diff --git a/crates/astria-sequencer-relayer/local.env.example b/crates/astria-sequencer-relayer/local.env.example
index 26204a2fe1..504d76773c 100644
--- a/crates/astria-sequencer-relayer/local.env.example
+++ b/crates/astria-sequencer-relayer/local.env.example
@@ -12,9 +12,6 @@ ASTRIA_SEQUENCER_RELAYER_CELESTIA_ENDPOINT="http://127.0.0.1:26659"
 # on the host running the celestia node.
 ASTRIA_SEQUENCER_RELAYER_CELESTIA_BEARER_TOKEN="<JWT Bearer token>"
 
-# The gas limit when paying for submitting blobs to celestia
-ASTRIA_SEQUENCER_RELAYER_GAS_LIMIT=1000000
-
 # The duration in milliseconds that sequencer-relayer sleeps before
 # requesting a new block from sequencer.
 ASTRIA_SEQUENCER_RELAYER_BLOCK_TIME=1000
diff --git a/crates/astria-sequencer-relayer/src/config.rs b/crates/astria-sequencer-relayer/src/config.rs
index 7c62411662..9052a8501f 100644
--- a/crates/astria-sequencer-relayer/src/config.rs
+++ b/crates/astria-sequencer-relayer/src/config.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ pub struct Config {
     pub sequencer_endpoint: String,
     pub celestia_endpoint: String,
     pub celestia_bearer_token: String,
-    pub gas_limit: u64,
     pub block_time: u64,
     pub relay_only_validator_key_blocks: bool,
     pub validator_key_file: Option<String>,
diff --git a/crates/astria-sequencer-relayer/src/relayer.rs b/crates/astria-sequencer-relayer/src/relayer.rs
index 76ee8fd641..1d004e8c9b 100644
--- a/crates/astria-sequencer-relayer/src/relayer.rs
+++ b/crates/astria-sequencer-relayer/src/relayer.rs
@@ -34,12 +34,6 @@ pub(crate) struct Relayer {
     // The http client for submitting sequencer blocks to celestia.
     data_availability: celestia_client::jsonrpsee::http_client::HttpClient,
 
-    // The fee that relayer will pay for submitting sequencer blocks to the DA.
-    fee: u64,
-
-    // The limit that relayer will pay for submitting sequencer blocks to the DA.
-    gas_limit: u64,
-
     // If this is set, only relay blocks to DA which are proposed by the same validator key.
     validator: Option<Validator>,
 
@@ -116,9 +110,6 @@ impl Relayer {
             sequencer,
             sequencer_poll_period: Duration::from_millis(cfg.block_time),
             data_availability,
-            // FIXME (https://github.com/astriaorg/astria/issues/509): allow configuring this
-            fee: 100_000,
-            gas_limit: cfg.gas_limit,
             validator,
             state_tx,
             queued_blocks: Vec::new(),
@@ -251,6 +242,10 @@ impl Relayer {
         // Then report update the internal state or report if submission failed
         match submission_result {
             Ok(height) => self.state_tx.send_modify(|state| {
+                debug!(
+                    celestia_height=%height,
+                    "successfully submitted blocks to data availability layer"
+                );
                 state.current_data_availability_height.replace(height);
             }),
             // TODO: add more context to this error, maybe inject a span?
@@ -414,8 +409,6 @@ impl Relayer {
                 let client = self.data_availability.clone();
                 self.submission_task = Some(task::spawn(submit_blocks_to_celestia(
                     client,
-                    self.fee,
-                    self.gas_limit,
                     self.queued_blocks.clone(),
                 )));
                 self.queued_blocks.clear();
@@ -465,8 +458,6 @@ fn convert_block_response_to_sequencer_block_data(
 #[instrument(skip_all)]
 async fn submit_blocks_to_celestia(
     client: celestia_client::jsonrpsee::http_client::HttpClient,
-    fee: u64,
-    gas_limit: u64,
     sequencer_block_data: Vec<SequencerBlockData>,
 ) -> eyre::Result<u64> {
     use celestia_client::{
@@ -483,8 +474,8 @@ async fn submit_blocks_to_celestia(
         .submit_sequencer_blocks(
             sequencer_block_data,
             SubmitOptions {
-                fee: Some(fee),
-                gas_limit: Some(gas_limit),
+                fee: None,
+                gas_limit: None,
             },
         )
         .await
diff --git a/crates/astria-sequencer-relayer/tests/blackbox/helper.rs b/crates/astria-sequencer-relayer/tests/blackbox/helper.rs
index f17292a7f6..13ded8494c 100644
--- a/crates/astria-sequencer-relayer/tests/blackbox/helper.rs
+++ b/crates/astria-sequencer-relayer/tests/blackbox/helper.rs
@@ -183,7 +183,6 @@ pub async fn spawn_sequencer_relayer(
         sequencer_endpoint: sequencer.uri(),
         celestia_endpoint: format!("http://{celestia_addr}"),
         celestia_bearer_token: String::new(),
-        gas_limit: 100_000,
         block_time: 1000,
         relay_only_validator_key_blocks,
         validator_key_file: Some(keyfile.path().to_string_lossy().to_string()),