diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-core-reusable.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-core-reusable.yml
index 03ede7fa732d..ae92c186b113 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-core-reusable.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-core-reusable.yml
@@ -118,6 +118,10 @@ jobs:
           ci_run sccache --show-stats
           ci_run cat /tmp/sccache_log.txt
   integration:
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        # Whether to enable consensus or not.
+        consensus_env_vars: ["","CONSENSUS_CONFIG_PATH=etc/env/consensus_config.json"],
     runs-on: [matterlabs-ci-runner]
 
     steps:
@@ -181,6 +185,8 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           ci_run zk server &>server.log &
           ci_run sleep 5
+        env:
+          PASSED_ENV_VARS: "${{ matrix.consensus_env_vars }}"
 
       - name: Run contract verifier
         run: |
@@ -230,6 +236,10 @@ jobs:
           ci_run cat /tmp/sccache_log.txt
 
   external-node:
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        # Whether to enable consensus or not.
+        consensus_env_vars: ["","CONSENSUS_CONFIG_PATH=etc/env/consensus_config.json,EN_CONSENSUS_CONFIG_PATH=etc/env/en_consensus_config.json"],
     runs-on: [matterlabs-ci-runner]
 
     steps:
@@ -293,13 +303,17 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           ci_run zk server &>server.log &
           ci_run sleep 30
-
+        env:
+          PASSED_ENV_VARS: "${{ matrix.consensus_env_vars }}"
+      
       - name: Run external node
         run: |
           ci_run zk env ext-node-docker
           ci_run zk db setup
           ci_run zk external-node &>ext-node.log &
           ci_run sleep 30
+        env:
+          PASSED_ENV_VARS: "${{ matrix.consensus_env_vars }}"
 
       # TODO(PLA-653): Restore bridge tests for EN.
       - name: Integration tests
diff --git a/etc/env/base/private.toml b/etc/env/base/private.toml
index 9cc50e9d32ad..3040955963c7 100644
--- a/etc/env/base/private.toml
+++ b/etc/env/base/private.toml
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ operator_private_key="0x27593fea79697e947890ecbecce7901b0008345e5d7259710d0dd5e5
 operator_commit_eth_addr="0xde03a0B5963f75f1C8485B355fF6D30f3093BDE7"
 
 [consensus]
-config_path="etc/env/consensus_config.json"
 # generated with zksync_consensus_tools/src/bin/keys.rs
 # node:public:ed25519:ee717abba6aec5baae5e09d457bd2ffc2f121b576cf4170ce15a68163ce4c868
 node_key="node:secret:ed25519:b6666c3be2703e15028bbebd220d2678fde7431038641f36c52f02849595a8ab"
diff --git a/etc/env/ext-node-docker.toml b/etc/env/ext-node-docker.toml
index d1cf4a11fee4..9e986a4c912c 100644
--- a/etc/env/ext-node-docker.toml
+++ b/etc/env/ext-node-docker.toml
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ default_aa_hash="0x0100038dc66b69be75ec31653c64cb931678299b9b659472772b2550b703f
 operator_addr="0xde03a0B5963f75f1C8485B355fF6D30f3093BDE7"
 
 [en.consensus]
-config_path="etc/env/en_consensus_config.json"
 # generated with zksync_consensus_tools/src/bin/keys.rs
 # node:public:ed25519:147bb71be895846e1d6f5b1c6a8be53848b82bdafcf66e9dfe6ca65581076a1d
 node_key="node:secret:ed25519:d56de77c738326c305c64c25bffe1cc94ea7c639cf71ca3ff94229df27f167ac"
diff --git a/etc/env/ext-node.toml b/etc/env/ext-node.toml
index 5effa8054bfc..3f8378dd0419 100644
--- a/etc/env/ext-node.toml
+++ b/etc/env/ext-node.toml
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ default_aa_hash="0x0100038dc66b69be75ec31653c64cb931678299b9b659472772b2550b703f
 operator_addr="0xde03a0B5963f75f1C8485B355fF6D30f3093BDE7"
 
 [en.consensus]
-config_path="etc/env/en_consensus_config.json"
 # generated with zksync_consensus_tools/src/bin/keys.rs
 # node:public:ed25519:147bb71be895846e1d6f5b1c6a8be53848b82bdafcf66e9dfe6ca65581076a1d
 node_key="node:secret:ed25519:d56de77c738326c305c64c25bffe1cc94ea7c639cf71ca3ff94229df27f167ac"