diff --git a/beacon-chain/core/epoch/BUILD.bazel b/beacon-chain/core/epoch/BUILD.bazel
index 1b1fc26027..da950d9da3 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/core/epoch/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/epoch/BUILD.bazel
@@ -19,8 +19,6 @@ go_library(
         "//proto/prysm/v1alpha1:go_default_library",
         "//proto/prysm/v1alpha1/attestation:go_default_library",
         "@com_github_pkg_errors//:go_default_library",
-        "@com_github_prometheus_client_golang//prometheus:go_default_library",
-        "@com_github_prometheus_client_golang//prometheus/promauto:go_default_library",
     ],
 )
 
diff --git a/beacon-chain/core/epoch/epoch_processing.go b/beacon-chain/core/epoch/epoch_processing.go
index 7c9616e925..828e2795d4 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/core/epoch/epoch_processing.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/epoch/epoch_processing.go
@@ -10,8 +10,6 @@ import (
 	"sort"
 
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
-	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
-	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus/promauto"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v3/beacon-chain/core/helpers"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v3/beacon-chain/core/time"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v3/beacon-chain/core/validators"
@@ -23,13 +21,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v3/proto/prysm/v1alpha1/attestation"
 )
 
-var (
-	activationQueueCount = promauto.NewGauge(prometheus.GaugeOpts{
-		Name: "activation_queue_count",
-		Help: "Number of validators in the activation queue",
-	})
-)
-
 // sortableIndices implements the Sort interface to sort newly activated validator indices
 // by activation epoch and by index number.
 type sortableIndices struct {
@@ -128,7 +119,6 @@ func ProcessRegistryUpdates(ctx context.Context, state state.BeaconState) (state
 			activationQ = append(activationQ, types.ValidatorIndex(idx))
 		}
 	}
-	activationQueueCount.Set(float64(len(activationQ)))
 
 	sort.Sort(sortableIndices{indices: activationQ, validators: vals})
 
diff --git a/beacon-chain/core/validators/BUILD.bazel b/beacon-chain/core/validators/BUILD.bazel
index f704629fe7..31b0c50703 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/core/validators/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/validators/BUILD.bazel
@@ -18,8 +18,6 @@ go_library(
         "//proto/prysm/v1alpha1:go_default_library",
         "//time/slots:go_default_library",
         "@com_github_pkg_errors//:go_default_library",
-        "@com_github_prometheus_client_golang//prometheus:go_default_library",
-        "@com_github_prometheus_client_golang//prometheus/promauto:go_default_library",
     ],
 )
 
diff --git a/beacon-chain/core/validators/validator.go b/beacon-chain/core/validators/validator.go
index 08f34c99e6..d24d17637a 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/core/validators/validator.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/validators/validator.go
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@ import (
 	"context"
 
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
-	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
-	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus/promauto"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v3/beacon-chain/core/helpers"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v3/beacon-chain/core/time"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v3/beacon-chain/state"
@@ -20,13 +18,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v3/time/slots"
 )
 
-var (
-	exitQueueCount = promauto.NewGauge(prometheus.GaugeOpts{
-		Name: "exit_queue_count",
-		Help: "Number of validators in the exit queue",
-	})
-)
-
 // InitiateValidatorExit takes in validator index and updates
 // validator with correct voluntary exit parameters.
 //
@@ -68,7 +59,6 @@ func InitiateValidatorExit(ctx context.Context, s state.BeaconState, idx types.V
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	exitQueueCount.Set(float64(len(exitEpochs)))
 	exitEpochs = append(exitEpochs, helpers.ActivationExitEpoch(time.CurrentEpoch(s)))
 
 	// Obtain the exit queue epoch as the maximum number in the exit epochs array.