diff --git a/test/client/src/lib.rs b/test/client/src/lib.rs
index 4027a056d55..cbf0459b816 100644
--- a/test/client/src/lib.rs
+++ b/test/client/src/lib.rs
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ pub fn validate_block(
 
 	let heap_pages = HeapAllocStrategy::Static { extra_pages: 1024 };
 	let executor = WasmExecutor::<sp_io::SubstrateHostFunctions>::builder()
-		.with_execution_method(WasmExecutionMethod::Interpreted)
+		.with_execution_method(WasmExecutionMethod::default())
 		.with_max_runtime_instances(1)
 		.with_runtime_cache_size(2)
 		.with_onchain_heap_alloc_strategy(heap_pages)