diff --git a/cmd/flags/proposer.go b/cmd/flags/proposer.go
index ffe715226..9c5751b6a 100644
--- a/cmd/flags/proposer.go
+++ b/cmd/flags/proposer.go
@@ -64,11 +64,13 @@ var (
 		Name:     "epoch.interval",
 		Usage:    "Time interval to propose L2 pending transactions",
 		Category: proposerCategory,
+		Value:    0,
 	}
 	ProposeEmptyBlocksInterval = &cli.DurationFlag{
 		Name:     "epoch.emptyBlockInterval",
 		Usage:    "Time interval to propose empty blocks",
 		Category: proposerCategory,
+		Value:    0,
 	}
 	// Proposing metadata related.
 	ExtraData = &cli.StringFlag{
diff --git a/driver/chain_syncer/calldata/syncer_test.go b/driver/chain_syncer/calldata/syncer_test.go
index 9c8157d1b..c44421f90 100644
--- a/driver/chain_syncer/calldata/syncer_test.go
+++ b/driver/chain_syncer/calldata/syncer_test.go
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ func (s *CalldataSyncerTestSuite) SetupTest() {
 	prop := new(proposer.Proposer)
 	l1ProposerPrivKey, err := crypto.ToECDSA(common.FromHex(os.Getenv("L1_PROPOSER_PRIVATE_KEY")))
 	s.Nil(err)
-	proposeInterval := 1024 * time.Hour // No need to periodically propose transactions list in unit tests
 
 	s.Nil(prop.InitFromConfig(context.Background(), &proposer.Config{
 		ClientConfig: &rpc.ClientConfig{
@@ -58,7 +57,7 @@ func (s *CalldataSyncerTestSuite) SetupTest() {
 		AssignmentHookAddress:      common.HexToAddress(os.Getenv("ASSIGNMENT_HOOK_ADDRESS")),
 		L1ProposerPrivKey:          l1ProposerPrivKey,
 		L2SuggestedFeeRecipient:    common.HexToAddress(os.Getenv("L2_SUGGESTED_FEE_RECIPIENT")),
-		ProposeInterval:            &proposeInterval,
+		ProposeInterval:            1024 * time.Hour,
 		MaxProposedTxListsPerEpoch: 1,
 		WaitReceiptTimeout:         12 * time.Second,
 		ProverEndpoints:            s.ProverEndpoints,
diff --git a/driver/chain_syncer/chain_syncer_test.go b/driver/chain_syncer/chain_syncer_test.go
index 39617564c..96e8a4050 100644
--- a/driver/chain_syncer/chain_syncer_test.go
+++ b/driver/chain_syncer/chain_syncer_test.go
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ func (s *ChainSyncerTestSuite) SetupTest() {
 	prop := new(proposer.Proposer)
 	l1ProposerPrivKey, err := crypto.ToECDSA(common.FromHex(os.Getenv("L1_PROPOSER_PRIVATE_KEY")))
 	s.Nil(err)
-	proposeInterval := 1024 * time.Hour // No need to periodically propose transactions list in unit tests
 
 	s.Nil(prop.InitFromConfig(context.Background(), &proposer.Config{
 		ClientConfig: &rpc.ClientConfig{
@@ -59,7 +58,7 @@ func (s *ChainSyncerTestSuite) SetupTest() {
 		AssignmentHookAddress:      common.HexToAddress(os.Getenv("ASSIGNMENT_HOOK_ADDRESS")),
 		L1ProposerPrivKey:          l1ProposerPrivKey,
 		L2SuggestedFeeRecipient:    common.HexToAddress(os.Getenv("L2_SUGGESTED_FEE_RECIPIENT")),
-		ProposeInterval:            &proposeInterval,
+		ProposeInterval:            1024 * time.Hour,
 		MaxProposedTxListsPerEpoch: 1,
 		WaitReceiptTimeout:         12 * time.Second,
 		ProverEndpoints:            s.ProverEndpoints,
diff --git a/driver/config.go b/driver/config.go
index e056321c7..f61557bc1 100644
--- a/driver/config.go
+++ b/driver/config.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ type Config struct {
 	P2PSyncVerifiedBlocks bool
 	P2PSyncTimeout        time.Duration
 	RPCTimeout            time.Duration
+	RetryInterval         time.Duration
 }
 
