diff --git a/cmd/networkcmd/helpers.go b/cmd/networkcmd/helpers.go
index 9bf679888..f0341ee6c 100644
--- a/cmd/networkcmd/helpers.go
+++ b/cmd/networkcmd/helpers.go
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/ava-labs/avalanche-cli/pkg/binutils"
 	"github.com/ava-labs/avalanche-cli/pkg/constants"
-	"github.com/ava-labs/avalanche-cli/pkg/evm"
 	"github.com/ava-labs/avalanche-cli/pkg/models"
 	"github.com/ava-labs/avalanche-cli/pkg/utils"
 	"github.com/ava-labs/avalanche-cli/pkg/ux"
@@ -170,16 +169,10 @@ func TrackSubnet(
 	}
 	networkInfo.RPCEndpoints = rpcEndpoints.List()
 	networkInfo.WSEndpoints = wsEndpoints.List()
-	for _, rpcURL := range networkInfo.RPCEndpoints {
-		ux.Logger.PrintToUser("Waiting for %s to be available", rpcURL)
-		if err := evm.WaitForRPC(ctx, rpcURL); err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-	}
-	if err := IsBootstrapped(cli, blockchainID.String()); err != nil {
+	if err := WaitBootstrapped(cli, blockchainID.String()); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	if err := IsBootstrapped(cli, "P"); err != nil {
+	if err := WaitBootstrapped(cli, "P"); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 	if _, err := cli.UpdateStatus(ctx); err != nil {
@@ -204,7 +197,7 @@ func TrackSubnet(
 	return nil
 }
 
-func IsBootstrapped(cli client.Client, blockchainID string) error {
+func WaitBootstrapped(cli client.Client, blockchainID string) error {
 	blockchainBootstrapCheckFrequency := time.Second
 	ctx, cancel := utils.GetANRContext()
 	defer cancel()
diff --git a/pkg/node/local.go b/pkg/node/local.go
index 0e1e6e1e5..53c3cc5f5 100644
--- a/pkg/node/local.go
+++ b/pkg/node/local.go
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ava-labs/avalanche-cli/pkg/application"
 	"github.com/ava-labs/avalanche-cli/pkg/binutils"
 	"github.com/ava-labs/avalanche-cli/pkg/constants"
-	"github.com/ava-labs/avalanche-cli/pkg/evm"
 	"github.com/ava-labs/avalanche-cli/pkg/localnet"
 	"github.com/ava-labs/avalanche-cli/pkg/models"
 	"github.com/ava-labs/avalanche-cli/pkg/networkoptions"
@@ -100,8 +99,6 @@ func TrackSubnetWithLocalMachine(
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	networkInfo := sc.Networks[network.Name()]
-	rpcEndpoints := []string{}
 	for _, nodeInfo := range status.ClusterInfo.NodeInfos {
 		ux.Logger.PrintToUser("Restarting node %s to track newly deployed network", nodeInfo.Name)
 		if err := LocalNodeTrackSubnet(
@@ -120,18 +117,11 @@ func TrackSubnetWithLocalMachine(
 		if err := AddNodeInfoToSidecar(&sc, nodeInfo, network); err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("failed to update sidecar with new node info: %w", err)
 		}
-		rpcEndpoints = append(rpcEndpoints, models.GetRPCEndpoint(nodeInfo.Uri, networkInfo.BlockchainID.String()))
 	}
 	ux.Logger.PrintToUser("Waiting for blockchain %s to be bootstrapped", blockchainName)
 	if err := WaitBootstrapped(ctx, cli, blockchainID.String()); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failure waiting for local cluster %s bootstrapping: %w", blockchainName, err)
 	}
-	for _, rpcURL := range rpcEndpoints {
-		ux.Logger.PrintToUser("Waiting for rpc %s to be available", rpcURL)
-		if err := evm.WaitForRPC(ctx, rpcURL); err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-	}
 	if err := app.UpdateSidecar(&sc); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}