diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index d183c75d..47b4303e 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -3136,7 +3136,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "futures",
  "getrandom",
  "gloo-timers 0.3.0",
- "hex",
  "instant",
  "libp2p",
  "lumina-node",
diff --git a/cli/src/native.rs b/cli/src/native.rs
index 81f29b54..7fcf437e 100644
--- a/cli/src/native.rs
+++ b/cli/src/native.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ use directories::ProjectDirs;
 use libp2p::{identity, multiaddr::Protocol, Multiaddr};
 use lumina_node::blockstore::RedbBlockstore;
 use lumina_node::events::NodeEvent;
-use lumina_node::network::{canonical_network_bootnodes, network_genesis, network_id, Network};
+use lumina_node::network::{canonical_network_bootnodes, network_id, Network};
 use lumina_node::node::{Node, NodeConfig};
 use lumina_node::store::{RedbStore, Store};
 use tokio::task::spawn_blocking;
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ pub(crate) async fn run(args: Params) -> Result<()> {
     };
 
     let network_id = network_id(network).to_owned();
-    let genesis_hash = network_genesis(network);
 
     info!("Initializing store");
     let db = open_db(args.store, &network_id).await?;
@@ -70,7 +69,6 @@ pub(crate) async fn run(args: Params) -> Result<()> {
 
     let (_node, mut events) = Node::new_subscribed(NodeConfig {
         network_id,
-        genesis_hash,
         p2p_local_keypair,
         p2p_bootnodes,
         p2p_listen_on: args.listen_addrs,
diff --git a/cli/src/server.rs b/cli/src/server.rs
index 40ce19f3..ab1fda43 100644
--- a/cli/src/server.rs
+++ b/cli/src/server.rs
@@ -7,11 +7,10 @@ use axum::http::{header, StatusCode};
 use axum::response::Response;
 use axum::routing::get;
 use axum::{Json, Router};
-use celestia_types::hash::Hash;
 use clap::Args;
 use libp2p::multiaddr::Protocol;
 use libp2p::Multiaddr;
-use lumina_node::network::{canonical_network_bootnodes, network_genesis};
+use lumina_node::network::canonical_network_bootnodes;
 use rust_embed::RustEmbed;
 use serde::Serialize;
 use tokio::net::TcpListener;
@@ -25,7 +24,6 @@ const SERVER_DEFAULT_BIND_ADDR: &str = "127.0.0.1:9876";
 struct WasmNodeArgs {
     pub network: ArgNetwork,
     pub bootnodes: Vec<Multiaddr>,
-    pub genesis_hash: Option<Hash>,
 }
 
 #[derive(RustEmbed)]
@@ -53,7 +51,6 @@ pub(crate) struct Params {
 
 pub(crate) async fn run(args: Params) -> Result<()> {
     let network = args.network.into();
-    let genesis_hash = network_genesis(network);
     let bootnodes = if args.bootnodes.is_empty() {
         canonical_network_bootnodes(network)
             .filter(|addr| addr.iter().any(|proto| proto == Protocol::WebTransport))
@@ -65,7 +62,6 @@ pub(crate) async fn run(args: Params) -> Result<()> {
     let state = WasmNodeArgs {
         network: args.network,
         bootnodes,
-        genesis_hash,
     };
 
     let app = Router::new()
diff --git a/cli/static/index.html b/cli/static/index.html
index bb14cb97..becc32ed 100644
--- a/cli/static/index.html
+++ b/cli/static/index.html
@@ -93,9 +93,6 @@ <h3>Network</h3>
     <option value="3">Private</option>
   </select>
 
-  <h3>Genesis Hash</h3>
-  <input type="text" id="genesis-hash" class="config" size=64 />
-
   <h3>Bootnodes</h3>
   <textarea id="bootnodes" class="config" cols=120 rows=8></textarea>
 
diff --git a/cli/static/run_node.js b/cli/static/run_node.js
index 67fa6f64..46f021be 100644
--- a/cli/static/run_node.js
+++ b/cli/static/run_node.js
@@ -12,9 +12,6 @@ async function fetch_config() {
   if (json.bootnodes.length !== 0) {
     config.bootnodes = json.bootnodes;
   }
-  if (json.genesis) {
-    config.genesis = json.genesis;
-  }
 
   return config;
 }
@@ -53,12 +50,10 @@ async function show_stats(node) {
 
 function bind_config(data) {
   const network_div = document.getElementById("network-id");
-  const genesis_div = document.getElementById("genesis-hash");
   const bootnodes_div = document.getElementById("bootnodes");
 
   const update_config_elements = () => {
     network_div.value = window.config.network;
-    genesis_div.value = window.config.genesis_hash || "";
     bootnodes_div.value = window.config.bootnodes.join("\n");
   }
 
