diff --git a/src/common/io.ts b/src/common/io.ts
index c8cb721f..16dc5d89 100644
--- a/src/common/io.ts
+++ b/src/common/io.ts
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ import {
   AoGatewayRegistrySettings,
   AoGatewayVault,
   AoGetCostDetailsParams,
+  AoGetEpochResult,
   AoIncreaseUndernameLimitParams,
   AoIncreaseVaultParams,
   AoPaginatedAddressParams,
@@ -83,6 +84,7 @@ import {
   getEpochDataFromGql,
   paginationParamsToTags,
   pruneTags,
+  removeEligibleDistributionsFromEpochData,
   sortAndPaginateEpochDataIntoEligibleDistributions,
 } from '../utils/arweave.js';
 import { defaultArweave } from './arweave.js';
@@ -202,7 +204,7 @@ export class ARIOReadable implements AoARIORead {
     }));
   }
 
-  async getEpoch(epoch?: EpochInput): Promise<AoEpochData | undefined> {
+  async getEpoch(epoch?: EpochInput): Promise<AoGetEpochResult | undefined> {
     const epochIndex = await this.computeEpochIndex(epoch);
     const currentIndex = await this.computeCurrentEpochIndex();
     if (epochIndex !== undefined && epochIndex < currentIndex) {
@@ -211,7 +213,8 @@ export class ARIOReadable implements AoARIORead {
         epochIndex: epochIndex,
         processId: this.process.processId,
       });
-      return epochData;
+
+      return removeEligibleDistributionsFromEpochData(epochData);
     }
     // go to the process epoch and fetch the epoch data
     const allTags = [
diff --git a/src/types/io.ts b/src/types/io.ts
index 80ae868b..f71bf0b9 100644
--- a/src/types/io.ts
+++ b/src/types/io.ts
@@ -120,6 +120,15 @@ export type AoEpochDistributionRewards = {
   distributed?: Record<WalletAddress, number>;
 };
 
+export type AoGetEpochDistributionRewards = Omit<
+  AoEpochDistributionRewards,
+  'eligible'
+>;
+
+export type AoGetEpochDistributionData = AoEpochDistributionData & {
+  rewards: AoGetEpochDistributionRewards;
+};
+
 export type AoEpochDistributionData = {
   rewards: AoEpochDistributionRewards;
   totalEligibleGateways: number;
@@ -173,7 +182,6 @@ export type AoEpochData = {
   startTimestamp: Timestamp;
   endTimestamp: Timestamp;
   distributionTimestamp: Timestamp;
-  /** @deprecated - use `getDistributions` to get distribution data for a given epoch **/
   distributions: AoEpochDistributionData;
   arnsStats: {
     totalReturnedNames: number;
@@ -183,7 +191,11 @@ export type AoEpochData = {
   };
 };
 
-export type AoEligibleReward = {
+export type AoGetEpochResult = Omit<AoEpochData, 'distributions'> & {
+  distributions?: AoGetEpochDistributionData;
+};
+
+export type AoEligibleDistribution = {
   type: 'operatorReward' | 'delegateReward';
   recipient: WalletAddress;
   eligibleReward: number;
@@ -604,7 +616,7 @@ export interface AoARIORead {
   }: {
     name: string;
   }): Promise<AoReturnedName | undefined>;
-  getEpoch(epoch?: EpochInput): Promise<AoEpochData | undefined>;
+  getEpoch(epoch?: EpochInput): Promise<AoGetEpochResult | undefined>;
   getCurrentEpoch(): Promise<AoEpochData>;
   getPrescribedObservers(
     epoch?: EpochInput,
diff --git a/src/utils/arweave.ts b/src/utils/arweave.ts
index 771fb3bc..0fb5dd94 100644
--- a/src/utils/arweave.ts
+++ b/src/utils/arweave.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import { BlockHeight } from '../types/common.js';
 import {
   AoEligibleDistribution,
   AoEpochData,
+  AoGetEpochResult,
   PaginationParams,
   PaginationResult,
 } from '../types/io.js';
@@ -227,3 +228,22 @@ export function sortAndPaginateEpochDataIntoEligibleDistributions(
     sortBy,
   };
 }
+
+export function removeEligibleDistributionsFromEpochData(
+  epochData?: AoEpochData,
+): AoGetEpochResult | undefined {
+  if (epochData === undefined) {
+    return undefined;
+  }
+  return {
+    ...epochData,
+    distributions: {
+      ...epochData.distributions,
+      rewards: {
+        ...epochData.distributions.rewards,
+        // @ts-expect-error -- remove eligible
+        eligible: undefined,
+      },
+    },
+  };
+}