go mod tidy

**What type of PR is this?**
Feature

**What does this PR do? Why is it needed?**
Add metrics monitoring blob count per block for block received via
gossip

<img width="954" height="659" alt="image"
src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/ae9ff9ed-06ae-473b-bb4e-f162cf17702b"
/>

**Other notes for review**

**Acknowledgements**

- [x] I have read
[CONTRIBUTING.md](https://github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/blob/develop/CONTRIBUTING.md).
- [x] I have included a uniquely named [changelog fragment
file](https://github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/blob/develop/CONTRIBUTING.md#maintaining-changelogmd).
- [x] I have added a description with sufficient context for reviewers
to understand this PR.
- [x] I have tested that my changes work as expected and I added a
testing plan to the PR description (if applicable).

beacon-chain/blockchain/metrics.go

@@ -221,6 +221,19 @@ var (
 			Buckets: []float64{1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32},
 		},
 	)
+	commitmentCount = promauto.NewHistogram(
+		prometheus.HistogramOpts{
+			Name:    "commitment_count_max_21",
+			Help:    "The number of blob KZG commitments per block.",
+			Buckets: []float64{1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21},
+		},
+	)
+	maxBlobsPerBlock = promauto.NewGauge(
+		prometheus.GaugeOpts{
+			Name: "max_blobs_per_block",
+			Help: "The maximum number of blobs allowed in a block.",
+		},
+	)
 )
 
 // reportSlotMetrics reports slot related metrics.

beacon-chain/blockchain/receive_block.go

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/OffchainLabs/prysm/v7/beacon-chain/slasher/types"
 	"github.com/OffchainLabs/prysm/v7/beacon-chain/state"
 	"github.com/OffchainLabs/prysm/v7/config/features"
+	"github.com/OffchainLabs/prysm/v7/config/params"
 	"github.com/OffchainLabs/prysm/v7/consensus-types/blocks"
 	"github.com/OffchainLabs/prysm/v7/consensus-types/interfaces"
 	"github.com/OffchainLabs/prysm/v7/consensus-types/primitives"
@@ -258,32 +259,55 @@ func (s *Service) handleDA(ctx context.Context, avs das.AvailabilityChecker, blo
 }
 
 func (s *Service) reportPostBlockProcessing(
-	block interfaces.SignedBeaconBlock,
+	signedBlock interfaces.SignedBeaconBlock,
 	blockRoot [32]byte,
 	receivedTime time.Time,
 	daWaitedTime time.Duration,
 ) {
+	block := signedBlock.Block()
+	if block == nil {
+		log.WithField("blockRoot", blockRoot).Error("Nil block")
+		return
+	}
+
 	// Reports on block and fork choice metrics.
 	cp := s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.FinalizedCheckpoint()
 	finalized := &ethpb.Checkpoint{Epoch: cp.Epoch, Root: bytesutil.SafeCopyBytes(cp.Root[:])}
-	reportSlotMetrics(block.Block().Slot(), s.HeadSlot(), s.CurrentSlot(), finalized)
+	reportSlotMetrics(block.Slot(), s.HeadSlot(), s.CurrentSlot(), finalized)
 
 	// Log block sync status.
 	cp = s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.JustifiedCheckpoint()
 	justified := &ethpb.Checkpoint{Epoch: cp.Epoch, Root: bytesutil.SafeCopyBytes(cp.Root[:])}
-	if err := logBlockSyncStatus(block.Block(), blockRoot, justified, finalized, receivedTime, s.genesisTime, daWaitedTime); err != nil {
+	if err := logBlockSyncStatus(block, blockRoot, justified, finalized, receivedTime, s.genesisTime, daWaitedTime); err != nil {
 		log.WithError(err).Error("Unable to log block sync status")
 	}
+
 	// Log payload data
-	if err := logPayload(block.Block()); err != nil {
+	if err := logPayload(block); err != nil {
 		log.WithError(err).Error("Unable to log debug block payload data")
 	}
+
 	// Log state transition data.
-	if err := logStateTransitionData(block.Block()); err != nil {
+	if err := logStateTransitionData(block); err != nil {
 		log.WithError(err).Error("Unable to log state transition data")
 	}
+
 	timeWithoutDaWait := time.Since(receivedTime) - daWaitedTime
 	chainServiceProcessingTime.Observe(float64(timeWithoutDaWait.Milliseconds()))
+
+	body := block.Body()
+	if body == nil {
+		log.WithField("blockRoot", blockRoot).Error("Nil block body")
+		return
+	}
+
+	commitments, err := body.BlobKzgCommitments()
+	if err != nil {
+		log.WithError(err).Error("Unable to get blob KZG commitments")
+	}
+
+	commitmentCount.Observe(float64(len(commitments)))
+	maxBlobsPerBlock.Set(float64(params.BeaconConfig().MaxBlobsPerBlock(block.Slot())))
 }
 
