diff --git a/geth-poa/SignerNode1Dockerfile b/geth-poa/SignerNode1Dockerfile
index 1a7d5c92d8..16890976ed 100644
--- a/geth-poa/SignerNode1Dockerfile
+++ b/geth-poa/SignerNode1Dockerfile
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ RUN apk add --no-cache jq
 
 COPY --from=builder /go-ethereum/build/bin/geth /usr/local/bin/
 
-COPY geth-poa/genesis-keystore.json /genesis.json
+COPY geth-poa/genesis.json /genesis.json
 
 COPY geth-poa/entrypoint.sh /entrypoint.sh
 
diff --git a/geth-poa/SignerNode2Dockerfile b/geth-poa/SignerNode2Dockerfile
index 43a07980e9..c6099b745f 100644
--- a/geth-poa/SignerNode2Dockerfile
+++ b/geth-poa/SignerNode2Dockerfile
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ RUN apk add --no-cache jq
 
 COPY --from=builder /go-ethereum/build/bin/geth /usr/local/bin/
 
-COPY geth-poa/genesis-keystore.json /genesis.json
+COPY geth-poa/genesis.json /genesis.json
 
 COPY geth-poa/entrypoint.sh /entrypoint.sh
 
diff --git a/geth-poa/genesis-keystore.json b/geth-poa/genesis-keystore.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 9602983e65..0000000000
--- a/geth-poa/genesis-keystore.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,76 +0,0 @@
-{
-    "config": {
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-      "homesteadBlock": 0,
-      "eip150Block": 0,
-      "eip155Block": 0,
-      "eip158Block": 0,
-      "byzantiumBlock": 0,
-      "constantinopleBlock": 0,
-      "petersburgBlock": 0,
-      "istanbulBlock": 0,
-      "muirGlacierBlock": 0,
-      "berlinBlock": 0,
-      "londonBlock": 0,
-      "arrowGlacierBlock": 0,
-      "grayGlacierBlock": 0,
-      "clique": {
-        "period": 200,
-        "epoch": 30000
-      }
-    },
-    "nonce": "0x0",
-    "timestamp": "0x6546df6d",
-    "extraData": "0x000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000028fec3344edff176fe8a72d653e31b3d1347144a86965da722fc59b996660116dce470c4776b77760000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
-    "gasLimit": "0x1c9c380",
-    "difficulty": "0x1",
-    "mixHash": "0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
-    "coinbase": "0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
-    "alloc": {
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-        "balance": "10000000000000000000000000000"
-      },
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-        "balance": "10000000000000000000000000000"
-      },
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-        "balance": "10000000000000000000000000000"
-      },
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-      },
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-      },
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-        "balance": "10000000000000000000000000000"
-      },
-      "0xBcA333b67fb805aB18B4Eb7aa5a0B09aB25E5ce2": {
-        "balance": "10000000000000000000000000000"
-      },
-      "0xB9286CB4782E43A202BfD426AbB72c8cb34f886c": {
-      	"balance": "10000000000000000000000000000"
-      },
-      "0x04F713A0b687c84D4F66aCd1423712Af6F852B78": {
-        "balance": "10000000000000000000000000000"
-      },
-      "0x82b941824b43F33e417be1E92273A3020a0D760c": {
-        "balance": "10000000000000000000000000000"
-      },
-      "0x57508f0B0f3426758F1f3D63ad4935a7c9383620": {
-        "balance": "10000000000000000000000000000"
-      },
-      "28fec3344edff176fe8a72d653e31b3d1347144a": {
-        "balance": "10000000000000000000000000000"
-      },
-      "86965da722fc59b996660116dce470c4776b7776": {
-        "balance": "10000000000000000000000000000"
-      }
-    },
-    "number": "0x0",
-    "gasUsed": "0x0",
-    "parentHash": "0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
-    "baseFeePerGas": "0x3b9aca00",
-    "excessBlobGas": null,
-    "blobGasUsed": null
-  }
