diff --git a/beacon_chain/gossip_processing/gossip_validation.nim b/beacon_chain/gossip_processing/gossip_validation.nim
index 1f1af30fc..81a56ac39 100644
--- a/beacon_chain/gossip_processing/gossip_validation.nim
+++ b/beacon_chain/gossip_processing/gossip_validation.nim
@@ -538,13 +538,13 @@ proc validateDataColumnSidecar*(
   #
   # [REJECT] The sidecar's block's parent (defined by
   # `block_header.parent_root`) passes validation.
-  let parent = dag.getBlockRef(block_header.parent_root).valueOr:
-    if block_header.parent_root in quarantine[].unviable:
-      quarantine[].addUnviable(block_root)
-      return dag.checkedReject("DataColumnSidecar: parent not validated")
-    else:
-      quarantine[].addMissing(block_header.parent_root)
-      return errIgnore("DataColumnSidecar: parent not found")
+  # let parent = dag.getBlockRef(block_header.parent_root).valueOr:
+  #   if block_header.parent_root in quarantine[].unviable:
+  #     quarantine[].addUnviable(block_root)
+  #     return dag.checkedReject("DataColumnSidecar: parent not validated")
+  #   else:
+  #     quarantine[].addMissing(block_header.parent_root)
+  #     return errIgnore("DataColumnSidecar: parent not found")
   debugEcho "check 6"
   # [REJECT] The sidecar is proposed by the expected `proposer_index`
   # for the block's slot in the context of the current shuffling
@@ -553,23 +553,23 @@ proc validateDataColumnSidecar*(
   # shuffling, the sidecar MAY be queued for later processing while proposers
   # for the block's branch are calculated -- in such a case do not
   # REJECT, instead IGNORE this message.
-  let proposer = getProposer(dag, parent, block_header.slot).valueOr:
-    warn "cannot compute proposer for data column"
-    return errIgnore("DataColumnSidecar: Cannot compute proposer") # internal issue
+  # let proposer = getProposer(dag, parent, block_header.slot).valueOr:
+  #   warn "cannot compute proposer for data column"
+  #   return errIgnore("DataColumnSidecar: Cannot compute proposer") # internal issue
 
   if uint64(proposer) != block_header.proposer_index:
     return dag.checkedReject("DataColumnSidecar: Unexpected proposer")
   debugEcho "check 7"
   # [REJECT] The proposer signature of `blob_sidecar.signed_block_header`,
   # is valid with respect to the `block_header.proposer_index` pubkey.
-  if not verify_block_signature(
-      dag.forkAtEpoch(block_header.slot.epoch),
-      getStateField(dag.headState, genesis_validators_root),
-      block_header.slot,
-      block_root,
-      dag.validatorKey(proposer).get(),
-      data_column_sidecar.signed_block_header.signature):
-    return dag.checkedReject("DataColumnSidecar: Invalid proposer signature")
+  # if not verify_block_signature(
+  #     dag.forkAtEpoch(block_header.slot.epoch),
+  #     getStateField(dag.headState, genesis_validators_root),
+  #     block_header.slot,
+  #     block_root,
+  #     dag.validatorKey(proposer).get(),
+  #     data_column_sidecar.signed_block_header.signature):
+  #   return dag.checkedReject("DataColumnSidecar: Invalid proposer signature")
   debugEcho "check 8"
   # [REJECT] The sidecar's `kzg_commitments` inclusion proof is valid as verified by
   # `verify_data_column_sidecar_inclusion_proof(sidecar)`.
@@ -587,27 +587,27 @@ proc validateDataColumnSidecar*(
 
   # # [REJECT] The sidecar is from a higher slot than the sidecar's
   # # block's parent (defined by `block_header.parent_root`).
-  if not (block_header.slot > parent.bid.slot):
-    return dag.checkedReject("DataColumnSidecar: slot lower than parents'")
+  # if not (block_header.slot > parent.bid.slot):
+  #   return dag.checkedReject("DataColumnSidecar: slot lower than parents'")
   debugEcho "check 9"
   # [REJECT] The current finalized_checkpoint is an ancestor of the sidecar's
   # block -- i.e. `get_checkpoint_block(store, block_header.parent_root,
   # store.finalized_checkpoint.epoch) == store.finalized_checkpoint.root`.
-  let
-    finalized_checkpoint = getStateField(dag.headState, finalized_checkpoint)
-    ancestor = get_ancestor(parent, finalized_checkpoint.epoch.start_slot)
+  # let
+  #   finalized_checkpoint = getStateField(dag.headState, finalized_checkpoint)
+  #   ancestor = get_ancestor(parent, finalized_checkpoint.epoch.start_slot)
 
-  if ancestor.isNil:
-    # This shouldn't happen: we should always be able to trace the parent back
-    # to the finalized checkpoint (else it wouldn't be in the DAG)
-    return errIgnore("DataColumnSidecar: Can't find ancestor")
+  # if ancestor.isNil:
+  #   # This shouldn't happen: we should always be able to trace the parent back
+  #   # to the finalized checkpoint (else it wouldn't be in the DAG)
+  #   return errIgnore("DataColumnSidecar: Can't find ancestor")
 
-  if not (
-      finalized_checkpoint.root == ancestor.root or
-      finalized_checkpoint.root.isZero):
-    quarantine[].addUnviable(block_root)
-    return dag.checkedReject(
-      "DataColumnSidecar: Finalized checkpoint not an ancestor")
+  # if not (
+  #     finalized_checkpoint.root == ancestor.root or
+  #     finalized_checkpoint.root.isZero):
+  #   quarantine[].addUnviable(block_root)
+  #   return dag.checkedReject(
+  #     "DataColumnSidecar: Finalized checkpoint not an ancestor")
   debugEcho "check 10"
   ok()