diff --git a/packages/brain/src/modules/cron/reloadValidators/getValidatorsFeeRecipients.ts b/packages/brain/src/modules/cron/reloadValidators/getValidatorsFeeRecipients.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 8c1a17f1..00000000
--- a/packages/brain/src/modules/cron/reloadValidators/getValidatorsFeeRecipients.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-import { ValidatorApi } from "../../apiClients/index.js";
-
-/**
- * Get the validators fee recipients from the validator API for the given pubkeys
- */
-export async function getValidatorsFeeRecipients({
-  validatorApi,
-  validatorPubkeys
-}: {
-  validatorApi: ValidatorApi;
-  validatorPubkeys: string[];
-}): Promise<{ pubkey: string; feeRecipient: string }[]> {
-  const validatorData = [];
-
-  for (const pubkey of validatorPubkeys) {
-    validatorData.push({
-      pubkey,
-      feeRecipient: (await validatorApi.getFeeRecipient(pubkey)).data.ethaddress
-    });
-  }
-
-  return validatorData;
-}
diff --git a/packages/brain/src/modules/cron/reloadValidators/index.ts b/packages/brain/src/modules/cron/reloadValidators/index.ts
index 4a63937b..8519a9a7 100644
--- a/packages/brain/src/modules/cron/reloadValidators/index.ts
+++ b/packages/brain/src/modules/cron/reloadValidators/index.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import logger from "../../logger/index.js";
 import { deleteDbPubkeysNotInSigner } from "./deleteDbPubkeysNotInSigner.js";
 import { deleteSignerPubkeysNotInDb } from "./deleteSignerPubkeysNotInDb.js";
 import { deleteValidatorPubkeysNotInDB } from "./deleteValidatorPubkeysNotInDb.js";
-import { getValidatorsFeeRecipients } from "./getValidatorsFeeRecipients.js";
 import { logPrefix } from "./logPrefix.js";
 import { postValidatorPubkeysFromDb } from "./postValidatorPubkeysFromDb.js";
 import { postValidatorsFeeRecipientsFromDb } from "./postValidatorsFeeRecipientsFromDb.js";
@@ -58,14 +57,10 @@ export async function reloadValidators(
       validatorPubkeysToRemove: validatorPubkeys.filter((pubkey) => !dbPubkeys.includes(pubkey))
     });
 
-    // 6. POST to validator API fee recipients that are in DB and not in validator API
+    // 6. POST to validator API fee recipients that are in DB in validator API
     await postValidatorsFeeRecipientsFromDb({
       validatorApi,
-      dbData: brainDb.getData(),
-      validatorPubkeysFeeRecipients: await getValidatorsFeeRecipients({
-        validatorApi,
-        validatorPubkeys
-      })
+      dbData: brainDb.getData()
     });
 
     logger.debug(`${logPrefix}Finished reloading data`);
diff --git a/packages/brain/src/modules/cron/reloadValidators/postValidatorsFeeRecipientsFromDb.ts b/packages/brain/src/modules/cron/reloadValidators/postValidatorsFeeRecipientsFromDb.ts
index ad0f38b7..6fc9c7f5 100644
--- a/packages/brain/src/modules/cron/reloadValidators/postValidatorsFeeRecipientsFromDb.ts
+++ b/packages/brain/src/modules/cron/reloadValidators/postValidatorsFeeRecipientsFromDb.ts
@@ -4,37 +4,22 @@ import logger from "../../logger/index.js";
 import { logPrefix } from "./logPrefix.js";
 
 /**
- * Post in the validator API fee recipients that are in the DB and not in the validator API
+ * Post in the validator API fee recipients that are in the DB in the validator API
  */
 export async function postValidatorsFeeRecipientsFromDb({
   validatorApi,
-  dbData,
-  validatorPubkeysFeeRecipients
+  dbData
 }: {
   validatorApi: ValidatorApi;
   dbData: StakingBrainDb;
-  validatorPubkeysFeeRecipients: { pubkey: string; feeRecipient: string }[];
 }): Promise<void> {
-  const feeRecipientsToPost = validatorPubkeysFeeRecipients
-    .filter(
-      (validator) =>
-        validator.feeRecipient.toLocaleLowerCase() !== dbData[validator.pubkey].feeRecipient.toLocaleLowerCase()
-    )
-    .map((validator) => ({
-      pubkey: validator.pubkey,
-      feeRecipient: dbData[validator.pubkey].feeRecipient
-    }));
-
-  if (feeRecipientsToPost.length > 0) {
-    logger.debug(`${logPrefix}Found ${feeRecipientsToPost.length} fee recipients to add/update to validator API`);
-    for (const { pubkey, feeRecipient } of feeRecipientsToPost)
-      await validatorApi
-        .setFeeRecipient(feeRecipient, pubkey)
-        .catch((e) =>
-          logger.error(
-            `${logPrefix}Error adding fee recipient ${feeRecipient} to validator API for pubkey ${pubkey}`,
-            e
-          )
-        );
+  for (const [pubkey, { feeRecipient }] of Object.entries(dbData)) {
+    await validatorApi
+      .setFeeRecipient(feeRecipient, pubkey)
+      .catch((e) =>
+        logger.error(
+          `${logPrefix}Error posting fee recipient ${feeRecipient} for pubkey ${pubkey} to validator API: ${e}`
+        )
+      );
   }
 }