diff --git a/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/beacon_chain.rs b/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/beacon_chain.rs
index 45a1c6d71e3..f7ecd740e6b 100644
--- a/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/beacon_chain.rs
+++ b/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/beacon_chain.rs
@@ -224,25 +224,6 @@ pub trait BeaconChainTypes: Send + Sync + 'static {
     type EthSpec: types::EthSpec;
 }
 
-/// Indicates the EL payload verification status of the head beacon block.
-#[derive(Debug, PartialEq)]
-pub enum HeadSafetyStatus {
-    /// The head block has either been verified by an EL or is does not require EL verification
-    /// (e.g., it is pre-merge or pre-terminal-block).
-    ///
-    /// If the block is post-terminal-block, `Some(execution_payload.block_hash)` is included with
-    /// the variant.
-    Safe(Option<ExecutionBlockHash>),
-    /// The head block execution payload has not yet been verified by an EL.
-    ///
-    /// The `execution_payload.block_hash` of the head block is returned.
-    Unsafe(ExecutionBlockHash),
-    /// The head block execution payload was deemed to be invalid by an EL.
-    ///
-    /// The `execution_payload.block_hash` of the head block is returned.
-    Invalid(ExecutionBlockHash),
-}
-
 /// Used internally to split block production into discreet functions.
 struct PartialBeaconBlock<E: EthSpec, Payload> {
     state: BeaconState<E>,
diff --git a/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/lib.rs b/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/lib.rs
index 0b39c290cb2..7328f4178ec 100644
--- a/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/lib.rs
+++ b/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/lib.rs
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ mod validator_pubkey_cache;
 
 pub use self::beacon_chain::{
     AttestationProcessingOutcome, BeaconChain, BeaconChainTypes, BeaconStore, ChainSegmentResult,
-    ForkChoiceError, HeadSafetyStatus, ProduceBlockVerification, StateSkipConfig, WhenSlotSkipped,
+    ForkChoiceError, ProduceBlockVerification, StateSkipConfig, WhenSlotSkipped,
     INVALID_JUSTIFIED_PAYLOAD_SHUTDOWN_REASON, MAXIMUM_GOSSIP_CLOCK_DISPARITY,
 };
 pub use self::beacon_snapshot::BeaconSnapshot;