diff --git a/packages/transaction-pay-controller/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/transaction-pay-controller/CHANGELOG.md
index 788ac2c42e1..764ca67e8aa 100644
--- a/packages/transaction-pay-controller/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/transaction-pay-controller/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 ### Changed
 
 - Bump `@metamask/messenger` from `^1.1.1` to `^1.2.0` ([#8632](https://github.com/MetaMask/core/pull/8632))
+- Stop synthesising a native gas-fee required token in `parseRequiredTokens`, only token-transfer assets are returned now ([#8554](https://github.com/MetaMask/core/pull/8554))
 
 ## [20.0.1]
 
diff --git a/packages/transaction-pay-controller/src/utils/required-tokens.test.ts b/packages/transaction-pay-controller/src/utils/required-tokens.test.ts
index 5d9c6137987..2bbc3cd676c 100644
--- a/packages/transaction-pay-controller/src/utils/required-tokens.test.ts
+++ b/packages/transaction-pay-controller/src/utils/required-tokens.test.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import type { TransactionMeta } from '@metamask/transaction-controller';
 import type { Hex } from '@metamask/utils';
 
 import { toHex } from '../../../controller-utils/src';
-import { NATIVE_TOKEN_ADDRESS } from '../constants';
 import type { TransactionPayControllerMessenger } from '../types';
 import { parseRequiredTokens } from './required-tokens';
 import { getTokenBalance, getTokenFiatRate, getTokenInfo } from './token';
@@ -167,7 +166,6 @@ describe('Required Tokens Utils', () => {
             skipIfBalance: false,
             symbol: 'TST',
           },
-          expect.anything(),
         ]);
       });
     });
@@ -200,7 +198,6 @@ describe('Required Tokens Utils', () => {
           skipIfBalance: false,
           symbol: 'TST',
         },
-        expect.anything(),
       ]);
     });
 
@@ -247,7 +244,6 @@ describe('Required Tokens Utils', () => {
           skipIfBalance: false,
           symbol: 'TST',
         },
-        expect.anything(),
       ]);
     });
 
@@ -270,127 +266,7 @@ describe('Required Tokens Utils', () => {
 
       const result = parseRequiredTokens(transactionMeta, MESSENGER_MOCK);
 
-      expect(result).toStrictEqual([expect.anything()]);
-    });
-
-    it('returns gas fee required token', () => {
-      getTokenInfoMock.mockReturnValue({ decimals: 18, symbol: 'TST' });
-      getTokenBalanceMock.mockReturnValue('1230000000000000000');
-
-      getTokenFiatRateMock.mockReturnValue({
-        usdRate: '4000',
-        fiatRate: '2000',
-      });
-
-      const result = parseRequiredTokens(
-        {
-          ...TRANSACTION_META_MOCK,
-          txParams: { ...TRANSACTION_META_MOCK.txParams, data: '0x1234' },
-        },
-        MESSENGER_MOCK,
-      );
-
-      expect(result).toStrictEqual([
-        {
-          address: NATIVE_TOKEN_ADDRESS,
-          allowUnderMinimum: true,
-          amountFiat: '2',
-          amountHuman: '0.001',
-          amountRaw: '1000000000000000',
-          amountUsd: '4',
-          balanceFiat: '2460',
-          balanceHuman: '1.23',
-          balanceRaw: '1230000000000000000',
-          balanceUsd: '4920',
-          chainId: TRANSACTION_META_MOCK.chainId,
-          decimals: 18,
-          skipIfBalance: true,
-          symbol: 'TST',
-        },
-      ]);
-    });
-
-    it('returns gas fee required token as one dollar if less than one dollar', () => {
-      getTokenInfoMock.mockReturnValue({ decimals: 18, symbol: 'TST' });
-      getTokenBalanceMock.mockReturnValue('900000000000');
-
-      getTokenFiatRateMock.mockReturnValue({
-        usdRate: '4000',
-        fiatRate: '2000',
-      });
-
-      const result = parseRequiredTokens(
-        {
-          ...TRANSACTION_META_MOCK,
-          txParams: {
-            ...TRANSACTION_META_MOCK.txParams,
-            data: '0x1234',
-            gas: toHex(100),
-          },
-        },
-        MESSENGER_MOCK,
-      );
-
-      expect(result).toStrictEqual([
-        {
-          address: NATIVE_TOKEN_ADDRESS,
-          allowUnderMinimum: true,
-          amountFiat: '0.5',
-          amountHuman: '0.00025',
-          amountRaw: '250000000000000',
-          amountUsd: '1',
-          balanceFiat: '0.0018',
-          balanceHuman: '0.0000009',
-          balanceRaw: '900000000000',
-          balanceUsd: '0.0036',
-          chainId: TRANSACTION_META_MOCK.chainId,
-          decimals: 18,
-          skipIfBalance: true,
-          symbol: 'TST',
-        },
-      ]);
-    });
-
-    it('returns gas fee required token as zero if no gas or maxFeePerGas', () => {
-      getTokenInfoMock.mockReturnValue({ decimals: 18, symbol: 'TST' });
-      getTokenBalanceMock.mockReturnValue('900000000000');
-
-      getTokenFiatRateMock.mockReturnValue({
-        usdRate: '4000',
-        fiatRate: '2000',
-      });
-
-      const result = parseRequiredTokens(
-        {
-          ...TRANSACTION_META_MOCK,
-          txParams: {
-            ...TRANSACTION_META_MOCK.txParams,
-            data: '0x1234',
-            gas: undefined,
-            maxFeePerGas: undefined,
-          },
-        },
-        MESSENGER_MOCK,
-      );
-
-      expect(result).toStrictEqual([
-        {
-          address: NATIVE_TOKEN_ADDRESS,
-          allowUnderMinimum: true,
-          amountFiat: '0',
-          amountHuman: '0',
-          amountRaw: '0',
-          amountUsd: '0',
-          balanceFiat: '0.0018',
-          balanceHuman: '0.0000009',
-          balanceRaw: '900000000000',
-          balanceUsd: '0.0036',
-          chainId: TRANSACTION_META_MOCK.chainId,
-          decimals: 18,
-          skipIfBalance: true,
-          symbol: 'TST',
-        },
-      ]);
+      expect(result).toStrictEqual([]);
     });
 
