diff --git a/yarn-project/aztec/src/cli/cmds/start_pxe.ts b/yarn-project/aztec/src/cli/cmds/start_pxe.ts
index 60bd6d52899b..1628c3c9e214 100644
--- a/yarn-project/aztec/src/cli/cmds/start_pxe.ts
+++ b/yarn-project/aztec/src/cli/cmds/start_pxe.ts
@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@ export async function addPXE(
       userLog(`Network ${pxeConfig.network} is not supported`);
       process.exit(1);
     }
+    // enable prover if network is set
+    pxeConfig.proverEnabled = true;
   } else {
     nodeUrl = pxeConfig.nodeUrl;
   }
diff --git a/yarn-project/pxe/src/config/index.ts b/yarn-project/pxe/src/config/index.ts
index be807ec3e5a3..d374e5a8a2e2 100644
--- a/yarn-project/pxe/src/config/index.ts
+++ b/yarn-project/pxe/src/config/index.ts
@@ -101,12 +101,6 @@ export const pxeCliConfigMappings: ConfigMappingsType<CliPXEOptions> = {
 export const allPxeConfigMappings: ConfigMappingsType<CliPXEOptions & PXEServiceConfig> = {
   ...pxeConfigMappings,
   ...pxeCliConfigMappings,
-  proverEnabled: {
-    env: 'PXE_PROVER_ENABLED',
-    parseEnv: (val: string) => ['1', 'true'].includes(val) || !!process.env.NETWORK,
-    description: 'Enable real proofs',
-    isBoolean: true,
-  },
 };
 
 /**