diff --git a/presets/mainnet/merge.yaml b/presets/mainnet/merge.yaml
index 4ee3cf837..5f2e27bfc 100644
--- a/presets/mainnet/merge.yaml
+++ b/presets/mainnet/merge.yaml
@@ -17,9 +17,5 @@ MAX_BYTES_PER_TRANSACTION: 1073741824
 MAX_TRANSACTIONS_PER_PAYLOAD: 1048576
 # 2**8 (= 256)
 BYTES_PER_LOGS_BLOOM: 256
-# 2**10 (= 1,024)
-GAS_LIMIT_DENOMINATOR: 1024
-# 5,000
-MIN_GAS_LIMIT: 5000
 # 2**5 (= 32)
 MAX_EXTRA_DATA_BYTES: 32
diff --git a/presets/minimal/merge.yaml b/presets/minimal/merge.yaml
index f92674a18..21f2f5929 100644
--- a/presets/minimal/merge.yaml
+++ b/presets/minimal/merge.yaml
@@ -17,9 +17,5 @@ MAX_BYTES_PER_TRANSACTION: 1073741824
 MAX_TRANSACTIONS_PER_PAYLOAD: 1048576
 # 2**8 (= 256)
 BYTES_PER_LOGS_BLOOM: 256
-# 2**10 (= 1,024)
-GAS_LIMIT_DENOMINATOR: 1024
-# 5,000
-MIN_GAS_LIMIT: 5000
 # 2**5 (= 32)
 MAX_EXTRA_DATA_BYTES: 32
diff --git a/specs/merge/beacon-chain.md b/specs/merge/beacon-chain.md
index 9cdbda336..fefe0eefa 100644
--- a/specs/merge/beacon-chain.md
+++ b/specs/merge/beacon-chain.md
@@ -72,8 +72,6 @@ Additionally, this upgrade introduces the following minor changes:
 | `MAX_BYTES_PER_TRANSACTION` | `uint64(2**30)` (= 1,073,741,824) |
 | `MAX_TRANSACTIONS_PER_PAYLOAD` | `uint64(2**20)` (= 1,048,576) |
 | `BYTES_PER_LOGS_BLOOM` | `uint64(2**8)` (= 256) |
-| `GAS_LIMIT_DENOMINATOR` | `uint64(2**10)` (= 1,024) |
-| `MIN_GAS_LIMIT` | `uint64(5000)` (= 5,000) |
 | `MAX_EXTRA_DATA_BYTES` | `2**5` (= 32) |
 
 ## Preset
diff --git a/specs/merge/p2p-interface.md b/specs/merge/p2p-interface.md
index ea945a1b3..0ab3d0825 100644
--- a/specs/merge/p2p-interface.md
+++ b/specs/merge/p2p-interface.md
@@ -92,11 +92,6 @@ Alias `block = signed_beacon_block.message`, `execution_payload = block.body.exe
   then validate the following:
   - _[REJECT]_ The block's execution payload timestamp is correct with respect to the slot
     -- i.e. `execution_payload.timestamp == compute_timestamp_at_slot(state, block.slot)`.
-  - _[REJECT]_ Gas used is less than the gas limit --
-    i.e. `execution_payload.gas_used <= execution_payload.gas_limit`.
-
-*Note*: Additional [gossip validations](https://github.com/ethereum/devp2p/blob/master/caps/eth.md#block-encoding-and-validity)
-(see block "data validity" conditions) that rely more heavily on execution-layer state and logic are currently under consideration.
 
 ### Transitioning the gossip