diff --git a/api/headers.go b/api/headers.go
index 245cdbf59a..5973b81408 100644
--- a/api/headers.go
+++ b/api/headers.go
@@ -7,5 +7,4 @@ const (
 	ConsensusBlockValueHeader     = "Eth-Consensus-Block-Value"
 	JsonMediaType                 = "application/json"
 	OctetStreamMediaType          = "application/octet-stream"
-	EventStreamMediaType          = "text/event-stream"
 )
diff --git a/beacon-chain/gateway/BUILD.bazel b/beacon-chain/gateway/BUILD.bazel
index f0bb36f59b..5ea81d383e 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/gateway/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/beacon-chain/gateway/BUILD.bazel
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ go_library(
     importpath = "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/gateway",
     visibility = ["//beacon-chain:__subpackages__"],
     deps = [
-        "//api:go_default_library",
         "//api/gateway:go_default_library",
         "//cmd/beacon-chain/flags:go_default_library",
         "//proto/prysm/v1alpha1:go_default_library",
diff --git a/beacon-chain/gateway/helpers.go b/beacon-chain/gateway/helpers.go
index d8abfe1dfd..b51777b03c 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/gateway/helpers.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/gateway/helpers.go
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package gateway
 
 import (
 	gwruntime "github.com/grpc-ecosystem/grpc-gateway/v2/runtime"
-	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/api"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/api/gateway"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/cmd/beacon-chain/flags"
 	ethpbalpha "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/proto/prysm/v1alpha1"
@@ -41,7 +40,7 @@ func DefaultConfig(enableDebugRPCEndpoints bool, httpModules string) MuxConfig {
 				},
 			}),
 			gwruntime.WithMarshalerOption(
-				api.EventStreamMediaType, &gwruntime.EventSourceJSONPb{},
+				"text/event-stream", &gwruntime.EventSourceJSONPb{},
 			),
 		)
 		v1AlphaPbHandler = &gateway.PbMux{
diff --git a/beacon-chain/rpc/eth/events/BUILD.bazel b/beacon-chain/rpc/eth/events/BUILD.bazel
index 179eae40e6..dc7be32fc5 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/rpc/eth/events/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/beacon-chain/rpc/eth/events/BUILD.bazel
@@ -8,9 +8,8 @@ go_library(
         "structs.go",
     ],
     importpath = "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/rpc/eth/events",
-    visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
+    visibility = ["//beacon-chain:__subpackages__"],
     deps = [
-        "//api:go_default_library",
         "//beacon-chain/blockchain:go_default_library",
         "//beacon-chain/core/feed:go_default_library",
         "//beacon-chain/core/feed/operation:go_default_library",
@@ -19,7 +18,6 @@ go_library(
         "//beacon-chain/core/time:go_default_library",
         "//beacon-chain/core/transition:go_default_library",
         "//beacon-chain/rpc/eth/shared:go_default_library",
-        "//config/params:go_default_library",
         "//network/httputil:go_default_library",
         "//proto/eth/v1:go_default_library",
         "//runtime/version:go_default_library",
diff --git a/beacon-chain/rpc/eth/events/events.go b/beacon-chain/rpc/eth/events/events.go
index b7d153886b..07b466f5b5 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/rpc/eth/events/events.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/rpc/eth/events/events.go
@@ -5,10 +5,8 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
-	time2 "time"
 
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common/hexutil"
-	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/api"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/blockchain"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/core/feed"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/core/feed/operation"
@@ -17,7 +15,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/core/time"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/core/transition"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/rpc/eth/shared"
-	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/config/params"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/network/httputil"
 	ethpb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/proto/eth/v1"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/runtime/version"
@@ -109,24 +106,16 @@ func (s *Server) StreamEvents(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	defer stateSub.Unsubscribe()
 
 	// Set up SSE response headers
-	w.Header().Set("Content-Type", api.EventStreamMediaType)
+	w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "text/event-stream")
 	w.Header().Set("Connection", "keep-alive")
 
 	// Handle each event received and context cancellation.
-	// We send a keepalive dummy message immediately to prevent clients
-	// stalling while waiting for the first response chunk.
-	// After that we send a keepalive dummy message every SECONDS_PER_SLOT
-	// to prevent anyone (e.g. proxy servers) from closing connections.
-	sendKeepalive(w, flusher)
-	keepaliveTicker := time2.NewTicker(time2.Duration(params.BeaconConfig().SecondsPerSlot) * time2.Second)
 	for {
 		select {
 		case event := <-opsChan:
 			handleBlockOperationEvents(w, flusher, topicsMap, event)
 		case event := <-stateChan:
 			s.handleStateEvents(ctx, w, flusher, topicsMap, event)
-		case <-keepaliveTicker.C:
-			sendKeepalive(w, flusher)
 		case <-ctx.Done():
 			return
 		}
@@ -442,10 +431,6 @@ func send(w http.ResponseWriter, flusher http.Flusher, name string, data interfa
 	write(w, flusher, "event: %s\ndata: %s\n\n", name, string(j))
 }
 