diff --git a/geth-poa/signer-node1/keystore/UTC--2024-02-02T09-35-53.044958000Z--28fec3344edff176fe8a72d653e31b3d1347144a b/geth-poa/signer-node1/keystore/UTC--2024-02-02T09-35-53.044958000Z--28fec3344edff176fe8a72d653e31b3d1347144a
deleted file mode 100755
index c59cef979d..0000000000
--- a/geth-poa/signer-node1/keystore/UTC--2024-02-02T09-35-53.044958000Z--28fec3344edff176fe8a72d653e31b3d1347144a
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-{"address":"28fec3344edff176fe8a72d653e31b3d1347144a","crypto":{"cipher":"aes-128-ctr","ciphertext":"cb45b3225038bf2bbfe3f35ac0108d20316aa2935d764f0f039d3dfe9ed08316","cipherparams":{"iv":"a9637518eb8f19c0e1a79e31b5cebd0d"},"kdf":"scrypt","kdfparams":{"dklen":32,"n":262144,"p":1,"r":8,"salt":"58b25f5a2990a340232466c996198199be86b8ad5cc3a12ba0b4fe33465ed1e9"},"mac":"94d060673f8cd7cce15e5d170e1338fe48f965a5a0633fe0a07efb1bae1fedce"},"id":"fffe9933-517d-47c2-bff3-c02bd3862e5b","version":3}
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diff --git a/geth-poa/signer-node1/keystore/UTC--2024-02-03T07-18-17.146938000Z--d9cd8e5de6d55f796d980b818d350c0746c25b97 b/geth-poa/signer-node1/keystore/UTC--2024-02-03T07-18-17.146938000Z--d9cd8e5de6d55f796d980b818d350c0746c25b97
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4ca7d55a20
--- /dev/null
+++ b/geth-poa/signer-node1/keystore/UTC--2024-02-03T07-18-17.146938000Z--d9cd8e5de6d55f796d980b818d350c0746c25b97
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{"address":"d9cd8e5de6d55f796d980b818d350c0746c25b97","crypto":{"cipher":"aes-128-ctr","ciphertext":"f8f88d0de59efea1eec9acaacf98d4211a499fe6aac0eb61a3e45b7fcd4e751b","cipherparams":{"iv":"0c4e70f29fafde6e8607e9265518b416"},"kdf":"scrypt","kdfparams":{"dklen":32,"n":262144,"p":1,"r":8,"salt":"142f4d4c26efb1804723958ebc10cb10fb183070dc344f69bf604fca524bd853"},"mac":"2434542be8af5d2abac8265f16b4b52fb1d7a2d97e6e956a43b8f899ac752b48"},"id":"67714586-3ee9-461f-82ba-bb58387b7901","version":3}
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diff --git a/geth-poa/signer-node2/keystore/UTC--2024-02-03T01-06-01.019229000Z--86965da722fc59b996660116dce470c4776b7776 b/geth-poa/signer-node2/keystore/UTC--2024-02-03T01-06-01.019229000Z--86965da722fc59b996660116dce470c4776b7776
deleted file mode 100644
index 7c67ecd0d3..0000000000
--- a/geth-poa/signer-node2/keystore/UTC--2024-02-03T01-06-01.019229000Z--86965da722fc59b996660116dce470c4776b7776
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-{"address":"86965da722fc59b996660116dce470c4776b7776","crypto":{"cipher":"aes-128-ctr","ciphertext":"e20ea9db481f7ebb220853f8eb2404c847220e7fcf11848bb84fbdaac43768a2","cipherparams":{"iv":"9891d3a718634ba74e13227d344ed5c5"},"kdf":"scrypt","kdfparams":{"dklen":32,"n":262144,"p":1,"r":8,"salt":"7c07409646f176906588ae7d57371919e752510844680ebb5d1dc3cbed574d62"},"mac":"7189c8202b97ca1e305415d08c803bea5c4e8faeef87919503dd861f528654ca"},"id":"a8c78533-ab8e-4eb5-9dc5-575f975dce57","version":3}
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diff --git a/geth-poa/signer-node2/keystore/UTC--2024-02-03T07-19-47.890792000Z--788ebabe5c3dd422ef92ca6714a69e2eabce1ee4 b/geth-poa/signer-node2/keystore/UTC--2024-02-03T07-19-47.890792000Z--788ebabe5c3dd422ef92ca6714a69e2eabce1ee4
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9196da7462
--- /dev/null
+++ b/geth-poa/signer-node2/keystore/UTC--2024-02-03T07-19-47.890792000Z--788ebabe5c3dd422ef92ca6714a69e2eabce1ee4
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{"address":"788ebabe5c3dd422ef92ca6714a69e2eabce1ee4","crypto":{"cipher":"aes-128-ctr","ciphertext":"58e511febc3a44bc200c62e85284cb2a8476e031ab972f4bff117cde250a30c9","cipherparams":{"iv":"138d64720343ab84b7c92bb961c6e262"},"kdf":"scrypt","kdfparams":{"dklen":32,"n":262144,"p":1,"r":8,"salt":"fb3f34a5f9decf423103a6797d560c6c83da12d850892a6230331eafac02be00"},"mac":"5a09c59119f266db94a47221b21651b8445698a8a0b93cdcaaf00b0ad0d6e513"},"id":"2cc4da0a-dcbc-4ea9-9131-de8a680f0cf1","version":3}
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