diff --git a/substrate/.gitlab-ci.yml b/substrate/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 336e97cdd4..94fb3c608b 100644
--- a/substrate/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/substrate/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ variables:
   RUSTY_CACHIER_COMPRESSION_METHOD: zstd
   NEXTEST_FAILURE_OUTPUT: immediate-final
   NEXTEST_SUCCESS_OUTPUT: final
-  ZOMBIENET_IMAGE: "docker.io/paritytech/zombienet:v1.3.34"
+  ZOMBIENET_IMAGE: "docker.io/paritytech/zombienet:v1.3.37"
 
 .shared-default: &shared-default
   retry:
diff --git a/substrate/zombienet/0000-block-building/block-building.zndsl b/substrate/zombienet/0000-block-building/block-building.zndsl
index 86a5477348..6ad5f3d89f 100644
--- a/substrate/zombienet/0000-block-building/block-building.zndsl
+++ b/substrate/zombienet/0000-block-building/block-building.zndsl
@@ -2,9 +2,6 @@ Description: Block building
 Network: ./block-building.toml
 Creds: config
 
-alice: is up within 30 seconds
-bob: is up within 30 seconds
-
 alice: reports node_roles is 4
 bob: reports node_roles is 4
 
diff --git a/substrate/zombienet/0001-basic-warp-sync/test-warp-sync.zndsl b/substrate/zombienet/0001-basic-warp-sync/test-warp-sync.zndsl
index 8ceb61c8b0..dc84804b70 100644
--- a/substrate/zombienet/0001-basic-warp-sync/test-warp-sync.zndsl
+++ b/substrate/zombienet/0001-basic-warp-sync/test-warp-sync.zndsl
@@ -2,11 +2,6 @@ Description: Warp sync
 Network: ./test-warp-sync.toml
 Creds: config
 
-alice: is up within 30 seconds
-bob: is up within 30 seconds
-charlie: is up within 30 seconds
-dave: is up within 30 seconds
-
 alice: reports node_roles is 1
 bob: reports node_roles is 1
 charlie: reports node_roles is 1
diff --git a/substrate/zombienet/0002-validators-warp-sync/test-validators-warp-sync.zndsl b/substrate/zombienet/0002-validators-warp-sync/test-validators-warp-sync.zndsl
index 2110d6373f..05c458fbf4 100644
--- a/substrate/zombienet/0002-validators-warp-sync/test-validators-warp-sync.zndsl
+++ b/substrate/zombienet/0002-validators-warp-sync/test-validators-warp-sync.zndsl
@@ -2,12 +2,6 @@ Description: Warp sync
 Network: ./test-validators-warp-sync.toml
 Creds: config
 
-alice: is up within 30 seconds
-bob: is up within 30 seconds
-charlie: is up within 30 seconds
-dave: is up within 30 seconds
-eve: is up within 30 seconds
-
 alice: reports node_roles is 4
 bob: reports node_roles is 4
 charlie: reports node_roles is 1
diff --git a/substrate/zombienet/0003-block-building-warp-sync/test-block-building-warp-sync.zndsl b/substrate/zombienet/0003-block-building-warp-sync/test-block-building-warp-sync.zndsl
index 441fa45a88..a4ba46017a 100644
--- a/substrate/zombienet/0003-block-building-warp-sync/test-block-building-warp-sync.zndsl
+++ b/substrate/zombienet/0003-block-building-warp-sync/test-block-building-warp-sync.zndsl
@@ -2,11 +2,6 @@ Description: Warp sync
 Network: ./test-block-building-warp-sync.toml
 Creds: config
 
-alice: is up within 30 seconds
-bob: is up within 30 seconds
-charlie: is up within 30 seconds
-dave: is up within 30 seconds
-
 alice: reports node_roles is 4
 bob: reports node_roles is 4
 charlie: reports node_roles is 1