diff --git a/.changeset/purple-bulldogs-report.md b/.changeset/purple-bulldogs-report.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d4e9aa39b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/purple-bulldogs-report.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@hyperlane-xyz/cli': patch
+---
+
+Remove domainId and protocolType setting when creating chain config
diff --git a/typescript/cli/src/config/chain.ts b/typescript/cli/src/config/chain.ts
index 2f33292bc..f3499fde7 100644
--- a/typescript/cli/src/config/chain.ts
+++ b/typescript/cli/src/config/chain.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { confirm, input, select } from '@inquirer/prompts';
+import { input } from '@inquirer/prompts';
 
 import {
   ChainMap,
@@ -81,30 +81,13 @@ export async function createChainConfig({
     message: 'Enter chain name (one word, lower case)',
   });
   const chainId = await input({ message: 'Enter chain id (number)' });
-  const skipDomain = await confirm({
-    message: 'Will the domainId match the chainId (recommended)?',
-  });
-  let domainId: string;
-  if (skipDomain) {
-    domainId = chainId;
-  } else {
-    domainId = await input({
-      message: 'Enter domain id (number, often matches chainId)',
-    });
-  }
-  const protocol = await select({
-    message: 'Select protocol type',
-    choices: Object.values(ProtocolType).map((protocol) => ({
-      name: protocol,
-      value: protocol,
-    })),
-  });
+  const domainId = chainId;
   const rpcUrl = await input({ message: 'Enter http or https rpc url' });
   const metadata: ChainMetadata = {
     name,
     chainId: parseInt(chainId, 10),
     domainId: parseInt(domainId, 10),
-    protocol,
+    protocol: ProtocolType.Ethereum,
     rpcUrls: [{ http: rpcUrl }],
   };
   const parseResult = ChainMetadataSchema.safeParse(metadata);