diff --git a/beacon_node/src/config.rs b/beacon_node/src/config.rs
index 6758ba3b4..14d40db03 100644
--- a/beacon_node/src/config.rs
+++ b/beacon_node/src/config.rs
@@ -418,8 +418,7 @@ pub fn get_config<E: EthSpec>(
     if let Some(epochs_per_blob_prune) =
         clap_utils::parse_optional(cli_args, "epochs-per-blob-prune")?
     {
-        client_config.store.epochs_per_blob_prune =
-            Epoch::new(epochs_per_blob_prune * E::slots_per_epoch());
+        client_config.store.epochs_per_blob_prune = epochs_per_blob_prune;
     }
 
     /*
diff --git a/beacon_node/store/src/hot_cold_store.rs b/beacon_node/store/src/hot_cold_store.rs
index 6b2b193f8..e53499438 100644
--- a/beacon_node/store/src/hot_cold_store.rs
+++ b/beacon_node/store/src/hot_cold_store.rs
@@ -1722,8 +1722,8 @@ impl<E: EthSpec, Hot: ItemStore<E>, Cold: ItemStore<E>> HotColdDB<E, Hot, Cold>
         };
 
         if !force {
-            if blob_info.last_pruned_epoch + self.get_config().epochs_per_blob_prune
-                > blob_info.next_epoch_to_prune
+            if blob_info.last_pruned_epoch.as_u64() + self.get_config().epochs_per_blob_prune
+                > blob_info.next_epoch_to_prune.as_u64()
             {
                 info!(self.log, "Blobs sidecars are pruned");
                 return Ok(());
diff --git a/consensus/types/src/slot_epoch.rs b/consensus/types/src/slot_epoch.rs
index 2716367c7..06f99b988 100644
--- a/consensus/types/src/slot_epoch.rs
+++ b/consensus/types/src/slot_epoch.rs
@@ -76,8 +76,8 @@ impl Slot {
 }
 
 impl Epoch {
-    pub const fn new(slot: u64) -> Epoch {
-        Epoch(slot)
+    pub const fn new(epoch: u64) -> Epoch {
+        Epoch(epoch)
     }
 
     pub fn max_value() -> Epoch {