diff --git a/cicd/devnet/start-local-devnet.sh b/cicd/devnet/start-local-devnet.sh
index 4bbd5786c9..c0a9448a86 100755
--- a/cicd/devnet/start-local-devnet.sh
+++ b/cicd/devnet/start-local-devnet.sh
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ echo "Running a node with wallet: ${wallet} at local"
 --datadir ./tmp/xdcchain --networkid 551 \
 -port 30303 --rpc --rpccorsdomain "*" --rpcaddr 0.0.0.0 \
 --rpcport 8545 \
---rpcapi admin,db,eth,debug,miner,net,shh,txpool,personal,web3,XDPoS \
+--rpcapi db,eth,debug,miner,net,shh,txpool,personal,web3,XDPoS \
 --rpcvhosts "*" --unlock "${wallet}" --password ./tmp/.pwd --mine \
 --gasprice "1" --targetgaslimit "420000000" --verbosity ${log_level} \
 --ws --wsaddr=0.0.0.0 --wsport 8555 \
diff --git a/cicd/devnet/start.sh b/cicd/devnet/start.sh
index 4c3a81ee5b..707b8b32a5 100755
--- a/cicd/devnet/start.sh
+++ b/cicd/devnet/start.sh
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ XDC --ethstats ${netstats} --gcmode archive \
 --datadir /work/xdcchain --networkid 551 \
 -port $port --rpc --rpccorsdomain "*" --rpcaddr 0.0.0.0 \
 --rpcport $rpc_port \
---rpcapi admin,db,eth,debug,net,shh,txpool,personal,web3,XDPoS \
+--rpcapi db,eth,debug,net,shh,txpool,personal,web3,XDPoS \
 --rpcvhosts "*" --unlock "${wallet}" --password /work/.pwd --mine \
 --gasprice "1" --targetgaslimit "420000000" --verbosity ${log_level} \
 --debugdatadir /work/xdcchain \
diff --git a/cicd/mainnet/start.sh b/cicd/mainnet/start.sh
index 35f11a5d34..0cfbe26e27 100755
--- a/cicd/mainnet/start.sh
+++ b/cicd/mainnet/start.sh
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ XDC --ethstats ${netstats} --gcmode archive \
 --datadir /work/xdcchain --networkid 50 \
 -port $port --rpc --rpccorsdomain "*" --rpcaddr 0.0.0.0 \
 --rpcport $rpc_port \
---rpcapi admin,db,eth,debug,net,shh,txpool,personal,web3,XDPoS \
+--rpcapi db,eth,debug,net,shh,txpool,personal,web3,XDPoS \
 --rpcvhosts "*" --unlock "${wallet}" --password /work/.pwd --mine \
 --gasprice "1" --targetgaslimit "420000000" --verbosity ${log_level} \
 --debugdatadir /work/xdcchain \
diff --git a/cicd/testnet/start.sh b/cicd/testnet/start.sh
index d5f9a0f443..abfd91cadf 100755
--- a/cicd/testnet/start.sh
+++ b/cicd/testnet/start.sh
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ XDC --ethstats ${netstats} --gcmode archive \
 --datadir /work/xdcchain --networkid 51 \
 -port $port --rpc --rpccorsdomain "*" --rpcaddr 0.0.0.0 \
 --rpcport $rpc_port \
---rpcapi admin,db,eth,debug,net,shh,txpool,personal,web3,XDPoS \
+--rpcapi db,eth,debug,net,shh,txpool,personal,web3,XDPoS \
 --rpcvhosts "*" --unlock "${wallet}" --password /work/.pwd --mine \
 --gasprice "1" --targetgaslimit "420000000" --verbosity ${log_level} \
 --debugdatadir /work/xdcchain \