diff --git a/deploy/ansible/roles/exporter/files/docker-compose.yml b/deploy/ansible/roles/exporter/files/docker-compose.yml
index 7f2516e1f..15a941f38 100644
--- a/deploy/ansible/roles/exporter/files/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/deploy/ansible/roles/exporter/files/docker-compose.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-version: '3.8'
-
 services:
   node_exporter:
     image: quay.io/prometheus/node-exporter:latest
diff --git a/deploy/ansible/roles/iota-core-node/templates/docker-compose-iota-core.yml.j2 b/deploy/ansible/roles/iota-core-node/templates/docker-compose-iota-core.yml.j2
index 8a669661d..6a7a15f4a 100644
--- a/deploy/ansible/roles/iota-core-node/templates/docker-compose-iota-core.yml.j2
+++ b/deploy/ansible/roles/iota-core-node/templates/docker-compose-iota-core.yml.j2
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
     {%- set _ = ips.append("/ip4/" + interface_details.ipv4.address + "/tcp/15600") -%}
   {%- endif -%}
 {% endfor -%}
-version: '3.3'
 
 services:
 
diff --git a/deploy/ansible/roles/metrics/templates/docker-compose.yml.j2 b/deploy/ansible/roles/metrics/templates/docker-compose.yml.j2
index 98697ef6d..66ceba5a3 100644
--- a/deploy/ansible/roles/metrics/templates/docker-compose.yml.j2
+++ b/deploy/ansible/roles/metrics/templates/docker-compose.yml.j2
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 #jinja2: trim_blocks:True, lstrip_blocks:True
-version: "3"
 
 services:
   prometheus:
diff --git a/pkg/network/p2p/manager.go b/pkg/network/p2p/manager.go
index 31ad21cc2..df555b832 100644
--- a/pkg/network/p2p/manager.go
+++ b/pkg/network/p2p/manager.go
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package p2p
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"time"
 
 	"github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p/core/host"
 	p2pnetwork "github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p/core/network"
diff --git a/tools/docker-network/docker-compose.yml b/tools/docker-network/docker-compose.yml
index 0451c5053..cf57fb0f6 100644
--- a/tools/docker-network/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/tools/docker-network/docker-compose.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-version: "3.9"
 # Create a custom build that can be re-used within Docker network
 x-build-iota-core: &iota-core_build
   context: ${DOCKER_BUILD_CONTEXT:-../../}
diff --git a/tools/genesis-snapshot/presets/presets_yaml.go b/tools/genesis-snapshot/presets/presets_yaml.go
index d4660b336..d30b952cb 100644
--- a/tools/genesis-snapshot/presets/presets_yaml.go
+++ b/tools/genesis-snapshot/presets/presets_yaml.go
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ func TestnetProtocolParameters(networkName string, bech32HRP iotago.NetworkPrefi
 		iotago.WithNetworkOptions(networkName, bech32HRP),
 		iotago.WithStorageOptions(100, 1, 100, 1000, 1000, 1000),
 		iotago.WithWorkScoreOptions(500, 110_000, 7_500, 40_000, 90_000, 50_000, 40_000, 70_000, 5_000, 15_000),
-		iotago.WithTimeProviderOptions(0, time.Now().Unix(), 10, 13),
+		iotago.WithTimeProviderOptions(0, time.Now().Unix(), 10, 8),
 		iotago.WithLivenessOptions(10, 15, 4, 7, 100),
 		iotago.WithSupplyOptions(4600000000000000, 63, 1, 17, 32, 21, 70),
 		iotago.WithCongestionControlOptions(1, 1, 1, 400_000_000, 250_000_000, 50_000_000, 1000, 100),