diff --git a/acceptance-tests/src/acceptance-test/java/tech/pegasys/teku/test/acceptance/CapellaUpgradeAcceptanceTest.java b/acceptance-tests/src/acceptance-test/java/tech/pegasys/teku/test/acceptance/CapellaUpgradeAcceptanceTest.java
index e23734f6459..be4af0b2284 100644
--- a/acceptance-tests/src/acceptance-test/java/tech/pegasys/teku/test/acceptance/CapellaUpgradeAcceptanceTest.java
+++ b/acceptance-tests/src/acceptance-test/java/tech/pegasys/teku/test/acceptance/CapellaUpgradeAcceptanceTest.java
@@ -78,8 +78,7 @@ void shouldUpgradeToCapella() throws Exception {
                   .withRealNetwork()
                   .withStartupTargetPeerCount(0)
                   .withExecutionEngine(primaryEL)
-                  .withJwtSecretFile(JWT_FILE)
-                  .withEngineApiMethodNegotiation();
+                  .withJwtSecretFile(JWT_FILE);
               applyMilestoneConfig(config);
             });
 
@@ -96,8 +95,7 @@ void shouldUpgradeToCapella() throws Exception {
                   .withPeers(primaryNode)
                   .withInteropValidators(0, 0)
                   .withExecutionEngine(secondaryEL)
-                  .withJwtSecretFile(JWT_FILE)
-                  .withEngineApiMethodNegotiation();
+                  .withJwtSecretFile(JWT_FILE);
               applyMilestoneConfig(c);
             });
 
diff --git a/acceptance-tests/src/testFixtures/java/tech/pegasys/teku/test/acceptance/dsl/TekuNode.java b/acceptance-tests/src/testFixtures/java/tech/pegasys/teku/test/acceptance/dsl/TekuNode.java
index 7a524a5df23..6b74502b52f 100644
--- a/acceptance-tests/src/testFixtures/java/tech/pegasys/teku/test/acceptance/dsl/TekuNode.java
+++ b/acceptance-tests/src/testFixtures/java/tech/pegasys/teku/test/acceptance/dsl/TekuNode.java
@@ -976,11 +976,6 @@ public Config withStubExecutionEngine(final String terminalBlockHash) {
       return this;
     }
 
-    public Config withEngineApiMethodNegotiation() {
-      configMap.put("exchange-capabilities-enabled", "true");
-      return this;
-    }
-
     public Config withJwtSecretFile(final URL jwtFile) {
       this.maybeJwtFile = Optional.of(jwtFile);
       configMap.put(EE_JWT_SECRET_FILE_KEY, JWT_SECRET_FILE_PATH);