diff --git a/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/beacon_chain.rs b/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/beacon_chain.rs
index 01374c11776..d08e3833967 100644
--- a/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/beacon_chain.rs
+++ b/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/beacon_chain.rs
@@ -2860,6 +2860,8 @@ impl<T: BeaconChainTypes> BeaconChain<T> {
     /// be pruned on finalization, on a timeout or by a max count.
     pub async fn process_sampling_completed(self: &Arc<Self>, block_root: Hash256) {
         // TODO(das): update fork-choice
+        // NOTE: It is possible that sampling complets before block is imported into fork choice,
+        // in that case we may need to update availability cache.
         // TODO(das): These log levels are too high, reduce once DAS matures
         info!(self.log, "Sampling completed"; "block_root" => %block_root);
     }
diff --git a/beacon_node/network/src/network_beacon_processor/gossip_methods.rs b/beacon_node/network/src/network_beacon_processor/gossip_methods.rs
index 1c193d66da8..d6ee2cb4055 100644
--- a/beacon_node/network/src/network_beacon_processor/gossip_methods.rs
+++ b/beacon_node/network/src/network_beacon_processor/gossip_methods.rs
@@ -639,17 +639,6 @@ impl<T: BeaconChainTypes> NetworkBeaconProcessor<T> {
                     "index" => %index,
                 );
 
-                // We have observed a data column sidecar with valid inclusion proof, such that
-                // `block_root` must have data. The column may or not be imported yet.
-                // TODO(das): Sampling should check that sampling is not completed already.
-                //
-                // Trigger sampling early, potentially before processing the block. At this point column
-                // custodials may not have received all their columns. Triggering sampling so early is
-                // only viable with either:
-                // - Sync delaying sampling until some latter window
-                // - Re-processing early sampling requests: https://github.com/sigp/lighthouse/pull/5569
-                self.send_sync_message(SyncMessage::SampleBlock(block_root, slot));
-
                 self.propagate_validation_result(message_id, peer_id, MessageAcceptance::Accept);
 
                 // Log metrics to keep track of propagation delay times.
@@ -1281,7 +1270,14 @@ impl<T: BeaconChainTypes> NetworkBeaconProcessor<T> {
             // either:
             // - Sync delaying sampling until some latter window
             // - Re-processing early sampling requests: https://github.com/sigp/lighthouse/pull/5569
-            self.send_sync_message(SyncMessage::SampleBlock(block_root, block.slot()));
+            if self
+                .chain
+                .spec
+                .peer_das_epoch
+                .map_or(false, |peer_das_epoch| block.epoch() >= peer_das_epoch)
+            {
+                self.send_sync_message(SyncMessage::SampleBlock(block_root, block.slot()));
+            }
         }
 
         let result = self
diff --git a/beacon_node/network/src/sync/manager.rs b/beacon_node/network/src/sync/manager.rs
index 089e4f257bf..9c3ab5d5ac5 100644
--- a/beacon_node/network/src/sync/manager.rs
+++ b/beacon_node/network/src/sync/manager.rs
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ pub enum RequestId {
     SingleBlock { id: SingleLookupReqId },
     /// Request searching for a set of blobs given a hash.
     SingleBlob { id: SingleLookupReqId },
-    /// TODO
+    /// Request searching for a set of data columns given a hash and list of column indices.
     DataColumnsByRoot(Id),
     /// Range request that is composed by both a block range request and a blob range request.
     RangeBlockAndBlobs { id: Id },
diff --git a/beacon_node/network/src/sync/network_context/requests.rs b/beacon_node/network/src/sync/network_context/requests.rs
index d9894d6f579..2fc239b49b2 100644
--- a/beacon_node/network/src/sync/network_context/requests.rs
+++ b/beacon_node/network/src/sync/network_context/requests.rs
@@ -195,32 +195,32 @@ impl<E: EthSpec, T: Copy> ActiveDataColumnsByRootRequest<E, T> {
     /// The active request SHOULD be dropped after `add_response` returns an error
     pub fn add_response(
         &mut self,
-        blob: Arc<DataColumnSidecar<E>>,
+        data_column: Arc<DataColumnSidecar<E>>,
     ) -> Result<Option<Vec<Arc<DataColumnSidecar<E>>>>, RPCError> {
         if self.resolved {
             return Err(RPCError::InvalidData("too many responses".to_string()));
         }
 
-        let block_root = blob.block_root();
+        let block_root = data_column.block_root();
         if self.request.block_root != block_root {
             return Err(RPCError::InvalidData(format!(
                 "un-requested block root {block_root:?}"
             )));
         }
-        if !blob.verify_inclusion_proof().unwrap_or(false) {
+        if !data_column.verify_inclusion_proof().unwrap_or(false) {
             return Err(RPCError::InvalidData("invalid inclusion proof".to_string()));
         }
-        if !self.request.indices.contains(&blob.index) {
+        if !self.request.indices.contains(&data_column.index) {
             return Err(RPCError::InvalidData(format!(
                 "un-requested index {}",
-                blob.index
+                data_column.index
             )));
         }
-        if self.items.iter().any(|b| b.index == blob.index) {
+        if self.items.iter().any(|b| b.index == data_column.index) {
             return Err(RPCError::InvalidData("duplicated data".to_string()));
         }
 
-        self.items.push(blob);
+        self.items.push(data_column);
         if self.items.len() >= self.request.indices.len() {
             // All expected chunks received, return result early
             self.resolved = true;