-func sendKeepalive(w http.ResponseWriter, flusher http.Flusher) {
-	write(w, flusher, ":\n\n")
-}
-
 func write(w http.ResponseWriter, flusher http.Flusher, format string, a ...any) {
 	_, err := fmt.Fprintf(w, format, a...)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/beacon-chain/rpc/eth/events/events_test.go b/beacon-chain/rpc/eth/events/events_test.go
index 236c3da257..1acb924456 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/rpc/eth/events/events_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/rpc/eth/events/events_test.go
@@ -375,9 +375,7 @@ func TestStreamEvents_OperationsEvents(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 }
 
-const operationsResult = `:
-
-event: attestation
+const operationsResult = `event: attestation
 data: {"aggregation_bits":"0x00","data":{"slot":"0","index":"0","beacon_block_root":"0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000","source":{"epoch":"0","root":"0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000"},"target":{"epoch":"0","root":"0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000"}},"signature":"0x000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000"}
 
 event: attestation
@@ -403,9 +401,7 @@ data: {"signed_header_1":{"message":{"slot":"0","proposer_index":"0","parent_roo
 
 `
 
-const stateResult = `:
-
-event: head
+const stateResult = `event: head
 data: {"slot":"0","block":"0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000","state":"0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000","epoch_transition":true,"execution_optimistic":false,"previous_duty_dependent_root":"0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000","current_duty_dependent_root":"0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000"}
 
 event: finalized_checkpoint
@@ -419,23 +415,17 @@ data: {"slot":"0","block":"0xeade62f0457b2fdf48e7d3fc4b60736688286be7c7a3ac4c9a1
 
 `
 
-const payloadAttributesBellatrixResult = `:
-
-event: payload_attributes
+const payloadAttributesBellatrixResult = `event: payload_attributes
 data: {"version":"bellatrix","data":{"proposer_index":"0","proposal_slot":"1","parent_block_number":"0","parent_block_root":"0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000","parent_block_hash":"0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000","payload_attributes":{"timestamp":"12","prev_randao":"0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000","suggested_fee_recipient":"0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000"}}}
 
 `
 
-const payloadAttributesCapellaResult = `:
-
-event: payload_attributes
+const payloadAttributesCapellaResult = `event: payload_attributes
 data: {"version":"capella","data":{"proposer_index":"0","proposal_slot":"1","parent_block_number":"0","parent_block_root":"0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000","parent_block_hash":"0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000","payload_attributes":{"timestamp":"12","prev_randao":"0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000","suggested_fee_recipient":"0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000","withdrawals":[]}}}
 
 `
 
-const payloadAttributesDenebResult = `:
-
-event: payload_attributes
+const payloadAttributesDenebResult = `event: payload_attributes
 data: {"version":"deneb","data":{"proposer_index":"0","proposal_slot":"1","parent_block_number":"0","parent_block_root":"0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000","parent_block_hash":"0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000","payload_attributes":{"timestamp":"12","prev_randao":"0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000","suggested_fee_recipient":"0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000","withdrawals":[],"parent_beacon_block_root":"0xbef96cb938fd48b2403d3e662664325abb0102ed12737cbb80d717520e50cf4a"}}}
 
 `
diff --git a/testing/validator-mock/validator_client_mock.go b/testing/validator-mock/validator_client_mock.go
index 82afc94b2d..071b039d11 100644
--- a/testing/validator-mock/validator_client_mock.go
+++ b/testing/validator-mock/validator_client_mock.go
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // Code generated by MockGen. DO NOT EDIT.
 // Source: github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/validator/client/iface (interfaces: ValidatorClient)
 
-// Package mock is a generated GoMock package.
+// Package validator_mock is a generated GoMock package.
 package validator_mock
 
 import (
@@ -247,20 +247,6 @@ func (mr *MockValidatorClientMockRecorder) ProposeExit(arg0, arg1 interface{}) *
 	return mr.mock.ctrl.RecordCallWithMethodType(mr.mock, "ProposeExit", reflect.TypeOf((*MockValidatorClient)(nil).ProposeExit), arg0, arg1)
 }
 
