diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index aab6007d2cd..2f8c5ca9abb 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ To run a Rialto node for example, you can use the following command:
 ```bash
 docker run -p 30333:30333 -p 9933:9933 -p 9944:9944 \
   -it paritytech/rialto-bridge-node --dev --tmp \
-  --rpc-cors=all --unsafe-rpc-external --unsafe-ws-external
+  --rpc-cors=all --unsafe-rpc-external
 ```
 
 ## Community
diff --git a/deployments/local-scripts/run-millau-node.sh b/deployments/local-scripts/run-millau-node.sh
index 916f876c536..d285be44c16 100755
--- a/deployments/local-scripts/run-millau-node.sh
+++ b/deployments/local-scripts/run-millau-node.sh
@@ -7,5 +7,5 @@ MILLAU_PORT="${MILLAU_PORT:-9945}"
 
 RUST_LOG=runtime=trace \
 ./target/debug/millau-bridge-node --dev --tmp \
-    --rpc-cors=all --unsafe-rpc-external --unsafe-ws-external \
+    --rpc-cors=all --unsafe-rpc-external --unsafe-rpc-external \
     --port 33044 --rpc-port 9934 --ws-port $MILLAU_PORT \
diff --git a/deployments/local-scripts/run-rialto-node.sh b/deployments/local-scripts/run-rialto-node.sh
index e7987e2af36..15871122dbe 100755
--- a/deployments/local-scripts/run-rialto-node.sh
+++ b/deployments/local-scripts/run-rialto-node.sh
@@ -7,5 +7,5 @@ RIALTO_PORT="${RIALTO_PORT:-9944}"
 
 RUST_LOG=runtime=trace \
     ./target/debug/rialto-bridge-node --dev --tmp \
-    --rpc-cors=all --unsafe-rpc-external --unsafe-ws-external \
+    --rpc-cors=all --unsafe-rpc-external \
     --port 33033 --rpc-port 9933 --ws-port $RIALTO_PORT \
diff --git a/deployments/local-scripts/run-westend-node.sh b/deployments/local-scripts/run-westend-node.sh
index 1bb490fc1a8..6b944de5cf7 100755
--- a/deployments/local-scripts/run-westend-node.sh
+++ b/deployments/local-scripts/run-westend-node.sh
@@ -10,5 +10,5 @@ WESTEND_PORT="${WESTEND_PORT:-9944}"
 
 RUST_LOG=runtime=trace,runtime::bridge=trace \
 ./target/debug/polkadot --chain=westend-dev --alice --tmp \
-    --rpc-cors=all --unsafe-rpc-external --unsafe-ws-external \
+    --rpc-cors=all --unsafe-rpc-external \
     --port 33033 --rpc-port 9933 --ws-port $WESTEND_PORT \
diff --git a/deployments/networks/millau.yml b/deployments/networks/millau.yml
index 24b263d82e5..2c0eea23a28 100644
--- a/deployments/networks/millau.yml
+++ b/deployments/networks/millau.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ services:
       - --rpc-cors=all
       - --enable-offchain-indexing=true
       - --unsafe-rpc-external
-      - --unsafe-ws-external
       - --prometheus-external
     environment:
       RUST_LOG: runtime=trace,rpc=debug,txpool=trace,runtime::bridge=trace,sc_basic_authorship=trace,beefy=trace,xcm=trace
@@ -38,7 +37,6 @@ services:
       - --rpc-cors=all
       - --enable-offchain-indexing=true
       - --unsafe-rpc-external
-      - --unsafe-ws-external
       - --prometheus-external
     ports:
       - "20033:9933"
@@ -55,7 +53,6 @@ services:
       - --rpc-cors=all
       - --enable-offchain-indexing=true
       - --unsafe-rpc-external
-      - --unsafe-ws-external
       - --prometheus-external
     ports:
       - "20133:9933"
@@ -72,7 +69,6 @@ services:
       - --rpc-cors=all
       - --enable-offchain-indexing=true
       - --unsafe-rpc-external
-      - --unsafe-ws-external
       - --prometheus-external
     ports:
       - "20233:9933"
@@ -89,7 +85,6 @@ services:
       - --rpc-cors=all
       - --enable-offchain-indexing=true
       - --unsafe-rpc-external
-      - --unsafe-ws-external
       - --prometheus-external
     ports:
       - "20333:9933"
diff --git a/deployments/networks/rialto-parachain.yml b/deployments/networks/rialto-parachain.yml
index 89724183148..dc96b122c4b 100644
--- a/deployments/networks/rialto-parachain.yml
+++ b/deployments/networks/rialto-parachain.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ services:
       --ws-port 9944
       --rpc-cors=all
       --unsafe-rpc-external
-      --unsafe-ws-external
       --
       --execution wasm
       --chain /rialto-share/rialto-relaychain-spec-raw.json
@@ -44,7 +43,6 @@ services:
       --ws-port 9944
       --rpc-cors=all
       --unsafe-rpc-external
-      --unsafe-ws-external
       --
       --execution wasm
       --chain /rialto-share/rialto-relaychain-spec-raw.json
@@ -66,7 +64,6 @@ services:
       --ws-port 9944
       --rpc-cors=all
       --unsafe-rpc-external
-      --unsafe-ws-external
       --
       --execution wasm
       --chain /rialto-share/rialto-relaychain-spec-raw.json
diff --git a/deployments/networks/rialto.yml b/deployments/networks/rialto.yml
index 599b1c9a1b8..3fb949af2b6 100644
--- a/deployments/networks/rialto.yml
+++ b/deployments/networks/rialto.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ services:
       - --rpc-cors=all
       - --enable-offchain-indexing=true
       - --unsafe-rpc-external
-      - --unsafe-ws-external
       - --prometheus-external
     environment:
       RUST_LOG: runtime=trace,rpc=debug,txpool=trace,runtime::bridge=trace,beefy=trace,xcm=trace
@@ -38,7 +37,6 @@ services:
       - --rpc-cors=all
       - --enable-offchain-indexing=true
       - --unsafe-rpc-external
-      - --unsafe-ws-external
       - --prometheus-external
     ports:
       - "10033:9933"
@@ -55,7 +53,6 @@ services:
       - --rpc-cors=all
       - --enable-offchain-indexing=true
       - --unsafe-rpc-external
-      - --unsafe-ws-external
       - --prometheus-external
     ports:
       - "10133:9933"
@@ -72,7 +69,6 @@ services:
       - --rpc-cors=all
       - --enable-offchain-indexing=true
       - --unsafe-rpc-external
-      - --unsafe-ws-external
       - --prometheus-external
     ports:
       - "10233:9933"
@@ -89,7 +85,6 @@ services:
       - --rpc-cors=all
       - --enable-offchain-indexing=true
       - --unsafe-rpc-external
-      - --unsafe-ws-external
       - --prometheus-external
     ports:
       - "10333:9933"
@@ -106,7 +101,6 @@ services:
       - --rpc-cors=all
       - --enable-offchain-indexing=true
       - --unsafe-rpc-external
-      - --unsafe-ws-external
       - --prometheus-external
     ports:
       - "10433:9933"