diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index bb79fac..5abd8fa 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -93,5 +93,3 @@ beacon_node_consul_metrics_service_name: '{{ beacon_node_consul_service_name }}-
 beacon_node_exec_layer_urls: []
 #beacon_node_exec_layer_jwt_secret: ~
 beacon_node_exec_layer_jwt_secret_path: '{{ beacon_node_service_path }}/jwt.hex'
-
-beacon_node_slashing_db_kind: 'v2'
diff --git a/tasks/service.yml b/tasks/service.yml
index 6887581..484762e 100644
--- a/tasks/service.yml
+++ b/tasks/service.yml
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@
       --udp-port={{ beacon_node_discovery_port }}
       --max-peers={{ beacon_node_max_peers }}
       --num-threads={{ beacon_node_threads }}
-      --slashing-db-kind={{ beacon_node_slashing_db_kind }}
       --insecure-netkey-password=true
       --subscribe-all-subnets={{ beacon_node_subscribe_all | to_json }}
       --doppelganger-detection={{ beacon_node_doppelganger_detection | to_json }}