diff --git a/specs/merge/beacon-chain.md b/specs/merge/beacon-chain.md
index d164b5564e..9cdbda3361 100644
--- a/specs/merge/beacon-chain.md
+++ b/specs/merge/beacon-chain.md
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@
     - [`execute_payload`](#execute_payload)
   - [Block processing](#block-processing)
     - [Execution payload](#execution-payload)
-      - [`is_valid_gas_limit`](#is_valid_gas_limit)
       - [`process_execution_payload`](#process_execution_payload)
   - [Epoch processing](#epoch-processing)
     - [Slashings](#slashings)
@@ -347,39 +346,15 @@ def process_block(state: BeaconState, block: BeaconBlock) -> None:
 
 #### Execution payload
 
-##### `is_valid_gas_limit`
-
-```python
-def is_valid_gas_limit(payload: ExecutionPayload, parent: ExecutionPayloadHeader) -> bool:
-    parent_gas_limit = parent.gas_limit
-
-    # Check if the payload used too much gas
-    if payload.gas_used > payload.gas_limit:
-        return False
-
-    # Check if the payload changed the gas limit too much
-    if payload.gas_limit >= parent_gas_limit + parent_gas_limit // GAS_LIMIT_DENOMINATOR:
-        return False
-    if payload.gas_limit <= parent_gas_limit - parent_gas_limit // GAS_LIMIT_DENOMINATOR:
-        return False
-
-    # Check if the gas limit is at least the minimum gas limit
-    if payload.gas_limit < MIN_GAS_LIMIT:
-        return False
-
-    return True
-```
-
 ##### `process_execution_payload`
 
 ```python
 def process_execution_payload(state: BeaconState, payload: ExecutionPayload, execution_engine: ExecutionEngine) -> None:
-    # Verify consistency of the parent hash, block number, base fee per gas and gas limit
+    # Verify consistency of the parent hash and block number
     # with respect to the previous execution payload header
     if is_merge_complete(state):
         assert payload.parent_hash == state.latest_execution_payload_header.block_hash
         assert payload.block_number == state.latest_execution_payload_header.block_number + uint64(1)
-        assert is_valid_gas_limit(payload, state.latest_execution_payload_header)
     # Verify random
     assert payload.random == get_randao_mix(state, get_current_epoch(state))
     # Verify timestamp
diff --git a/tests/core/pyspec/eth2spec/test/merge/block_processing/test_process_execution_payload.py b/tests/core/pyspec/eth2spec/test/merge/block_processing/test_process_execution_payload.py
index 26a56d150b..d44bad58c5 100644
--- a/tests/core/pyspec/eth2spec/test/merge/block_processing/test_process_execution_payload.py
+++ b/tests/core/pyspec/eth2spec/test/merge/block_processing/test_process_execution_payload.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-from eth2spec.utils.ssz.ssz_typing import uint64
 from eth2spec.test.helpers.execution_payload import (
     build_empty_execution_payload,
     get_execution_payload_header,
@@ -228,157 +227,3 @@ def test_bad_timestamp_regular_payload(spec, state):
     execution_payload.timestamp = execution_payload.timestamp + 1
 
     yield from run_execution_payload_processing(spec, state, execution_payload, valid=False)
-
-
-@with_merge_and_later
-@spec_state_test
-def test_gaslimit_zero_first_payload(spec, state):
-    # pre-state
-    state = build_state_with_incomplete_transition(spec, state)
-    next_slot(spec, state)
-
-    # execution payload
-    execution_payload = build_empty_execution_payload(spec, state)
-    execution_payload.gas_limit = uint64(0)
-
-    yield from run_execution_payload_processing(spec, state, execution_payload)
-
-
-@with_merge_and_later
-@spec_state_test
-def test_gaslimit_max_first_payload(spec, state):
-    # pre-state
-    state = build_state_with_incomplete_transition(spec, state)
-    next_slot(spec, state)
-
-    # execution payload
-    execution_payload = build_empty_execution_payload(spec, state)
-    execution_payload.gas_limit = uint64(2**64 - 1)
-
-    yield from run_execution_payload_processing(spec, state, execution_payload)
-
-
-@with_merge_and_later
-@spec_state_test
-def test_gaslimit_upper_plus_regular_payload(spec, state):
-    # pre-state