 // NewConfigFromCliContext creates a new config instance from
@@ -53,9 +54,9 @@ func NewConfigFromCliContext(c *cli.Context) (*Config, error) {
 			TaikoL2Address:   common.HexToAddress(c.String(flags.TaikoL2Address.Name)),
 			L2EngineEndpoint: c.String(flags.L2AuthEndpoint.Name),
 			JwtSecret:        string(jwtSecret),
-			RetryInterval:    c.Duration(flags.BackOffRetryInterval.Name),
 			Timeout:          timeout,
 		},
+		RetryInterval:         c.Duration(flags.BackOffRetryInterval.Name),
 		P2PSyncVerifiedBlocks: p2pSyncVerifiedBlocks,
 		P2PSyncTimeout:        c.Duration(flags.P2PSyncTimeout.Name),
 		RPCTimeout:            timeout,
diff --git a/driver/driver.go b/driver/driver.go
index b962fa15b..b0e95c9ff 100644
--- a/driver/driver.go
+++ b/driver/driver.go
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ func (d *Driver) InitFromCli(ctx context.Context, c *cli.Context) error {
 // InitFromConfig initializes the driver instance based on the given configurations.
 func (d *Driver) InitFromConfig(ctx context.Context, cfg *Config) (err error) {
 	d.l1HeadCh = make(chan *types.Header, 1024)
-	d.wg = sync.WaitGroup{}
 	d.syncNotify = make(chan struct{}, 1)
 	d.ctx = ctx
 	d.Config = cfg
diff --git a/driver/driver_test.go b/driver/driver_test.go
index 282ca6422..7952a3147 100644
--- a/driver/driver_test.go
+++ b/driver/driver_test.go
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ func (s *DriverTestSuite) SetupTest() {
 	l1ProposerPrivKey, err := crypto.ToECDSA(common.FromHex(os.Getenv("L1_PROPOSER_PRIVATE_KEY")))
 	s.Nil(err)
 
-	proposeInterval := 1024 * time.Hour // No need to periodically propose transactions list in unit tests
 	s.Nil(p.InitFromConfig(context.Background(), &proposer.Config{
 		ClientConfig: &rpc.ClientConfig{
 			L1Endpoint:        os.Getenv("L1_NODE_WS_ENDPOINT"),
@@ -66,7 +65,7 @@ func (s *DriverTestSuite) SetupTest() {
 		AssignmentHookAddress:      common.HexToAddress(os.Getenv("ASSIGNMENT_HOOK_ADDRESS")),
 		L1ProposerPrivKey:          l1ProposerPrivKey,
 		L2SuggestedFeeRecipient:    common.HexToAddress(os.Getenv("L2_SUGGESTED_FEE_RECIPIENT")),
-		ProposeInterval:            &proposeInterval,
+		ProposeInterval:            1024 * time.Hour,
 		MaxProposedTxListsPerEpoch: 1,
 		WaitReceiptTimeout:         12 * time.Second,
 		ProverEndpoints:            s.ProverEndpoints,
diff --git a/internal/testutils/suite.go b/internal/testutils/suite.go
index 461ad8bbb..39e314bf1 100644
--- a/internal/testutils/suite.go
+++ b/internal/testutils/suite.go
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"strconv"
 
