diff --git a/pkg/protocol/chain.go b/pkg/protocol/chain.go
index 397d7f6d4..5639c7392 100644
--- a/pkg/protocol/chain.go
+++ b/pkg/protocol/chain.go
@@ -57,9 +57,6 @@ type Chain struct {
 	// IsEvicted contains a flag that indicates whether this chain was evicted.
 	IsEvicted reactive.Event
 
-	// IsSolid contains a flag that indicates whether this chain is solid (has a continuous connection to the root).
-	IsSolid reactive.Event
-
 	// shouldEvict contains a flag that indicates whether this chain should be evicted.
 	shouldEvict reactive.Event
 
@@ -89,7 +86,6 @@ func newChain(chains *Chains) *Chain {
 		StartEngine:              reactive.NewVariable[bool](),
 		Engine:                   reactive.NewVariable[*engine.Engine](),
 		IsEvicted:                reactive.NewEvent(),
-		IsSolid:                  reactive.NewEvent(),
 		shouldEvict:              reactive.NewEvent(),
 
 		chains:      chains,
@@ -213,7 +209,6 @@ func (c *Chain) initLogger() (shutdown func()) {
 		c.StartEngine.LogUpdates(c, log.LevelDebug, "StartEngine"),
 		c.Engine.LogUpdates(c, log.LevelTrace, "Engine", (*engine.Engine).LogName),
 		c.IsEvicted.LogUpdates(c, log.LevelTrace, "IsEvicted"),
-		c.IsSolid.LogUpdates(c, log.LevelTrace, "IsSolid"),
 		c.shouldEvict.LogUpdates(c, log.LevelTrace, "shouldEvict"),
 
 		c.Logger.Shutdown,
@@ -237,8 +232,6 @@ func (c *Chain) initDerivedProperties() (shutdown func()) {
 							c.deriveShouldEvict(forkingPoint, parentChain),
 						)
 					}),
-
-					c.IsSolid.InheritFrom(forkingPoint.IsSolid),
 				)
 			}),
 		),
diff --git a/pkg/protocol/commitment.go b/pkg/protocol/commitment.go
index b1d010d2c..71eeb9e58 100644
--- a/pkg/protocol/commitment.go
+++ b/pkg/protocol/commitment.go
@@ -60,10 +60,6 @@ type Commitment struct {
 	// IsRoot contains a flag indicating if this Commitment is the root of the Chain.
 	IsRoot reactive.Event
 
-	// IsSolid contains a flag indicating if this Commitment is solid (has all the commitments in its past cone until
-	// the RootCommitment).
-	IsSolid reactive.Event
-
 	// IsAttested contains a flag indicating if we have received attestations for this Commitment.
 	IsAttested reactive.Event
 
@@ -112,7 +108,6 @@ func newCommitment(commitments *Commitments, model *model.Commitment) *Commitmen
 		CumulativeAttestedWeight:        reactive.NewVariable[uint64](),
 		CumulativeVerifiedWeight:        reactive.NewVariable[uint64](),
 		IsRoot:                          reactive.NewEvent(),
-		IsSolid:                         reactive.NewEvent(),
 		IsAttested:                      reactive.NewEvent(),
 		IsSynced:                        reactive.NewEvent(),
 		IsCommittable:                   reactive.NewEvent(),
@@ -224,7 +219,6 @@ func (c *Commitment) initLogger() (shutdown func()) {
 		c.CumulativeAttestedWeight.LogUpdates(c, log.LevelTrace, "CumulativeAttestedWeight"),
 		c.CumulativeVerifiedWeight.LogUpdates(c, log.LevelTrace, "CumulativeVerifiedWeight"),
 		c.IsRoot.LogUpdates(c, log.LevelTrace, "IsRoot"),
-		c.IsSolid.LogUpdates(c, log.LevelTrace, "IsSolid"),
 		c.IsAttested.LogUpdates(c, log.LevelTrace, "IsAttested"),
 		c.IsSynced.LogUpdates(c, log.LevelTrace, "IsSynced"),
 		c.IsCommittable.LogUpdates(c, log.LevelTrace, "IsCommittable"),
@@ -241,7 +235,6 @@ func (c *Commitment) initDerivedProperties() (shutdown func()) {
 	return lo.BatchReverse(
 		// mark commitments that are marked as root as verified
 		c.IsVerified.InheritFrom(c.IsRoot),
-		c.IsSolid.InheritFrom(c.IsRoot),
 
 		c.IsRoot.OnTrigger(func() {
 			c.CumulativeAttestedWeight.Set(c.Commitment.CumulativeWeight())
@@ -277,8 +270,6 @@ func (c *Commitment) initDerivedProperties() (shutdown func()) {
 						}),
 					)
 				}),
-
-				c.IsSolid.InheritFrom(parent.IsSolid),
 			)
 		}),