diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6d6c03e..97cad3c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -79,15 +79,6 @@ cd blast
 ./build.sh
 ```
 
-### Install electrs
-```bash
-git clone https://github.com/blockstream/electrs && cd electrs
-git checkout new-index
-cargo install --path . --root /usr/local/bin
-rm /usr/local/bin/.crates.toml
-rm /usr/local/bin/crates2.json
-```
-
 # Run
 ### Run CLI
 ```bash
diff --git a/blast_core/.gitignore b/blast_core/.gitignore
index a6622d1..f2f9e58 100644
--- a/blast_core/.gitignore
+++ b/blast_core/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,2 @@
 target
-electrs_id.txt
 Cargo.lock
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/blast_core/start_bitcoind.sh b/blast_core/start_bitcoind.sh
index 7db8bdb..af9d60f 100755
--- a/blast_core/start_bitcoind.sh
+++ b/blast_core/start_bitcoind.sh
@@ -46,7 +46,3 @@ do
     fi
 done
 bitcoin-cli generatetoaddress 6 "mp76nrashrCCYLy3a8cAc5HufEas11yHbh"
-
-electrs -vvvv --daemon-dir ~/.bitcoin --network=regtest --cookie user:pass --db-dir ~/.electrs/db > /dev/null 2>&1 &
-echo $! > electrs_id.txt
-echo "Started electrs with PID: $(cat electrs_id.txt)"
diff --git a/blast_core/stop_bitcoind.sh b/blast_core/stop_bitcoind.sh
index 5a48121..81b403e 100755
--- a/blast_core/stop_bitcoind.sh
+++ b/blast_core/stop_bitcoind.sh
@@ -3,10 +3,3 @@
 bitcoin-cli stop
 rm -rf ~/.bitcoin/regtest
 rm ~/.bitcoin/bitcoin.conf
-
-if [ -f electrs_id.txt ]; then
-    PID=$(cat electrs_id.txt)
-    kill -9 $PID
-    rm electrs_id.txt
-fi
-rm -rf ~/.electrs
diff --git a/blast_models/blast_ldk/blast_ldk/src/main.rs b/blast_models/blast_ldk/blast_ldk/src/main.rs
index 0d6cc4c..254ca76 100644
--- a/blast_models/blast_ldk/blast_ldk/src/main.rs
+++ b/blast_models/blast_ldk/blast_ldk/src/main.rs
@@ -81,8 +81,7 @@ impl BlastRpc for BlastLdkServer {
 			};
 
 			let mut builder = Builder::from_config(config);
-			builder.set_chain_source_esplora("http://localhost:3002".to_string(), None);
-			//builder.set_gossip_source_rgs("https://rapidsync.lightningdevkit.org/testnet/snapshot".to_string());
+			builder.set_chain_source_bitcoind_rpc(String::from("127.0.0.1"), 18443, String::from("user"), String::from("pass"));
 			builder.set_gossip_source_p2p();
 
 			let node = Arc::new(builder.build().unwrap());