@@ -67,9 +62,8 @@ function bind_config(data) {
       if (prop == "network") {
         const config = NodeConfig.default(Number(value));
         obj.network = config.network;
-        obj.genesis_hash = config.genesis_hash;
         obj.bootnodes = config.bootnodes;
-      } else if (prop == "genesis_hash" || prop == "bootnodes") {
+      } else if (prop == "bootnodes") {
         obj[prop] = value;
       } else {
         return Reflect.set(obj, prop, value);
@@ -87,9 +81,6 @@ function bind_config(data) {
   network_div.addEventListener("change", event => {
     window.config.network = Number(event.target.value.trim());
   });
-  genesis_div.addEventListener("change", event => {
-    window.config.genesis_hash = event.target.value.trim();
-  });
   bootnodes_div.addEventListener("change", event => {
     window.config.bootnodes = event.target.value.trim().split("\n").map(multiaddr => multiaddr.trim());
   });
diff --git a/node-wasm/src/node.rs b/node-wasm/src/node.rs
index fa277a11..470580f8 100644
--- a/node-wasm/src/node.rs
+++ b/node-wasm/src/node.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ use wasm_bindgen::prelude::*;
 use web_sys::BroadcastChannel;
 
 use lumina_node::blockstore::IndexedDbBlockstore;
-use lumina_node::network::{canonical_network_bootnodes, network_genesis, network_id};
+use lumina_node::network::{canonical_network_bootnodes, network_id};
 use lumina_node::node::NodeConfig;
 use lumina_node::store::IndexedDbStore;
 
@@ -27,9 +27,6 @@ const LUMINA_WORKER_NAME: &str = "lumina";
 pub struct WasmNodeConfig {
     /// A network to connect to.
     pub network: Network,
-    /// Hash of the genesis block in the network.
-    #[wasm_bindgen(getter_with_clone)]
-    pub genesis_hash: Option<String>,
     /// A list of bootstrap peers to connect to.
     #[wasm_bindgen(getter_with_clone)]
     pub bootnodes: Vec<String>,
@@ -347,11 +344,10 @@ impl NodeDriver {
 
 #[wasm_bindgen(js_class = NodeConfig)]
 impl WasmNodeConfig {
-    /// Get the configuration with default bootnodes and genesis hash for provided network
+    /// Get the configuration with default bootnodes for provided network
     pub fn default(network: Network) -> WasmNodeConfig {
         WasmNodeConfig {
             network,
-            genesis_hash: network_genesis(network.into()).map(|h| h.to_string()),
             bootnodes: canonical_network_bootnodes(network.into())
                 .filter(|addr| addr.iter().any(|proto| proto == Protocol::WebTransport))
                 .map(|addr| addr.to_string())
@@ -372,12 +368,6 @@ impl WasmNodeConfig {
 
         let p2p_local_keypair = Keypair::generate_ed25519();
 
-        let genesis_hash = self
-            .genesis_hash
-            .map(|h| h.parse())
-            .transpose()
-            .context("genesis hash invalid")?;
-
         let p2p_bootnodes = self
             .bootnodes
             .iter()
@@ -387,7 +377,6 @@ impl WasmNodeConfig {
 
         Ok(NodeConfig {
             network_id: network_id.to_string(),
-            genesis_hash,
             p2p_bootnodes,
             p2p_local_keypair,
             p2p_listen_on: vec![],
diff --git a/node/Cargo.toml b/node/Cargo.toml
index 12c073ea..dad83eb0 100644
--- a/node/Cargo.toml
+++ b/node/Cargo.toml
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ beetswap = "0.1.1"
 cid = { version = "0.11.1", features = ["serde-codec"] }
 dashmap = "5.5.3"
 futures = "0.3.30"
-hex = "0.4.3"
 instant = "0.1.13"
 prost = "0.12.6"
 rand = "0.8.5"
diff --git a/node/README.md b/node/README.md
index 981ebfeb..a897bf1e 100644
--- a/node/README.md
+++ b/node/README.md
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ use std::sync::Arc;
 use libp2p::{identity, multiaddr::Protocol, Multiaddr};
 use lumina_node::blockstore::RedbBlockstore;
 use lumina_node::network::{
-    canonical_network_bootnodes, network_genesis, network_id, Network,
+    canonical_network_bootnodes, network_id, Network,
 };
 use lumina_node::node::{Node, NodeConfig};
 use lumina_node::store::RedbStore;
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ async fn main() {
     let p2p_local_keypair = identity::Keypair::generate_ed25519();
     let network = Network::Mainnet;
     let network_id = network_id(network).to_owned();
-    let genesis_hash = network_genesis(network);
     let p2p_bootnodes = canonical_network_bootnodes(network).collect();
 
