diff --git a/configs/mainnet.yaml b/configs/mainnet.yaml
index 39904616b2..e31862e1fa 100644
--- a/configs/mainnet.yaml
+++ b/configs/mainnet.yaml
@@ -163,7 +163,6 @@ DATA_COLUMN_SIDECAR_SUBNET_COUNT: 32
 MAX_REQUEST_DATA_COLUMN_SIDECARS: 16384
 SAMPLES_PER_SLOT: 8
 CUSTODY_REQUIREMENT: 1
-TARGET_NUMBER_OF_PEERS: 70
 
 # [New in Electra:EIP7251]
 MIN_PER_EPOCH_CHURN_LIMIT_ELECTRA: 128000000000 # 2**7 * 10**9 (= 128,000,000,000)
diff --git a/configs/minimal.yaml b/configs/minimal.yaml
index 8ba65cec09..597a5034e1 100644
--- a/configs/minimal.yaml
+++ b/configs/minimal.yaml
@@ -162,7 +162,6 @@ DATA_COLUMN_SIDECAR_SUBNET_COUNT: 32
 MAX_REQUEST_DATA_COLUMN_SIDECARS: 16384
 SAMPLES_PER_SLOT: 8
 CUSTODY_REQUIREMENT: 1
-TARGET_NUMBER_OF_PEERS: 70
 
 # [New in Electra:EIP7251]
 MIN_PER_EPOCH_CHURN_LIMIT_ELECTRA: 64000000000 # 2**6 * 10**9 (= 64,000,000,000)
diff --git a/specs/_features/eip7594/das-core.md b/specs/_features/eip7594/das-core.md
index 97bce0d0eb..892edd56d3 100644
--- a/specs/_features/eip7594/das-core.md
+++ b/specs/_features/eip7594/das-core.md
@@ -83,7 +83,6 @@ The following values are (non-configurable) constants used throughout the specif
 | - | - | - |
 | `SAMPLES_PER_SLOT` | `8` | Number of `DataColumnSidecar` random samples a node queries per slot |
 | `CUSTODY_REQUIREMENT` | `1` | Minimum number of subnets an honest node custodies and serves samples from |
-| `TARGET_NUMBER_OF_PEERS` | `70` | Suggested minimum peer count |
 
 ### Containers
 
@@ -289,9 +288,7 @@ The particular columns that a node custodies are selected pseudo-randomly as a f
 
 At each slot, a node needs to be able to readily sample from *any* set of columns. To this end, a node SHOULD find and maintain a set of diverse and reliable peers that can regularly satisfy their sampling demands.
 
-A node runs a background peer discovery process, maintaining at least `TARGET_NUMBER_OF_PEERS` of various custody distributions (both `custody_size` and column assignments). The combination of advertised `custody_size` size and public node-id make this readily and publicly accessible.
-
-`TARGET_NUMBER_OF_PEERS` should be tuned upward in the event of failed sampling.
+A node runs a background peer discovery process, maintaining at least 70 peers of various custody distributions (both `custody_size` and column assignments). The combination of advertised `custody_size` size and public node-id make this readily and publicly accessible. A node may increase its peer count in the event of failed sampling.
 
 *Note*: while high-capacity and super-full nodes are high value with respect to satisfying sampling requirements, a node SHOULD maintain a distribution across node capacities as to not centralize the p2p graph too much (in the extreme becomes hub/spoke) and to distribute sampling load better across all nodes.