-// StartEventStream mocks base method.
-func (m *MockValidatorClient) StartEventStream(arg0 context.Context) error {
-	m.ctrl.T.Helper()
-	ret := m.ctrl.Call(m, "StartEventStream", arg0)
-	ret0, _ := ret[0].(error)
-	return ret0
-}
-
-// StartEventStream indicates an expected call of StartEventStream.
-func (mr *MockValidatorClientMockRecorder) StartEventStream(arg0 interface{}) *gomock.Call {
-	mr.mock.ctrl.T.Helper()
-	return mr.mock.ctrl.RecordCallWithMethodType(mr.mock, "StartEventStream", reflect.TypeOf((*MockValidatorClient)(nil).StartEventStream), arg0)
-}
-
 // StreamSlots mocks base method.
 func (m *MockValidatorClient) StreamSlots(arg0 context.Context, arg1 *eth.StreamSlotsRequest) (eth.BeaconNodeValidator_StreamSlotsClient, error) {
 	m.ctrl.T.Helper()
diff --git a/validator/accounts/testing/mock.go b/validator/accounts/testing/mock.go
index ba024e5c68..cb903c65ff 100644
--- a/validator/accounts/testing/mock.go
+++ b/validator/accounts/testing/mock.go
@@ -212,7 +212,3 @@ func (m *Validator) SetProposerSettings(_ context.Context, settings *validatorse
 	m.proposerSettings = settings
 	return nil
 }
-
-func (_ *Validator) StartEventStream(_ context.Context) error {
-	panic("implement me")
-}
diff --git a/validator/client/beacon-api/BUILD.bazel b/validator/client/beacon-api/BUILD.bazel
index fad6d0ea3b..07746d098e 100644
--- a/validator/client/beacon-api/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/validator/client/beacon-api/BUILD.bazel
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ go_library(
         "domain_data.go",
         "doppelganger.go",
         "duties.go",
-        "event_handler.go",
         "genesis.go",
         "get_beacon_block.go",
         "index.go",
@@ -44,7 +43,6 @@ go_library(
         "//beacon-chain/core/signing:go_default_library",
         "//beacon-chain/rpc/eth/beacon:go_default_library",
         "//beacon-chain/rpc/eth/config:go_default_library",
-        "//beacon-chain/rpc/eth/events:go_default_library",
         "//beacon-chain/rpc/eth/node:go_default_library",
         "//beacon-chain/rpc/eth/shared:go_default_library",
         "//beacon-chain/rpc/eth/validator:go_default_library",
@@ -85,7 +83,6 @@ go_test(
         "domain_data_test.go",
         "doppelganger_test.go",
         "duties_test.go",
-        "event_handler_test.go",
         "genesis_test.go",
         "get_beacon_block_test.go",
         "index_test.go",
@@ -142,7 +139,6 @@ go_test(
         "@com_github_golang_mock//gomock:go_default_library",
         "@com_github_golang_protobuf//ptypes/empty",
         "@com_github_pkg_errors//:go_default_library",
-        "@com_github_sirupsen_logrus//hooks/test:go_default_library",
         "@org_golang_google_protobuf//types/known/emptypb:go_default_library",
         "@org_golang_google_protobuf//types/known/timestamppb:go_default_library",
     ],
diff --git a/validator/client/beacon-api/beacon_api_validator_client.go b/validator/client/beacon-api/beacon_api_validator_client.go
index d0c761866b..67da2d6ebe 100644
--- a/validator/client/beacon-api/beacon_api_validator_client.go
+++ b/validator/client/beacon-api/beacon_api_validator_client.go
@@ -14,38 +14,22 @@ import (
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/validator/client/iface"
 )
 
-type ValidatorClientOpt func(*beaconApiValidatorClient)
-
-func WithEventHandler(h *EventHandler) ValidatorClientOpt {
-	return func(c *beaconApiValidatorClient) {
-		c.eventHandler = h
-	}
-}
-
-func WithEventErrorChannel(ch chan error) ValidatorClientOpt {
-	return func(c *beaconApiValidatorClient) {
-		c.eventErrCh = ch
-	}
-}
-
 type beaconApiValidatorClient struct {
 	genesisProvider         GenesisProvider
 	dutiesProvider          dutiesProvider
 	stateValidatorsProvider StateValidatorsProvider
 	jsonRestHandler         JsonRestHandler
-	eventHandler            *EventHandler
-	eventErrCh              chan error
 	beaconBlockConverter    BeaconBlockConverter
 	prysmBeaconChainCLient  iface.PrysmBeaconChainClient
 }
 
-func NewBeaconApiValidatorClient(host string, timeout time.Duration, opts ...ValidatorClientOpt) iface.ValidatorClient {
+func NewBeaconApiValidatorClient(host string, timeout time.Duration) iface.ValidatorClient {
 	jsonRestHandler := beaconApiJsonRestHandler{
 		httpClient: http.Client{Timeout: timeout},
 		host:       host,
 	}
 
-	c := &beaconApiValidatorClient{
+	return &beaconApiValidatorClient{
 		genesisProvider:         beaconApiGenesisProvider{jsonRestHandler: jsonRestHandler},
 		dutiesProvider:          beaconApiDutiesProvider{jsonRestHandler: jsonRestHandler},
 		stateValidatorsProvider: beaconApiStateValidatorsProvider{jsonRestHandler: jsonRestHandler},
@@ -56,10 +40,6 @@ func NewBeaconApiValidatorClient(host string, timeout time.Duration, opts ...Val
 			jsonRestHandler: jsonRestHandler,
 		},
 	}
-	for _, o := range opts {
-		o(c)
-	}
-	return c
 }
 
