diff --git a/crates/relayer/src/chain/axon.rs b/crates/relayer/src/chain/axon.rs
index e5f79ab6c..97666671b 100644
--- a/crates/relayer/src/chain/axon.rs
+++ b/crates/relayer/src/chain/axon.rs
@@ -39,9 +39,7 @@ use ibc_proto::{
 use ibc_relayer_types::{
     applications::ics31_icq::response::CrossChainQueryResponse,
     clients::ics07_axon::{
-        client_state::AxonClientState,
-        consensus_state::AxonConsensusState,
-        header::{AxonHeader, AXON_HEADER_TYPE_URL},
+        client_state::AxonClientState, consensus_state::AxonConsensusState, header::AxonHeader,
         light_block::AxonLightBlock,
     },
     core::{
@@ -1392,24 +1390,6 @@ impl AxonChain {
             create_client::TYPE_URL => {
                 convert!(self, msg, MsgCreateClient, create_client)
             }
-            // TODO: this update_client uses Hermes internal message to handle the Axon-specific function,
-            // so maybe there is possibility to create a new one to do so
-            update_client::TYPE_URL => {
-                let msg = update_client::MsgUpdateClient::from_any(msg)
-                    .map_err(|e| Error::protobuf_decode(update_client::TYPE_URL.to_string(), e))?;
-                let bytes = msg.header.value.as_slice();
-                let type_url = msg.header.type_url;
-                let to = match type_url.as_str() {
-                    AXON_HEADER_TYPE_URL => self.config.ckb_light_client_contract_address,
-                    "CELL_TYPE_URL" => self.config.image_cell_contract_address,
-                    type_url => {
-                        return Err(Error::other_error(format!("unknown type_url {type_url}")))
-                    }
-                };
-                let tx = TransactionRequest::new().to(to).data(bytes.to_vec());
-                self.rt
-                    .block_on(async { Ok(self.client.send_transaction(tx, None).await?.await?) })
-            }
             // connection
             conn_open_init::TYPE_URL => {
                 convert!(self, msg, MsgConnectionOpenInit, connection_open_init)
diff --git a/crates/relayer/src/config/axon.rs b/crates/relayer/src/config/axon.rs
index 0bf61d09d..413b55906 100644
--- a/crates/relayer/src/config/axon.rs
+++ b/crates/relayer/src/config/axon.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-use ethers::types::H160;
 use ibc_relayer_types::core::ics24_host::identifier::ChainId;
 use serde_derive::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use tendermint_rpc::Url;
@@ -16,8 +15,6 @@ pub struct AxonChainConfig {
     pub restore_block_count: u64,
     pub key_name: String,
     pub store_prefix: String,
-    pub ckb_light_client_contract_address: H160,
-    pub image_cell_contract_address: H160,
 
     #[serde(default)]
     pub packet_filter: PacketFilter,
diff --git a/crates/relayer/tests/config/fixtures/relayer_conf_example.toml b/crates/relayer/tests/config/fixtures/relayer_conf_example.toml
index 58c8e1aae..de46b89da 100644
--- a/crates/relayer/tests/config/fixtures/relayer_conf_example.toml
+++ b/crates/relayer/tests/config/fixtures/relayer_conf_example.toml
@@ -94,8 +94,6 @@ transfer_contract_address = "0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000"
 restore_block_count = 10000
 key_name = "relayer_axon_wallet"
 store_prefix = "forcerelay"
-ckb_light_client_contract_address = "0x71C7656EC7ab88b098defB751B7401B5f6d8976F"
-image_cell_contract_address = "0x71C7656EC7ab88b098defB751B7401B5f6d8976F"
 
 [[chains]]
 id = "ckb4ibc-0"
diff --git a/tools/ibc-test/src/framework/utils/axon.rs b/tools/ibc-test/src/framework/utils/axon.rs
index f2849f87b..092865feb 100644
--- a/tools/ibc-test/src/framework/utils/axon.rs
+++ b/tools/ibc-test/src/framework/utils/axon.rs
@@ -159,8 +159,6 @@ pub(crate) fn prepare_axon_chain(
     let deployment = DeployedContracts {
         contract_address,
         transfer_contract_address,
-        image_cell_contract_address: ethers::types::H160::default(),
-        ckb_light_client_contract_address: ethers::types::H160::default(),
     };
     let path = working_dir.join(AXON_CONTRACTS_CONFIG_PATH);
     std::fs::write(path, toml::to_string(&deployment)?).with_context(|| "write deployment info")?;
diff --git a/tools/test-framework/src/types/axon/mod.rs b/tools/test-framework/src/types/axon/mod.rs
index adfab4d3f..772109e8c 100644
--- a/tools/test-framework/src/types/axon/mod.rs
+++ b/tools/test-framework/src/types/axon/mod.rs
@@ -5,6 +5,4 @@ use serde_derive::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 pub struct DeployedContracts {
     pub contract_address: H160,
     pub transfer_contract_address: H160,
-    pub image_cell_contract_address: H160,
-    pub ckb_light_client_contract_address: H160,
 }
diff --git a/tools/test-framework/src/types/single/node.rs b/tools/test-framework/src/types/single/node.rs
index fe8a46a54..70c001446 100644
--- a/tools/test-framework/src/types/single/node.rs
+++ b/tools/test-framework/src/types/single/node.rs
@@ -228,8 +228,6 @@ impl FullNode {
         let DeployedContracts {
             contract_address,
             transfer_contract_address,
-            image_cell_contract_address,
-            ckb_light_client_contract_address,
             ..
         } = deployed_contracts;
 
@@ -243,8 +241,6 @@ impl FullNode {
             contract_address,
             transfer_contract_address,
             restore_block_count,
-            ckb_light_client_contract_address,
-            image_cell_contract_address,
         };
         Ok(config::ChainConfig::Axon(axon_config))
     }