diff --git a/apps/extension/src/ui/domains/Staking/hooks/bittensor/useGetBittensorValidator.ts b/apps/extension/src/ui/domains/Staking/hooks/bittensor/useGetBittensorValidator.ts
index cdca64348b..6bc03979df 100644
--- a/apps/extension/src/ui/domains/Staking/hooks/bittensor/useGetBittensorValidator.ts
+++ b/apps/extension/src/ui/domains/Staking/hooks/bittensor/useGetBittensorValidator.ts
@@ -5,10 +5,6 @@ const fetchBittensorValidator = async (
   hotkey: string | number | null | undefined,
 ): Promise<BittensorValidator> => {
   try {
-    if (!TAOSTATS_API_KEY) {
-      throw new Error("TAOSTATS_API_KEY is not set. Cannot make API request.")
-    }
-
     if (!hotkey) {
       throw new Error("No hotkey provided")
     }
diff --git a/apps/extension/src/ui/domains/Staking/hooks/nomPools/useDetaultNomPoolId.ts b/apps/extension/src/ui/domains/Staking/hooks/nomPools/useDetaultNomPoolId.ts
index 5a10dde3cf..e2f998d6db 100644
--- a/apps/extension/src/ui/domains/Staking/hooks/nomPools/useDetaultNomPoolId.ts
+++ b/apps/extension/src/ui/domains/Staking/hooks/nomPools/useDetaultNomPoolId.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,6 @@ export const useDetaultNomPoolId = (chainId?: ChainId | null | undefined) => {
 
   return useMemo(() => {
     if (!chainId) return null
-    return remoteConfig.stakingPools?.[chainId]?.[0] ?? null
-  }, [chainId, remoteConfig.stakingPools])
+    return remoteConfig.nominationPools?.[chainId]?.[0] ?? null
+  }, [chainId, remoteConfig.nominationPools])
 }