diff --git a/packages/libp2p/src/config.ts b/packages/libp2p/src/config.ts
index f17593cf16..410d31de5a 100644
--- a/packages/libp2p/src/config.ts
+++ b/packages/libp2p/src/config.ts
@@ -28,10 +28,6 @@ const DefaultConfig: Partial<Libp2pInit> = {
 export function validateConfig <T extends ServiceMap = Record<string, unknown>> (opts: RecursivePartial<Libp2pInit<T>>): Libp2pInit<T> {
   const resultingOptions: Libp2pInit<T> = mergeOptions(DefaultConfig, opts)
 
-  if (resultingOptions.transports == null || resultingOptions.transports.length < 1) {
-    throw new CodeError(messages.ERR_TRANSPORTS_REQUIRED, codes.ERR_TRANSPORTS_REQUIRED)
-  }
-
   if (resultingOptions.connectionProtector === null && globalThis.process?.env?.LIBP2P_FORCE_PNET != null) { // eslint-disable-line no-undef
     throw new CodeError(messages.ERR_PROTECTOR_REQUIRED, codes.ERR_PROTECTOR_REQUIRED)
   }
diff --git a/packages/libp2p/src/content-routing/index.ts b/packages/libp2p/src/content-routing/index.ts
index 424815b662..5bca2b475c 100644
--- a/packages/libp2p/src/content-routing/index.ts
+++ b/packages/libp2p/src/content-routing/index.ts
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ export class CompoundContentRouting implements ContentRouting, Startable {
    */
   async put (key: Uint8Array, value: Uint8Array, options?: AbortOptions): Promise<void> {
     if (!this.isStarted()) {
-      throw new CodeError(messages.NOT_STARTED_YET, codes.DHT_NOT_STARTED)
+      throw new CodeError(messages.NOT_STARTED_YET, codes.ERR_NODE_NOT_STARTED)
     }
 
     await Promise.all(this.routers.map(async (router) => {
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ export class CompoundContentRouting implements ContentRouting, Startable {
    */
   async get (key: Uint8Array, options?: AbortOptions): Promise<Uint8Array> {
     if (!this.isStarted()) {
-      throw new CodeError(messages.NOT_STARTED_YET, codes.DHT_NOT_STARTED)
+      throw new CodeError(messages.NOT_STARTED_YET, codes.ERR_NODE_NOT_STARTED)
     }
 
     return Promise.any(this.routers.map(async (router) => {
diff --git a/packages/libp2p/src/errors.ts b/packages/libp2p/src/errors.ts
index 0b84215aa9..d89459fb3d 100644
--- a/packages/libp2p/src/errors.ts
+++ b/packages/libp2p/src/errors.ts
@@ -1,20 +1,10 @@
 export enum messages {
   NOT_STARTED_YET = 'The libp2p node is not started yet',
-  DHT_DISABLED = 'DHT is not available',
-  PUBSUB_DISABLED = 'PubSub is not available',
-  CONN_ENCRYPTION_REQUIRED = 'At least one connection encryption module is required',
-  ERR_TRANSPORTS_REQUIRED = 'At least one transport module is required',
   ERR_PROTECTOR_REQUIRED = 'Private network is enforced, but no protector was provided',
   NOT_FOUND = 'Not found'
 }
 
 export enum codes {
-  DHT_DISABLED = 'ERR_DHT_DISABLED',
-  ERR_PUBSUB_DISABLED = 'ERR_PUBSUB_DISABLED',
-  PUBSUB_NOT_STARTED = 'ERR_PUBSUB_NOT_STARTED',
-  DHT_NOT_STARTED = 'ERR_DHT_NOT_STARTED',
-  CONN_ENCRYPTION_REQUIRED = 'ERR_CONN_ENCRYPTION_REQUIRED',
-  ERR_TRANSPORTS_REQUIRED = 'ERR_TRANSPORTS_REQUIRED',
   ERR_PROTECTOR_REQUIRED = 'ERR_PROTECTOR_REQUIRED',
   ERR_PEER_DIAL_INTERCEPTED = 'ERR_PEER_DIAL_INTERCEPTED',
   ERR_CONNECTION_INTERCEPTED = 'ERR_CONNECTION_INTERCEPTED',