diff --git a/beacon-chain/node/node.go b/beacon-chain/node/node.go
index 8c2edff3d0..473868b82b 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/node/node.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/node/node.go
@@ -120,7 +120,6 @@ type BeaconNode struct {
 	initialSyncComplete     chan struct{}
 	BlobStorage             *filesystem.BlobStorage
 	BlobStorageOptions      []filesystem.BlobStorageOption
-	blobRetentionEpochs     primitives.Epoch
 	verifyInitWaiter        *verification.InitializerWaiter
 	syncChecker             *initialsync.SyncChecker
 }
diff --git a/beacon-chain/node/options.go b/beacon-chain/node/options.go
index db482bd14e..0f51980672 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/node/options.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/node/options.go
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v5/beacon-chain/builder"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v5/beacon-chain/db/filesystem"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v5/beacon-chain/execution"
-	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v5/consensus-types/primitives"
 )
 
 // Option for beacon node configuration.
@@ -51,11 +50,3 @@ func WithBlobStorageOptions(opt ...filesystem.BlobStorageOption) Option {
 		return nil
 	}
 }
-
-// WithBlobRetentionEpochs sets the blobRetentionEpochs value, used in kv store initialization.
-func WithBlobRetentionEpochs(e primitives.Epoch) Option {
-	return func(bn *BeaconNode) error {
-		bn.blobRetentionEpochs = e
-		return nil
-	}
-}