diff --git a/plugin/evm/gossiper_atomic_gossiping_test.go b/plugin/evm/gossiper_atomic_gossiping_test.go
index c2aadeb575..6ab4b429b9 100644
--- a/plugin/evm/gossiper_atomic_gossiping_test.go
+++ b/plugin/evm/gossiper_atomic_gossiping_test.go
@@ -170,19 +170,13 @@ func TestMempoolAtmTxsAppGossipHandlingDiscardedTx(t *testing.T) {
 
 	assert.False(mempool.has(txID))
 
-	// Gossip the transaction that conflicts with the originally
-	// discarded tx and ensure it is accepted into the mempool and gossipped
-	// to the network.
-	nodeID = ids.GenerateTestNodeID()
-	msg = message.AtomicTxGossip{
-		Tx: conflictingTx.SignedBytes(),
-	}
-	msgBytes, err = message.BuildGossipMessage(vm.networkCodec, msg)
-	assert.NoError(err)
-
 	vm.ctx.Lock.Unlock()
 
-	assert.NoError(vm.AppGossip(context.Background(), nodeID, msgBytes))
+	// Conflicting tx must be submitted over the API to be included in push gossip.
+	// (i.e., txs received via p2p are not included in push gossip)
+	// This test adds it directly to the mempool + gossiper to simulate that.
+	vm.mempool.AddTx(conflictingTx)
+	vm.atomicTxPushGossiper.Add(&GossipAtomicTx{conflictingTx})
 	time.Sleep(500 * time.Millisecond)
 
 	vm.ctx.Lock.Lock()
diff --git a/plugin/evm/gossiper_eth_gossiping_test.go b/plugin/evm/gossiper_eth_gossiping_test.go
index 21b9bc6620..dfcf80666f 100644
--- a/plugin/evm/gossiper_eth_gossiping_test.go
+++ b/plugin/evm/gossiper_eth_gossiping_test.go
@@ -21,14 +21,12 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/crypto"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/rlp"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 
 	"github.com/ava-labs/coreth/core"
 	"github.com/ava-labs/coreth/core/types"
 	"github.com/ava-labs/coreth/params"
-	"github.com/ava-labs/coreth/plugin/evm/message"
 )
 
 func fundAddressByGenesis(addrs []common.Address) (string, error) {
@@ -115,17 +113,9 @@ func TestMempoolEthTxsAppGossipHandling(t *testing.T) {
 	// prepare a tx
 	tx := getValidEthTxs(key, 1, common.Big1)[0]
 
-	// show that unknown coreth hashes is requested
-	txBytes, err := rlp.EncodeToBytes([]*types.Transaction{tx})
-	assert.NoError(err)
-	msg := message.EthTxsGossip{
-		Txs: txBytes,
-	}
-	msgBytes, err := message.BuildGossipMessage(vm.networkCodec, msg)
-	assert.NoError(err)
-
-	nodeID := ids.GenerateTestNodeID()
-	err = vm.AppGossip(context.Background(), nodeID, msgBytes)
+	// Txs must be submitted over the API to be included in push gossip.
+	// (i.e., txs received via p2p are not included in push gossip)
+	err = vm.eth.APIBackend.SendTx(context.Background(), tx)
 	assert.NoError(err)
 	assert.False(txRequested, "tx should not be requested")
 
diff --git a/plugin/evm/vm_test.go b/plugin/evm/vm_test.go
index 1137774f1e..05574fdbf8 100644
--- a/plugin/evm/vm_test.go
+++ b/plugin/evm/vm_test.go
@@ -311,7 +311,6 @@ func GenesisVMWithClock(
 	*enginetest.Sender,
 ) {
 	vm := &VM{clock: clock}
-	vm.p2pSender = &enginetest.SenderStub{}
 	ctx, dbManager, genesisBytes, issuer, m := setupGenesis(t, genesisJSON)
 	appSender := &enginetest.Sender{T: t}
 	appSender.CantSendAppGossip = true