diff --git a/eth-reference-tests/src/referenceTest/java/tech/pegasys/teku/reference/phase0/forkchoice/ForkChoiceTestExecutor.java b/eth-reference-tests/src/referenceTest/java/tech/pegasys/teku/reference/phase0/forkchoice/ForkChoiceTestExecutor.java
index ffaf775700f..37c7698ca27 100644
--- a/eth-reference-tests/src/referenceTest/java/tech/pegasys/teku/reference/phase0/forkchoice/ForkChoiceTestExecutor.java
+++ b/eth-reference-tests/src/referenceTest/java/tech/pegasys/teku/reference/phase0/forkchoice/ForkChoiceTestExecutor.java
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ public void runTest(final TestDefinition testDefinition) throws Throwable {
     // tests actually have one, so we currently don't bother trying to load it.
     final BeaconState anchorState =
         TestDataUtils.loadStateFromSsz(testDefinition, "anchor_state" + SSZ_SNAPPY_EXTENSION);
-    final Spec spec = testDefinition.getSpec();
+    final Spec spec = testDefinition.getSpec(false);
     final SignedBeaconBlock anchorBlock = loadAnchorBlock(testDefinition);
 
     final StorageSystem storageSystem =
diff --git a/eth-tests/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/teku/ethtests/finder/TestDefinition.java b/eth-tests/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/teku/ethtests/finder/TestDefinition.java
index 9973f0da24f..56161904ad5 100644
--- a/eth-tests/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/teku/ethtests/finder/TestDefinition.java
+++ b/eth-tests/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/teku/ethtests/finder/TestDefinition.java
@@ -56,13 +56,17 @@ public String getFork() {
   }
 
   public Spec getSpec() {
+    return getSpec(true);
+  }
+
+  public Spec getSpec(final boolean kzgNoop) {
     if (spec == null) {
-      createSpec();
+      createSpec(kzgNoop);
     }
     return spec;
   }
 
-  private void createSpec() {
+  private void createSpec(final boolean kzgNoop) {
     final Eth2Network network =
         switch (configName) {
           case TestSpecConfig.MAINNET -> Eth2Network.MAINNET;
@@ -82,10 +86,14 @@ private void createSpec() {
         TestSpecFactory.create(
             highestSupportedMilestone,
             network,
-            configBuilder -> configBuilder.denebBuilder(denebConfigModifier(network)));
+            configBuilder -> {
+              if (!kzgNoop) {
+                configBuilder.denebBuilder(denebConfigKzgModifier(network));
+              }
+            });
   }
 
-  private Consumer<DenebBuilder> denebConfigModifier(final Eth2Network network) {
+  private Consumer<DenebBuilder> denebConfigKzgModifier(final Eth2Network network) {
     return builder -> {
       final String trustedSetupFilename =
           network.equals(Eth2Network.MAINNET)