diff --git a/packages/core/src/controllers/pairing.ts b/packages/core/src/controllers/pairing.ts
index e1a81fbe9..e7d023024 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/controllers/pairing.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/controllers/pairing.ts
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ import {
   isJsonRpcResult,
   isJsonRpcError,
 } from "@walletconnect/jsonrpc-utils";
-import { FIVE_MINUTES, THIRTY_DAYS, toMiliseconds } from "@walletconnect/time";
+import { FIVE_MINUTES, toMiliseconds } from "@walletconnect/time";
 import EventEmitter from "events";
 import {
   PAIRING_CONTEXT,
@@ -187,14 +187,18 @@ export class Pairing implements IPairing {
 
   public activate: IPairing["activate"] = async ({ topic }) => {
     this.isInitialized();
-    const expiry = calcExpiry(THIRTY_DAYS);
+    const expiry = calcExpiry(FIVE_MINUTES);
     this.core.expirer.set(topic, expiry);
     await this.pairings.update(topic, { active: true, expiry });
   };
 
+  /**
+   * @deprecated Ping will be removed in the next major release.
+   */
   public ping: IPairing["ping"] = async (params) => {
     this.isInitialized();
     await this.isValidPing(params);
+    this.logger.warn("ping() is deprecated and will be removed in the next major release.");
     const { topic } = params;
     if (this.pairings.keys.includes(topic)) {
       const id = await this.sendRequest(topic, "wc_pairingPing", {});
diff --git a/packages/core/test/pairing.spec.ts b/packages/core/test/pairing.spec.ts
index f6e9dc11d..265ebb494 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/pairing.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/core/test/pairing.spec.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ import { expect, describe, it, beforeEach, afterEach } from "vitest";
 import { ICore } from "@walletconnect/types";
 import { Core, CORE_PROTOCOL, CORE_VERSION, PAIRING_EVENTS, SUBSCRIBER_EVENTS } from "../src";
 import { TEST_CORE_OPTIONS, disconnectSocket, waitForEvent } from "./shared";
-import { generateRandomBytes32, parseUri, toBase64 } from "@walletconnect/utils";
+import { calcExpiry, generateRandomBytes32, parseUri, toBase64 } from "@walletconnect/utils";
+import { FIVE_MINUTES } from "@walletconnect/time";
 
 const createCoreClients: () => Promise<{ coreA: ICore; coreB: ICore }> = async () => {
   const coreA = new Core(TEST_CORE_OPTIONS);
@@ -121,8 +122,12 @@ describe("Pairing", () => {
       const inactivePairing = coreA.pairing.pairings.get(topic);
       expect(inactivePairing.active).toBe(false);
       await coreA.pairing.activate({ topic });
-      expect(coreA.pairing.pairings.get(topic).active).toBe(true);
-      expect(coreA.pairing.pairings.get(topic).expiry > inactivePairing.expiry).toBe(true);
+      const activePairing = coreA.pairing.pairings.get(topic);
+      expect(activePairing.active).toBe(true);
+      // inactive pairing should have an expiry of 5 minutes
+      expect(inactivePairing.expiry).to.be.approximately(calcExpiry(FIVE_MINUTES), 5);
+      // active pairing should still have an expiry of 5 minutes
+      expect(activePairing.expiry).to.be.approximately(calcExpiry(FIVE_MINUTES), 5);
     });
   });
 
diff --git a/packages/sign-client/src/controllers/engine.ts b/packages/sign-client/src/controllers/engine.ts
index e8890df91..a8eb38f02 100644
--- a/packages/sign-client/src/controllers/engine.ts
+++ b/packages/sign-client/src/controllers/engine.ts
@@ -182,10 +182,12 @@ export class Engine extends IEngine {
     let topic = pairingTopic;
     let uri: string | undefined;
     let active = false;
-
     try {
       if (topic) {
         const pairing = this.client.core.pairing.pairings.get(topic);
+        this.client.logger.warn(
+          "connect() with existing pairing topic is deprecated and will be removed in the next major release.",
+        );
         active = pairing.active;
       }
     } catch (error) {
@@ -681,6 +683,9 @@ export class Engine extends IEngine {
         done(),
       ]);
     } else if (this.client.core.pairing.pairings.keys.includes(topic)) {
+      this.client.logger.warn(
+        "ping() on pairing topic is deprecated and will be removed in the next major release.",
+      );
       await this.client.core.pairing.ping({ topic });
     }
   };
diff --git a/packages/sign-client/test/sdk/auth.spec.ts b/packages/sign-client/test/sdk/auth.spec.ts
index 249b2bf94..726a256f9 100644
--- a/packages/sign-client/test/sdk/auth.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/sign-client/test/sdk/auth.spec.ts
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ describe("Authenticated Sessions", () => {
       name: "wallet",
       metadata: TEST_APP_METADATA_B,
     });
-    await Promise.all([
+    const result = await Promise.all([
       Promise.race<void>([
         new Promise((resolve) => {
           wallet.on("session_authenticate", async (payload) => {
@@ -110,8 +110,9 @@ describe("Authenticated Sessions", () => {
         wallet.pair({ uri });
         resolve();
       }),
-    ]);
-    const session = (await response()).session;
+      response(),
+    ]).then((res) => res[2]);
+    const session = result.session;
     const walletSession = wallet.session.get(session.topic);
     // approved namespaces on both sides must be equal
     expect(JSON.stringify(session.namespaces)).to.eq(JSON.stringify(walletSession.namespaces));