-	"github.com/cenkalti/backoff/v4"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/accounts/abi/bind"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/crypto"
@@ -61,7 +60,6 @@ func (s *ClientTestSuite) SetupTest() {
 		GuardianProverAddress: common.HexToAddress(os.Getenv("GUARDIAN_PROVER_CONTRACT_ADDRESS")),
 		L2EngineEndpoint:      os.Getenv("L2_EXECUTION_ENGINE_AUTH_ENDPOINT"),
 		JwtSecret:             string(jwtSecret),
-		RetryInterval:         backoff.DefaultMaxInterval,
 	})
 	s.Nil(err)
 	s.RPCClient = rpcCli
diff --git a/pkg/chain_iterator/block_batch_iterator.go b/pkg/chain_iterator/block_batch_iterator.go
index 9ae7a9f6a..69ceefca2 100644
--- a/pkg/chain_iterator/block_batch_iterator.go
+++ b/pkg/chain_iterator/block_batch_iterator.go
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ type BlockBatchIteratorConfig struct {
 	EndHeight             *big.Int
 	OnBlocks              OnBlocksFunc
 	ReorgRewindDepth      *uint64
-	RetryInterval         *time.Duration
+	RetryInterval         time.Duration
 }
 
 // NewBlockBatchIterator creates a new block batch iterator instance.
@@ -109,10 +109,10 @@ func NewBlockBatchIterator(ctx context.Context, cfg *BlockBatchIteratorConfig) (
 		iterator.blocksReadPerEpoch = DefaultBlocksReadPerEpoch
 	}
 
-	if cfg.RetryInterval == nil {
+	if cfg.RetryInterval == 0 {
 		iterator.retryInterval = DefaultRetryInterval
 	} else {
-		iterator.retryInterval = *cfg.RetryInterval
+		iterator.retryInterval = cfg.RetryInterval
 	}
 
 	if cfg.EndHeight != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/chain_iterator/block_batch_iterator_test.go b/pkg/chain_iterator/block_batch_iterator_test.go
index 1c291bbe4..d6dee4699 100644
--- a/pkg/chain_iterator/block_batch_iterator_test.go
+++ b/pkg/chain_iterator/block_batch_iterator_test.go
@@ -85,12 +85,11 @@ func (s *BlockBatchIteratorTestSuite) TestIterCtxCancel() {
 	headHeight, err := s.RPCClient.L1.BlockNumber(context.Background())
 	s.Nil(err)
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
-	retry := 5 * time.Second
 
 	itr, err := NewBlockBatchIterator(ctx, &BlockBatchIteratorConfig{
 		Client:                s.RPCClient.L1,
 		MaxBlocksReadPerEpoch: nil,
-		RetryInterval:         &retry,
+		RetryInterval:         5 * time.Second,
 		StartHeight:           common.Big0,
 		EndHeight:             new(big.Int).SetUint64(headHeight),
 		OnBlocks: func(
diff --git a/pkg/rpc/client.go b/pkg/rpc/client.go
index 4c39c0da2..25d48219e 100644
--- a/pkg/rpc/client.go
+++ b/pkg/rpc/client.go
@@ -48,9 +48,7 @@ type ClientConfig struct {
 	GuardianProverAddress common.Address
 	L2EngineEndpoint      string
 	JwtSecret             string
-	RetryInterval         time.Duration
 	Timeout               time.Duration
-	BackOffMaxRetries     uint64
 }
 
 // NewClient initializes all RPC clients used by Taiko client software.
diff --git a/pkg/rpc/client_test.go b/pkg/rpc/client_test.go
index 4100494b5..46b625d2a 100644
--- a/pkg/rpc/client_test.go
+++ b/pkg/rpc/client_test.go
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/cenkalti/backoff/v4"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 )
@@ -20,7 +19,6 @@ func newTestClient(t *testing.T) *Client {
 		TaikoTokenAddress: common.HexToAddress(os.Getenv("TAIKO_TOKEN_ADDRESS")),
 		L2EngineEndpoint:  os.Getenv("L2_EXECUTION_ENGINE_AUTH_ENDPOINT"),
 		JwtSecret:         os.Getenv("JWT_SECRET"),
-		RetryInterval:     backoff.DefaultMaxInterval,
 	})
 
