diff --git a/ethereum/eth/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/eth/EthProtocol.java b/ethereum/eth/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/eth/EthProtocol.java
index 8f432fa379..991f64e608 100644
--- a/ethereum/eth/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/eth/EthProtocol.java
+++ b/ethereum/eth/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/eth/EthProtocol.java
@@ -169,4 +169,8 @@ public class EthProtocol implements SubProtocol {
     public static final int V65 = 65;
     public static final int V66 = 66;
   }
+
+  public static boolean isEth66Compatible(final Capability capability) {
+    return NAME.equals(capability.getName()) && capability.getVersion() >= ETH66.getVersion();
+  }
 }
diff --git a/ethereum/eth/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/eth/manager/EthPeer.java b/ethereum/eth/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/eth/manager/EthPeer.java
index 2b51297308..76e881b434 100644
--- a/ethereum/eth/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/eth/manager/EthPeer.java
+++ b/ethereum/eth/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/eth/manager/EthPeer.java
@@ -107,8 +107,7 @@ public class EthPeer {
     fullyValidated.set(peerValidators.isEmpty());
 
     final boolean supportsRequestId =
-        getAgreedCapabilities().stream()
-            .anyMatch(capability -> capability.compareTo(EthProtocol.ETH66) >= 0);
+        getAgreedCapabilities().stream().anyMatch(EthProtocol::isEth66Compatible);
     this.headersRequestManager = new RequestManager(this, supportsRequestId);
     this.bodiesRequestManager = new RequestManager(this, supportsRequestId);
     this.receiptsRequestManager = new RequestManager(this, supportsRequestId);
diff --git a/ethereum/eth/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/eth/EthProtocolTest.java b/ethereum/eth/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/eth/EthProtocolTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b4e8dabb8a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ethereum/eth/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/eth/EthProtocolTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright ConsenSys AG.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
+ * the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License is distributed on
+ * an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ */
+package org.hyperledger.besu.ethereum.eth;
+
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
+
+import org.hyperledger.besu.ethereum.p2p.rlpx.wire.Capability;
+
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+public class EthProtocolTest {
+
+  @Test
+  public void eth66CheckShouldReturnTrueForCompatibleProtocols() {
+    assertThat(EthProtocol.isEth66Compatible(EthProtocol.ETH66)).isTrue();
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void eth66CheckShouldReturnFalseForIncompatibleProtocols() {
+    assertThat(EthProtocol.isEth66Compatible(EthProtocol.ETH62)).isFalse();
+    assertThat(EthProtocol.isEth66Compatible(EthProtocol.ETH63)).isFalse();
+    assertThat(EthProtocol.isEth66Compatible(EthProtocol.ETH64)).isFalse();
+    assertThat(EthProtocol.isEth66Compatible(EthProtocol.ETH65)).isFalse();
+
+    assertThat(EthProtocol.isEth66Compatible(Capability.create("IBF", 1))).isFalse();
+    assertThat(EthProtocol.isEth66Compatible(Capability.create("istanbul", 66))).isFalse();
+    assertThat(EthProtocol.isEth66Compatible(Capability.create("istanbul", 100))).isFalse();
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void eth66CheckWithNullNameReturnsFalse() {
+    assertThat(EthProtocol.isEth66Compatible(Capability.create(null, 1))).isFalse();
+  }
+}
diff --git a/ethereum/p2p/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/p2p/rlpx/wire/Capability.java b/ethereum/p2p/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/p2p/rlpx/wire/Capability.java
index fdfb1a20ae..6f092fec3c 100644
--- a/ethereum/p2p/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/p2p/rlpx/wire/Capability.java
+++ b/ethereum/p2p/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/p2p/rlpx/wire/Capability.java
@@ -22,15 +22,13 @@ import org.hyperledger.besu.ethereum.rlp.RLPOutput;
 import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
 import java.util.Objects;
 
-import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
-
 /**
  * Represents a client capability.
  *
  * @see <a href= "https://github.com/ethereum/devp2p/blob/master/devp2p.md">Capability wire
  *     format</a>
  */
-public class Capability implements Comparable<Capability> {
+public class Capability {
   private final String name;
   private final int version;
 
@@ -87,9 +85,4 @@ public class Capability implements Comparable<Capability> {
   public String toString() {
     return name + "/" + version;
   }
-
-  @Override
-  public int compareTo(@NotNull final Capability that) {
-    return Integer.compare(this.getVersion(), that.getVersion());
-  }
 }