diff --git a/cmd/flags.go b/cmd/flags.go
index 8f56e9e93..a1ba4fae5 100644
--- a/cmd/flags.go
+++ b/cmd/flags.go
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ func debugServerFlags(v *viper.Viper, cmd *cobra.Command) *cobra.Command {
 }
 
 func processorFlag(v *viper.Viper, cmd *cobra.Command) *cobra.Command {
-	cmd.Flags().StringP(flagProcessor, "p", relayer.ProcessorLegacy, "which relayer processor to use")
+	cmd.Flags().StringP(flagProcessor, "p", relayer.ProcessorEvents, "which relayer processor to use")
 	if err := v.BindPFlag(flagProcessor, cmd.Flags().Lookup(flagProcessor)); err != nil {
 		panic(err)
 	}
diff --git a/ibctest/relay_many_test.go b/ibctest/relay_many_test.go
index 88ce9a2bc..3c6986db2 100644
--- a/ibctest/relay_many_test.go
+++ b/ibctest/relay_many_test.go
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ func TestRelayerMultiplePathsSingleProcess(t *testing.T) {
 		zaptest.NewLogger(t),
 		ibctestrelayer.CustomDockerImage(relayeribctest.RelayerImageName, "latest", "100:1000"),
 		ibctestrelayer.ImagePull(false),
-		ibctestrelayer.StartupFlags("-p", "events"),
 	).Build(t, client, network)
 
 	rep := testreporter.NewNopReporter()
diff --git a/relayer/strategies.go b/relayer/strategies.go
index bd5cf8545..5e1360a08 100644
--- a/relayer/strategies.go
+++ b/relayer/strategies.go
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ func StartRelayer(
 		return errorChan
 	case ProcessorLegacy:
 		if len(paths) != 1 {
-			panic(fmt.Errorf("only one path supported for legacy processor. pass `-p events` for multiple paths"))
+			panic(errors.New("only one path supported for legacy processor"))
 		}
 		p := paths[0].Path
 		src, dst := chains[p.Src.ChainID], chains[p.Dst.ChainID]