diff --git a/eth/stagedsync/stage_headers.go b/eth/stagedsync/stage_headers.go
index 6778eb848..9c5c600c5 100644
--- a/eth/stagedsync/stage_headers.go
+++ b/eth/stagedsync/stage_headers.go
@@ -352,7 +352,6 @@ func startHandlingForkChoice(
 		}
 	}
 
-	cfg.hd.UpdateTopSeenHeightPoS(headerNumber)
 	forkingPoint, err := forkingPoint(ctx, tx, headerInserter, cfg.blockReader, header)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -476,7 +475,6 @@ func handleNewPayload(
 	headerHash := block.Hash()
 
 	log.Info(fmt.Sprintf("[%s] Handling new payload", s.LogPrefix()), "height", headerNumber, "hash", headerHash)
-	cfg.hd.UpdateTopSeenHeightPoS(headerNumber)
 
 	parent, err := cfg.blockReader.HeaderByHash(ctx, tx, header.ParentHash)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/turbo/stages/headerdownload/header_algos.go b/turbo/stages/headerdownload/header_algos.go
index e0bd04e38..bc5bf05ad 100644
--- a/turbo/stages/headerdownload/header_algos.go
+++ b/turbo/stages/headerdownload/header_algos.go
@@ -1063,24 +1063,6 @@ func (hd *HeaderDownload) SetFirstPoSHeight(blockHeight uint64) {
 	}
 }
 
-func (hd *HeaderDownload) TopSeenHeight() uint64 {
-	hd.lock.RLock()
-	defer hd.lock.RUnlock()
-	if hd.topSeenHeightPoW > hd.topSeenHeightPoS {
-		return hd.topSeenHeightPoW
-	} else {
-		return hd.topSeenHeightPoS
-	}
-}
-
-func (hd *HeaderDownload) UpdateTopSeenHeightPoS(blockHeight uint64) {
-	hd.lock.Lock()
-	defer hd.lock.Unlock()
-	if blockHeight > hd.topSeenHeightPoS {
-		hd.topSeenHeightPoS = blockHeight
-	}
-}
-
 func (hd *HeaderDownload) SetHeaderReader(headerReader consensus.ChainHeaderReader) {
 	hd.lock.Lock()
 	defer hd.lock.Unlock()
diff --git a/turbo/stages/headerdownload/header_data_struct.go b/turbo/stages/headerdownload/header_data_struct.go
index 589c4beda..2bc7c850f 100644
--- a/turbo/stages/headerdownload/header_data_struct.go
+++ b/turbo/stages/headerdownload/header_data_struct.go
@@ -303,7 +303,6 @@ type HeaderDownload struct {
 	headerReader          services.HeaderReader
 
 	// Proof of Stake (PoS)
-	topSeenHeightPoS     uint64
 	firstSeenHeightPoS   *uint64
 	requestId            int
 	posAnchor            *Anchor