-    state = build_state_with_complete_transition(spec, state)
-    next_slot(spec, state)
-
-    # execution payload
-    execution_payload = build_empty_execution_payload(spec, state)
-    execution_payload.gas_limit = (
-        execution_payload.gas_limit +
-        execution_payload.gas_limit // spec.GAS_LIMIT_DENOMINATOR
-    )
-
-    yield from run_execution_payload_processing(spec, state, execution_payload, valid=False)
-
-
-@with_merge_and_later
-@spec_state_test
-def test_gaslimit_upper_regular_payload(spec, state):
-    # pre-state
-    state = build_state_with_complete_transition(spec, state)
-    next_slot(spec, state)
-
-    # execution payload
-    execution_payload = build_empty_execution_payload(spec, state)
-    execution_payload.gas_limit = (
-        execution_payload.gas_limit +
-        execution_payload.gas_limit // spec.GAS_LIMIT_DENOMINATOR - uint64(1)
-    )
-
-    yield from run_execution_payload_processing(spec, state, execution_payload)
-
-
-@with_merge_and_later
-@spec_state_test
-def test_gaslimit_lower_minus_regular_payload(spec, state):
-    # pre-state
-    state = build_state_with_complete_transition(spec, state)
-    next_slot(spec, state)
-
-    # execution payload
-    execution_payload = build_empty_execution_payload(spec, state)
-    execution_payload.gas_limit = (
-        execution_payload.gas_limit -
-        execution_payload.gas_limit // spec.GAS_LIMIT_DENOMINATOR
-    )
-
-    yield from run_execution_payload_processing(spec, state, execution_payload, valid=False)
-
-
-@with_merge_and_later
-@spec_state_test
-def test_gaslimit_lower_regular_payload(spec, state):
-    # pre-state
-    state = build_state_with_complete_transition(spec, state)
-    next_slot(spec, state)
-
-    # execution payload
-    execution_payload = build_empty_execution_payload(spec, state)
-    execution_payload.gas_limit = (
-        execution_payload.gas_limit -
-        execution_payload.gas_limit // spec.GAS_LIMIT_DENOMINATOR + uint64(1)
-    )
-
-    yield from run_execution_payload_processing(spec, state, execution_payload)
-
-
-@with_merge_and_later
-@spec_state_test
-def test_gaslimit_minimum_regular_payload(spec, state):
-    # pre-state
-    state = build_state_with_complete_transition(spec, state)
-    next_slot(spec, state)
-    state.latest_execution_payload_header.gas_limit = spec.MIN_GAS_LIMIT
-
-    # execution payload
-    execution_payload = build_empty_execution_payload(spec, state)
-    execution_payload.gas_limit = execution_payload.gas_limit
-
-    yield from run_execution_payload_processing(spec, state, execution_payload)
-
-
-@with_merge_and_later
-@spec_state_test
-def test_gaslimit_minimum_minus_regular_payload(spec, state):
-    # pre-state
-    state = build_state_with_complete_transition(spec, state)
-    next_slot(spec, state)
-    state.latest_execution_payload_header.gas_limit = spec.MIN_GAS_LIMIT
-
-    # execution payload
-    execution_payload = build_empty_execution_payload(spec, state)
-    execution_payload.gas_limit = execution_payload.gas_limit - uint64(1)
-
-    yield from run_execution_payload_processing(spec, state, execution_payload, valid=False)
-
-
-@with_merge_and_later
-@spec_state_test
-def test_gasused_gaslimit_regular_payload(spec, state):
-    # pre-state
-    state = build_state_with_complete_transition(spec, state)
-    next_slot(spec, state)
-
-    # execution payload
-    execution_payload = build_empty_execution_payload(spec, state)
-    execution_payload.gas_used = execution_payload.gas_limit
-
-    yield from run_execution_payload_processing(spec, state, execution_payload)
-
-
-@with_merge_and_later
-@spec_state_test
-def test_gasused_gaslimit_plus_regular_payload(spec, state):
-    # pre-state
-    state = build_state_with_complete_transition(spec, state)
-    next_slot(spec, state)
-
-    # execution payload
-    execution_payload = build_empty_execution_payload(spec, state)
-    execution_payload.gas_used = execution_payload.gas_limit + uint64(1)
-
-    yield from run_execution_payload_processing(spec, state, execution_payload, valid=False)