diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 5a9386b66251..4f6d97d55b02 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: ./.github/actions/setup-go-for-project
       - uses: ./.github/actions/run-monitored-tmpnet-cmd
         with:
-          run: ./scripts/run_task.sh test-load
+          run: ./scripts/run_task.sh test-load -- --load-timeout=30s
           artifact_prefix: load
           prometheus_username: ${{ secrets.PROMETHEUS_ID || '' }}
           prometheus_password: ${{ secrets.PROMETHEUS_PASSWORD || '' }}
@@ -254,27 +254,13 @@ jobs:
       - uses: ./.github/actions/setup-go-for-project
       - uses: ./.github/actions/run-monitored-tmpnet-cmd
         with:
-          run: ./scripts/run_task.sh test-load-kube-kind
+          run: ./scripts/run_task.sh test-load-kube-kind -- --load-timeout=30s
           runtime: kube
           artifact_prefix: load-kube
           prometheus_username: ${{ secrets.PROMETHEUS_ID || '' }}
           prometheus_password: ${{ secrets.PROMETHEUS_PASSWORD || '' }}
           loki_username: ${{ secrets.LOKI_ID || '' }}
           loki_password: ${{ secrets.LOKI_PASSWORD || '' }}
-  load2:
-    name: Run load2 test
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-        - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-        - uses: ./.github/actions/setup-go-for-project
-        - uses: ./.github/actions/run-monitored-tmpnet-cmd
-          with:
-            run: ./scripts/run_task.sh test-load2 -- --load-timeout=30s
-            artifact_prefix: load2
-            prometheus_username: ${{ secrets.PROMETHEUS_ID || '' }}
-            prometheus_password: ${{ secrets.PROMETHEUS_PASSWORD || '' }}
-            loki_username: ${{ secrets.LOKI_ID || '' }}
-            loki_password: ${{ secrets.LOKI_PASSWORD || '' }}
   robustness:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
diff --git a/Taskfile.yml b/Taskfile.yml
index 5496aafb724c..4ab2426a3a10 100644
--- a/Taskfile.yml
+++ b/Taskfile.yml
@@ -316,25 +316,19 @@ tasks:
     desc: Runs load tests
     cmds:
       - task: generate-load-contract-bindings
-      - task: build
-      - cmd: go run ./tests/load/c/main --avalanchego-path=./build/avalanchego {{.CLI_ARGS}}
-
-  test-load2:
-    desc: Runs second iteration of load tests
-    cmds:
       - task: build
       - cmd: go run ./tests/load2/main --avalanchego-path=./build/avalanchego {{.CLI_ARGS}}
 
   test-load-exclusive:
     desc: Runs load tests against kube with exclusive scheduling
     cmds:
-      - cmd: go run ./tests/load/c/main --runtime=kube --kube-use-exclusive-scheduling {{.CLI_ARGS}}
+      - cmd: go run ./tests/load2/main --runtime=kube --kube-use-exclusive-scheduling {{.CLI_ARGS}}
 
   test-load-kube:
     desc: Runs load tests against a kubernetes cluster
     cmds:
       - task: generate-load-contract-bindings
-      - cmd: go run ./tests/load/c/main --runtime=kube {{.CLI_ARGS}}
+      - cmd: go run ./tests/load2/main --runtime=kube {{.CLI_ARGS}}
 
   test-load-kube-kind:
     desc: Runs load tests against a kind cluster
diff --git a/scripts/tests.load.kube.kind.sh b/scripts/tests.load.kube.kind.sh
index 62d2a0b8bf95..d6693a4c8315 100755
--- a/scripts/tests.load.kube.kind.sh
+++ b/scripts/tests.load.kube.kind.sh
@@ -33,4 +33,4 @@ else
     echo "Defaulting to limited-permission context 'kind-kind-tmpnet' to test RBAC Role permissions"
 fi
 
-go run ./tests/load/c/main --runtime=kube --kube-image="$AVALANCHEGO_IMAGE" "$KUBECONFIG_CONTEXT" "$@"
+go run ./tests/load2/main --runtime=kube --kube-image="$AVALANCHEGO_IMAGE" "$KUBECONFIG_CONTEXT" "$@"