TX_TIMEOUTS) {
-			tx.add(
-				ComputeBudgetProgram.setComputeUnitPrice({
-					microLamports: 0,
-				})
-			);
-		} else if (computeUnitsPrice != 0) {
+		if (typeof computeUnitsPrice === 'number' && computeUnitsPrice != null) {
 			tx.add(
 				ComputeBudgetProgram.setComputeUnitPrice({
 					microLamports: computeUnitsPrice,