 func (s *Service) executePostFinalizationTasks(ctx context.Context, finalizedState state.BeaconState) {

beacon-chain/db/kv/error.go

@@ -22,10 +22,6 @@ var ErrNotFoundFeeRecipient = errors.Wrap(ErrNotFound, "fee recipient")
 // ErrNotFoundMetadataSeqNum is a not found error specifically for the metadata sequence number getter
 var ErrNotFoundMetadataSeqNum = errors.Wrap(ErrNotFound, "metadata sequence number")
 
-// ErrStateDiffIncompatible is returned when state-diff feature is enabled
-// but the database was created without state-diff support.
-var ErrStateDiffIncompatible = errors.New("state-diff feature enabled but database was created without state-diff support")
-
 var errEmptyBlockSlice = errors.New("[]blocks.ROBlock is empty")
 var errIncorrectBlockParent = errors.New("unexpected missing or forked blocks in a []ROBlock")
 var errFinalizedChildNotFound = errors.New("unable to find finalized root descending from backfill batch")

beacon-chain/db/kv/genesis.go

@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/OffchainLabs/prysm/v7/beacon-chain/core/blocks"
 	dbIface "github.com/OffchainLabs/prysm/v7/beacon-chain/db/iface"
 	"github.com/OffchainLabs/prysm/v7/beacon-chain/state"
-	"github.com/OffchainLabs/prysm/v7/config/features"
 	"github.com/OffchainLabs/prysm/v7/encoding/ssz/detect"
 	"github.com/OffchainLabs/prysm/v7/genesis"
 	ethpb "github.com/OffchainLabs/prysm/v7/proto/prysm/v1alpha1"
@@ -43,15 +42,6 @@ func (s *Store) SaveGenesisData(ctx context.Context, genesisState state.BeaconSt
 	if err := s.SaveGenesisBlockRoot(ctx, genesisBlkRoot); err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "could not save genesis block root")
 	}
-
-	// Initialize state-diff if enabled and not yet initialized.
-	if features.Get().EnableStateDiff && s.stateDiffCache == nil {
-		if err := s.initializeStateDiff(0, genesisState); err != nil {
-			return errors.Wrap(err, "failed to initialize state diff for genesis")
-		}
-		log.Info("Initialized state-diff with genesis state")
-	}
-
 	return nil
 }
 

beacon-chain/db/kv/kv.go

@@ -204,31 +204,11 @@ func NewKVStore(ctx context.Context, dirPath string, opts ...KVStoreOption) (*St
 	}
 
 	if features.Get().EnableStateDiff {
-		// Check if offset already exists (existing state-diff database).
-		hasOffset, err := kv.hasStateDiffOffset()
+		sdCache, err := newStateDiffCache(kv)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
-
-		if hasOffset {
-			// Existing state-diff database - restarts not yet supported.
-			return nil, errors.New("restarting with existing state-diff database not yet supported")
-		}
-
-		// Check if this is a new database (no head block).
-		headBlock, err := kv.HeadBlock(ctx)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "could not get head block")
-		}
-
-		if headBlock == nil {
-			// New database - will be initialized later during checkpoint/genesis sync.
-			// stateDiffCache stays nil until SaveOrigin or SaveGenesisData initializes it.
-			log.Info("State-diff enabled: will be initialized during checkpoint or genesis sync")
-		} else {
-			// Existing database without state-diff - return store with error for caller to handle.
-			return kv, ErrStateDiffIncompatible
-		}
+		kv.stateDiffCache = sdCache
 	}
 
 	return kv, nil

beacon-chain/db/kv/state_diff_helpers.go

@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/OffchainLabs/prysm/v7/math"
 	ethpb "github.com/OffchainLabs/prysm/v7/proto/prysm/v1alpha1"
 	"github.com/OffchainLabs/prysm/v7/runtime/version"
-	pkgerrors "github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"go.etcd.io/bbolt"
 )
 
