diff --git a/packages/state-transition/test/perf/util.ts b/packages/state-transition/test/perf/util.ts
index 391cbfad72a7..46faf11c50f1 100644
--- a/packages/state-transition/test/perf/util.ts
+++ b/packages/state-transition/test/perf/util.ts
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ let altairCachedState23638: CachedBeaconStateAltair | null = null;
 /**
  * Number of validators in prater is 210000 as of May 2021
  */
-export const numValidators = 932506;
+export const numValidators = 250000;
 export const keypairsMod = 100;
 
 /**