diff --git a/configs/mainnet/sharding.yaml b/configs/mainnet/sharding.yaml
index b3c22c354..af7e94f00 100644
--- a/configs/mainnet/sharding.yaml
+++ b/configs/mainnet/sharding.yaml
@@ -34,11 +34,6 @@ MAX_GASPRICE: 8589934592
 # 2**3 (= 8) Gwei
 MIN_GASPRICE: 8
 
-# Time parameters
-# ---------------------------------------------------------------
-# 2**8 (= 256) | epochs
-SHARD_COMMITTEE_PERIOD: 256
-
 # Signature domains
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------
 DOMAIN_SHARD_PROPOSER: 0x80000000
diff --git a/configs/minimal/sharding.yaml b/configs/minimal/sharding.yaml
index c6ca8b560..2db2acffa 100644
--- a/configs/minimal/sharding.yaml
+++ b/configs/minimal/sharding.yaml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------
 SHARDING_FORK_VERSION: 0x03000001
 # TBD, temporarily max uint64 value: 2**64 - 1
-MERGE_FORK_EPOCH: 18446744073709551615
+SHARDING_FORK_EPOCH: 18446744073709551615
 
 
 # Beacon-chain
@@ -34,11 +34,6 @@ MAX_GASPRICE: 8589934592
 # 2**3 (= 8) Gwei
 MIN_GASPRICE: 8
 
-# Time parameters
-# ---------------------------------------------------------------
-# 2**8 (= 256) | epochs
-SHARD_COMMITTEE_PERIOD: 256
-
 # Signature domains
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------
 DOMAIN_SHARD_PROPOSER: 0x80000000
diff --git a/specs/sharding/beacon-chain.md b/specs/sharding/beacon-chain.md
index 775e1f551..d7fd42f22 100644
--- a/specs/sharding/beacon-chain.md
+++ b/specs/sharding/beacon-chain.md
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
   - [Shard block configs](#shard-block-configs)
   - [Precomputed size verification points](#precomputed-size-verification-points)
   - [Gwei values](#gwei-values)
-  - [Time parameters](#time-parameters)
   - [Domain types](#domain-types)
 - [Updated containers](#updated-containers)
   - [`AttestationData`](#attestationdata)
@@ -123,12 +122,6 @@ The following values are (non-configurable) constants used throughout the specif
 | `MAX_GASPRICE` | `Gwei(2**33)` (= 8,589,934,592) | Gwei | Max gasprice charged for a TARGET-sized shard block |  
 | `MIN_GASPRICE` | `Gwei(2**3)` (= 8) | Gwei | Min gasprice charged for a TARGET-sized shard block |
 
-### Time parameters
-
-| Name | Value | Unit | Duration |
-| - | - | :-: | :-: |
-| `SHARD_COMMITTEE_PERIOD` | `Epoch(2**8)` (= 256) | epochs | ~27 hours |
-
 ### Domain types
 
 | Name | Value |