diff --git a/nodebuilder/prune/constructors.go b/nodebuilder/prune/constructors.go
index 8cc58aecd9..a73800ef16 100644
--- a/nodebuilder/prune/constructors.go
+++ b/nodebuilder/prune/constructors.go
@@ -17,7 +17,5 @@ func newPrunerService(
 	ds datastore.Batching,
 	opts ...pruner.Option,
 ) *pruner.Service {
-	// TODO @renaynay: remove this once pruning implementation
-	opts = append(opts, pruner.WithDisabledGC())
 	return pruner.NewService(p, window, getter, ds, p2p.BlockTime, opts...)
 }