 func (c *beaconApiValidatorClient) GetDuties(ctx context.Context, in *ethpb.DutiesRequest) (*ethpb.DutiesResponse, error) {
@@ -175,15 +155,3 @@ func (c *beaconApiValidatorClient) WaitForActivation(ctx context.Context, in *et
 func (c *beaconApiValidatorClient) WaitForChainStart(ctx context.Context, _ *empty.Empty) (*ethpb.ChainStartResponse, error) {
 	return c.waitForChainStart(ctx)
 }
-
-func (c *beaconApiValidatorClient) StartEventStream(ctx context.Context) error {
-	if c.eventHandler != nil {
-		if c.eventErrCh == nil {
-			return errors.New("event handler cannot be initialized without an event error channel")
-		}
-		if err := c.eventHandler.get(ctx, []string{"head"}, c.eventErrCh); err != nil {
-			return errors.Wrapf(err, "event handler stopped working")
-		}
-	}
-	return nil
-}
diff --git a/validator/client/beacon-api/event_handler.go b/validator/client/beacon-api/event_handler.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 85efa12865..0000000000
--- a/validator/client/beacon-api/event_handler.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,126 +0,0 @@
-package beacon_api
-
-import (
-	"context"
-	"net/http"
-	"strings"
-	"sync"
-
-	"github.com/pkg/errors"
-	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/api"
-)
-
-// Currently set to the first power of 2 bigger than the size of the `head` event
-// which is 446 bytes
-const eventByteLimit = 512
-
-// EventHandler is responsible for subscribing to the Beacon API events endpoint
-// and dispatching received events to subscribers.
-type EventHandler struct {
-	httpClient *http.Client
-	host       string
-	subs       []eventSub
-	sync.Mutex
-}
-
-type eventSub struct {
-	name string
-	ch   chan<- event
-}
-
-type event struct {
-	eventType string
-	data      string
-}
-
-// NewEventHandler returns a new handler.
-func NewEventHandler(httpClient *http.Client, host string) *EventHandler {
-	return &EventHandler{
-		httpClient: httpClient,
-		host:       host,
-		subs:       make([]eventSub, 0),
-	}
-}
-
-func (h *EventHandler) subscribe(sub eventSub) {
-	h.Lock()
-	h.subs = append(h.subs, sub)
-	h.Unlock()
-}
-
-func (h *EventHandler) get(ctx context.Context, topics []string, eventErrCh chan<- error) error {
-	if len(topics) == 0 {
-		return errors.New("no topics provided")
-	}
-
-	allTopics := strings.Join(topics, ",")
-	log.Info("Starting listening to Beacon API events on topics " + allTopics)
-	url := h.host + "/eth/v1/events?topics=" + allTopics
-	req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, http.MethodGet, url, nil)
-	if err != nil {
-		return errors.Wrap(err, "failed to create HTTP request")
-	}
-
-	req.Header.Set("Accept", api.EventStreamMediaType)
-	req.Header.Set("Connection", "keep-alive")
-
-	resp, err := h.httpClient.Do(req)
-	if err != nil {
-		return errors.Wrap(err, "failed to perform HTTP request")
-	}
-
-	go func() {
-		defer func() {
-			if closeErr := resp.Body.Close(); closeErr != nil {
-				log.WithError(closeErr).Error("Failed to close events response body")
-			}
-		}()
-
-		// We signal an EOF error in a special way. When we get this error while reading the response body,
-		// there might still be an event received in the body that we should handle.
-		eof := false
-		for {
-			if ctx.Err() != nil {
-				eventErrCh <- ctx.Err()
-				return
-			}
-
-			rawData := make([]byte, eventByteLimit)
-			_, err = resp.Body.Read(rawData)
-			if err != nil {
-				if strings.Contains(err.Error(), "EOF") {
-					log.Error("Received EOF while reading events response body")
-					eof = true
-				} else {
-					eventErrCh <- err
-					return
-				}
-			}
-
-			e := strings.Split(string(rawData), "\n")
-			// We expect that the event format will contain event type and data separated with a newline
-			if len(e) < 2 {
-				// We reached EOF and there is no event to send
-				if eof {
-					return
-				}
-				continue
-			}
-
-			for _, sub := range h.subs {
-				select {
-				case sub.ch <- event{eventType: e[0], data: e[1]}:
-				// Event sent successfully.
-				default:
-					log.Warn("Subscriber '" + sub.name + "' not ready to receive events")
-				}
-			}
-			// We reached EOF and sent the last event
-			if eof {
-				return
-			}
-		}
-	}()
-
-	return nil
-}
diff --git a/validator/client/beacon-api/event_handler_test.go b/validator/client/beacon-api/event_handler_test.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 3de171cd4d..0000000000
--- a/validator/client/beacon-api/event_handler_test.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,55 +0,0 @@
-package beacon_api
-
-import (
-	"context"
-	"fmt"
-	"net/http"
-	"net/http/httptest"
-	"testing"
-	"time"
-
-	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/testing/assert"
-	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/testing/require"
-	logtest "github.com/sirupsen/logrus/hooks/test"
-)
-
-func TestEventHandler(t *testing.T) {
-	logHook := logtest.NewGlobal()
-
-	mux := http.NewServeMux()
-	mux.HandleFunc("/eth/v1/events", func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-		flusher, ok := w.(http.Flusher)
-		require.Equal(t, true, ok)
-		_, err := fmt.Fprint(w, "head\ndata\n\n")
-		require.NoError(t, err)
-		flusher.Flush()
-	})
-	server := httptest.NewServer(mux)
-	defer server.Close()
-
-	handler := NewEventHandler(http.DefaultClient, server.URL)
-	ch1 := make(chan event, 1)
-	sub1 := eventSub{ch: ch1}
-	ch2 := make(chan event, 1)
-	sub2 := eventSub{ch: ch2}
-	ch3 := make(chan event, 1)
-	sub3 := eventSub{name: "sub3", ch: ch3}
-	// fill up the channel so that it can't receive more events
-	ch3 <- event{}
-	handler.subscribe(sub1)
-	handler.subscribe(sub2)
-	handler.subscribe(sub3)
-
-	require.NoError(t, handler.get(context.Background(), []string{"head"}, make(chan error)))
-	// make sure the goroutine inside handler.get is invoked
-	time.Sleep(500 * time.Millisecond)
-
-	e := <-ch1
-	assert.Equal(t, "head", e.eventType)
-	assert.Equal(t, "data", e.data)
-	e = <-ch2
-	assert.Equal(t, "head", e.eventType)
-	assert.Equal(t, "data", e.data)
-
-	assert.LogsContain(t, logHook, "Subscriber 'sub3' not ready to receive events")
-}
diff --git a/validator/client/beacon-api/stream_blocks.go b/validator/client/beacon-api/stream_blocks.go
index 2d6d453aec..d68b7e030a 100644
--- a/validator/client/beacon-api/stream_blocks.go
+++ b/validator/client/beacon-api/stream_blocks.go
@@ -4,12 +4,10 @@ import (
 	"bytes"
 	"context"
 	"encoding/json"
-	"strconv"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common/hexutil"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
-	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/rpc/eth/events"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/rpc/eth/shared"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/consensus-types/primitives"
 	ethpb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/proto/prysm/v1alpha1"
@@ -28,8 +26,8 @@ type streamSlotsClient struct {
 	ctx                context.Context
 	beaconApiClient    beaconApiValidatorClient
 	streamSlotsRequest *ethpb.StreamSlotsRequest
+	prevBlockSlot      primitives.Slot
 	pingDelay          time.Duration
-	ch                 chan event
 }
 
