diff --git a/beacon_chain/gossip_processing/block_processor.nim b/beacon_chain/gossip_processing/block_processor.nim
index 823eb6663..bf992b165 100644
--- a/beacon_chain/gossip_processing/block_processor.nim
+++ b/beacon_chain/gossip_processing/block_processor.nim
@@ -636,7 +636,7 @@ proc storeBlock(
   # TODO with v1.4.0, not sure this is still relevant
   # Establish blob viability before calling addHeadBlock to avoid
   # writing the block in case of blob error.
-  when typeof(signedBlock).kind >= ConsensusFork.Deneb:
+  # when typeof(signedBlock).kind >= ConsensusFork.Deneb:
   #   # if blobsOpt.isSome:
   #   #   let blobs = blobsOpt.get()
   #   #   let kzgCommits = signedBlock.message.body.blob_kzg_commitments.asSeq
@@ -653,31 +653,6 @@ proc storeBlock(
   #   #         msg = r.error()
   #   #       return err((VerifierError.Invalid, ProcessingStatus.completed))
 
-    if dataColumnsOpt.isSome:
-      let data_column_sidecars = dataColumnsOpt.get
-      if data_column_sidecars.len > 0:
-        for i in 0..<data_column_sidecars.len:
-          let r = verify_data_column_sidecar_kzg_proofs(data_column_sidecars[i][])
-
-          if r.isErr():
-            debug "data column sidecar verification failed",
-              blockroot = shortLog(signedBlock.root),
-              column_sidecar = shortLog(data_column_sidecars[i][]),
-              blck = shortLog(signedBlock.message),
-              kzgCommits = 
-                mapIt(data_column_sidecars[i][].kzg_commitments,
-                      shortLog(it)),
-              signature = shortLog(signedBlock.signature),
-              msg = r.error
-            return err((VerifierError.Invalid, ProcessingStatus.completed))
-
-          notice "Verified data columns successfully", 
-            blockroot = shortLog(signedBlock.root),
-            column_sidecar = shortLog(data_column_sidecars[i][]),
-            blck = shortLog(signedBlock.message),
-            kzgCommits = 
-              mapIt(data_column_sidecars[i][].kzg_commitments,
-                    shortLog(it))
 
   type Trusted = typeof signedBlock.asTrusted()