diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index f196539..58dd299 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -20,9 +20,7 @@ beacon_node_metrics_port: 9200
 beacon_node_rpc_port: 9900
 
 # resource limits, mem in MB
-beacon_node_cpu_limit: 0.80
 beacon_node_mem_limit: '{{ (ansible_memtotal_mb * 0.6) | int }}'
-beacon_node_cpu_reserve: 0.40
 beacon_node_mem_reserve: '{{ (ansible_memtotal_mb * 0.4) | int }}'
 
 # container restart policy
diff --git a/tasks/compose.yml b/tasks/compose.yml
index e934d2c..b53863d 100644
--- a/tasks/compose.yml
+++ b/tasks/compose.yml
@@ -18,10 +18,8 @@
           deploy:
             resources:
               limits:
-                cpus: '{{ beacon_node_cpu_limit | string }}'
                 memory: '{{ beacon_node_mem_limit }}M'
               reservations:
-                cpus: '{{ beacon_node_cpu_reserve | string }}'
                 memory: '{{ beacon_node_mem_reserve }}M'
             restart_policy:
               condition: '{{ beacon_node_restart_ondition }}'