 	require.Nil(t, err)
@@ -38,7 +36,6 @@ func newTestClientWithTimeout(t *testing.T) *Client {
 		TaikoTokenAddress: common.HexToAddress(os.Getenv("TAIKO_TOKEN_ADDRESS")),
 		L2EngineEndpoint:  os.Getenv("L2_EXECUTION_ENGINE_AUTH_ENDPOINT"),
 		JwtSecret:         os.Getenv("JWT_SECRET"),
-		RetryInterval:     backoff.DefaultMaxInterval,
 		Timeout:           5 * time.Second,
 	})
 
diff --git a/proposer/config.go b/proposer/config.go
index 61d8fe351..a3fc9562f 100644
--- a/proposer/config.go
+++ b/proposer/config.go
@@ -23,10 +23,10 @@ type Config struct {
 	L1ProposerPrivKey                   *ecdsa.PrivateKey
 	L2SuggestedFeeRecipient             common.Address
 	ExtraData                           string
-	ProposeInterval                     *time.Duration
+	ProposeInterval                     time.Duration
 	LocalAddresses                      []common.Address
 	LocalAddressesOnly                  bool
-	ProposeEmptyBlocksInterval          *time.Duration
+	ProposeEmptyBlocksInterval          time.Duration
 	MaxProposedTxListsPerEpoch          uint64
 	ProposeBlockTxGasLimit              uint64
 	ProposeBlockTxReplacementMultiplier uint64
@@ -52,19 +52,6 @@ func NewConfigFromCliContext(c *cli.Context) (*Config, error) {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid L1 proposer private key: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	// Proposing configuration
-	var proposingInterval *time.Duration
-	if c.IsSet(flags.ProposeInterval.Name) {
-		interval := c.Duration(flags.ProposeInterval.Name)
-		proposingInterval = &interval
-	}
-
-	var proposeEmptyBlocksInterval *time.Duration
-	if c.IsSet(flags.ProposeEmptyBlocksInterval.Name) {
-		interval := c.Duration(flags.ProposeEmptyBlocksInterval.Name)
-		proposeEmptyBlocksInterval = &interval
-	}
-
 	l2SuggestedFeeRecipient := c.String(flags.L2SuggestedFeeRecipient.Name)
 	if !common.IsHexAddress(l2SuggestedFeeRecipient) {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid L2 suggested fee recipient address: %s", l2SuggestedFeeRecipient)
@@ -109,17 +96,16 @@ func NewConfigFromCliContext(c *cli.Context) (*Config, error) {
 			TaikoL1Address:    common.HexToAddress(c.String(flags.TaikoL1Address.Name)),
 			TaikoL2Address:    common.HexToAddress(c.String(flags.TaikoL2Address.Name)),
 			TaikoTokenAddress: common.HexToAddress(c.String(flags.TaikoTokenAddress.Name)),
-			RetryInterval:     c.Duration(flags.BackOffRetryInterval.Name),
 			Timeout:           c.Duration(flags.RPCTimeout.Name),
 		},
 		AssignmentHookAddress:               common.HexToAddress(c.String(flags.ProposerAssignmentHookAddress.Name)),
 		L1ProposerPrivKey:                   l1ProposerPrivKey,
 		L2SuggestedFeeRecipient:             common.HexToAddress(l2SuggestedFeeRecipient),
 		ExtraData:                           c.String(flags.ExtraData.Name),
-		ProposeInterval:                     proposingInterval,
+		ProposeInterval:                     c.Duration(flags.ProposeInterval.Name),
 		LocalAddresses:                      localAddresses,
 		LocalAddressesOnly:                  c.Bool(flags.TxPoolLocalsOnly.Name),
-		ProposeEmptyBlocksInterval:          proposeEmptyBlocksInterval,
+		ProposeEmptyBlocksInterval:          c.Duration(flags.ProposeEmptyBlocksInterval.Name),
 		MaxProposedTxListsPerEpoch:          c.Uint64(flags.MaxProposedTxListsPerEpoch.Name),
 		ProposeBlockTxGasLimit:              c.Uint64(flags.ProposeBlockTxGasLimit.Name),
 		ProposeBlockTxReplacementMultiplier: proposeBlockTxReplacementMultiplier,
diff --git a/proposer/proposer.go b/proposer/proposer.go
index a50db7a57..b605618ed 100644
--- a/proposer/proposer.go
+++ b/proposer/proposer.go
@@ -77,7 +77,6 @@ func (p *Proposer) InitFromCli(ctx context.Context, c *cli.Context) error {
 // InitFromConfig initializes the proposer instance based on the given configurations.
 func (p *Proposer) InitFromConfig(ctx context.Context, cfg *Config) (err error) {
 	p.proposerAddress = crypto.PubkeyToAddress(cfg.L1ProposerPrivKey.PublicKey)
-	p.wg = sync.WaitGroup{}
 	p.ctx = ctx
 	p.Config = cfg
 
