diff --git a/packages/brain/src/calls/getStakerConfig.ts b/packages/brain/src/calls/getStakerConfig.ts
index f7208fd9..ceffa237 100644
--- a/packages/brain/src/calls/getStakerConfig.ts
+++ b/packages/brain/src/calls/getStakerConfig.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ import {
   network,
   executionClient,
   consensusClient,
-  defaultFeeRecipient,
   executionClientUrl,
   validatorUrl,
   beaconchainUrl,
@@ -19,6 +18,5 @@ export async function getStakerConfig(): Promise<StakerConfig<Network>> {
     validatorUrl,
     beaconchainUrl,
     signerUrl,
-    defaultFeeRecipient,
   };
 }
diff --git a/packages/brain/src/index.ts b/packages/brain/src/index.ts
index cdbd90e3..d7daf70e 100644
--- a/packages/brain/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/brain/src/index.ts
@@ -33,11 +33,10 @@ export const {
   signerUrl,
   token,
   host,
-  defaultFeeRecipient,
   tlsCert,
 } = loadStakerConfig();
 logger.debug(
-  `Loaded staker config:\n  - Network: ${network}\n  - Execution client: ${executionClient}\n  - Consensus client: ${consensusClient}\n  - Execution client url: ${executionClientUrl}\n  - Validator url: ${validatorUrl}\n  - Beaconcha url: ${beaconchaUrl}\n  - Beaconchain url: ${beaconchainUrl}\n  - Signer url: ${signerUrl}\n  - Token: ${token}\n  - Host: ${host}\n  - Default fee recipient: ${defaultFeeRecipient}`
+  `Loaded staker config:\n  - Network: ${network}\n  - Execution client: ${executionClient}\n  - Consensus client: ${consensusClient}\n  - Execution client url: ${executionClientUrl}\n  - Validator url: ${validatorUrl}\n  - Beaconcha url: ${beaconchaUrl}\n  - Beaconchain url: ${beaconchainUrl}\n  - Signer url: ${signerUrl}\n  - Token: ${token}\n  - Host: ${host}}`
 );
 
 // Create API instances. Must preceed db initialization
@@ -68,7 +67,7 @@ export const brainDb = new BrainDataBase(
 const uiServer = startUiServer(path.resolve(__dirname, params.uiBuildDirName));
 const launchpadServer = startLaunchpadApi();
 
-await brainDb.initialize(signerApi, validatorApi, defaultFeeRecipient);
+await brainDb.initialize(signerApi, validatorApi);
 logger.debug(brainDb.data);
 
 // CRON
diff --git a/packages/brain/src/modules/db/index.ts b/packages/brain/src/modules/db/index.ts
index e1b0531f..31e063bd 100644
--- a/packages/brain/src/modules/db/index.ts
+++ b/packages/brain/src/modules/db/index.ts
@@ -59,19 +59,14 @@ export class BrainDataBase extends LowSync<StakingBrainDb> {
    */
   public async initialize(
     signerApi: Web3SignerApi,
-    validatorApi: ValidatorApi,
-    defaultFeeRecipient: string | undefined
+    validatorApi: ValidatorApi
   ): Promise<void> {
     try {
       // Important! .read() method must be called before accessing brainDb.data otherwise it will be null
       this.read();
       // If db.json doesn't exist, db.data will be null
       if (this.data === null)
-        await this.databaseMigration(
-          signerApi,
-          validatorApi,
-          defaultFeeRecipient
-        );
+        await this.databaseMigration(signerApi, validatorApi);
       else this.setOwnerWriteRead();
     } catch (e) {
       logger.error(`unable to initialize the db ${this.dbName}`, e);
@@ -247,12 +242,10 @@ export class BrainDataBase extends LowSync<StakingBrainDb> {
    *
    * @param signerApi - The signer API
    * @param validatorApi - The validator API
-   * @param defaultFeeRecipient - The default fee recipient to use if the validator API is not available
    */
   private async databaseMigration(
     signerApi: Web3SignerApi,
-    validatorApi: ValidatorApi,
-    defaultFeeRecipient?: string
+    validatorApi: ValidatorApi
   ): Promise<void> {
     let retries = 0;
     while (retries < 10) {
@@ -279,11 +272,11 @@ export class BrainDataBase extends LowSync<StakingBrainDb> {
           })
           .catch((e) => {
             logger.error(
-              `Unable to fetch fee recipient for ${pubkeys[0]}. Setting default ${defaultFeeRecipient}}`,
+              `Unable to fetch fee recipient for ${pubkeys[0]}. Setting default ${params.burnAddress}}`,
               e
             );
-            if (defaultFeeRecipient) feeRecipient = defaultFeeRecipient;
-            else feeRecipient = params.burnAddress;
+            // TODO: consider setting MEV fee recipient.
+            feeRecipient = params.burnAddress;
           });
 
