diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
index 46fd0aac8af5..8a95045b7f77 100644
--- a/config/config.go
+++ b/config/config.go
@@ -793,8 +793,8 @@ func getTxFeeConfig(v *viper.Viper, networkID uint32) genesis.TxFeeConfig {
 				MinPrice:                 gas.Price(v.GetUint64(DynamicFeesMinGasPriceKey)),
 				ExcessConversionConstant: gas.Gas(v.GetUint64(DynamicFeesExcessConversionConstantKey)),
 			},
-			ValidatorFeeCapacity: gas.Gas(v.GetUint64(ValidatorFeesCapacityKey)),
 			ValidatorFeeConfig: validatorfee.Config{
+				Capacity:                 gas.Gas(v.GetUint64(ValidatorFeesCapacityKey)),
 				Target:                   gas.Gas(v.GetUint64(ValidatorFeesTargetKey)),
 				MinPrice:                 gas.Price(v.GetUint64(ValidatorFeesMinPriceKey)),
 				ExcessConversionConstant: gas.Gas(v.GetUint64(ValidatorFeesExcessConversionConstantKey)),
diff --git a/config/flags.go b/config/flags.go
index c20b243c8079..d8397ce40a2c 100644
--- a/config/flags.go
+++ b/config/flags.go
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ func addNodeFlags(fs *pflag.FlagSet) {
 
 	// AVAX fees:
 	// Validator fees:
-	fs.Uint64(ValidatorFeesCapacityKey, uint64(genesis.LocalParams.ValidatorFeeCapacity), "Maximum number of validators")
+	fs.Uint64(ValidatorFeesCapacityKey, uint64(genesis.LocalParams.ValidatorFeeConfig.Capacity), "Maximum number of validators")
 	fs.Uint64(ValidatorFeesTargetKey, uint64(genesis.LocalParams.ValidatorFeeConfig.Target), "Target number of validators")
 	fs.Uint64(ValidatorFeesMinPriceKey, uint64(genesis.LocalParams.ValidatorFeeConfig.MinPrice), "Minimum validator price in nAVAX per second")
 	fs.Uint64(ValidatorFeesExcessConversionConstantKey, uint64(genesis.LocalParams.ValidatorFeeConfig.ExcessConversionConstant), "Constant to convert validator excess price")
diff --git a/genesis/genesis_fuji.go b/genesis/genesis_fuji.go
index 82a8ffecaa3c..509396c5af8f 100644
--- a/genesis/genesis_fuji.go
+++ b/genesis/genesis_fuji.go
@@ -48,8 +48,8 @@ var (
 				MinPrice:                 1,
 				ExcessConversionConstant: 5_000,
 			},
-			ValidatorFeeCapacity: 20_000,
 			ValidatorFeeConfig: validatorfee.Config{
+				Capacity: 20_000,
 				Target:   10_000,
 				MinPrice: gas.Price(512 * units.NanoAvax),
 				// ExcessConversionConstant = (Capacity - Target) * NumberOfSecondsPerDoubling / ln(2)
diff --git a/genesis/genesis_local.go b/genesis/genesis_local.go
index aefdbf2c25be..f40d866caa65 100644
--- a/genesis/genesis_local.go
+++ b/genesis/genesis_local.go
@@ -66,8 +66,8 @@ var (
 				MinPrice:                 1,
 				ExcessConversionConstant: 5_000,
 			},
-			ValidatorFeeCapacity: 20_000,
 			ValidatorFeeConfig: validatorfee.Config{
+				Capacity: 20_000,
 				Target:   10_000,
 				MinPrice: gas.Price(1 * units.NanoAvax),
 				// ExcessConversionConstant = (Capacity - Target) * NumberOfSecondsPerDoubling / ln(2)
diff --git a/genesis/genesis_mainnet.go b/genesis/genesis_mainnet.go
index 2395d88d34b4..1927762cda8f 100644
--- a/genesis/genesis_mainnet.go
+++ b/genesis/genesis_mainnet.go
@@ -48,8 +48,8 @@ var (
 				MinPrice:                 1,
 				ExcessConversionConstant: 5_000,
 			},
-			ValidatorFeeCapacity: 20_000,
 			ValidatorFeeConfig: validatorfee.Config{
+				Capacity: 20_000,
 				Target:   10_000,
 				MinPrice: gas.Price(512 * units.NanoAvax),
 				// ExcessConversionConstant = (Capacity - Target) * NumberOfSecondsPerDoubling / ln(2)
diff --git a/genesis/params.go b/genesis/params.go
index 43c2f1c1301c..c591c9ed67d8 100644
--- a/genesis/params.go
+++ b/genesis/params.go
@@ -38,11 +38,10 @@ type StakingConfig struct {
 }
 
