diff --git a/deployment/constructor_params/lynx/root.yml b/deployment/constructor_params/lynx/root.yml
index 94f31b38..12c32745 100644
--- a/deployment/constructor_params/lynx/root.yml
+++ b/deployment/constructor_params/lynx/root.yml
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ contracts:
   - TestnetThresholdStaking
   - TACoApplication:
       proxy:
+        constructor:
+          _data: $encode:initialize
       constructor:
         _token: $LynxStakingToken
         _tStaking: $TestnetThresholdStaking
diff --git a/deployment/constructor_params/tapir/root.yml b/deployment/constructor_params/tapir/root.yml
index 15112c3e..f336ecb2 100644
--- a/deployment/constructor_params/tapir/root.yml
+++ b/deployment/constructor_params/tapir/root.yml
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ contracts:
   - TestnetThresholdStaking
   - TACoApplication:
       proxy:
+        constructor:
+          _data: $encode:initialize
       constructor:
         _token: $TapirStakingToken
         _tStaking: $TestnetThresholdStaking
diff --git a/scripts/lynx/deploy_root.py b/scripts/lynx/deploy_root.py
index 642accf1..379410d9 100644
--- a/scripts/lynx/deploy_root.py
+++ b/scripts/lynx/deploy_root.py
@@ -31,8 +31,6 @@ def main():
 
     deployer.transact(mock_threshold_staking.setApplication, taco_application.address)
 
-    deployer.transact(taco_application.initialize)
-
     mock_polygon_root = deployer.deploy(project.MockPolygonRoot)
     deployer.transact(taco_application.setChildApplication, mock_polygon_root.address)
 
diff --git a/scripts/tapir/deploy_root.py b/scripts/tapir/deploy_root.py
index afa5d17b..5d362404 100644
--- a/scripts/tapir/deploy_root.py
+++ b/scripts/tapir/deploy_root.py
@@ -31,8 +31,6 @@ def main():
 
     deployer.transact(mock_threshold_staking.setApplication, taco_application.address)
 
-    deployer.transact(taco_application.initialize)
-
     mock_polygon_root = deployer.deploy(project.MockPolygonRoot)
     deployer.transact(taco_application.setChildApplication, mock_polygon_root.address)