@@ -120,54 +119,6 @@ func (s *Store) getOffset() uint64 {
 	return s.stateDiffCache.getOffset()
 }
 
-// hasStateDiffOffset checks if the state-diff offset has been set in the database.
-// This is used to detect if an existing database has state-diff enabled.
-func (s *Store) hasStateDiffOffset() (bool, error) {
-	var hasOffset bool
-	err := s.db.View(func(tx *bbolt.Tx) error {
-		bucket := tx.Bucket(stateDiffBucket)
-		if bucket == nil {
-			return nil
-		}
-		hasOffset = bucket.Get(offsetKey) != nil
-		return nil
-	})
-	return hasOffset, err
-}
-
-// initializeStateDiff sets up the state-diff schema for a new database.
-// This should be called during checkpoint sync or genesis sync.
-func (s *Store) initializeStateDiff(slot primitives.Slot, initialState state.ReadOnlyBeaconState) error {
-	// Write offset directly to the database (without using cache which doesn't exist yet).
-	err := s.db.Update(func(tx *bbolt.Tx) error {
-		bucket := tx.Bucket(stateDiffBucket)
-		if bucket == nil {
-			return bbolt.ErrBucketNotFound
-		}
-
-		offsetBytes := make([]byte, 8)
-		binary.LittleEndian.PutUint64(offsetBytes, uint64(slot))
-		return bucket.Put(offsetKey, offsetBytes)
-	})
-	if err != nil {
-		return pkgerrors.Wrap(err, "failed to set offset")
-	}
-
-	// Create the state diff cache (this will read the offset from the database).
-	sdCache, err := newStateDiffCache(s)
-	if err != nil {
-		return pkgerrors.Wrap(err, "failed to create state diff cache")
-	}
-	s.stateDiffCache = sdCache
-
-	// Save the initial state as a full snapshot.
-	if err := s.saveFullSnapshot(initialState); err != nil {
-		return pkgerrors.Wrap(err, "failed to save initial snapshot")
-	}
-
-	return nil
-}
-
 func keyForSnapshot(v int) ([]byte, error) {
 	switch v {
 	case version.Fulu:

beacon-chain/db/kv/wss.go

@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
 
-	"github.com/OffchainLabs/prysm/v7/config/features"
 	"github.com/OffchainLabs/prysm/v7/config/params"
 	"github.com/OffchainLabs/prysm/v7/consensus-types/primitives"
 	"github.com/OffchainLabs/prysm/v7/encoding/ssz/detect"
@@ -112,13 +111,5 @@ func (s *Store) SaveOrigin(ctx context.Context, serState, serBlock []byte) error
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "save finalized checkpoint")
 	}
 
-	// Initialize state-diff if enabled and not yet initialized.
-	if features.Get().EnableStateDiff && s.stateDiffCache == nil {
-		if err := s.initializeStateDiff(state.Slot(), state); err != nil {
-			return errors.Wrap(err, "failed to initialize state diff")
-		}
-		log.WithField("slot", state.Slot()).Info("Initialized state-diff with checkpoint state")
-	}
-
 	return nil
 }

beacon-chain/node/node.go

@@ -540,12 +540,7 @@ func openDB(ctx context.Context, dbPath string, clearer *dbClearer) (*kv.Store,
 	log.WithField("databasePath", dbPath).Info("Checking DB")
 
 	d, err := kv.NewKVStore(ctx, dbPath)
-	if errors.Is(err, kv.ErrStateDiffIncompatible) {
-		log.WithError(err).Warn("Disabling state-diff feature")
-		cfg := features.Get()
-		cfg.EnableStateDiff = false
-		features.Init(cfg)
-	} else if err != nil {
+	if err != nil {
 		return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "could not create database at %s", dbPath)
 	}
 

changelog/james-prysm_geth-1.16.8.md

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+### Changed
+
+- updating geth dependency from 1.16.7 to 1.16.8.

changelog/manu_blob_commitment_count_metric.md

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+### Added
+- `commitment_count_in_gossip_processed_blocks` gauge metric to track the number of blob KZG commitments in processed beacon blocks.

