diff --git a/cmd/geth/main.go b/cmd/geth/main.go
index 08fbdd524e..bce4362e24 100644
--- a/cmd/geth/main.go
+++ b/cmd/geth/main.go
@@ -72,7 +72,6 @@ var (
 		utils.DisableSnapProtocolFlag,
 		utils.DisableDiffProtocolFlag,
 		utils.EnableTrustProtocolFlag,
-		utils.DisableBscProtocolFlag,
 		utils.DiffSyncFlag,
 		utils.PipeCommitFlag,
 		utils.RangeLimitFlag,
@@ -171,6 +170,7 @@ var (
 		utils.CheckSnapshotWithMPT,
 		utils.EnableDoubleSignMonitorFlag,
 		utils.VotingEnabledFlag,
+		utils.DisableVoteAttestationFlag,
 		utils.EnableMaliciousVoteMonitorFlag,
 		utils.BLSPasswordFileFlag,
 		utils.BLSWalletDirFlag,
diff --git a/cmd/geth/usage.go b/cmd/geth/usage.go
index 690a2e8251..58ccaed14a 100644
--- a/cmd/geth/usage.go
+++ b/cmd/geth/usage.go
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ var AppHelpFlagGroups = []flags.FlagGroup{
 			utils.DisableSnapProtocolFlag,
 			utils.DisableDiffProtocolFlag,
 			utils.EnableTrustProtocolFlag,
-			utils.DisableBscProtocolFlag,
 			utils.RangeLimitFlag,
 			utils.SmartCardDaemonPathFlag,
 			utils.NetworkIdFlag,
@@ -201,6 +200,7 @@ var AppHelpFlagGroups = []flags.FlagGroup{
 			utils.MinerDelayLeftoverFlag,
 			utils.MinerNoVerfiyFlag,
 			utils.VotingEnabledFlag,
+			utils.DisableVoteAttestationFlag,
 		},
 	},
 	{
diff --git a/cmd/utils/flags.go b/cmd/utils/flags.go
index 167b9f7a51..ea679b79a1 100644
--- a/cmd/utils/flags.go
+++ b/cmd/utils/flags.go
@@ -134,10 +134,6 @@ var (
 		Name:  "enabletrustprotocol",
 		Usage: "Enable trust protocol",
 	}
-	DisableBscProtocolFlag = cli.BoolFlag{
-		Name:  "disablebscprotocol",
-		Usage: "Disable bsc protocol",
-	}
 
 	DiffSyncFlag = cli.BoolFlag{
 		Name:  "diffsync",
@@ -908,6 +904,11 @@ var (
 		Usage: "Enable voting when mining",
 	}
 
+	DisableVoteAttestationFlag = cli.BoolFlag{
+		Name:  "disablevoteattestation",
+		Usage: "Disable assembling vote attestation ",
+	}
+
 	EnableMaliciousVoteMonitorFlag = cli.BoolFlag{
 		Name:  "monitor.maliciousvote",
 		Usage: "Enable malicious vote monitor to check whether any validator violates the voting rules of fast finality",
@@ -1562,6 +1563,9 @@ func setMiner(ctx *cli.Context, cfg *miner.Config) {
 	if ctx.GlobalBool(VotingEnabledFlag.Name) {
 		cfg.VoteEnable = true
 	}
+	if ctx.GlobalBool(DisableVoteAttestationFlag.Name) {
+		cfg.DisableVoteAttestation = true
+	}
 }
 
 func setWhitelist(ctx *cli.Context, cfg *ethconfig.Config) {
@@ -1720,9 +1724,6 @@ func SetEthConfig(ctx *cli.Context, stack *node.Node, cfg *ethconfig.Config) {
 	if ctx.GlobalIsSet(EnableTrustProtocolFlag.Name) {
 		cfg.EnableTrustProtocol = ctx.GlobalIsSet(EnableTrustProtocolFlag.Name)
 	}
-	if ctx.GlobalIsSet(DisableBscProtocolFlag.Name) {
-		cfg.DisableBscProtocol = ctx.GlobalIsSet(DisableBscProtocolFlag.Name)
-	}
 	if ctx.GlobalIsSet(DiffSyncFlag.Name) {
 		log.Warn("The --diffsync flag is deprecated and will be removed in the future!")
 	}
diff --git a/consensus/parlia/parlia.go b/consensus/parlia/parlia.go
index 3ea1591c1c..7269b490ee 100644
--- a/consensus/parlia/parlia.go
+++ b/consensus/parlia/parlia.go
@@ -827,7 +827,7 @@ func (p *Parlia) assembleVoteAttestation(chain consensus.ChainHeaderReader, head
 	}
 
 	if p.VotePool == nil {
-		return errors.New("vote pool is nil")
+		return nil
 	}
 
 	// Fetch direct parent's votes
diff --git a/eth/backend.go b/eth/backend.go
index e4b0e0ae98..60d95ac188 100644
--- a/eth/backend.go
+++ b/eth/backend.go
@@ -284,7 +284,10 @@ func New(stack *node.Node, config *ethconfig.Config) (*Ethereum, error) {
 		votePool := vote.NewVotePool(chainConfig, eth.blockchain, posa)
 		eth.votePool = votePool
 		if parlia, ok := eth.engine.(*parlia.Parlia); ok {
-			parlia.VotePool = votePool
+			if !config.Miner.DisableVoteAttestation {
+				// if there is no VotePool in Parlia Engine, the miner can't get votes for assembling
+				parlia.VotePool = votePool
+			}
 		} else {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("Engine is not Parlia type")
 		}
@@ -627,9 +630,8 @@ func (s *Ethereum) Protocols() []p2p.Protocol {
 	if s.config.EnableTrustProtocol {
 		protos = append(protos, trust.MakeProtocols((*trustHandler)(s.handler), s.snapDialCandidates)...)
 	}
-	if !s.config.DisableBscProtocol {
-		protos = append(protos, bsc.MakeProtocols((*bscHandler)(s.handler), s.bscDialCandidates)...)
-	}
+	protos = append(protos, bsc.MakeProtocols((*bscHandler)(s.handler), s.bscDialCandidates)...)
+
 	return protos
 }
 