 type TxFeeConfig struct {
-	CreateAssetTxFee     uint64              `json:"createAssetTxFee"`
-	StaticFeeConfig      txfee.StaticConfig  `json:"staticFeeConfig"`
-	DynamicFeeConfig     gas.Config          `json:"dynamicFeeConfig"`
-	ValidatorFeeCapacity gas.Gas             `json:"validatorFeeCapacity"`
-	ValidatorFeeConfig   validatorfee.Config `json:"validatorFeeConfig"`
+	CreateAssetTxFee   uint64              `json:"createAssetTxFee"`
+	StaticFeeConfig    txfee.StaticConfig  `json:"staticFeeConfig"`
+	DynamicFeeConfig   gas.Config          `json:"dynamicFeeConfig"`
+	ValidatorFeeConfig validatorfee.Config `json:"validatorFeeConfig"`
 }
 
 type Params struct {
diff --git a/node/node.go b/node/node.go
index 3eb2f9b18447..1fedf35eb97e 100644
--- a/node/node.go
+++ b/node/node.go
@@ -1217,7 +1217,6 @@ func (n *Node) initVMs() error {
 				CreateAssetTxFee:          n.Config.CreateAssetTxFee,
 				StaticFeeConfig:           n.Config.StaticFeeConfig,
 				DynamicFeeConfig:          n.Config.DynamicFeeConfig,
-				ValidatorFeeCapacity:      n.Config.ValidatorFeeCapacity,
 				ValidatorFeeConfig:        n.Config.ValidatorFeeConfig,
 				UptimePercentage:          n.Config.UptimeRequirement,
 				MinValidatorStake:         n.Config.MinValidatorStake,
diff --git a/vms/platformvm/config/config.go b/vms/platformvm/config/config.go
index f8bda923455c..897f910a1380 100644
--- a/vms/platformvm/config/config.go
+++ b/vms/platformvm/config/config.go
@@ -42,8 +42,7 @@ type Config struct {
 	DynamicFeeConfig gas.Config
 
 	// ACP-77 validator fees are active after Etna
-	ValidatorFeeCapacity gas.Gas
-	ValidatorFeeConfig   validatorfee.Config
+	ValidatorFeeConfig validatorfee.Config
 
 	// Provides access to the uptime manager as a thread safe data structure
 	UptimeLockedCalculator uptime.LockedCalculator
diff --git a/vms/platformvm/validators/fee/fee.go b/vms/platformvm/validators/fee/fee.go
index 23705d8b25a2..df466a70770f 100644
--- a/vms/platformvm/validators/fee/fee.go
+++ b/vms/platformvm/validators/fee/fee.go
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import (
 
 // Config contains all the static parameters of the dynamic fee mechanism.
 type Config struct {
+	Capacity                 gas.Gas   `json:"capacity"`
 	Target                   gas.Gas   `json:"target"`
 	MinPrice                 gas.Price `json:"minPrice"`
 	ExcessConversionConstant gas.Gas   `json:"excessConversionConstant"`