diff --git a/beacon_node/src/cli.rs b/beacon_node/src/cli.rs
index 3482ff6df83..276a2dc4eac 100644
--- a/beacon_node/src/cli.rs
+++ b/beacon_node/src/cli.rs
@@ -912,7 +912,6 @@ pub fn cli_app() -> Command {
                 .alias("payload-builder")
                 .alias("payload-builders")
                 .help("The URL of a service compatible with the MEV-boost API.")
-                .requires("execution-endpoint")
                 .action(ArgAction::Set)
                 .display_order(0)
         )