diff --git a/validator/client/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/teku/validator/client/proposerconfig/AbstractProposerConfigProvider.java b/validator/client/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/teku/validator/client/proposerconfig/AbstractProposerConfigProvider.java
index 0a92374b516..eba32d4dec8 100644
--- a/validator/client/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/teku/validator/client/proposerconfig/AbstractProposerConfigProvider.java
+++ b/validator/client/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/teku/validator/client/proposerconfig/AbstractProposerConfigProvider.java
@@ -47,10 +47,8 @@ public synchronized SafeFuture<Optional<ProposerConfig>> getProposerConfig() {
     }
 
     if (futureProposerConfig.isPresent()) {
-      if (lastProposerConfig.isPresent()) {
-        LOG.warn("A proposer config load is in progress, providing last loaded config");
-        return SafeFuture.completedFuture(lastProposerConfig);
-      }
+      LOG.warn(
+          "A proposer config load is already progress, waiting it instead of generating a new request");
       return futureProposerConfig.get();
     }
     futureProposerConfig =
diff --git a/validator/client/src/test/java/tech/pegasys/teku/validator/client/proposerconfig/ProposerConfigProviderTest.java b/validator/client/src/test/java/tech/pegasys/teku/validator/client/proposerconfig/ProposerConfigProviderTest.java
index 41b612c032f..76aa9938148 100644
--- a/validator/client/src/test/java/tech/pegasys/teku/validator/client/proposerconfig/ProposerConfigProviderTest.java
+++ b/validator/client/src/test/java/tech/pegasys/teku/validator/client/proposerconfig/ProposerConfigProviderTest.java
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ void getProposerConfig_onErrorShouldReturnLastConfigWhenLastConfigAvailable() {
   }
 
   @Test
-  void getProposerConfig_onConcurrentCallsShouldMergeFuturesWhenNoLastConfigAvailable() {
+  void getProposerConfig_onConcurrentCallsShouldMergeFutures() {
     SafeFuture<Optional<ProposerConfig>> futureMaybeConfig =
         proposerConfigProvider.getProposerConfig();
 
@@ -112,28 +112,6 @@ void getProposerConfig_onConcurrentCallsShouldMergeFuturesWhenNoLastConfigAvaila
     assertThat(futureMaybeConfig).isCompletedWithValue(Optional.of(proposerConfigA));
   }
 
-  @Test
-  void getProposerConfig_onConcurrentCallsShouldReturnLastConfigWhenLastConfigAvailable() {
-    SafeFuture<Optional<ProposerConfig>> futureMaybeConfig =
-        proposerConfigProvider.getProposerConfig();
-
-    when(proposerConfigLoader.getProposerConfig(sourceUrl)).thenReturn(proposerConfigA);
-    asyncRunner.executeQueuedActions();
-
-    assertThat(futureMaybeConfig).isCompletedWithValue(Optional.of(proposerConfigA));
-
-    futureMaybeConfig = proposerConfigProvider.getProposerConfig();
-    SafeFuture<Optional<ProposerConfig>> futureMaybeConfig2 =
-        proposerConfigProvider.getProposerConfig();
-
-    assertThat(futureMaybeConfig2).isCompletedWithValue(Optional.of(proposerConfigA));
-
-    when(proposerConfigLoader.getProposerConfig(sourceUrl)).thenReturn(proposerConfigB);
-    asyncRunner.executeQueuedActions();
-
-    assertThat(futureMaybeConfig).isCompletedWithValue(Optional.of(proposerConfigB));
-  }
-
   @Test
   void getProposerConfig_shouldAlwaysReturnFirstValidConfigWhenRefreshIsFalse() {
     final ProposerConfigProvider proposerConfigProvider =