diff --git a/SystemConfig.json b/SystemConfig.json
index 68af3b31e..7ffdcc87a 100644
--- a/SystemConfig.json
+++ b/SystemConfig.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   "MAX_PUBDATA_PER_BATCH": 110000,
   "PRIORITY_TX_MAX_PUBDATA": 99000,
   "FAIR_L2_GAS_PRICE": 500000000,
-  "L1_GAS_PER_PUBDATA_BYTE": 17,
+  "L1_GAS_PER_PUBDATA_BYTE": 0,
   "BATCH_OVERHEAD_L2_GAS": 1200000,
   "BATCH_OVERHEAD_L1_GAS": 1000000,
   "MAX_TRANSACTIONS_IN_BATCH": 1024,
@@ -16,4 +16,4 @@
   "L1_TX_DELTA_FACTORY_DEPS_PUBDATA": 64,
   "MAX_NEW_FACTORY_DEPS": 32,
   "REQUIRED_L2_GAS_PRICE_PER_PUBDATA": 800
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/l1-contracts/contracts/zksync/Config.sol b/l1-contracts/contracts/zksync/Config.sol
index c33bbe8bc..509dd8ee9 100644
--- a/l1-contracts/contracts/zksync/Config.sol
+++ b/l1-contracts/contracts/zksync/Config.sol
@@ -81,7 +81,8 @@ uint256 constant FAIR_L2_GAS_PRICE = $(FAIR_L2_GAS_PRICE);
 
 /// @dev Even though the price for 1 byte of pubdata is 16 L1 gas, we have a slightly increased
 /// value.
-uint256 constant L1_GAS_PER_PUBDATA_BYTE = $(L1_GAS_PER_PUBDATA_BYTE);
+// uint256 constant L1_GAS_PER_PUBDATA_BYTE = $(L1_GAS_PER_PUBDATA_BYTE);
+uint256 constant L1_GAS_PER_PUBDATA_BYTE = 0;
 
 /// @dev The computational overhead of processing an L2 batch.
 uint256 constant BATCH_OVERHEAD_L2_GAS = $(BATCH_OVERHEAD_L2_GAS);
@@ -90,7 +91,8 @@ uint256 constant BATCH_OVERHEAD_L2_GAS = $(BATCH_OVERHEAD_L2_GAS);
 uint256 constant BATCH_OVERHEAD_L1_GAS = $(BATCH_OVERHEAD_L1_GAS);
 
 /// @dev The equivalent in L1 pubdata of L1 gas used for working with L1
-uint256 constant BATCH_OVERHEAD_PUBDATA = BATCH_OVERHEAD_L1_GAS / L1_GAS_PER_PUBDATA_BYTE;
+// uint256 constant BATCH_OVERHEAD_PUBDATA = BATCH_OVERHEAD_L1_GAS / L1_GAS_PER_PUBDATA_BYTE;
+uint256 constant BATCH_OVERHEAD_PUBDATA = 0;
 
 /// @dev The maximum number of transactions in L2 batch:
 uint256 constant MAX_TRANSACTIONS_IN_BATCH = $(MAX_TRANSACTIONS_IN_BATCH);
diff --git a/system-contracts/bootloader/bootloader.yul b/system-contracts/bootloader/bootloader.yul
index eba58c936..3b4ded723 100644
--- a/system-contracts/bootloader/bootloader.yul
+++ b/system-contracts/bootloader/bootloader.yul
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ object "Bootloader" {
             /// we demand at least 17 to cover up for the costs of additional
             /// hashing of it, etc.
             function L1_GAS_PER_PUBDATA_BYTE() -> ret {
-                ret := 17
+                ret := 0
             }
 
             /// @dev The size of the bootloader memory that is to spent by the transaction's
@@ -1652,11 +1652,11 @@ object "Bootloader" {
                 debugLog("requiredOverhead", requiredOverhead)
                 debugLog("operatorOverheadForTransaction", operatorOverheadForTransaction)
 
-                // The required overhead is less than the overhead that the operator
-                // has requested from the user, meaning that the operator tried to overcharge the user
-                if lt(requiredOverhead, operatorOverheadForTransaction) {
-                    assertionError("Operator's overhead too high")
-                }
+                // // The required overhead is less than the overhead that the operator
+                // // has requested from the user, meaning that the operator tried to overcharge the user
+                // if lt(requiredOverhead, operatorOverheadForTransaction) {
+                //     assertionError("Operator's overhead too high")
+                // }
 
                 ret := operatorOverheadForTransaction
             }
@@ -1866,7 +1866,8 @@ object "Bootloader" {
                 // pubdata to pay for.
                 // The difference between ceil and floor division here is negligible,
                 // so we prefer doing the cheaper operation for the end user
-                let pubdataEquivalentForL1Gas := safeDiv(l1GasOverhead, l1GasPerPubdata, "dd")
+                // let pubdataEquivalentForL1Gas := safeDiv(l1GasOverhead, l1GasPerPubdata, "dd")
+                let pubdataEquivalentForL1Gas := 0
                 
                 ret := safeAdd(
                     computationOverhead, 
@@ -1920,17 +1921,18 @@ object "Bootloader" {
                     totalBatchOverhead,
                     MAX_TRANSACTIONS_IN_BATCH()
                 )
-                ret := max(ret, overheadForSlot)
+
                 debugLog("overheadForSlot", overheadForSlot)
-            
                 // In the proved batch we ensure that the gasPerPubdataByte is not zero
                 // to avoid the potential edge case of division by zero. In Yul, division by 
                 // zero does not panic, but returns zero.
-                <!-- @if BOOTLOADER_TYPE=='proved_batch' -->
-                if and(iszero(gasPerPubdataByte), FORBID_ZERO_GAS_PER_PUBDATA()) {
-                    assertionError("zero gasPerPubdataByte")
-                }
-                <!-- @endif --> 
+                // <!-- @if BOOTLOADER_TYPE=='proved_batch' -->
+                // if and(iszero(gasPerPubdataByte), FORBID_ZERO_GAS_PER_PUBDATA()) {
+                //     assertionError("zero gasPerPubdataByte")
+                // }
+                // <!-- @endif -->
+
+                ret := max(ret, overheadForSlot)
             }
 
             /// @dev A method where all panics in the nearCalls get to.