diff --git a/consensus/state_processing/src/per_epoch_processing/single_pass.rs b/consensus/state_processing/src/per_epoch_processing/single_pass.rs
index 881e6bb16c..efe58b9257 100644
--- a/consensus/state_processing/src/per_epoch_processing/single_pass.rs
+++ b/consensus/state_processing/src/per_epoch_processing/single_pass.rs
@@ -1104,9 +1104,15 @@ impl PendingDepositsContext {
 
         let pending_deposits = state.pending_deposits()?;
 
+        // Support for the former Eth1 bridge deposit mechanism was removed in Fulu (spec PR #4704),
+        // so the gate that withholds deposit requests until bridge deposits are applied only runs
+        // pre-Fulu.
+        let apply_eth1_bridge_gate = !state.fork_name_unchecked().fulu_enabled();
+
         for deposit in pending_deposits.iter() {
             // Do not process deposit requests if the Eth1 bridge deposits are not yet applied.
-            if deposit.slot > spec.genesis_slot
+            if apply_eth1_bridge_gate
+                && deposit.slot > spec.genesis_slot
                 && state.eth1_deposit_index() < state.deposit_requests_start_index()?
             {
                 break;