         logger.info(
diff --git a/packages/brain/src/modules/envs/index.ts b/packages/brain/src/modules/envs/index.ts
index 77a5403e..3bcf36a1 100644
--- a/packages/brain/src/modules/envs/index.ts
+++ b/packages/brain/src/modules/envs/index.ts
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ import path from "path";
 import fs from "fs";
 import { params } from "../../params.js";
 import { __dirname } from "../../index.js";
-import { isValidEcdsaPubkey } from "@stakingbrain/common";
 
 /**
  * Loads the staker config needed to create the base urls for beacon, validator and signer APIs
@@ -45,7 +44,7 @@ import { isValidEcdsaPubkey } from "@stakingbrain/common";
  * @throws consensus client is not valid for <network>: <consensus client>. Valid consensus clients for <network>: <consensus clients>
  * This exception is thrown if the consensus client is not valid for the network
  *
- * @returns executionClientUrl, validatorUrl, beaconchainUrl, beaconchaUrl, signerUrl, token, host, defaultFeeRecipient, tlsCert
+ * @returns executionClientUrl, validatorUrl, beaconchainUrl, beaconchaUrl, signerUrl, token, host, tlsCert
  */
 export function loadStakerConfig(): {
   network: Network;
@@ -58,7 +57,6 @@ export function loadStakerConfig(): {
   signerUrl: string;
   token: string;
   host: string;
-  defaultFeeRecipient?: string;
   tlsCert?: Buffer;
 } {
   const network = process.env.NETWORK as Network;
@@ -79,8 +77,7 @@ export function loadStakerConfig(): {
     tlsCert: Buffer | undefined;
 
   if (network === "mainnet") {
-    const { executionClient, consensusClient, defaultFeeRecipient } =
-      loadEnvs("mainnet");
+    const { executionClient, consensusClient } = loadEnvs("mainnet");
     switch (executionClient) {
       case "geth.dnp.dappnode.eth":
         executionClientUrl = `http://geth.dappnode:8545`;
@@ -144,15 +141,10 @@ export function loadStakerConfig(): {
       signerUrl: `http://web3signer.web3signer.dappnode:9000`,
       token,
       host: `brain.web3signer.dappnode`,
-      defaultFeeRecipient:
-        defaultFeeRecipient && isValidEcdsaPubkey(defaultFeeRecipient)
-          ? defaultFeeRecipient
-          : undefined,
       tlsCert,
     };
   } else if (network === "gnosis") {
-    const { executionClient, consensusClient, defaultFeeRecipient } =
-      loadEnvs("gnosis");
+    const { executionClient, consensusClient } = loadEnvs("gnosis");
     switch (executionClient) {
       case "nethermind-xdai.dnp.dappnode.eth":
         executionClientUrl = `http://nethermind-xdai.dappnode:8545`;
@@ -202,15 +194,10 @@ export function loadStakerConfig(): {
       signerUrl: `http://web3signer.web3signer-gnosis.dappnode:9000`,
       token,
       host: `brain.web3signer-gnosis.dappnode`,
-      defaultFeeRecipient:
-        defaultFeeRecipient && isValidEcdsaPubkey(defaultFeeRecipient)
-          ? defaultFeeRecipient
-          : undefined,
       tlsCert,
     };
   } else if (network === "prater") {
-    const { executionClient, consensusClient, defaultFeeRecipient } =
-      loadEnvs("prater");
+    const { executionClient, consensusClient } = loadEnvs("prater");
     switch (executionClient) {
       case "goerli-nethermind.dnp.dappnode.eth":
         executionClientUrl = `http://goerli-nethermind.dappnode:8545`;
@@ -274,15 +261,10 @@ export function loadStakerConfig(): {
       signerUrl: `http://web3signer.web3signer-prater.dappnode:9000`,
       token,
       host: `web3signer.web3signer-prater.dappnode`,
-      defaultFeeRecipient:
-        defaultFeeRecipient && isValidEcdsaPubkey(defaultFeeRecipient)
-          ? defaultFeeRecipient
-          : undefined,
       tlsCert,
     };
   } else if (network === "lukso") {
-    const { executionClient, consensusClient, defaultFeeRecipient } =
-      loadEnvs("lukso");
+    const { executionClient, consensusClient } = loadEnvs("lukso");
     switch (executionClient) {
       case "lukso-erigon.dnp.dappnode.eth":
         executionClientUrl = `http://lukso-erigon.dappnode:8545`;
@@ -340,15 +322,10 @@ export function loadStakerConfig(): {
       signerUrl: `http://web3signer.web3signer-lukso.dappnode:9000`,
       token,
       host: `web3signer.web3signer-lukso.dappnode`,
-      defaultFeeRecipient:
-        defaultFeeRecipient && isValidEcdsaPubkey(defaultFeeRecipient)
-          ? defaultFeeRecipient
-          : undefined,
       tlsCert,
     };
   } else if (network === "holesky") {
-    const { executionClient, consensusClient, defaultFeeRecipient } =
-      loadEnvs("holesky");
+    const { executionClient, consensusClient } = loadEnvs("holesky");
     switch (executionClient) {
       case "holesky-nethermind.dnp.dappnode.eth":
         executionClientUrl = `http://holesky-nethermind.dappnode:8545`;
@@ -412,10 +389,6 @@ export function loadStakerConfig(): {
       signerUrl: `http://web3signer.web3signer-holesky.dappnode:9000`,
       token,
       host: `web3signer.web3signer-holesky.dappnode`,
-      defaultFeeRecipient:
-        defaultFeeRecipient && isValidEcdsaPubkey(defaultFeeRecipient)
-          ? defaultFeeRecipient
-          : undefined,
       tlsCert,
     };
   } else {
@@ -432,12 +405,9 @@ function loadEnvs<T extends Network>(
 ): {
   executionClient: ExecutionClient<T>;
   consensusClient: ConsensusClient<T>;
-  defaultFeeRecipient?: string;
 } {
   const errors = [];
 
