diff --git a/markets/perps-market/hardhat.config.ts b/markets/perps-market/hardhat.config.ts
index 213b0b256d..ecc74c6ccd 100644
--- a/markets/perps-market/hardhat.config.ts
+++ b/markets/perps-market/hardhat.config.ts
@@ -20,9 +20,6 @@ const config = {
     ],
     templates,
   },
-  mocha: {
-    timeout: 200000,
-  },
 };
 
 export default config;
diff --git a/markets/spot-market/hardhat.config.ts b/markets/spot-market/hardhat.config.ts
index 20d62bd165..4f064fbda8 100644
--- a/markets/spot-market/hardhat.config.ts
+++ b/markets/spot-market/hardhat.config.ts
@@ -25,9 +25,6 @@ const config = {
       default: 'off',
     },
   },
-  mocha: {
-    timeout: 200_000,
-  },
 };
 
 export default config;
diff --git a/utils/common-config/hardhat.config.ts b/utils/common-config/hardhat.config.ts
index 7db95c17a8..f253e6ef6a 100644
--- a/utils/common-config/hardhat.config.ts
+++ b/utils/common-config/hardhat.config.ts
@@ -100,6 +100,9 @@ const config = {
   cannon: {
     publicSourceCode: true,
   },
+  mocha: {
+    timeout: 300_000,
+  },
 };
 
 export default config;
diff --git a/utils/core-contracts/hardhat.config.ts b/utils/core-contracts/hardhat.config.ts
index 514034a8ad..213c1a9ada 100644
--- a/utils/core-contracts/hardhat.config.ts
+++ b/utils/core-contracts/hardhat.config.ts
@@ -3,9 +3,6 @@ import commonConfig from '@synthetixio/common-config/hardhat.config';
 const config = {
   ...commonConfig,
   defaultNetwork: 'hardhat',
-  mocha: {
-    timeout: 120000,
-  },
 };
 
 export default config;
diff --git a/utils/core-modules/hardhat.config.ts b/utils/core-modules/hardhat.config.ts
index 05071985c5..dc5ca1354b 100644
--- a/utils/core-modules/hardhat.config.ts
+++ b/utils/core-modules/hardhat.config.ts
@@ -2,9 +2,6 @@ import commonConfig from '@synthetixio/common-config/hardhat.config';
 
 const config = {
   ...commonConfig,
-  mocha: {
-    timeout: 120000,
-  },
 };
 
 export default config;