diff --git a/spartan/environments/staging-public.env b/spartan/environments/staging-public.env
index 2720dc4cbbf1..8207cd4df9e2 100644
--- a/spartan/environments/staging-public.env
+++ b/spartan/environments/staging-public.env
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ TX_COLLECTION_FILE_STORE_URLS="https://aztec-labs-snapshots.com/${TX_FILE_STORE_
 R2_ACCESS_KEY_ID=REPLACE_WITH_GCP_SECRET
 R2_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY=REPLACE_WITH_GCP_SECRET
 TEST_ACCOUNTS=false
-SPONSORED_FPC=true
+SPONSORED_FPC=false
 
 # Match testnet/mainnet mana target (75M) instead of global default (100M).
 # AZTEC_MANA_TARGET only takes effect on L1 contract redeployment.