@@ -160,8 +159,8 @@ func (p *Proposer) eventLoop() {
 					continue
 				}
 				// if no new transactions and empty block interval has passed, propose an empty block
-				if p.ProposeEmptyBlocksInterval != nil {
-					if time.Now().Before(lastNonEmptyBlockProposedAt.Add(*p.ProposeEmptyBlocksInterval)) {
+				if p.ProposeEmptyBlocksInterval != 0 {
+					if time.Now().Before(lastNonEmptyBlockProposedAt.Add(p.ProposeEmptyBlocksInterval)) {
 						continue
 					}
 
@@ -518,8 +517,8 @@ func (p *Proposer) updateProposingTicker() {
 	}
 
 	var duration time.Duration
-	if p.ProposeInterval != nil {
-		duration = *p.ProposeInterval
+	if p.ProposeInterval != 0 {
+		duration = p.ProposeInterval
 	} else {
 		// Random number between 12 - 120
 		randomSeconds := rand.Intn(120-11) + 12 // nolint: gosec
diff --git a/proposer/proposer_test.go b/proposer/proposer_test.go
index 230a3dff3..617173b0a 100644
--- a/proposer/proposer_test.go
+++ b/proposer/proposer_test.go
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ func (s *ProposerTestSuite) SetupTest() {
 	p := new(Proposer)
 
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
-	proposeInterval := 1024 * time.Hour // No need to periodically propose transactions list in unit tests
 
 	s.Nil(p.InitFromConfig(ctx, &Config{
 		ClientConfig: &rpc.ClientConfig{
@@ -46,7 +45,7 @@ func (s *ProposerTestSuite) SetupTest() {
 		AssignmentHookAddress:               common.HexToAddress(os.Getenv("ASSIGNMENT_HOOK_ADDRESS")),
 		L1ProposerPrivKey:                   l1ProposerPrivKey,
 		L2SuggestedFeeRecipient:             common.HexToAddress(os.Getenv("L2_SUGGESTED_FEE_RECIPIENT")),
-		ProposeInterval:                     &proposeInterval,
+		ProposeInterval:                     1024 * time.Hour,
 		MaxProposedTxListsPerEpoch:          1,
 		ProposeBlockTxReplacementMultiplier: 2,
 		WaitReceiptTimeout:                  12 * time.Second,
@@ -202,11 +201,10 @@ func (s *ProposerTestSuite) TestAssignProverSuccessFirstRound() {
 }
 
 func (s *ProposerTestSuite) TestUpdateProposingTicker() {
-	oneHour := 1 * time.Hour
-	s.p.ProposeInterval = &oneHour
+	s.p.ProposeInterval = 1 * time.Hour
 	s.NotPanics(s.p.updateProposingTicker)
 