-  const defaultFeeRecipient =
-    process.env[`_DAPPNODE_GLOBAL_FEE_RECIPIENT_${network.toUpperCase()}`];
   const executionClient =
     process.env[`_DAPPNODE_GLOBAL_EXECUTION_CLIENT_${network.toUpperCase()}`];
   const consensusClient =
@@ -564,6 +534,5 @@ function loadEnvs<T extends Network>(
   return {
     executionClient: executionClient as ExecutionClient<T>,
     consensusClient: consensusClient as ConsensusClient<T>,
-    defaultFeeRecipient,
   };
 }
diff --git a/packages/brain/tests/unit/modules/db/index.unit.test.ts b/packages/brain/tests/unit/modules/db/index.unit.test.ts
index 48f703b7..99a60597 100644
--- a/packages/brain/tests/unit/modules/db/index.unit.test.ts
+++ b/packages/brain/tests/unit/modules/db/index.unit.test.ts
@@ -98,11 +98,7 @@ describe("DataBase", () => {
 
       expect(db.data).to.be.null;
       // initialize
-      await db.initialize(
-        signerApi,
-        validatorApi,
-        "0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000"
-      );
+      await db.initialize(signerApi, validatorApi);
       // print contents of database
       console.log(db.data);
       // check database
@@ -120,11 +116,7 @@ describe("DataBase", () => {
       const signerApi = sinon.createStubInstance(Web3SignerApi);
       const validatorApi = sinon.createStubInstance(ValidatorApi);
       sinon.stub(db, <any>"databaseMigration").callsFake(databaseMigration);
-      await db.initialize(
-        signerApi,
-        validatorApi,
-        "0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000"
-      );
+      await db.initialize(signerApi, validatorApi);
 
       expect(fs.existsSync(testDbName)).to.be.true;
       db.read();
@@ -139,11 +131,7 @@ describe("DataBase", () => {
       fs.writeFileSync(testDbName, JSON.stringify({}));
       const signerApi = sinon.createStubInstance(Web3SignerApi);
       const validatorApi = sinon.createStubInstance(ValidatorApi);
-      db.initialize(
-        signerApi,
-        validatorApi,
-        "0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000"
-      );
+      db.initialize(signerApi, validatorApi);
       expect(fs.existsSync(testDbName)).to.be.true;
       db.read();
       expect(db.data).to.be.empty;
diff --git a/packages/common/src/types/network/types.ts b/packages/common/src/types/network/types.ts
index 3f28b70d..8f41678f 100644
--- a/packages/common/src/types/network/types.ts
+++ b/packages/common/src/types/network/types.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ export interface StakerConfig<T extends Network> {
   validatorUrl: string;
   beaconchainUrl: string;
   signerUrl: string;
-  defaultFeeRecipient?: string;
 }
 
 export type ExecutionClient<T extends Network> = T extends "mainnet"