diff --git a/beacon-chain/sync/pending_attestations_queue.go b/beacon-chain/sync/pending_attestations_queue.go
index 831bcbcbac..1f8a800185 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/sync/pending_attestations_queue.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/sync/pending_attestations_queue.go
@@ -402,9 +402,6 @@ func pendingAggregatesAreEqual(a, b ethpb.SignedAggregateAttAndProof) bool {
 	if a.Version() != b.Version() {
 		return false
 	}
-	if a.AggregateAttestationAndProof().GetAggregatorIndex() != b.AggregateAttestationAndProof().GetAggregatorIndex() {
-		return false
-	}
 	aAtt := a.AggregateAttestationAndProof().AggregateVal()
 	bAtt := b.AggregateAttestationAndProof().AggregateVal()
 	if aAtt.GetData().Slot != bAtt.GetData().Slot {
diff --git a/beacon-chain/sync/pending_attestations_queue_test.go b/beacon-chain/sync/pending_attestations_queue_test.go
index 2e5b743469..472fdc8eca 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/sync/pending_attestations_queue_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/sync/pending_attestations_queue_test.go
@@ -918,11 +918,6 @@ func Test_pendingAggregatesAreEqual(t *testing.T) {
 		b := &ethpb.SignedAggregateAttestationAndProofElectra{Message: &ethpb.AggregateAttestationAndProofElectra{AggregatorIndex: 1}}
 		assert.Equal(t, false, pendingAggregatesAreEqual(a, b))
 	})
-	t.Run("different aggregator index", func(t *testing.T) {
-		a := &ethpb.SignedAggregateAttestationAndProof{Message: &ethpb.AggregateAttestationAndProof{AggregatorIndex: 1}}
-		b := &ethpb.SignedAggregateAttestationAndProof{Message: &ethpb.AggregateAttestationAndProof{AggregatorIndex: 2}}
-		assert.Equal(t, false, pendingAggregatesAreEqual(a, b))
-	})
 	t.Run("different slot", func(t *testing.T) {
 		a := &ethpb.SignedAggregateAttestationAndProof{
 			Message: &ethpb.AggregateAttestationAndProof{