diff --git a/.github/workflows/qa-tip-tracking.yml b/.github/workflows/qa-tip-tracking.yml
index 3e338cf5603..5be99d8621e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/qa-tip-tracking.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/qa-tip-tracking.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ jobs:
     timeout-minutes: 600
     env:
       ERIGON_REFERENCE_DATA_DIR: /opt/erigon-versions/reference-version/datadir
-      ERIGON_TESTBED_DATA_DIR: /opt/erigon-testbed/datadir
       ERIGON_QA_PATH: /home/qarunner/erigon-qa
       TRACKING_TIME_SECONDS: 14400 # 4 hours
       TOTAL_TIME_SECONDS: 28800 # 8 hours
@@ -34,9 +33,9 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         python3 $ERIGON_QA_PATH/test_system/db-producer/pause_production.py || true
 
-    - name: Restore Erigon Testbed Data Directory
+    - name: Clean Erigon Chaindata Directory
       run: |
-        rsync -a --delete $ERIGON_REFERENCE_DATA_DIR/ $ERIGON_TESTBED_DATA_DIR/
+        rm -rf $ERIGON_REFERENCE_DATA_DIR/chaindata
 
     - name: Run Erigon, wait sync and check ability to maintain sync
       id: test_step
@@ -47,7 +46,7 @@ jobs:
         # 2. Allow time for the Erigon to achieve synchronization
         # 3. Begin timing the duration that Erigon maintains synchronization
         python3 $ERIGON_QA_PATH/test_system/qa-tests/tip-tracking/run_and_check_tip_tracking.py \
-          ${{ github.workspace }}/build/bin $ERIGON_TESTBED_DATA_DIR $TRACKING_TIME_SECONDS $TOTAL_TIME_SECONDS Erigon3 $CHAIN
+          ${{ github.workspace }}/build/bin $ERIGON_REFERENCE_DATA_DIR $TRACKING_TIME_SECONDS $TOTAL_TIME_SECONDS Erigon3 $CHAIN
   
         # Capture monitoring script exit status
         test_exit_status=$?
@@ -104,7 +103,7 @@ jobs:
       uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
       with:
         name: erigon-log
-        path: ${{ env.ERIGON_TESTBED_DATA_DIR }}/logs/erigon.log
+        path: ${{ env.ERIGON_REFERENCE_DATA_DIR }}/logs/erigon.log
 
     - name: Upload metric plots
       if: steps.test_step.outputs.test_executed == 'true'
@@ -113,10 +112,10 @@ jobs:
         name: metric-plots
         path: ${{ github.workspace }}/metrics-${{ env.CHAIN }}-plots*
 
-    - name: Delete Erigon Testbed Data Directory
+    - name: Clean Erigon Chaindata Directory
       if: always()
       run: |
-        rm -rf $ERIGON_TESTBED_DATA_DIR
+        rm -rf $ERIGON_REFERENCE_DATA_DIR/chaindata
 
     - name: Resume the Erigon instance dedicated to db maintenance
       run: |