     let db = spawn_blocking(|| redb::Database::create("path/to/db"))
@@ -34,7 +33,6 @@ async fn main() {
 
     let node = Node::new(NodeConfig {
         network_id,
-        genesis_hash,
         p2p_local_keypair,
         p2p_bootnodes,
         p2p_listen_on: vec!["/ip4/0.0.0.0/tcp/0".parse().unwrap()],
diff --git a/node/src/network.rs b/node/src/network.rs
index a0bddf82..f95a3306 100644
--- a/node/src/network.rs
+++ b/node/src/network.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 use std::str::FromStr;
 
-use celestia_types::hash::Hash;
 use libp2p::Multiaddr;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use thiserror::Error;
@@ -49,21 +48,6 @@ pub fn network_id(network: Network) -> &'static str {
     }
 }
 
-/// Get the hash of a genesis block for the given network.
-pub fn network_genesis(network: Network) -> Option<Hash> {
-    let hex = match network {
-        Network::Mainnet => "6BE39EFD10BA412A9DB5288488303F5DD32CF386707A5BEF33617F4C43301872",
-        Network::Arabica => "5904E55478BA4B3002EE885621E007A2A6A2399662841912219AECD5D5CBE393",
-        Network::Mocha => "B93BBE20A0FBFDF955811B6420F8433904664D45DB4BF51022BE4200C1A1680D",
-        Network::Private => return None,
-    };
-
-    let bytes = hex::decode(hex).expect("failed decoding genesis hash");
-    let array = bytes.try_into().expect("invalid genesis hash lenght");
-
-    Some(Hash::Sha256(array))
-}
-
 /// Get official Celestia and Lumina bootnodes for the given network.
 pub fn canonical_network_bootnodes(network: Network) -> impl Iterator<Item = Multiaddr> {
     let peers: &[_] = match network {
@@ -103,21 +87,6 @@ pub fn canonical_network_bootnodes(network: Network) -> impl Iterator<Item = Mul
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
 
-    #[test]
-    fn test_network_genesis() {
-        let mainnet = network_genesis(Network::Mainnet);
-        assert!(mainnet.is_some());
-
-        let arabica = network_genesis(Network::Arabica);
-        assert!(arabica.is_some());
-
-        let mocha = network_genesis(Network::Mocha);
-        assert!(mocha.is_some());
-
-        let private = network_genesis(Network::Private);
-        assert!(private.is_none());
-    }
-
     #[test]
     fn test_canonical_network_bootnodes() {
         // canonical_network_bootnodes works on const data, test it doesn't panic and the data is there
diff --git a/node/src/node.rs b/node/src/node.rs
index 90a4fc54..2b144c79 100644
--- a/node/src/node.rs
+++ b/node/src/node.rs
@@ -59,8 +59,6 @@ where
 {
     /// An id of the network to connect to.
     pub network_id: String,
-    /// The hash of the genesis block in network.
-    pub genesis_hash: Option<Hash>,
     /// The keypair to be used as [`Node`]s identity.
     pub p2p_local_keypair: Keypair,
     /// List of bootstrap nodes to connect to and trust.
diff --git a/node/src/test_utils.rs b/node/src/test_utils.rs
index 506d8e96..c62e5256 100644
--- a/node/src/test_utils.rs
+++ b/node/src/test_utils.rs
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ pub fn test_node_config() -> NodeConfig<InMemoryBlockstore, InMemoryStore> {
     let node_keypair = identity::Keypair::generate_ed25519();
     NodeConfig {
         network_id: "private".to_string(),
-        genesis_hash: None,
         p2p_local_keypair: node_keypair,
         p2p_bootnodes: vec![],
         p2p_listen_on: vec![],