diff --git a/cmd/geth/config.go b/cmd/geth/config.go
index 99a962452c..6174d53a0a 100644
--- a/cmd/geth/config.go
+++ b/cmd/geth/config.go
@@ -174,16 +174,16 @@ func makeFullNode(ctx *cli.Context) (*node.Node, ethapi.Backend) {
 			cfg.Eth.ECBP1100 = new(big.Int).SetUint64(n)
 		}
 	}
-	if ctx.IsSet(utils.ECBP1100DeactivateFlag.Name) {
-		if n := ctx.Uint64(utils.ECBP1100DeactivateFlag.Name); n != math.MaxUint64 {
-			cfg.Eth.ECBP1100Deactivate = new(big.Int).SetUint64(n)
-		}
-	}
 	if ctx.IsSet(utils.ECBP1100NoDisableFlag.Name) {
 		if enable := ctx.Bool(utils.ECBP1100NoDisableFlag.Name); enable {
 			cfg.Eth.ECBP1100NoDisable = &enable
 		}
 	}
+	if ctx.IsSet(utils.OverrideECBP1100DeactivateFlag.Name) {
+		if n := ctx.Uint64(utils.OverrideECBP1100DeactivateFlag.Name); n != math.MaxUint64 {
+			cfg.Eth.OverrideECBP1100Deactivate = new(big.Int).SetUint64(n)
+		}
+	}
 	if ctx.IsSet(utils.OverrideShanghai.Name) {
 		v := ctx.Uint64(utils.OverrideShanghai.Name)
 		cfg.Eth.OverrideShanghai = &v
diff --git a/cmd/geth/main.go b/cmd/geth/main.go
index 186e1c626b..0255d798f7 100644
--- a/cmd/geth/main.go
+++ b/cmd/geth/main.go
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ var (
 		utils.MinerNotifyFullFlag,
 		utils.ECBP1100Flag,
 		utils.ECBP1100NoDisableFlag,
-		utils.ECBP1100DeactivateFlag,
+		utils.OverrideECBP1100DeactivateFlag,
 		configFileFlag,
 	}, utils.NetworkFlags, utils.DatabasePathFlags)
 
diff --git a/cmd/utils/flags.go b/cmd/utils/flags.go
index 558f17b247..2182e0d5d3 100644
--- a/cmd/utils/flags.go
+++ b/cmd/utils/flags.go
@@ -1064,18 +1064,19 @@ Please note that --` + MetricsHTTPFlag.Name + ` must be set to start the server.
 		Value: "",
 	}
 	ECBP1100Flag = &cli.Uint64Flag{
-		Name:  "ecbp1100",
-		Usage: "Configure ECBP-1100 (MESS) block activation number",
-		Value: math.MaxUint64,
+		Name:     "ecbp1100", // should have been override.ecbp1100, but maintained now for backwards compatibility
+		Usage:    "Manually specify the ECBP-1100 (MESS) block activation number, overriding the bundled setting",
+		Category: flags.EthCategory,
 	}
-	ECBP1100DeactivateFlag = &cli.Uint64Flag{
-		Name:  "ecbp1100.disable",
-		Usage: "Disable ECBP-1100 (MESS) block activation number",
-		Value: math.MaxUint64,
+	OverrideECBP1100DeactivateFlag = &cli.Uint64Flag{
+		Name:     "override.ecbp1100.deactivate",
+		Usage:    "Manually specify the ECBP-1100 (MESS) deactivation block number, overriding the bundled setting",
+		Category: flags.EthCategory,
 	}
 	ECBP1100NoDisableFlag = &cli.BoolFlag{
-		Name:  "ecbp1100.nodisable",
-		Usage: "Short-circuit ECBP-1100 (MESS) disable mechanisms; (yields a permanent-once-activated state, deactivating auto-shutoff mechanisms)",
+		Name:     "ecbp1100.nodisable",
+		Usage:    "Short-circuit ECBP-1100 (MESS) disable mechanisms; (yields a permanent-once-activated state, deactivating auto-shutoff mechanisms)",
+		Category: flags.DeprecatedCategory,
 	}
 
 	MetricsEnableInfluxDBV2Flag = &cli.BoolFlag{
diff --git a/eth/backend.go b/eth/backend.go
index 6f87819815..f8232de2e6 100644
--- a/eth/backend.go
+++ b/eth/backend.go
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ package eth
 import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
-	"math"
 	"math/big"
 	"runtime"
 	"sync"
@@ -231,18 +230,16 @@ func New(stack *node.Node, config *ethconfig.Config) (*Ethereum, error) {
 	}
 	eth.bloomIndexer.Start(eth.blockchain)
 	// Handle artificial finality config override cases.
-	if config.ECBP1100 != nil {
-		if n := config.ECBP1100.Uint64(); n != math.MaxUint64 {
-			if err := eth.blockchain.Config().SetECBP1100Transition(&n); err != nil {
-				return nil, err
-			}
+	if n := config.ECBP1100; n != nil {
+		v := n.Uint64()
+		if err := eth.blockchain.Config().SetECBP1100Transition(&v); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
 		}
 	}
-	if config.ECBP1100Deactivate != nil {
-		if n := config.ECBP1100Deactivate.Uint64(); n != math.MaxUint64 {
-			if err := eth.blockchain.Config().SetECBP1100DeactivateTransition(&n); err != nil {
-				return nil, err
-			}
+	if n := config.OverrideECBP1100Deactivate; n != nil {
+		v := n.Uint64()
+		if err := eth.blockchain.Config().SetECBP1100DeactivateTransition(&v); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/eth/ethconfig/config.go b/eth/ethconfig/config.go
index 626f20716a..417b70f8c8 100644
--- a/eth/ethconfig/config.go
+++ b/eth/ethconfig/config.go
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ type Config struct {
 	// Manual configuration field for ECBP1100 activation number. Used for modifying genesis config via CLI flag.
 	ECBP1100 *big.Int
 	// Manual configuration field for ECBP1100's disablement block number. Used for modifying genesis config via CLI flag.
-	ECBP1100Deactivate *big.Int
+	OverrideECBP1100Deactivate *big.Int
 
 	// ECBP1100NoDisable overrides
 	// When this value is *true, ECBP100 will not (ever) be disabled; when *false, it will never be enabled.
diff --git a/eth/ethconfig/gen_config.go b/eth/ethconfig/gen_config.go
index 109a8666f0..fc71033021 100644
--- a/eth/ethconfig/gen_config.go
+++ b/eth/ethconfig/gen_config.go
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ func (c Config) MarshalTOML() (interface{}, error) {
 	enc.Checkpoint = c.Checkpoint
 	enc.CheckpointOracle = c.CheckpointOracle
 	enc.ECBP1100 = c.ECBP1100
-	enc.ECBP1100Disable = c.ECBP1100Deactivate
+	enc.ECBP1100Disable = c.OverrideECBP1100Deactivate
 	enc.ECBP1100NoDisable = c.ECBP1100NoDisable
 
 	enc.OverrideShanghai = c.OverrideShanghai
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ func (c *Config) UnmarshalTOML(unmarshal func(interface{}) error) error {
 		c.ECBP1100 = dec.ECBP1100
 	}
 	if dec.ECBP1100Disable != nil {
-		c.ECBP1100Deactivate = dec.ECBP1100Disable
+		c.OverrideECBP1100Deactivate = dec.ECBP1100Disable
 	}
 	if dec.ECBP1100NoDisable != nil {
 		c.ECBP1100NoDisable = dec.ECBP1100NoDisable