diff --git a/docs/the_nimbus_book/src/options.md b/docs/the_nimbus_book/src/options.md
index 2f521c1644..fa7c5b7477 100644
--- a/docs/the_nimbus_book/src/options.md
+++ b/docs/the_nimbus_book/src/options.md
@@ -62,9 +62,6 @@ The following options are available:
      --metrics-port            Listening HTTP port of the metrics server [=8008].
      --status-bar              Display a status bar at the bottom of the terminal screen [=true].
      --status-bar-contents     Textual template for the contents of the status bar.
-     --rpc                     Enable the JSON-RPC server (deprecated) [=false].
-     --rpc-port                HTTP port for the JSON-RPC service [=9190].
-     --rpc-address             Listening address of the RPC server [=127.0.0.1].
      --rest                    Enable the REST server [=false].
      --rest-port               Port for the REST server [=5052].
      --rest-address            Listening address of the REST server [=127.0.0.1].
diff --git a/scripts/run-beacon-node.sh b/scripts/run-beacon-node.sh
index 016a66ca8f..03f10dc766 100755
--- a/scripts/run-beacon-node.sh
+++ b/scripts/run-beacon-node.sh
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ fi
 : ${DATA_DIR_NAME:="shared_${NETWORK}_${NODE_ID}"}
 : ${DATA_DIR:="build/data/${DATA_DIR_NAME}"}
 : ${BASE_P2P_PORT:=9000}
-: ${BASE_RPC_PORT:=9190}
 : ${BASE_REST_PORT:=5052}
 
 # Windows detection
@@ -97,8 +96,6 @@ exec ${WINPTY} build/${NBC_BINARY} \
   --udp-port=$(( ${BASE_P2P_PORT} + ${NODE_ID} )) \
   --rest \
   --rest-port=$(( ${BASE_REST_PORT} + ${NODE_ID} )) \
-  --rpc \
-  --rpc-port=$(( ${BASE_RPC_PORT} +${NODE_ID} )) \
   --metrics \
   ${EXTRA_ARGS} \
   $@
diff --git a/tests/simulation/run_node.sh b/tests/simulation/run_node.sh
index 5c22008518..7dd0b47090 100755
--- a/tests/simulation/run_node.sh
+++ b/tests/simulation/run_node.sh
@@ -93,9 +93,6 @@ $BEACON_NODE_BIN \
   --udp-port=$PORT \
   $NAT_ARG \
   $WEB3_ARG \
-  --rpc \
-  --rpc-address="127.0.0.1" \
-  --rpc-port="$(( $BASE_RPC_PORT + $NODE_ID ))" \
   --rest \
   --rest-address="127.0.0.1" \
   --rest-port="$(( $BASE_REST_PORT + $NODE_ID ))" \
diff --git a/tests/simulation/vars.sh b/tests/simulation/vars.sh
index d817eebe30..ec88d090ca 100644
--- a/tests/simulation/vars.sh
+++ b/tests/simulation/vars.sh
@@ -46,6 +46,5 @@ else
 fi
 
 BASE_P2P_PORT=30000
-BASE_RPC_PORT=7000
 BASE_REST_PORT=5052
 BASE_METRICS_PORT=8008