diff --git a/src/core/ExoCapsule.sol b/src/core/ExoCapsule.sol
index 7e450604..c7255fbc 100644
--- a/src/core/ExoCapsule.sol
+++ b/src/core/ExoCapsule.sol
@@ -182,10 +182,6 @@ contract ExoCapsule is ReentrancyGuardUpgradeable, ExoCapsuleStorage, IExoCapsul
             revert StaleValidatorContainer(validatorPubkey, proof.beaconBlockTimestamp);
         }
 
-        if (!_isActivatedAtEpoch(validatorContainer, proof.beaconBlockTimestamp)) {
-            revert InactiveValidatorContainer(validatorPubkey);
-        }
-
         if (withdrawalCredentials != bytes32(capsuleWithdrawalCredentials())) {
             revert WithdrawalCredentialsNotMatch();
         }
@@ -400,20 +396,6 @@ contract ExoCapsule is ReentrancyGuardUpgradeable, ExoCapsuleStorage, IExoCapsul
         }
     }
 
-    /// @dev Checks if the validator is activated at the given epoch.
-    /// @param validatorContainer The validator container.
-    /// @param atTimestamp The timestamp at which the activation is checked.
-    function _isActivatedAtEpoch(bytes32[] calldata validatorContainer, uint256 atTimestamp)
-        internal
-        pure
-        returns (bool)
-    {
-        uint64 atEpoch = _timestampToEpoch(atTimestamp);
-        uint64 activationEpoch = validatorContainer.getActivationEpoch();
-
-        return atEpoch >= activationEpoch;
-    }
-
     /// @dev Checks if the proof is stale (too old).
     /// @param validator The validator to check.
     /// @param proofTimestamp The timestamp of the proof.
diff --git a/test/foundry/unit/ExoCapsule.t.sol b/test/foundry/unit/ExoCapsule.t.sol
index 71884007..8edb206f 100644
--- a/test/foundry/unit/ExoCapsule.t.sol
+++ b/test/foundry/unit/ExoCapsule.t.sol
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ contract VerifyDepositProof is DepositSetup {
         capsule.verifyDepositProof(validatorContainer, validatorProof);
     }
 
-    function test_verifyDepositProof_revert_inactiveValidatorContainer() public {
+    function test_verifyDepositProof_success_inactiveValidatorContainer() public {
         uint256 activationTimestamp =
             BEACON_CHAIN_GENESIS_TIME + _getActivationEpoch(validatorContainer) * SECONDS_PER_EPOCH;
 
@@ -236,10 +236,15 @@ contract VerifyDepositProof is DepositSetup {
         mockCurrentBlockTimestamp = mockProofTimestamp + SECONDS_PER_SLOT;
         vm.warp(mockCurrentBlockTimestamp);
         validatorProof.beaconBlockTimestamp = mockProofTimestamp;
-        vm.expectRevert(
-            abi.encodeWithSelector(ExoCapsule.InactiveValidatorContainer.selector, _getPubkey(validatorContainer))
-        );
+
         capsule.verifyDepositProof(validatorContainer, validatorProof);
+
+        ExoCapsuleStorage.Validator memory validator =
+            capsule.getRegisteredValidatorByPubkey(_getPubkey(validatorContainer));
+        assertEq(uint8(validator.status), uint8(ExoCapsuleStorage.VALIDATOR_STATUS.REGISTERED));
+        assertEq(validator.validatorIndex, validatorProof.validatorIndex);
+        assertEq(validator.mostRecentBalanceUpdateTimestamp, validatorProof.beaconBlockTimestamp);
+        assertEq(validator.restakedBalanceGwei, _getEffectiveBalance(validatorContainer));
     }
 
     function test_verifyDepositProof_revert_mismatchWithdrawalCredentials() public {