diff --git a/eth/ethconfig/config.go b/eth/ethconfig/config.go
index 29bb597410..de44234fbc 100644
--- a/eth/ethconfig/config.go
+++ b/eth/ethconfig/config.go
@@ -151,7 +151,6 @@ type Config struct {
 	DisableSnapProtocol bool //Whether disable snap protocol
 	DisableDiffProtocol bool //Whether disable diff protocol
 	EnableTrustProtocol bool //Whether enable trust protocol
-	DisableBscProtocol  bool //Whether disable bsc protocol
 	DiffSync            bool // Whether support diff sync
 	PipeCommit          bool
 	RangeLimit          bool
diff --git a/eth/ethconfig/gen_config.go b/eth/ethconfig/gen_config.go
index 13891c04c9..cf0d8f094d 100644
--- a/eth/ethconfig/gen_config.go
+++ b/eth/ethconfig/gen_config.go
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ func (c Config) MarshalTOML() (interface{}, error) {
 		DisableSnapProtocol             bool
 		DisableDiffProtocol             bool
 		EnableTrustProtocol             bool
-		DisableBscProtocol             bool
 		DiffSync                        bool
 		RangeLimit                      bool
 		TxLookupLimit                   uint64                 `toml:",omitempty"`
@@ -95,7 +94,6 @@ func (c Config) MarshalTOML() (interface{}, error) {
 	enc.DisableSnapProtocol = c.DisableSnapProtocol
 	enc.DisableDiffProtocol = c.DisableDiffProtocol
 	enc.EnableTrustProtocol = c.EnableTrustProtocol
-	enc.DisableBscProtocol = c.DisableBscProtocol
 	enc.DiffSync = c.DiffSync
 	enc.RangeLimit = c.RangeLimit
 	enc.TxLookupLimit = c.TxLookupLimit
@@ -163,7 +161,6 @@ func (c *Config) UnmarshalTOML(unmarshal func(interface{}) error) error {
 		DisableSnapProtocol             *bool
 		DisableDiffProtocol             *bool
 		EnableTrustProtocol             *bool
-		DisableBscProtocol             *bool
 		DiffSync                        *bool
 		RangeLimit                      *bool
 		TxLookupLimit                   *uint64                `toml:",omitempty"`
@@ -255,9 +252,6 @@ func (c *Config) UnmarshalTOML(unmarshal func(interface{}) error) error {
 	if dec.EnableTrustProtocol != nil {
 		c.EnableTrustProtocol = *dec.EnableTrustProtocol
 	}
-	if dec.DisableBscProtocol != nil {
-		c.DisableBscProtocol = *dec.DisableBscProtocol
-	}
 	if dec.DiffSync != nil {
 		c.DiffSync = *dec.DiffSync
 	}
diff --git a/miner/miner.go b/miner/miner.go
index 3d355bca05..060ef2df4b 100644
--- a/miner/miner.go
+++ b/miner/miner.go
@@ -44,17 +44,18 @@ type Backend interface {
 
 // Config is the configuration parameters of mining.
 type Config struct {
-	Etherbase     common.Address `toml:",omitempty"` // Public address for block mining rewards (default = first account)
-	Notify        []string       `toml:",omitempty"` // HTTP URL list to be notified of new work packages (only useful in ethash).
-	NotifyFull    bool           `toml:",omitempty"` // Notify with pending block headers instead of work packages
-	ExtraData     hexutil.Bytes  `toml:",omitempty"` // Block extra data set by the miner
-	DelayLeftOver time.Duration  // Time reserved to finalize a block(calculate root, distribute income...)
-	GasFloor      uint64         // Target gas floor for mined blocks.
-	GasCeil       uint64         // Target gas ceiling for mined blocks.
-	GasPrice      *big.Int       // Minimum gas price for mining a transaction
-	Recommit      time.Duration  // The time interval for miner to re-create mining work.
-	Noverify      bool           // Disable remote mining solution verification(only useful in ethash).
-	VoteEnable    bool           // Whether to vote when mining
+	Etherbase              common.Address `toml:",omitempty"` // Public address for block mining rewards (default = first account)
+	Notify                 []string       `toml:",omitempty"` // HTTP URL list to be notified of new work packages (only useful in ethash).
+	NotifyFull             bool           `toml:",omitempty"` // Notify with pending block headers instead of work packages
+	ExtraData              hexutil.Bytes  `toml:",omitempty"` // Block extra data set by the miner
+	DelayLeftOver          time.Duration  // Time reserved to finalize a block(calculate root, distribute income...)
+	GasFloor               uint64         // Target gas floor for mined blocks.
+	GasCeil                uint64         // Target gas ceiling for mined blocks.
+	GasPrice               *big.Int       // Minimum gas price for mining a transaction
+	Recommit               time.Duration  // The time interval for miner to re-create mining work.
+	Noverify               bool           // Disable remote mining solution verification(only useful in ethash).
+	VoteEnable             bool           // Whether to vote when mining
+	DisableVoteAttestation bool           // Whether to skip assembling vote attestation
 }
 
 // Miner creates blocks and searches for proof-of-work values.