 type streamBlocksAltairClient struct {
@@ -48,14 +46,11 @@ type headSignedBeaconBlockResult struct {
 }
 
 func (c beaconApiValidatorClient) streamSlots(ctx context.Context, in *ethpb.StreamSlotsRequest, pingDelay time.Duration) ethpb.BeaconNodeValidator_StreamSlotsClient {
-	ch := make(chan event, 1)
-	c.eventHandler.subscribe(eventSub{name: "stream slots", ch: ch})
 	return &streamSlotsClient{
 		ctx:                ctx,
 		beaconApiClient:    c,
 		streamSlotsRequest: in,
 		pingDelay:          pingDelay,
-		ch:                 ch,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -69,27 +64,28 @@ func (c beaconApiValidatorClient) streamBlocks(ctx context.Context, in *ethpb.St
 }
 
 func (c *streamSlotsClient) Recv() (*ethpb.StreamSlotsResponse, error) {
-	for {
+	result, err := c.beaconApiClient.getHeadSignedBeaconBlock(c.ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "failed to get latest signed block")
+	}
+
+	// We keep querying the beacon chain for the latest block until we receive a new slot
+	for (c.streamSlotsRequest.VerifiedOnly && result.executionOptimistic) || c.prevBlockSlot == result.slot {
 		select {
-		case rawEvent := <-c.ch:
-			if rawEvent.eventType != events.HeadTopic {
-				continue
-			}
-			e := &events.HeadEvent{}
-			if err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(rawEvent.data), e); err != nil {
-				return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "failed to unmarshal head event into JSON")
-			}
-			uintSlot, err := strconv.ParseUint(e.Slot, 10, 64)
+		case <-time.After(c.pingDelay):
+			result, err = c.beaconApiClient.getHeadSignedBeaconBlock(c.ctx)
 			if err != nil {
-				return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "failed to parse slot")
+				return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "failed to get latest signed block")
 			}
-			return &ethpb.StreamSlotsResponse{
-				Slot: primitives.Slot(uintSlot),
-			}, nil
 		case <-c.ctx.Done():
 			return nil, errors.New("context canceled")
 		}
 	}
+
+	c.prevBlockSlot = result.slot
+	return &ethpb.StreamSlotsResponse{
+		Slot: result.slot,
+	}, nil
 }
 
