diff --git a/chain/epoch-manager/src/lib.rs b/chain/epoch-manager/src/lib.rs
index 3d4bdbcc67b..8636bfbb364 100644
--- a/chain/epoch-manager/src/lib.rs
+++ b/chain/epoch-manager/src/lib.rs
@@ -499,7 +499,6 @@ impl EpochManager {
             let mut chunk_stats = ChunkValidatorStats::default();
             for (_, tracker) in chunk_validator_tracker.iter() {
                 if let Some(stat) = tracker.get(&(i as u64)) {
-                    println!("{i} FOUND STAT {stat:?}");
                     *chunk_stats.expected_mut() += stat.expected();
                     *chunk_stats.produced_mut() += stat.produced();
                     chunk_stats.endorsement_stats_mut().produced +=
@@ -508,7 +507,6 @@ impl EpochManager {
                         stat.endorsement_stats().expected;
                 }
             }
-            println!("{i} {:?}", chunk_stats);
             total_stake += v.stake();
             let is_already_kicked_out = prev_validator_kickout.contains_key(account_id);
             if (max_validator.is_none() || block_stats.produced > maximum_block_prod)
@@ -601,7 +599,6 @@ impl EpochManager {
             version_tracker,
             ..
         } = self.get_epoch_info_aggregator_upto_last(last_block_hash)?;
-        println!("{:?}", chunk_validator_tracker);
         let mut proposals = vec![];
         let mut validator_kickout = HashMap::new();
 
diff --git a/chain/epoch-manager/src/tests/mod.rs b/chain/epoch-manager/src/tests/mod.rs
index a8295837741..9b9c78b7cab 100644
--- a/chain/epoch-manager/src/tests/mod.rs
+++ b/chain/epoch-manager/src/tests/mod.rs
@@ -1535,7 +1535,7 @@ fn test_chunk_validator_kickout() {
     let total_supply = stake_amount * validators.len() as u128;
     let num_shards = 2;
     let epoch_config =
-        epoch_config_with_production_config(epoch_length, num_shards, 2, 2, 0, 0, 75, false);
+        epoch_config_with_production_config(epoch_length, num_shards, 2, 2, 90, 40, 75, false);
     let mut em = EpochManager::new(
         create_test_store(),
         epoch_config,
@@ -1553,10 +1553,6 @@ fn test_chunk_validator_kickout() {
     for (prev_block, (height, curr_block)) in hashes.iter().zip(hashes.iter().enumerate().skip(1)) {
         let height = height as u64;
         let epoch_id = em.get_epoch_id_from_prev_block(prev_block).unwrap();
-        let ei = em.get_epoch_info(&epoch_id).unwrap();
-        println!("{:?}", ei.block_producers_settlement());
-        println!("{:?}", ei.chunk_producers_settlement());
-        println!("{:?}", ei.validator_mandates());
         let chunk_mask = if height < epoch_length {
             (0..num_shards).map(|i| (height + i) % 2 == 0).collect()
         } else {
@@ -1579,11 +1575,21 @@ fn test_chunk_validator_kickout() {
     }
 
     let last_epoch_info = hashes.iter().filter_map(|x| em.get_epoch_info(&EpochId(*x)).ok()).last();
+    let total_expected_chunks = num_shards * (epoch_length - 1);
+    // Every second chunk is skipped.
+    let total_produced_chunks = total_expected_chunks / 2;
+
+    // Chunk producers skip only every second chunk and pass the threshold.
+    // Chunk validator validates all chunks, so its performance is determined
+    // by the chunk production ratio, which is not enough.
     assert_eq!(
         last_epoch_info.unwrap().validator_kickout(),
         &[(
             "test2".parse().unwrap(),
-            NotEnoughChunkEndorsements { produced: 0, expected: num_shards * epoch_length }
+            NotEnoughChunkEndorsements {
+                produced: total_produced_chunks,
+                expected: total_expected_chunks
+            }
         )]
         .into_iter()
         .collect::<HashMap<_, _>>(),