diff --git a/store/v2/root/store.go b/store/v2/root/store.go
index 6faa51602c5b..ab22d3f90117 100644
--- a/store/v2/root/store.go
+++ b/store/v2/root/store.go
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
-	"golang.org/x/sync/errgroup"
-
 	corelog "cosmossdk.io/core/log"
 	corestore "cosmossdk.io/core/store"
 	"cosmossdk.io/store/v2"
@@ -305,24 +303,14 @@ func (s *Store) Commit(cs *corestore.Changeset) ([]byte, error) {
 	// background pruning process (iavl v1 for example) which must be paused during the commit
 	s.pruningManager.PausePruning()
 
-	eg := new(errgroup.Group)
-
-	// commit SC async
 	var cInfo *proof.CommitInfo
-	eg.Go(func() error {
-		if err := s.stateCommitment.WriteChangeset(cs); err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("failed to write batch to SC store: %w", err)
-		}
-		var scErr error
-		cInfo, scErr = s.stateCommitment.Commit(cs.Version)
-		if scErr != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("failed to commit SC store: %w", scErr)
-		}
-		return nil
-	})
+	if err := s.stateCommitment.WriteChangeset(cs); err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to write batch to SC store: %w", err)
+	}
 
-	if err := eg.Wait(); err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+	cInfo, err := s.stateCommitment.Commit(cs.Version)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to commit SC store: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	if cInfo.Version != cs.Version {
diff --git a/tests/systemtests/cometbft_client_test.go b/tests/systemtests/cometbft_client_test.go
index 895a03a98c62..dbaa3e6d14ee 100644
--- a/tests/systemtests/cometbft_client_test.go
+++ b/tests/systemtests/cometbft_client_test.go
@@ -27,7 +27,12 @@ func TestQueryStatus(t *testing.T) {
 	cli := systest.NewCLIWrapper(t, systest.Sut, systest.Verbose)
 	systest.Sut.StartChain(t)
 
-	resp := cli.CustomQuery("status")
+	var resp string
+	if systest.IsV2() {
+		resp = cli.CustomQuery("comet", "status")
+	} else {
+		resp = cli.CustomQuery("status")
+	}
 
 	// make sure the output has the validator moniker.
 	assert.Contains(t, resp, "\"moniker\":\"node0\"")
@@ -223,7 +228,7 @@ func TestValidatorSetByHeight(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func TestValidatorSetByHeight_GRPCRestGateway(t *testing.T) {
+func TestValidatorSetByHeight_GRPCGateway(t *testing.T) {
 	systest.Sut.ResetChain(t)
 	systest.Sut.StartChain(t)
 
@@ -257,7 +262,9 @@ func TestValidatorSetByHeight_GRPCRestGateway(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestABCIQuery(t *testing.T) {
+	systest.Sut.ResetChain(t)
 	systest.Sut.StartChain(t)
+	_ = systest.Sut.AwaitNextBlock(t, time.Second*3)
 
 	qc := cmtservice.NewServiceClient(systest.Sut.RPCClient(t))
 	cdc := codec.NewProtoCodec(codectypes.NewInterfaceRegistry())