cmd/beacon-chain/main.go

@@ -158,7 +158,6 @@ var appFlags = []cli.Flag{
 	dasFlags.BackfillOldestSlot,
 	dasFlags.BlobRetentionEpochFlag,
 	flags.BatchVerifierLimit,
-	flags.StateDiffExponents,
 	flags.DisableEphemeralLogFile,
 }
 

cmd/beacon-chain/usage.go

@@ -74,7 +74,6 @@ var appHelpFlagGroups = []flagGroup{
 			flags.RPCHost,
 			flags.RPCPort,
 			flags.BatchVerifierLimit,
-			flags.StateDiffExponents,
 		},
 	},
 	{

config/features/flags.go

@@ -280,7 +280,6 @@ var BeaconChainFlags = combinedFlags([]cli.Flag{
 	DisableQUIC,
 	EnableDiscoveryReboot,
 	enableExperimentalAttestationPool,
-	EnableStateDiff,
 	forceHeadFlag,
 	blacklistRoots,
 	enableHashtree,

deps.bzl

@@ -73,8 +73,8 @@ def prysm_deps():
     go_repository(
         name = "com_github_allegro_bigcache",
         importpath = "github.com/allegro/bigcache",
-        sum = "h1:hg1sY1raCwic3Vnsvje6TT7/pnZba83LeFck5NrFKSc=",
-        version = "v1.2.1",
+        sum = "h1:eMwmnE/GDgah4HI848JfFxHt+iPb26b4zyfspmqY0/8=",
+        version = "v1.2.1-0.20190218064605-e24eb225f156",
     )
     go_repository(
         name = "com_github_andreasbriese_bbloom",
@@ -810,8 +810,8 @@ def prysm_deps():
         patches = [
             "//third_party:com_github_ethereum_go_ethereum_secp256k1.patch",
         ],
-        sum = "h1:qeM4TvbrWK0UC0tgkZ7NiRsmBGwsjqc64BHo20U59UQ=",
-        version = "v1.16.7",
+        sum = "h1:LLLfkZWijhR5m6yrAXbdlTeXoqontH+Ga2f9igY7law=",
+        version = "v1.16.8",
     )
     go_repository(
         name = "com_github_ethereum_go_verkle",
@@ -939,18 +939,6 @@ def prysm_deps():
         sum = "h1:f6D9Hr8xV8uYKlyuj8XIruxlh9WjVjdh1gIicAS7ays=",
         version = "v0.0.0-20191108122812-4678299bea08",
     )
-    go_repository(
-        name = "com_github_gdamore_encoding",
-        importpath = "github.com/gdamore/encoding",
-        sum = "h1:YzKZckdBL6jVt2Gc+5p82qhrGiqMdG/eNs6Wy0u3Uhw=",
-        version = "v1.0.1",
-    )
-    go_repository(
-        name = "com_github_gdamore_tcell_v2",
-        importpath = "github.com/gdamore/tcell/v2",
-        sum = "h1:sg6/UnTM9jGpZU+oFYAsDahfchWAFW8Xx2yFinNSAYU=",
-        version = "v2.7.4",
-    )
     go_repository(
         name = "com_github_getkin_kin_openapi",
         importpath = "github.com/getkin/kin-openapi",
@@ -1559,12 +1547,6 @@ def prysm_deps():
         sum = "h1:73e0e/V0tCydx14a0SCYS/EWCxgwLZ18CZcZKVu0fao=",
         version = "v2.0.3",
     )
-    go_repository(
-        name = "com_github_holiman_goevmlab",
-        importpath = "github.com/holiman/goevmlab",
-        sum = "h1:krEMViaomzuBfH/L1V4b8w2lVfsEpUbxH1ZJQpUaT6E=",
