diff --git a/beacon-chain/execution/rpc_connection.go b/beacon-chain/execution/rpc_connection.go
index d576682dd7..329a45b54a 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/execution/rpc_connection.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/execution/rpc_connection.go
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@ func (s *Service) pollConnectionStatus(ctx context.Context) {
 			currClient := s.rpcClient
 			if err := s.setupExecutionClientConnections(ctx, s.cfg.currHttpEndpoint); err != nil {
 				errorLogger(err, "Could not connect to execution client endpoint")
-				s.retryExecutionClientConnection(ctx, err)
 				continue
 			}
 			// Close previous client, if connection was successful.
diff --git a/beacon-chain/package/beacon-chain.yaml b/beacon-chain/package/beacon-chain.yaml
index 5f41e1fd12..ffeb4b5adc 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/package/beacon-chain.yaml
+++ b/beacon-chain/package/beacon-chain.yaml
@@ -6,12 +6,6 @@ datadir: /var/lib/prysm/beacon
 # http-web3provider: ETH1 API endpoint, eg. http://localhost:8545 for a local geth service on the default port
 http-web3provider: http://localhost:8545
 
-# fallback-web3provider: List of backup ETH1 API endpoints, used if above is not working
-# For example:
-# fallback-web3provider:
-#   - https://mainnet.infura.io/v3/YOUR-PROJECT-ID
-#   - https://eth-mainnet.alchemyapi.io/v2/YOUR-PROJECT-ID
-
 
 # Optional tuning parameters
 # For full list, see https://docs.prylabs.network/docs/prysm-usage/parameters
diff --git a/cmd/helpers.go b/cmd/helpers.go
index 1521fdcf65..8292ceb9c8 100644
--- a/cmd/helpers.go
+++ b/cmd/helpers.go
@@ -96,31 +96,3 @@ func ExpandSingleEndpointIfFile(ctx *cli.Context, flag *cli.StringFlag) error {
 	}
 	return nil
 }
-
-// ExpandWeb3EndpointsIfFile expands the path for --fallback-web3provider if specified as a file.
-func ExpandWeb3EndpointsIfFile(ctx *cli.Context, flags *cli.StringSliceFlag) error {
-	// Return early if no flag value is set.
-	if !ctx.IsSet(flags.Name) {
-		return nil
-	}
-	rawFlags := ctx.StringSlice(flags.Name)
-	for i, rawValue := range rawFlags {
-		switch {
-		case strings.HasPrefix(rawValue, "http://"):
-		case strings.HasPrefix(rawValue, "https://"):
-		case strings.HasPrefix(rawValue, "ws://"):
-		case strings.HasPrefix(rawValue, "wss://"):
-		default:
-			web3endpoint, err := file.ExpandPath(rawValue)
-			if err != nil {
-				return errors.Wrapf(err, "could not expand path for %s", rawValue)
-			}
-			// Given that rawFlags is a pointer this will replace the unexpanded path
-			// with the expanded one. Also there is no easy way to replace the string
-			// slice flag value compared to other flag types. This is why we resort to
-			// replacing it like this.
-			rawFlags[i] = web3endpoint
-		}
-	}
-	return nil
-}
diff --git a/cmd/helpers_test.go b/cmd/helpers_test.go
index 91b4ebbb1f..be1773bd6e 100644
--- a/cmd/helpers_test.go
+++ b/cmd/helpers_test.go
@@ -111,43 +111,3 @@ func TestExpandSingleEndpointIfFile(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, ExpandSingleEndpointIfFile(context, HTTPWeb3ProviderFlag))
 	require.Equal(t, curentdir+"/path.ipc", context.String(HTTPWeb3ProviderFlag.Name))
 }
-
-func TestExpandWeb3EndpointsIfFile(t *testing.T) {
-	app := cli.App{}
-	set := flag.NewFlagSet("test", 0)
-	HTTPWeb3ProviderFlag := &cli.StringSliceFlag{Name: "fallback-web3provider", Value: cli.NewStringSlice()}
-	set.Var(cli.NewStringSlice(), HTTPWeb3ProviderFlag.Name, "")
-	context := cli.NewContext(&app, set, nil)
-	// with nothing set
-	require.NoError(t, ExpandWeb3EndpointsIfFile(context, HTTPWeb3ProviderFlag))
-	require.DeepEqual(t, []string{}, context.StringSlice(HTTPWeb3ProviderFlag.Name))
-
-	// with url scheme
-	require.NoError(t, context.Set(HTTPWeb3ProviderFlag.Name, "http://localhost:8545"))
-	require.NoError(t, ExpandWeb3EndpointsIfFile(context, HTTPWeb3ProviderFlag))
-	require.DeepEqual(t, []string{"http://localhost:8545"}, context.StringSlice(HTTPWeb3ProviderFlag.Name))
-
-	// reset context
-	set = flag.NewFlagSet("test", 0)
-	set.Var(cli.NewStringSlice(), HTTPWeb3ProviderFlag.Name, "")
-	context = cli.NewContext(&app, set, nil)
-
-	// relative user home path
-	usr, err := user.Current()
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	require.NoError(t, context.Set(HTTPWeb3ProviderFlag.Name, "~/relative/path.ipc"))
-	require.NoError(t, ExpandWeb3EndpointsIfFile(context, HTTPWeb3ProviderFlag))
-	require.DeepEqual(t, []string{usr.HomeDir + "/relative/path.ipc"}, context.StringSlice(HTTPWeb3ProviderFlag.Name))
-
-	// reset context
-	set = flag.NewFlagSet("test", 0)
-	set.Var(cli.NewStringSlice(), HTTPWeb3ProviderFlag.Name, "")
-	context = cli.NewContext(&app, set, nil)
-
-	// current dir path
-	curentdir, err := os.Getwd()
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	require.NoError(t, context.Set(HTTPWeb3ProviderFlag.Name, "./path.ipc"))
-	require.NoError(t, ExpandWeb3EndpointsIfFile(context, HTTPWeb3ProviderFlag))
-	require.DeepEqual(t, []string{curentdir + "/path.ipc"}, context.StringSlice(HTTPWeb3ProviderFlag.Name))
-}
diff --git a/config/features/deprecated_flags.go b/config/features/deprecated_flags.go
index bbd8466187..26e658e0f4 100644
--- a/config/features/deprecated_flags.go
+++ b/config/features/deprecated_flags.go
@@ -32,6 +32,11 @@ var (
 		Usage:  deprecatedUsage,
 		Hidden: true,
 	}
+	deprecatedFallbackProvider = &cli.StringFlag{
+		Name:   "fallback-web3provider",
+		Usage:  deprecatedUsage,
+		Hidden: true,
+	}
 )
 
 // Deprecated flags for both the beacon node and validator client.
@@ -40,6 +45,7 @@ var deprecatedFlags = []cli.Flag{
 	deprecatedBoltMmapFlag,
 	deprecatedDisableDiscV5Flag,
 	deprecatedDisableAttHistoryCacheFlag,
+	deprecatedFallbackProvider,
 }
 
 var deprecatedBeaconFlags = []cli.Flag{