diff --git a/p2p/simulations/adapters/exec.go b/p2p/simulations/adapters/exec.go
index 706cdcfd9f..88d99b22b5 100644
--- a/p2p/simulations/adapters/exec.go
+++ b/p2p/simulations/adapters/exec.go
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ func (e *ExecAdapter) NewNode(config *NodeConfig) (Node, error) {
 		Node:  config,
 	}
 	conf.Stack.DataDir = filepath.Join(dir, "data")
-	conf.Stack.P2P.EnableMsgEvents = true
+	conf.Stack.P2P.EnableMsgEvents = false
 	conf.Stack.P2P.NoDiscovery = true
 	conf.Stack.P2P.NAT = nil
 
diff --git a/p2p/simulations/adapters/inproc.go b/p2p/simulations/adapters/inproc.go
index 3226446927..a714564019 100644
--- a/p2p/simulations/adapters/inproc.go
+++ b/p2p/simulations/adapters/inproc.go
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ func (self *SimNode) Start(snapshot []byte) error {
 			MaxPeers:        math.MaxInt32,
 			NoDiscovery:     true,
 			Dialer:          self.adapter,
-			EnableMsgEvents: true,
+			EnableMsgEvents: false,
 		},
 		NoUSB: true,
 	})