-        version = "v0.0.0-20250515153315-ab84907ebdb2",
-    )
     go_repository(
         name = "com_github_holiman_uint256",
         importpath = "github.com/holiman/uint256",
@@ -1897,12 +1879,6 @@ def prysm_deps():
         sum = "h1:E1iSMxIs4WqxTbIBLtmNBeOOC+1sCIXQeqTWVnpmwhk=",
         version = "v0.0.5",
     )
-    go_repository(
-        name = "com_github_korovkin_limiter",
-        importpath = "github.com/korovkin/limiter",
-        sum = "h1:7CfsXfFpCG1wrUpuyOzG8+vpL1ZqH2goz23wZ9pboGE=",
-        version = "v0.0.0-20230307205149-3d4b2b34c99d",
-    )
     go_repository(
         name = "com_github_kr_fs",
         importpath = "github.com/kr/fs",
@@ -2070,12 +2046,6 @@ def prysm_deps():
         sum = "h1:tOpm7WcpBTn4fjmVfgpQq0EfczGlG91VSDkswnjF5A8=",
         version = "v2.0.3+incompatible",
     )
-    go_repository(
-        name = "com_github_lucasb_eyer_go_colorful",
-        importpath = "github.com/lucasb-eyer/go-colorful",
-        sum = "h1:1nnpGOrhyZZuNyfu1QjKiUICQ74+3FNCN69Aj6K7nkY=",
-        version = "v1.2.0",
-    )
     go_repository(
         name = "com_github_lunixbochs_vtclean",
         importpath = "github.com/lunixbochs/vtclean",
@@ -2148,12 +2118,6 @@ def prysm_deps():
         sum = "h1:mmDVorXM7PCGKw94cs5zkfA9PSy5pEvNWRP0ET0TIVo=",
         version = "v1.0.4",
     )
-    go_repository(
-        name = "com_github_matttproud_golang_protobuf_extensions_v2",
-        importpath = "github.com/matttproud/golang_protobuf_extensions/v2",
-        sum = "h1:jWpvCLoY8Z/e3VKvlsiIGKtc+UG6U5vzxaoagmhXfyg=",
-        version = "v2.0.0",
-    )
     go_repository(
         name = "com_github_mgutz_ansi",
         importpath = "github.com/mgutz/ansi",
@@ -2445,8 +2409,8 @@ def prysm_deps():
         importpath = "github.com/OffchainLabs/hashtree",
         patch_args = ["-p1"],
         patches = ["//third_party:com_github_offchainlabs_hashtree.patch"],
-        sum = "h1:R6DAjgAUwwfgji3jEI4WUxtZ3eJ+FbRHjW21UPMBJyo=",
-        version = "v0.2.2",
+        sum = "h1:nM8dBAQZzHLzzM14FaAHXnHTAXZIst69v5xWuS48y/c=",
+        version = "v0.2.3",
     )
     go_repository(
         name = "com_github_oklog_oklog",
@@ -2947,12 +2911,6 @@ def prysm_deps():
         sum = "h1:dY6ETXrvDG7Sa4vE8ZQG4yqWg6UnOcbqTAahkV813vQ=",
         version = "v0.0.0-20190826022208-cac0b30c2563",
     )
-    go_repository(
-        name = "com_github_rivo_tview",
-        importpath = "github.com/rivo/tview",
-        sum = "h1:HxvWMyQ3vKQBlYZq9wfFtjbUeA6UUYZoLJmmwWee43s=",
-        version = "v0.0.0-20240519200218-0ac5f73025a8",
-    )
     go_repository(
         name = "com_github_rivo_uniseg",
         build_directives = [

