diff --git a/configs/mainnet/phase0.yaml b/configs/mainnet/phase0.yaml
index 48a479d80..d7d2f9b64 100644
--- a/configs/mainnet/phase0.yaml
+++ b/configs/mainnet/phase0.yaml
@@ -101,8 +101,6 @@ SLOTS_PER_HISTORICAL_ROOT: 8192
 MIN_VALIDATOR_WITHDRAWABILITY_DELAY: 256
 # 2**8 (= 256) epochs ~27 hours
 SHARD_COMMITTEE_PERIOD: 256
-# 2**6 (= 64) epochs ~7 hours
-MAX_EPOCHS_PER_CROSSLINK: 64
 # 2**2 (= 4) epochs 25.6 minutes
 MIN_EPOCHS_TO_INACTIVITY_PENALTY: 4
 
diff --git a/configs/minimal/phase0.yaml b/configs/minimal/phase0.yaml
index 02afa369c..7008e1bf0 100644
--- a/configs/minimal/phase0.yaml
+++ b/configs/minimal/phase0.yaml
@@ -100,8 +100,6 @@ SLOTS_PER_HISTORICAL_ROOT: 64
 MIN_VALIDATOR_WITHDRAWABILITY_DELAY: 256
 # [customized] higher frequency of committee turnover and faster time to acceptable voluntary exit
 SHARD_COMMITTEE_PERIOD: 64
-# [customized] fast catchup crosslinks
-MAX_EPOCHS_PER_CROSSLINK: 4
 # 2**2 (= 4) epochs
 MIN_EPOCHS_TO_INACTIVITY_PENALTY: 4