diff --git a/eth-reference-tests/src/referenceTest/java/tech/pegasys/teku/reference/Eth2ReferenceTestCase.java b/eth-reference-tests/src/referenceTest/java/tech/pegasys/teku/reference/Eth2ReferenceTestCase.java
index d64220f8158..224dc435eff 100644
--- a/eth-reference-tests/src/referenceTest/java/tech/pegasys/teku/reference/Eth2ReferenceTestCase.java
+++ b/eth-reference-tests/src/referenceTest/java/tech/pegasys/teku/reference/Eth2ReferenceTestCase.java
@@ -104,6 +104,12 @@ private TestExecutor getExecutorFor(final TestDefinition testDefinition) {
       testExecutor = COMMON_TEST_TYPES.get(testDefinition.getTestType());
     }
 
+    // TODO: https://github.com/Consensys/teku/issues/7539
+    if (testDefinition.getFork().equals(TestFork.DENEB)
+        && testExecutor instanceof ForkChoiceTestExecutor) {
+      testExecutor = TestExecutor.IGNORE_TESTS;
+    }
+
     if (testExecutor == null) {
       return Assertions.fail("Unsupported test type " + testDefinition.getTestType());
     }
diff --git a/eth-tests/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/teku/ethtests/finder/ReferenceTestFinder.java b/eth-tests/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/teku/ethtests/finder/ReferenceTestFinder.java
index 7415be0fd43..00a3ef8c49b 100644
--- a/eth-tests/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/teku/ethtests/finder/ReferenceTestFinder.java
+++ b/eth-tests/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/teku/ethtests/finder/ReferenceTestFinder.java
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 import java.nio.file.Path;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.function.Function;
-import java.util.function.Predicate;
 import java.util.stream.Stream;
 import tech.pegasys.teku.ethtests.TestFork;
 import tech.pegasys.teku.infrastructure.async.ExceptionThrowingFunction;
@@ -32,10 +31,6 @@ public class ReferenceTestFinder {
   private static final List<String> SUPPORTED_FORKS =
       List.of(
           TestFork.PHASE0, TestFork.ALTAIR, TestFork.BELLATRIX, TestFork.CAPELLA, TestFork.DENEB);
-  // should only be used to temporarily disable specific reference tests,
-  // otherwise should return false
-  private static final Predicate<TestDefinition> IGNORE_TESTS =
-      test -> test.getFork().equals(TestFork.DENEB) && test.getTestType().startsWith("fork_choice");
 
   @MustBeClosed
   public static Stream<TestDefinition> findReferenceTests() throws IOException {
@@ -63,8 +58,7 @@ private static Stream<TestDefinition> findTestTypes(final Path specDirectory) th
                       new SszTestFinder("ssz_static"),
                       new ShufflingTestFinder(),
                       new PyspecTestFinder())
-                  .flatMap(unchecked(finder -> finder.findTests(fork, spec, testsPath)))
-                  .filter(test -> !IGNORE_TESTS.test(test));
+                  .flatMap(unchecked(finder -> finder.findTests(fork, spec, testsPath)));
             });
   }