-	s.p.ProposeInterval = nil
+	s.p.ProposeInterval = 0
 	s.NotPanics(s.p.updateProposingTicker)
 }
 
diff --git a/prover/proof_submitter/proof_submitter_test.go b/prover/proof_submitter/proof_submitter_test.go
index 9d5307f50..0856de1c1 100644
--- a/prover/proof_submitter/proof_submitter_test.go
+++ b/prover/proof_submitter/proof_submitter_test.go
@@ -86,7 +86,6 @@ func (s *ProofSubmitterTestSuite) SetupTest() {
 	prop := new(proposer.Proposer)
 	l1ProposerPrivKey, err := crypto.ToECDSA(common.FromHex(os.Getenv("L1_PROPOSER_PRIVATE_KEY")))
 	s.Nil(err)
-	proposeInterval := 1024 * time.Hour // No need to periodically propose transactions list in unit tests
 
 	s.Nil(prop.InitFromConfig(context.Background(), &proposer.Config{
 		ClientConfig: &rpc.ClientConfig{
@@ -100,7 +99,7 @@ func (s *ProofSubmitterTestSuite) SetupTest() {
 
 		L1ProposerPrivKey:          l1ProposerPrivKey,
 		L2SuggestedFeeRecipient:    common.HexToAddress(os.Getenv("L2_SUGGESTED_FEE_RECIPIENT")),
-		ProposeInterval:            &proposeInterval,
+		ProposeInterval:            1024 * time.Hour,
 		MaxProposedTxListsPerEpoch: 1,
 		WaitReceiptTimeout:         12 * time.Second,
 		ProverEndpoints:            s.ProverEndpoints,
diff --git a/prover/prover.go b/prover/prover.go
index c31c8db9b..a00d2a4e7 100644
--- a/prover/prover.go
+++ b/prover/prover.go
@@ -104,9 +104,7 @@ func InitFromConfig(ctx context.Context, p *Prover, cfg *Config) (err error) {
 		TaikoL2Address:        cfg.TaikoL2Address,
 		TaikoTokenAddress:     cfg.TaikoTokenAddress,
 		GuardianProverAddress: cfg.GuardianProverAddress,
-		RetryInterval:         cfg.BackOffRetryInterval,
 		Timeout:               cfg.RPCTimeout,
-		BackOffMaxRetries:     cfg.BackOffMaxRetrys,
 	}); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/prover/prover_test.go b/prover/prover_test.go
index 04a0b0a64..e19a8ca3b 100644
--- a/prover/prover_test.go
+++ b/prover/prover_test.go
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ func (s *ProverTestSuite) SetupTest() {
 
 	prop := new(proposer.Proposer)
 
-	proposeInterval := 1024 * time.Hour // No need to periodically propose transactions list in unit tests
 	s.Nil(prop.InitFromConfig(context.Background(), &proposer.Config{
 		ClientConfig: &rpc.ClientConfig{
 			L1Endpoint:        os.Getenv("L1_NODE_WS_ENDPOINT"),
@@ -83,7 +82,7 @@ func (s *ProverTestSuite) SetupTest() {
 		AssignmentHookAddress:      common.HexToAddress(os.Getenv("ASSIGNMENT_HOOK_ADDRESS")),
 		L1ProposerPrivKey:          l1ProposerPrivKey,
 		L2SuggestedFeeRecipient:    common.HexToAddress(os.Getenv("L2_SUGGESTED_FEE_RECIPIENT")),
-		ProposeInterval:            &proposeInterval,
+		ProposeInterval:            1024 * time.Hour,
 		MaxProposedTxListsPerEpoch: 1,
 		WaitReceiptTimeout:         12 * time.Second,
 		ProverEndpoints:            []*url.URL{proverServerURL},
diff --git a/prover/server/server_test.go b/prover/server/server_test.go
index 13889a331..c5f37173f 100644
--- a/prover/server/server_test.go
+++ b/prover/server/server_test.go
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ func (s *ProverServerTestSuite) SetupTest() {
 		TaikoTokenAddress: common.HexToAddress(os.Getenv("TAIKO_TOKEN_ADDRESS")),
 		L2EngineEndpoint:  os.Getenv("L2_EXECUTION_ENGINE_AUTH_ENDPOINT"),
 		JwtSecret:         os.Getenv("JWT_SECRET"),
-		RetryInterval:     backoff.DefaultMaxInterval,
 		Timeout:           5 * time.Second,
 	})
 	s.Nil(err)