diff --git a/packages/core/src/controllers/pairing.ts b/packages/core/src/controllers/pairing.ts
index 2fd1ae77c..f844156c4 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, ONE_MINUTE, toMiliseconds } from "@walletconnect/time";
+import { FIVE_MINUTES, toMiliseconds } from "@walletconnect/time";
 import EventEmitter from "events";
 import {
   PAIRING_CONTEXT,
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ export class Pairing implements IPairing {
 
   public activate: IPairing["activate"] = async ({ topic }) => {
     this.isInitialized();
-    const expiry = calcExpiry(ONE_MINUTE);
+    const expiry = calcExpiry(FIVE_MINUTES);
     this.core.expirer.set(topic, expiry);
     await this.pairings.update(topic, { active: true, expiry });
   };
@@ -195,6 +195,7 @@ export class Pairing implements IPairing {
   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 b2279e306..265ebb494 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/pairing.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/core/test/pairing.spec.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ 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 { calcExpiry, generateRandomBytes32, parseUri, toBase64 } from "@walletconnect/utils";
-import { FIVE_MINUTES, ONE_MINUTE } from "@walletconnect/time";
+import { FIVE_MINUTES } from "@walletconnect/time";
 
 const createCoreClients: () => Promise<{ coreA: ICore; coreB: ICore }> = async () => {
   const coreA = new Core(TEST_CORE_OPTIONS);
@@ -124,11 +124,10 @@ describe("Pairing", () => {
       await coreA.pairing.activate({ topic });
       const activePairing = coreA.pairing.pairings.get(topic);
       expect(activePairing.active).toBe(true);
-      expect(activePairing.expiry > inactivePairing.expiry).toBe(false);
       // inactive pairing should have an expiry of 5 minutes
       expect(inactivePairing.expiry).to.be.approximately(calcExpiry(FIVE_MINUTES), 5);
-      // active pairing should have an expiry of 1 minute
-      expect(activePairing.expiry).to.be.approximately(calcExpiry(ONE_MINUTE), 5);
+      // active pairing should still have an expiry of 5 minutes
+      expect(activePairing.expiry).to.be.approximately(calcExpiry(FIVE_MINUTES), 5);
     });
   });