diff --git a/bin/reth/src/builder.rs b/bin/reth/src/builder.rs
index 41458ac8f6..dc75a679c1 100644
--- a/bin/reth/src/builder.rs
+++ b/bin/reth/src/builder.rs
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ impl<DB: Database + DatabaseMetrics + DatabaseMetadata + 'static> NodeBuilderWit
             network.event_listener().map(Into::into),
             beacon_engine_handle.event_listener().map(Into::into),
             pipeline_events.map(Into::into),
-            if self.config.debug.tip.is_none() {
+            if self.config.debug.tip.is_none() && !self.config.dev.dev {
                 Either::Left(
                     ConsensusLayerHealthEvents::new(Box::new(blockchain_db.clone()))
                         .map(Into::into),
diff --git a/crates/node-builder/src/builder.rs b/crates/node-builder/src/builder.rs
index 45e074c37b..d7ce7fddf4 100644
--- a/crates/node-builder/src/builder.rs
+++ b/crates/node-builder/src/builder.rs
@@ -541,7 +541,7 @@ where
             network.event_listener().map(Into::into),
             beacon_engine_handle.event_listener().map(Into::into),
             pipeline_events.map(Into::into),
-            if config.debug.tip.is_none() {
+            if config.debug.tip.is_none() && !config.dev.dev {
                 Either::Left(
                     ConsensusLayerHealthEvents::new(Box::new(blockchain_db.clone()))
                         .map(Into::into),