diff --git a/scripts/iov_faucet_start.sh b/scripts/iov_faucet_start.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 2c8e7972..00000000
--- a/scripts/iov_faucet_start.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-set -o errexit -o nounset -o pipefail
-command -v shellcheck > /dev/null && shellcheck "$0"
-
-# Choose from https://hub.docker.com/r/iov1/iov-faucet/tags/
-FAUCET_VERSION="v0.8.1"
-
-TMP_DIR=$(mktemp -d "${TMPDIR:-/tmp}/faucet_start.XXXXXXXXX")
-LOGFILE="$TMP_DIR/faucet.log"
-
-DOCKER_HOST_IP=$(docker run --rm alpine ip route | awk 'NR==1 {print $3}')
-
-BLOCKCHAIN_URL="ws://$DOCKER_HOST_IP:23456"
-echo "Connecting to $BLOCKCHAIN_URL"
-
-docker run --rm \
-  --read-only \
-  --env "FAUCET_CONCURRENCY=3" \
-  --env "FAUCET_MNEMONIC=degree tackle suggest window test behind mesh extra cover prepare oak script"  \
-  -p 8000:8000 \
-  "iov1/iov-faucet:${FAUCET_VERSION}" \
-  start bns "$BLOCKCHAIN_URL" \
-  > "$LOGFILE" &
-
-echo "Faucet running and logging into $LOGFILE"
diff --git a/scripts/iov_faucet_stop.sh b/scripts/iov_faucet_stop.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index af68ceca..00000000
--- a/scripts/iov_faucet_stop.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-set -o errexit -o nounset -o pipefail
-command -v shellcheck > /dev/null && shellcheck "$0"
-
-LABEL_PART="iov1/iov-faucet"
-
-CONTAINER_ID=$(docker container ls | grep -F "$LABEL_PART:" | awk '{print $1}')
-echo "Killing $LABEL_PART container '$CONTAINER_ID' ..."
-docker container kill "$CONTAINER_ID"