diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index dcff134f0..0304c0f03 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -216,6 +216,7 @@ node_modules
 .next
 next-env.d.ts
 .env
+.envrc
 out
 
 # docker test
@@ -226,3 +227,5 @@ out
 
 # integration testing coverage
 coverage-test-unit-cover.txt
+
+.direnv/
diff --git a/eth/node/node.go b/eth/node/node.go
index edcff8d81..bd51a8168 100644
--- a/eth/node/node.go
+++ b/eth/node/node.go
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ func DefaultGethNodeConfig() *node.Config {
 	nodeCfg.P2P.NoDiscovery = true
 	nodeCfg.P2P.MaxPeers = 0
 	nodeCfg.Name = clientIdentifier
-	nodeCfg.HTTPModules = append(nodeCfg.HTTPModules, "eth", "web3", "net", "txpool", "debug")
+	nodeCfg.HTTPModules = append(nodeCfg.HTTPModules, "eth", "txpool")
 	nodeCfg.WSModules = append(nodeCfg.WSModules, "eth")
 	nodeCfg.HTTPHost = "0.0.0.0"
 	nodeCfg.WSHost = "0.0.0.0"