 func (c *streamBlocksAltairClient) Recv() (*ethpb.StreamBlocksResponse, error) {
diff --git a/validator/client/grpc-api/grpc_validator_client.go b/validator/client/grpc-api/grpc_validator_client.go
index cfbe34455c..aa1c079130 100644
--- a/validator/client/grpc-api/grpc_validator_client.go
+++ b/validator/client/grpc-api/grpc_validator_client.go
@@ -141,8 +141,3 @@ func (c *grpcValidatorClient) AggregatedSigAndAggregationBits(
 func NewGrpcValidatorClient(cc grpc.ClientConnInterface) iface.ValidatorClient {
 	return &grpcValidatorClient{ethpb.NewBeaconNodeValidatorClient(cc)}
 }
-
-// StartEventStream doesn't do anything in gRPC client
-func (c *grpcValidatorClient) StartEventStream(context.Context) error {
-	return nil
-}
diff --git a/validator/client/iface/validator.go b/validator/client/iface/validator.go
index 589086f5e5..a43fb97f66 100644
--- a/validator/client/iface/validator.go
+++ b/validator/client/iface/validator.go
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ type Validator interface {
 	SignValidatorRegistrationRequest(ctx context.Context, signer SigningFunc, newValidatorRegistration *ethpb.ValidatorRegistrationV1) (*ethpb.SignedValidatorRegistrationV1, error)
 	ProposerSettings() *validatorserviceconfig.ProposerSettings
 	SetProposerSettings(context.Context, *validatorserviceconfig.ProposerSettings) error
-	StartEventStream(ctx context.Context) error
 }
 
 // SigningFunc interface defines a type for the a function that signs a message
diff --git a/validator/client/iface/validator_client.go b/validator/client/iface/validator_client.go
index c29f47d158..e83e5d1faa 100644
--- a/validator/client/iface/validator_client.go
+++ b/validator/client/iface/validator_client.go
@@ -34,5 +34,4 @@ type ValidatorClient interface {
 	SubmitSignedContributionAndProof(ctx context.Context, in *ethpb.SignedContributionAndProof) (*empty.Empty, error)
 	StreamSlots(ctx context.Context, in *ethpb.StreamSlotsRequest) (ethpb.BeaconNodeValidator_StreamSlotsClient, error)
 	SubmitValidatorRegistrations(ctx context.Context, in *ethpb.SignedValidatorRegistrationsV1) (*empty.Empty, error)
-	StartEventStream(ctx context.Context) error
 }
diff --git a/validator/client/runner.go b/validator/client/runner.go
index a85ff92ab5..080c17f70e 100644
--- a/validator/client/runner.go
+++ b/validator/client/runner.go
@@ -189,9 +189,6 @@ func initializeValidatorAndGetHeadSlot(ctx context.Context, v iface.Validator) (
 		if err != nil {
 			log.WithError(err).Fatal("Could not wait for validator activation")
 		}
-		if err = v.StartEventStream(ctx); err != nil {
-			log.WithError(err).Fatal("Could not start API event stream")
-		}
 
 		headSlot, err = v.CanonicalHeadSlot(ctx)
 		if isConnectionError(err) {
diff --git a/validator/client/service.go b/validator/client/service.go
index 56de846314..566ed05153 100644
--- a/validator/client/service.go
+++ b/validator/client/service.go
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package client
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"net/http"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
@@ -21,7 +20,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/consensus-types/primitives"
 	ethpb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/proto/prysm/v1alpha1"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/validator/accounts/wallet"
-	beaconApi "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/validator/client/beacon-api"
 	beaconChainClientFactory "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/validator/client/beacon-chain-client-factory"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/validator/client/iface"
 	nodeClientFactory "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/validator/client/node-client-factory"
@@ -191,16 +189,7 @@ func (v *ValidatorService) Start() {
 		return
 	}
 
-	evHandler := beaconApi.NewEventHandler(http.DefaultClient, v.conn.GetBeaconApiUrl())
-	evErrCh := make(chan error)
-	opts := []beaconApi.ValidatorClientOpt{beaconApi.WithEventHandler(evHandler), beaconApi.WithEventErrorChannel(evErrCh)}
-	validatorClient := validatorClientFactory.NewValidatorClient(v.conn, opts...)
-	go func() {
-		e := <-evErrCh
-		log.WithError(e).Error("Event streaming failed")
-		v.cancel()
-	}()
-
+	validatorClient := validatorClientFactory.NewValidatorClient(v.conn)
 	beaconClient := beaconChainClientFactory.NewBeaconChainClient(v.conn)
 	prysmBeaconClient := beaconChainClientFactory.NewPrysmBeaconClient(v.conn)
 
diff --git a/validator/client/testutil/mock_validator.go b/validator/client/testutil/mock_validator.go
index 72bb9272aa..b7956d04ea 100644
--- a/validator/client/testutil/mock_validator.go
+++ b/validator/client/testutil/mock_validator.go
@@ -174,18 +174,18 @@ func (fv *FakeValidator) ProposeBlock(_ context.Context, slot primitives.Slot, _
 }
 
 // SubmitAggregateAndProof for mocking.
-func (*FakeValidator) SubmitAggregateAndProof(_ context.Context, _ primitives.Slot, _ [fieldparams.BLSPubkeyLength]byte) {
+func (_ *FakeValidator) SubmitAggregateAndProof(_ context.Context, _ primitives.Slot, _ [fieldparams.BLSPubkeyLength]byte) {
 }
 
