diff --git a/packages/lodestar/test/unit/executionEngine/httpRetry.test.ts b/packages/lodestar/test/unit/executionEngine/httpRetry.test.ts
index 972a832e647c..32252d419b22 100644
--- a/packages/lodestar/test/unit/executionEngine/httpRetry.test.ts
+++ b/packages/lodestar/test/unit/executionEngine/httpRetry.test.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import chaiAsPromised from "chai-as-promised";
 import {fastify} from "fastify";
 import {AbortController} from "@chainsafe/abort-controller";
 import {fromHexString} from "@chainsafe/ssz";
-import {ExecutionEngineHttp, parseExecutionPayload, serializeExecutionPayload} from "../../../src/executionEngine/http";
+import {ExecutionEngineHttp} from "../../../src/executionEngine/http";
 import {defaultExecutionEngineHttpOpts} from "../../../lib/executionEngine/http";
 import {bytesToData, numToQuantity} from "../../../src/eth1/provider/utils";
 
@@ -57,116 +57,6 @@ describe("ExecutionEngine / http ", () => {
     );
   });
 
-  describe("getPayload", async () => {
-    it("getPayload with retry", async function () {
-      this.timeout("10 min");
-      /**
-       * curl -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" --data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"engine_getPayload","params":["0x0"],"id":67}' http://localhost:8545
-       */
-
-      errorResponsesBeforeSuccess = defaultExecutionEngineHttpOpts.retryAttempts - 1;
-      const request = {jsonrpc: "2.0", method: "engine_getPayloadV1", params: ["0x0"]};
-      const response = {
-        jsonrpc: "2.0",
-        id: 67,
-        result: {
-          blockHash: "0xb084c10440f05f5a23a55d1d7ebcb1b3892935fb56f23cdc9a7f42c348eed174",
-          parentHash: "0xa0513a503d5bd6e89a144c3268e5b7e9da9dbf63df125a360e3950a7d0d67131",
-          feeRecipient: "0xa94f5374fce5edbc8e2a8697c15331677e6ebf0b",
-          stateRoot: "0xca3149fa9e37db08d1cd49c9061db1002ef1cd58db2210f2115c8c989b2bdf45",
-          receiptsRoot: "0x56e81f171bcc55a6ff8345e692c0f86e5b48e01b996cadc001622fb5e363b421",
-          logsBloom:
-            "0x00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
-          prevRandao: "0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
-          blockNumber: "0x1",
-          gasLimit: "0x989680",
-          gasUsed: "0x0",
-          timestamp: "0x5",
-          extraData: "0x",
-          baseFeePerGas: "0x7",
-          transactions: [],
-        },
-      };
-      returnValue = response;
-
-      expect(errorResponsesBeforeSuccess).to.not.be.equal(
-        0,
-        "errorResponsesBeforeSuccess should not be zero before request"
-      );
-      const payload = await executionEngine.getPayload("0x0");
-
-      expect(serializeExecutionPayload(payload)).to.deep.equal(response.result, "Wrong returned payload");
-      expect(reqJsonRpcPayload).to.deep.equal(request, "Wrong request JSON RPC payload");
-      expect(errorResponsesBeforeSuccess).to.be.equal(
-        0,
-        "errorResponsesBeforeSuccess should be zero after request with retries"
-      );
-    });
-  });
-
-  describe("notifyNewPayload", async function () {
-    it("notifyNewPayload with retry", async function () {
-      this.timeout("10 min");
-      /**
-       * curl -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" --data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"engine_newPayloadV1","params":[{"blockHash":"0xb084c10440f05f5a23a55d1d7ebcb1b3892935fb56f23cdc9a7f42c348eed174","parentHash":"0xa0513a503d5bd6e89a144c3268e5b7e9da9dbf63df125a360e3950a7d0d67131","coinbase":"0xa94f5374fce5edbc8e2a8697c15331677e6ebf0b","stateRoot":"0xca3149fa9e37db08d1cd49c9061db1002ef1cd58db2210f2115c8c989b2bdf45","receiptRoot":"0x56e81f171bcc55a6ff8345e692c0f86e5b48e01b996cadc001622fb5e363b421","logsBloom":"0x00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000","prevRandao":"0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000","blockNumber":"0x1","gasLimit":"0x989680","gasUsed":"0x0","timestamp":"0x5","extraData":"0x","baseFeePerGas":"0x7","transactions":[]}],"id":67}' http://localhost:8545
