diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index b9f93942f6f..2edc9f86328 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -30,12 +30,8 @@ TEST_FEATURES ?=
 # Cargo profile for regular builds.
 PROFILE ?= release
 
-# List of all hard forks. This list is used to set env variables for several tests so that
-# they run for different forks.
-FORKS=phase0 altair bellatrix capella deneb electra fulu gloas
-
 # List of all recent hard forks. This list is used to set env variables for http_api tests
-RECENT_FORKS=electra fulu
+RECENT_FORKS=electra fulu gloas
 
 # Extra flags for Cargo
 CARGO_INSTALL_EXTRA_FLAGS?=
@@ -170,8 +166,8 @@ run-ef-tests:
 	cargo nextest run --release -p ef_tests --features "ef_tests,$(EF_TEST_FEATURES),fake_crypto"
 	./$(EF_TESTS)/check_all_files_accessed.py $(EF_TESTS)/.accessed_file_log.txt $(EF_TESTS)/consensus-spec-tests
 
-# Run the tests in the `beacon_chain` crate for all known forks.
-test-beacon-chain: $(patsubst %,test-beacon-chain-%,$(FORKS))
+# Run the tests in the `beacon_chain` crate for recent forks.
+test-beacon-chain: $(patsubst %,test-beacon-chain-%,$(RECENT_FORKS))
 
 test-beacon-chain-%:
 	env FORK_NAME=$* cargo nextest run --release --features "fork_from_env,slasher/lmdb,$(TEST_FEATURES)" -p beacon_chain
@@ -184,15 +180,15 @@ test-http-api-%:
 
 
 # Run the tests in the `operation_pool` crate for all known forks.
-test-op-pool: $(patsubst %,test-op-pool-%,$(FORKS))
+test-op-pool: $(patsubst %,test-op-pool-%,$(RECENT_FORKS))
 
 test-op-pool-%:
 	env FORK_NAME=$* cargo nextest run --release \
 		--features "beacon_chain/fork_from_env,$(TEST_FEATURES)"\
 		-p operation_pool
 
-# Run the tests in the `network` crate for all known forks.
-test-network: $(patsubst %,test-network-%,$(FORKS))
+# Run the tests in the `network` crate for recent forks.
+test-network: $(patsubst %,test-network-%,$(RECENT_FORKS))
 
 test-network-%:
 	env FORK_NAME=$* cargo nextest run --release \