diff --git a/api/service/stagedstreamsync/staged_stream_sync.go b/api/service/stagedstreamsync/staged_stream_sync.go
index a4e04dff3..03340eb15 100644
--- a/api/service/stagedstreamsync/staged_stream_sync.go
+++ b/api/service/stagedstreamsync/staged_stream_sync.go
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ func New(
 	logger zerolog.Logger,
 ) *StagedStreamSync {
 
-	forwardStages := make([]*Stage, len(stagesList))
+	forwardStages := make([]*Stage, len(StagesForwardOrder))
 	for i, stageIndex := range StagesForwardOrder {
 		for _, s := range stagesList {
 			if s.ID == stageIndex {
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ func New(
 		}
 	}
 
-	revertStages := make([]*Stage, len(stagesList))
+	revertStages := make([]*Stage, len(StagesRevertOrder))
 	for i, stageIndex := range StagesRevertOrder {
 		for _, s := range stagesList {
 			if s.ID == stageIndex {
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ func New(
 		}
 	}
 
-	pruneStages := make([]*Stage, len(stagesList))
+	pruneStages := make([]*Stage, len(StagesCleanUpOrder))
 	for i, stageIndex := range StagesCleanUpOrder {
 		for _, s := range stagesList {
 			if s.ID == stageIndex {
diff --git a/api/service/stagedstreamsync/syncing.go b/api/service/stagedstreamsync/syncing.go
index d2457a526..03043525b 100644
--- a/api/service/stagedstreamsync/syncing.go
+++ b/api/service/stagedstreamsync/syncing.go
@@ -118,22 +118,11 @@ func CreateStagedSync(ctx context.Context,
 		Int("minStreams", config.MinStreams).
 		Msg(WrapStagedSyncMsg("staged sync created successfully"))
 
-	var stages []*Stage
-	// if any of the default stages doesn't exist in forward order, delete it from the list of stages
-	for _, stg := range defaultStages {
-		for _, stageID := range StagesForwardOrder {
-			if stg.ID == stageID {
-				stages = append(stages, stg)
-				break
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
 	return New(
 		bc,
 		consensus,
 		mainDB,
-		stages,
+		defaultStages,
 		isBeaconNode,
 		protocol,
 		isBeaconNode,