Fix #7810

besu/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/controller/BesuControllerBuilder.java

@@ -624,7 +624,7 @@ public BesuController build() {
             ethereumWireProtocolConfiguration.isLegacyEth64ForkIdEnabled());
     final EthPeers ethPeers =
         new EthPeers(
-            getSupportedProtocol(),
+            EthProtocol.NAME,
             currentProtocolSpecSupplier,
             clock,
             metricsSystem,
@@ -1021,15 +1021,6 @@ protected abstract ConsensusContext createConsensusContext(
       WorldStateArchive worldStateArchive,
       ProtocolSchedule protocolSchedule);
 
-  /**
-   * Gets supported protocol.
-   *
-   * @return the supported protocol
-   */
-  protected String getSupportedProtocol() {
-    return EthProtocol.NAME;
-  }
-
   /**
    * Create eth protocol manager eth protocol manager.
    *

besu/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/controller/ConsensusScheduleBesuControllerBuilder.java

@@ -227,11 +227,6 @@ protected void validateContext(final ProtocolContext context) {
     besuControllerBuilderSchedule.get(GENESIS_BLOCK_NUMBER).validateContext(context);
   }
 
-  @Override
-  protected String getSupportedProtocol() {
-    return besuControllerBuilderSchedule.get(0L).getSupportedProtocol();
-  }
-
   @Override
   protected EthProtocolManager createEthProtocolManager(
       final ProtocolContext protocolContext,