go.mod

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/dustin/go-humanize v1.0.1
 	github.com/emicklei/dot v1.6.2
 	github.com/ethereum/c-kzg-4844/v2 v2.1.5
-	github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum v1.16.7
+	github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum v1.16.8
 	github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.6.0
 	github.com/ghodss/yaml v1.0.0
 	github.com/go-yaml/yaml v2.1.0+incompatible

go.sum

@@ -55,10 +55,10 @@ github.com/Microsoft/go-winio v0.6.2 h1:F2VQgta7ecxGYO8k3ZZz3RS8fVIXVxONVUPlNERo
 github.com/Microsoft/go-winio v0.6.2/go.mod h1:yd8OoFMLzJbo9gZq8j5qaps8bJ9aShtEA8Ipt1oGCvU=
 github.com/OffchainLabs/go-bitfield v0.0.0-20251031151322-f427d04d8506 h1:d/SJkN8/9Ca+1YmuDiUJxAiV4w/a9S8NcsG7GMQSrVI=
 github.com/OffchainLabs/go-bitfield v0.0.0-20251031151322-f427d04d8506/go.mod h1:6TZI4FU6zT8x6ZfWa1J8YQ2NgW0wLV/W3fHRca8ISBo=
-github.com/ProjectZKM/Ziren/crates/go-runtime/zkvm_runtime v0.0.0-20251001021608-1fe7b43fc4d6 h1:1zYrtlhrZ6/b6SAjLSfKzWtdgqK0U+HtH/VcBWh1BaU=
-github.com/ProjectZKM/Ziren/crates/go-runtime/zkvm_runtime v0.0.0-20251001021608-1fe7b43fc4d6/go.mod h1:ioLG6R+5bUSO1oeGSDxOV3FADARuMoytZCSX6MEMQkI=
 github.com/OffchainLabs/hashtree v0.2.3 h1:nM8dBAQZzHLzzM14FaAHXnHTAXZIst69v5xWuS48y/c=
 github.com/OffchainLabs/hashtree v0.2.3/go.mod h1:b07+cRZs+eAR8TR57CB9TQlt5Gnl/06Xs76xt/1wq0M=
+github.com/ProjectZKM/Ziren/crates/go-runtime/zkvm_runtime v0.0.0-20251001021608-1fe7b43fc4d6 h1:1zYrtlhrZ6/b6SAjLSfKzWtdgqK0U+HtH/VcBWh1BaU=
+github.com/ProjectZKM/Ziren/crates/go-runtime/zkvm_runtime v0.0.0-20251001021608-1fe7b43fc4d6/go.mod h1:ioLG6R+5bUSO1oeGSDxOV3FADARuMoytZCSX6MEMQkI=
 github.com/Shopify/sarama v1.19.0/go.mod h1:FVkBWblsNy7DGZRfXLU0O9RCGt5g3g3yEuWXgklEdEo=
 github.com/Shopify/sarama v1.26.1/go.mod h1:NbSGBSSndYaIhRcBtY9V0U7AyH+x71bG668AuWys/yU=
 github.com/Shopify/toxiproxy v2.1.4+incompatible/go.mod h1:OXgGpZ6Cli1/URJOF1DMxUHB2q5Ap20/P/eIdh4G0pI=
@@ -238,8 +238,8 @@ github.com/ethereum/c-kzg-4844/v2 v2.1.5 h1:aVtoLK5xwJ6c5RiqO8g8ptJ5KU+2Hdquf6G3
 github.com/ethereum/c-kzg-4844/v2 v2.1.5/go.mod h1:u59hRTTah4Co6i9fDWtiCjTrblJv0UwsqZKCc0GfgUs=
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 github.com/ethereum/go-bigmodexpfix v0.0.0-20250911101455-f9e208c548ab/go.mod h1:IuLm4IsPipXKF7CW5Lzf68PIbZ5yl7FFd74l/E0o9A8=
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testing/endtoend/BUILD.bazel

@@ -97,7 +97,6 @@ go_test(
         "endtoend_setup_test.go",
         "endtoend_test.go",
         "minimal_e2e_test.go",
-        "minimal_hdiff_e2e_test.go",
         "minimal_slashing_e2e_test.go",
         "slasher_simulator_e2e_test.go",
     ],

testing/endtoend/minimal_hdiff_e2e_test.go

@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-package endtoend
-
-import (
-	"testing"
-
-	"github.com/OffchainLabs/prysm/v7/config/params"
-	"github.com/OffchainLabs/prysm/v7/runtime/version"
-	"github.com/OffchainLabs/prysm/v7/testing/endtoend/types"
-)
-
-func TestEndToEnd_MinimalConfig_WithStateDiff(t *testing.T) {
-	r := e2eMinimal(t, types.InitForkCfg(version.Bellatrix, version.Electra, params.E2ETestConfig()),
-		types.WithStateDiff(),
-	)
-	r.run()
-}

testing/endtoend/types/types.go

@@ -76,15 +76,6 @@ func WithSSZOnly() E2EConfigOpt {
 	}
 }
 
-func WithStateDiff() E2EConfigOpt {
-	return func(cfg *E2EConfig) {
-		cfg.BeaconFlags = append(cfg.BeaconFlags,
-			"--enable-state-diff",
-			"--state-diff-exponents=6,5", // Small exponents for quick testing
-		)
-	}
-}
-
 // WithExitEpoch sets a custom epoch for voluntary exit submission.
 // This affects ProposeVoluntaryExit, ValidatorsHaveExited, SubmitWithdrawal, and ValidatorsHaveWithdrawn evaluators.
 func WithExitEpoch(e primitives.Epoch) E2EConfigOpt {