 // SubmitSyncCommitteeMessage for mocking.
-func (*FakeValidator) SubmitSyncCommitteeMessage(_ context.Context, _ primitives.Slot, _ [fieldparams.BLSPubkeyLength]byte) {
+func (_ *FakeValidator) SubmitSyncCommitteeMessage(_ context.Context, _ primitives.Slot, _ [fieldparams.BLSPubkeyLength]byte) {
 }
 
 // LogAttestationsSubmitted for mocking.
-func (*FakeValidator) LogAttestationsSubmitted() {}
+func (_ *FakeValidator) LogAttestationsSubmitted() {}
 
 // UpdateDomainDataCaches for mocking.
-func (*FakeValidator) UpdateDomainDataCaches(context.Context, primitives.Slot) {}
+func (_ *FakeValidator) UpdateDomainDataCaches(context.Context, primitives.Slot) {}
 
 // BalancesByPubkeys for mocking.
 func (fv *FakeValidator) BalancesByPubkeys(_ context.Context) map[[fieldparams.BLSPubkeyLength]byte]uint64 {
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ func (fv *FakeValidator) Keymanager() (keymanager.IKeymanager, error) {
 }
 
 // CheckDoppelGanger for mocking
-func (*FakeValidator) CheckDoppelGanger(_ context.Context) error {
+func (_ *FakeValidator) CheckDoppelGanger(_ context.Context) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ func (fv *FakeValidator) HandleKeyReload(_ context.Context, newKeys [][fieldpara
 }
 
 // SubmitSignedContributionAndProof for mocking
-func (*FakeValidator) SubmitSignedContributionAndProof(_ context.Context, _ primitives.Slot, _ [fieldparams.BLSPubkeyLength]byte) {
+func (_ *FakeValidator) SubmitSignedContributionAndProof(_ context.Context, _ primitives.Slot, _ [fieldparams.BLSPubkeyLength]byte) {
 }
 
 // HasProposerSettings for mocking
@@ -266,26 +266,22 @@ func (fv *FakeValidator) PushProposerSettings(ctx context.Context, km keymanager
 }
 
 // SetPubKeyToValidatorIndexMap for mocking
-func (*FakeValidator) SetPubKeyToValidatorIndexMap(_ context.Context, _ keymanager.IKeymanager) error {
+func (_ *FakeValidator) SetPubKeyToValidatorIndexMap(_ context.Context, _ keymanager.IKeymanager) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
 // SignValidatorRegistrationRequest for mocking
-func (*FakeValidator) SignValidatorRegistrationRequest(_ context.Context, _ iface.SigningFunc, _ *ethpb.ValidatorRegistrationV1) (*ethpb.SignedValidatorRegistrationV1, error) {
+func (_ *FakeValidator) SignValidatorRegistrationRequest(_ context.Context, _ iface.SigningFunc, _ *ethpb.ValidatorRegistrationV1) (*ethpb.SignedValidatorRegistrationV1, error) {
 	return nil, nil
 }
 
 // ProposerSettings for mocking
-func (fv *FakeValidator) ProposerSettings() *validatorserviceconfig.ProposerSettings {
-	return fv.proposerSettings
+func (f *FakeValidator) ProposerSettings() *validatorserviceconfig.ProposerSettings {
+	return f.proposerSettings
 }
 
 // SetProposerSettings for mocking
-func (fv *FakeValidator) SetProposerSettings(_ context.Context, settings *validatorserviceconfig.ProposerSettings) error {
-	fv.proposerSettings = settings
-	return nil
-}
-
-func (fv *FakeValidator) StartEventStream(_ context.Context) error {
+func (f *FakeValidator) SetProposerSettings(_ context.Context, settings *validatorserviceconfig.ProposerSettings) error {
+	f.proposerSettings = settings
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/validator/client/validator-client-factory/validator_client_factory.go b/validator/client/validator-client-factory/validator_client_factory.go
index edbf51ee09..cb0a9f72b9 100644
--- a/validator/client/validator-client-factory/validator_client_factory.go
+++ b/validator/client/validator-client-factory/validator_client_factory.go
@@ -8,11 +8,11 @@ import (
 	validatorHelpers "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/validator/helpers"
 )
 
-func NewValidatorClient(validatorConn validatorHelpers.NodeConnection, opt ...beaconApi.ValidatorClientOpt) iface.ValidatorClient {
+func NewValidatorClient(validatorConn validatorHelpers.NodeConnection) iface.ValidatorClient {
 	featureFlags := features.Get()
 