-       */
-      errorResponsesBeforeSuccess = defaultExecutionEngineHttpOpts.retryAttempts - 1;
-      const executionEngine = new ExecutionEngineHttp(
-        {
-          urls: [baseUrl],
-          retryAttempts: defaultExecutionEngineHttpOpts.retryAttempts,
-          retryDelay: defaultExecutionEngineHttpOpts.retryDelay,
-        },
-        controller.signal
-      );
-
-      const request = {
-        jsonrpc: "2.0",
-        method: "engine_newPayloadV1",
-        params: [
-          {
-            blockHash: "0xb084c10440f05f5a23a55d1d7ebcb1b3892935fb56f23cdc9a7f42c348eed174",
-            parentHash: "0xa0513a503d5bd6e89a144c3268e5b7e9da9dbf63df125a360e3950a7d0d67131",
-            feeRecipient: "0xa94f5374fce5edbc8e2a8697c15331677e6ebf0b",
-            stateRoot: "0xca3149fa9e37db08d1cd49c9061db1002ef1cd58db2210f2115c8c989b2bdf45",
-            receiptsRoot: "0x56e81f171bcc55a6ff8345e692c0f86e5b48e01b996cadc001622fb5e363b421",
-            logsBloom:
-              "0x00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
-            prevRandao: "0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
-            blockNumber: "0x1",
-            gasLimit: "0x989680",
-            gasUsed: "0x0",
-            timestamp: "0x5",
-            extraData: "0x",
-            baseFeePerGas: "0x7",
-            transactions: [],
-          },
-        ],
-      };
-      returnValue = {
-        jsonrpc: "2.0",
-        id: 67,
-        result: {
-          status: "VALID",
-          latestValidHash: "0xb084c10440f05f5a23a55d1d7ebcb1b3892935fb56f23cdc9a7f42c348eed174",
-        },
-      };
-
-      expect(errorResponsesBeforeSuccess).to.not.be.equal(
-        0,
-        "errorResponsesBeforeSuccess should not be zero before request"
-      );
-      const {status} = await executionEngine.notifyNewPayload(parseExecutionPayload(request.params[0]));
-
-      expect(status).to.equal("VALID", "Wrong returned execute payload result");
-      expect(reqJsonRpcPayload).to.deep.equal(request, "Wrong request JSON RPC payload");
-      expect(errorResponsesBeforeSuccess).to.be.equal(
-        0,
-        "errorResponsesBeforeSuccess should be zero after request with retries"
-      );
-    });
-  });
-
   describe("notifyForkchoiceUpdate", async function () {
     it("notifyForkchoiceUpdate no retry when no pay load attributes", async function () {
       /**
@@ -255,28 +145,4 @@ describe("ExecutionEngine / http ", () => {
       );
     });
   });
-
-  it("error - unknown payload", async function () {
-    this.timeout("10 min");
-    /**
-     * curl -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" --data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"engine_getPayload","params":["0x123"],"id":67}' http://localhost:8545
-     */
-
-    errorResponsesBeforeSuccess = defaultExecutionEngineHttpOpts.retryAttempts - 1;
-    const request = {jsonrpc: "2.0", method: "engine_getPayload", params: ["0x123"]};
-    const response = {jsonrpc: "2.0", id: 67, error: {code: 5, message: "unknown payload"}};
-    returnValue = response;
-
-    expect(errorResponsesBeforeSuccess).to.not.be.equal(
-      0,
-      "errorResponsesBeforeSuccess should not be zero before request"
-    );
-    await expect(executionEngine.getPayload(request.params[0])).to.be.rejectedWith(
-      "JSON RPC error: unknown payload, engine_getPayload"
-    );
-    expect(errorResponsesBeforeSuccess).to.be.equal(
-      0,
-      "errorResponsesBeforeSuccess should be zero after request with retries"
-    );
-  });
 });