diff --git a/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/beacon_chain.rs b/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/beacon_chain.rs
index 2a1da6e4a..514b8410d 100644
--- a/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/beacon_chain.rs
+++ b/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/beacon_chain.rs
@@ -3018,10 +3018,8 @@ impl<T: BeaconChainTypes> BeaconChain<T> {
         // Only consider blobs if the eip4844 fork is enabled.
         if let Some(data_availability_boundary) = self.data_availability_boundary() {
             let block_epoch = block.slot().epoch(T::EthSpec::slots_per_epoch());
-            let import_boundary = match self.store.get_config().blob_prune_margin_epochs {
-                Some(margin_epochs) => data_availability_boundary - margin_epochs,
-                None => data_availability_boundary,
-            };
+            let margin_epochs = self.store.get_config().blob_prune_margin_epochs;
+            let import_boundary = data_availability_boundary - margin_epochs;
 
             // Only store blobs at the data availability boundary, minus any configured epochs
             // margin, or younger (of higher epoch number).
diff --git a/beacon_node/src/config.rs b/beacon_node/src/config.rs
index 4974acc25..7ced91274 100644
--- a/beacon_node/src/config.rs
+++ b/beacon_node/src/config.rs
@@ -424,9 +424,7 @@ pub fn get_config<E: EthSpec>(
     if let Some(blob_prune_margin_epochs) =
         clap_utils::parse_optional(cli_args, "blob-prune-margin-epochs")?
     {
-        if blob_prune_margin_epochs > 0 {
-            client_config.store.blob_prune_margin_epochs = Some(blob_prune_margin_epochs);
-        }
+        client_config.store.blob_prune_margin_epochs = blob_prune_margin_epochs;
     }
 
     /*
diff --git a/beacon_node/store/src/config.rs b/beacon_node/store/src/config.rs
index f32afdecf..ec5ee382b 100644
--- a/beacon_node/store/src/config.rs
+++ b/beacon_node/store/src/config.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ pub const DEFAULT_SLOTS_PER_RESTORE_POINT: u64 = 8192;
 pub const DEFAULT_BLOCK_CACHE_SIZE: usize = 5;
 pub const DEFAULT_BLOB_CACHE_SIZE: usize = 5;
 pub const DEFAULT_EPOCHS_PER_BLOB_PRUNE: u64 = 1;
-pub const DEFAULT_BLOB_PUNE_MARGIN_EPOCHS: Option<u64> = None;
+pub const DEFAULT_BLOB_PUNE_MARGIN_EPOCHS: u64 = 0;
 
 /// Database configuration parameters.
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ pub struct StoreConfig {
     pub epochs_per_blob_prune: u64,
     /// The margin for blob pruning in epochs. The oldest blobs are pruned up until
     /// data_availability_boundary - blob_prune_margin_epochs. Default: 0.
-    pub blob_prune_margin_epochs: Option<u64>,
+    pub blob_prune_margin_epochs: u64,
 }
 
 /// Variant of `StoreConfig` that gets written to disk. Contains immutable configuration params.
diff --git a/beacon_node/store/src/hot_cold_store.rs b/beacon_node/store/src/hot_cold_store.rs
index c86f9f663..a614edad2 100644
--- a/beacon_node/store/src/hot_cold_store.rs
+++ b/beacon_node/store/src/hot_cold_store.rs
@@ -1779,18 +1779,12 @@ impl<E: EthSpec, Hot: ItemStore<E>, Cold: ItemStore<E>> HotColdDB<E, Hot, Cold>
         // middle of an epoch otherwise the oldest blob slot is a start slot.
         let last_pruned_epoch = oldest_blob_slot.epoch(E::slots_per_epoch()) - 1;
 
-        // At most prune up until the data availability boundary epoch, leaving at least blobs in
-        // the data availability boundary epoch and younger.
-        let end_epoch = {
-            let earliest_prunable_epoch = data_availability_boundary - 1;
-            // Stop pruning before reaching the data availability boundary if a margin is
-            // configured.
-            if let Some(margin) = self.get_config().blob_prune_margin_epochs {
-                earliest_prunable_epoch - margin
-            } else {
-                earliest_prunable_epoch
-            }
-        };
+        // At most prune blobs up until the data availability boundary epoch, leaving at least
+        // blobs of the data availability boundary epoch and younger.
+        let earliest_prunable_epoch = data_availability_boundary - 1;
+        // Stop pruning before reaching the data availability boundary if a margin is configured.
+        let margin_epochs = self.get_config().blob_prune_margin_epochs;
+        let end_epoch = earliest_prunable_epoch - margin_epochs;
 
         if !force {
             if last_pruned_epoch.as_u64() + self.get_config().epochs_per_blob_prune
diff --git a/database_manager/src/lib.rs b/database_manager/src/lib.rs
index 58d2103ac..a33e6c149 100644
--- a/database_manager/src/lib.rs
+++ b/database_manager/src/lib.rs
@@ -130,9 +130,7 @@ fn parse_client_config<E: EthSpec>(
     if let Some(blob_prune_margin_epochs) =
         clap_utils::parse_optional(cli_args, "blob-prune-margin-epochs")?
     {
-        if blob_prune_margin_epochs > 0 {
-            client_config.store.blob_prune_margin_epochs = Some(blob_prune_margin_epochs);
-        }
+        client_config.store.blob_prune_margin_epochs = blob_prune_margin_epochs;
     }
 
     Ok(client_config)
diff --git a/lighthouse/tests/beacon_node.rs b/lighthouse/tests/beacon_node.rs
index f6db01a70..237ca2db5 100644
--- a/lighthouse/tests/beacon_node.rs
+++ b/lighthouse/tests/beacon_node.rs
@@ -1370,7 +1370,7 @@ fn epochs_per_blob_prune_on_startup_five() {
 fn blob_prune_margin_epochs_default() {
     CommandLineTest::new()
         .run_with_zero_port()
-        .with_config(|config| assert!(config.blob_prune_margin_epochs.is_none()));
+        .with_config(|config| assert!(config.blob_prune_margin_epochs == 0));
 }
 #[test]
 fn blob_prune_margin_epochs_on_startup_ten() {