 	if featureFlags.EnableBeaconRESTApi {
-		return beaconApi.NewBeaconApiValidatorClient(validatorConn.GetBeaconApiUrl(), validatorConn.GetBeaconApiTimeout(), opt...)
+		return beaconApi.NewBeaconApiValidatorClient(validatorConn.GetBeaconApiUrl(), validatorConn.GetBeaconApiTimeout())
 	} else {
 		return grpcApi.NewGrpcValidatorClient(validatorConn.GetGrpcClientConn())
 	}
diff --git a/validator/client/validator.go b/validator/client/validator.go
index cd8f9e5fe5..9678992320 100644
--- a/validator/client/validator.go
+++ b/validator/client/validator.go
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ func (v *validator) ReceiveSlots(ctx context.Context, connectionErrorChannel cha
 		}
 		res, err := stream.Recv()
 		if err != nil {
-			log.WithError(err).Error("Could not receive slots from beacon node: " + iface.ErrConnectionIssue.Error())
+			log.WithError(err).Error("Could not receive slots from beacon node, " + iface.ErrConnectionIssue.Error())
 			connectionErrorChannel <- errors.Wrap(iface.ErrConnectionIssue, err.Error())
 			return
 		}
@@ -1035,10 +1035,6 @@ func (v *validator) PushProposerSettings(ctx context.Context, km keymanager.IKey
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (v *validator) StartEventStream(ctx context.Context) error {
-	return v.validatorClient.StartEventStream(ctx)
-}
-
 func (v *validator) filterAndCacheActiveKeys(ctx context.Context, pubkeys [][fieldparams.BLSPubkeyLength]byte, slot primitives.Slot) ([][fieldparams.BLSPubkeyLength]byte, error) {
 	filteredKeys := make([][fieldparams.BLSPubkeyLength]byte, 0)
 	statusRequestKeys := make([][]byte, 0)
diff --git a/validator/node/BUILD.bazel b/validator/node/BUILD.bazel
index 5c4bd43994..9774123d4b 100644
--- a/validator/node/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/validator/node/BUILD.bazel
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ go_library(
         "//validator:__subpackages__",
     ],
     deps = [
-        "//api:go_default_library",
         "//api/gateway:go_default_library",
         "//api/server:go_default_library",
         "//async/event:go_default_library",
diff --git a/validator/node/node.go b/validator/node/node.go
index a12c9ae44a..aa21ae5fcd 100644
--- a/validator/node/node.go
+++ b/validator/node/node.go
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ import (
 	gwruntime "github.com/grpc-ecosystem/grpc-gateway/v2/runtime"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	fastssz "github.com/prysmaticlabs/fastssz"
-	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/api"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/api/gateway"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/api/server"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/async/event"
@@ -852,7 +851,7 @@ func (c *ValidatorClient) registerRPCGatewayService(router *mux.Router) error {
 			},
 		}),
 		gwruntime.WithMarshalerOption(
-			api.EventStreamMediaType, &gwruntime.EventSourceJSONPb{}, // TODO: remove this
+			"text/event-stream", &gwruntime.EventSourceJSONPb{}, // TODO: remove this
 		),
 		gwruntime.WithForwardResponseOption(gateway.HttpResponseModifier),
 	)
diff --git a/validator/rpc/handlers_health.go b/validator/rpc/handlers_health.go
index d845b6de3a..4ab87bc87d 100644
--- a/validator/rpc/handlers_health.go
+++ b/validator/rpc/handlers_health.go
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
 
-	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/api"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/network/httputil"
 	pb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/proto/prysm/v1alpha1"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/runtime/version"
@@ -40,7 +39,7 @@ func (s *Server) StreamBeaconLogs(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(r.Context(), "validator.web.health.StreamBeaconLogs")
 	defer span.End()
 	// Set up SSE response headers
-	w.Header().Set("Content-Type", api.EventStreamMediaType)
+	w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "text/event-stream")
 	w.Header().Set("Cache-Control", "no-cache")
 	w.Header().Set("Connection", "keep-alive")
 
@@ -109,7 +108,7 @@ func (s *Server) StreamValidatorLogs(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		close(ch)
 	}()
 	// Set up SSE response headers
-	w.Header().Set("Content-Type", api.EventStreamMediaType)
+	w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "text/event-stream")
 	w.Header().Set("Cache-Control", "no-cache")
 	w.Header().Set("Connection", "keep-alive")
 
diff --git a/validator/rpc/handlers_health_test.go b/validator/rpc/handlers_health_test.go
index f3dc20b4bd..7be1938bc5 100644
--- a/validator/rpc/handlers_health_test.go
+++ b/validator/rpc/handlers_health_test.go
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/golang/mock/gomock"
 	"github.com/golang/protobuf/ptypes/empty"
-	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/api"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/io/logs/mock"
 	eth "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/proto/prysm/v1alpha1"
 	pb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/proto/prysm/v1alpha1"
@@ -93,7 +92,7 @@ func TestStreamBeaconLogs(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	ct, ok := resp.Header["Content-Type"]
 	require.Equal(t, ok, true)
-	require.Equal(t, ct[0], api.EventStreamMediaType)
+	require.Equal(t, ct[0], "text/event-stream")
 	cn, ok := resp.Header["Connection"]
 	require.Equal(t, ok, true)
 	require.Equal(t, cn[0], "keep-alive")
@@ -144,7 +143,7 @@ func TestStreamValidatorLogs(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	ct, ok := resp.Header["Content-Type"]
 	require.Equal(t, ok, true)
-	require.Equal(t, ct[0], api.EventStreamMediaType)
+	require.Equal(t, ct[0], "text/event-stream")
 	cn, ok := resp.Header["Connection"]
 	require.Equal(t, ok, true)
 	require.Equal(t, cn[0], "keep-alive")