diff --git a/kakarot_scripts/constants.py b/kakarot_scripts/constants.py
index c2a65152e..79195b300 100644
--- a/kakarot_scripts/constants.py
+++ b/kakarot_scripts/constants.py
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ class ChainId(IntEnum):
 ETH_TOKEN_ADDRESS = 0x49D36570D4E46F48E99674BD3FCC84644DDD6B96F7C741B1562B82F9E004DC7
 COINBASE = int(
     os.getenv("KAKAROT_COINBASE_RECIPIENT")
-    or "0x20eB005C0b9c906691F885eca5895338E15c36De",
+    or "0x20eB005C0b9c906691F885eca5895338E15c36De",  # Defaults to faucet on appchain sepolia
     16,
 )
 CAIRO_ZERO_DIR = Path("src")
diff --git a/kakarot_scripts/deploy_kakarot.py b/kakarot_scripts/deploy_kakarot.py
index 3ebffeb45..d87b9060e 100644
--- a/kakarot_scripts/deploy_kakarot.py
+++ b/kakarot_scripts/deploy_kakarot.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 )
 from kakarot_scripts.utils.kakarot import dump_deployments as dump_evm_deployments
 from kakarot_scripts.utils.kakarot import get_deployments as get_evm_deployments
-from kakarot_scripts.utils.starknet import declare
+from kakarot_scripts.utils.starknet import call, declare
 from kakarot_scripts.utils.starknet import deploy as deploy_starknet
 from kakarot_scripts.utils.starknet import (
     dump_declarations,
@@ -63,9 +63,14 @@ async def main():
             class_hash["account_contract"],  # account_contract_class_hash_
             class_hash["uninitialized_account"],  # uninitialized_account_class_hash_
             class_hash["Cairo1Helpers"],
-            COINBASE,
             BLOCK_GAS_LIMIT,
         )
+        await invoke(
+            "EVM",
+            "set_coinbase",
+            COINBASE,
+            address=starknet_deployments["EVM"]["address"],
+        )
         starknet_deployments["Counter"] = await deploy_starknet("Counter")
         starknet_deployments["MockPragmaOracle"] = await deploy_starknet(
             "MockPragmaOracle"
@@ -105,7 +110,6 @@ async def main():
             class_hash["account_contract"],  # account_contract_class_hash_
             class_hash["uninitialized_account"],  # uninitialized_account_class_hash_
             class_hash["Cairo1Helpers"],
-            COINBASE,
             BLOCK_GAS_LIMIT,
         )
         await invoke(
@@ -149,6 +153,12 @@ async def main():
     )
     await invoke("kakarot", "set_coinbase", int(bridge.address, 16))
 
+    coinbase = (await call("kakarot", "get_coinbase")).coinbase
+    if coinbase == 0:
+        logger.error("❌ Coinbase is set to 0, all transaction fees will be lost")
+    else:
+        logger.info(f"✅ Coinbase set to: 0x{coinbase:040x}")
+
     weth = await deploy_evm("WETH", "WETH9")
     evm_deployments["WETH"] = {
         "address": int(weth.address, 16),
diff --git a/src/kakarot/kakarot.cairo b/src/kakarot/kakarot.cairo
index ddcc71c1b..07a8558a5 100644
--- a/src/kakarot/kakarot.cairo
+++ b/src/kakarot/kakarot.cairo
@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@ func constructor{syscall_ptr: felt*, pedersen_ptr: HashBuiltin*, range_check_ptr
     account_contract_class_hash: felt,
     uninitialized_account_class_hash: felt,
     cairo1_helpers_class_hash: felt,
-    coinbase: felt,
     block_gas_limit: felt,
 ) {
     return Kakarot.constructor(
@@ -87,7 +86,6 @@ func constructor{syscall_ptr: felt*, pedersen_ptr: HashBuiltin*, range_check_ptr
         account_contract_class_hash,
         uninitialized_account_class_hash,
         cairo1_helpers_class_hash,
-        coinbase,
         block_gas_limit,
     );
 }
diff --git a/src/kakarot/library.cairo b/src/kakarot/library.cairo
index 5a4af623d..4b48922eb 100644
--- a/src/kakarot/library.cairo
+++ b/src/kakarot/library.cairo
@@ -43,14 +43,12 @@ namespace Kakarot {
     // @param account_contract_class_hash The clash hash of the contract account.
     // @param uninitialized_account_class_hash The class hash of the uninitialized account used for deterministic address calculation.
     // @param cairo1_helpers_class_hash The precompiles class hash for precompiles not implemented in Kakarot.
-    // @param coinbase The EOA whose key is owned by the deployer (or known to be owned by Coinbase)
     func constructor{syscall_ptr: felt*, pedersen_ptr: HashBuiltin*, range_check_ptr}(
         owner: felt,
         native_token_address,
         account_contract_class_hash,
         uninitialized_account_class_hash,
         cairo1_helpers_class_hash,
-        coinbase,
         block_gas_limit,
     ) {
         Ownable.initializer(owner);
@@ -58,7 +56,6 @@ namespace Kakarot {
         Kakarot_account_contract_class_hash.write(account_contract_class_hash);
         Kakarot_uninitialized_account_class_hash.write(uninitialized_account_class_hash);
         Kakarot_cairo1_helpers_class_hash.write(cairo1_helpers_class_hash);
-        Kakarot_coinbase.write(coinbase);
         Kakarot_block_gas_limit.write(block_gas_limit);
         return ();
     }
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/EVM.cairo b/tests/fixtures/EVM.cairo
index 63576efa9..169db874e 100644
--- a/tests/fixtures/EVM.cairo
+++ b/tests/fixtures/EVM.cairo
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ from kakarot.kakarot import (
     get_account_contract_class_hash,
     get_cairo1_helpers_class_hash,
     get_native_token,
+    set_coinbase,
 )
 from backend.starknet import Starknet, Internals as StarknetInternals
 from utils.dict import dict_keys, dict_values
diff --git a/tests/utils/constants.py b/tests/utils/constants.py
index 55a0ab7b3..fcf8c4bf5 100644
--- a/tests/utils/constants.py
+++ b/tests/utils/constants.py
@@ -19,11 +19,6 @@
 # Account balance is the amount of funds that the account has after being deployed
 ACCOUNT_BALANCE = PRE_FUND_AMOUNT
 
-# Coinbase address is the address of the sequencer
-MOCK_COINBASE_ADDRESS = (
-    0x388CA486B82E20CC81965D056B4CDCAACDFFE0CF08E20ED8BA10EA97A487004
-)
-
 # STACK
 STACK_MAX_DEPTH = 1024