     it('returns empty array if no to', () => {
diff --git a/packages/transaction-pay-controller/src/utils/required-tokens.ts b/packages/transaction-pay-controller/src/utils/required-tokens.ts
index e3c137d25b8..93367c647b4 100644
--- a/packages/transaction-pay-controller/src/utils/required-tokens.ts
+++ b/packages/transaction-pay-controller/src/utils/required-tokens.ts
@@ -2,18 +2,14 @@ import { Interface } from '@ethersproject/abi';
 import { toHex } from '@metamask/controller-utils';
 import { abiERC20 } from '@metamask/metamask-eth-abis';
 import type { TransactionMeta } from '@metamask/transaction-controller';
-import { add0x } from '@metamask/utils';
 import type { Hex } from '@metamask/utils';
-import { BigNumber } from 'bignumber.js';
 
 import type {
-  FiatRates,
   TransactionPayControllerMessenger,
   TransactionPayRequiredToken,
 } from '../types';
 import {
   computeTokenAmounts,
-  getNativeToken,
   getTokenBalance,
   getTokenFiatRate,
   getTokenInfo,
@@ -47,10 +43,8 @@ export function parseRequiredTokens(
     return assetTokens;
   }
 
-  return [
-    getTokenTransferToken(transaction, messenger),
-    getGasFeeToken(transaction, messenger),
-  ].filter(Boolean) as TransactionPayRequiredToken[];
+  const transferToken = getTokenTransferToken(transaction, messenger);
+  return transferToken ? [transferToken] : [];
 }
 
 /**
@@ -86,81 +80,6 @@ function getTokenTransferToken(
   return buildRequiredToken(transaction, to, transferAmount, messenger);
 }
 
-/**
- * Get the gas fee token required for a transaction.
- *
- * @param transaction - Transaction metadata.
- * @param messenger - Controller messenger.
- * @returns The gas fee token or undefined if it could not be determined.
- */
-function getGasFeeToken(
-  transaction: TransactionMeta,
-  messenger: TransactionPayControllerMessenger,
-): TransactionPayRequiredToken | undefined {
-  const { chainId, txParams } = transaction;
-  const { gas, maxFeePerGas } = txParams;
-  const nativeTokenAddress = getNativeToken(chainId);
-
-  const maxGasCostRawHex = add0x(
-    new BigNumber(gas ?? '0x0')
-      .multipliedBy(new BigNumber(maxFeePerGas ?? '0x0'))
-      .toString(16),
-  );
-
-  const token = buildRequiredToken(
-    transaction,
-    nativeTokenAddress,
-    maxGasCostRawHex,
-    messenger,
-  );
-
-  if (!token) {
-    return undefined;
-  }
-
-  const amountUsdValue = new BigNumber(token.amountUsd);
-
-  const hasBalance = new BigNumber(token.balanceRaw).isGreaterThanOrEqualTo(
-    token.amountRaw,
-  );
-
-  if (hasBalance || amountUsdValue.isGreaterThanOrEqualTo(1)) {
-    return {
-      ...token,
-      allowUnderMinimum: true,
-      skipIfBalance: true,
-    };
-  }
-
-  const fiatRates = getTokenFiatRate(
-    messenger,
-    nativeTokenAddress,
-    chainId,
-  ) as FiatRates;
-
-  const oneDollarRawHex = add0x(
-    new BigNumber(1).dividedBy(fiatRates.usdRate).shiftedBy(18).toString(16),
-  );
-
-  const oneDollarToken = buildRequiredToken(
-    transaction,
-    nativeTokenAddress,
-    oneDollarRawHex,
-    messenger,
-  );
-
-  /* istanbul ignore next */
-  if (!oneDollarToken) {
-    return undefined;
-  }
-
-  return {
-    ...oneDollarToken,
-    allowUnderMinimum: true,
-    skipIfBalance: true,
-  };
-}
-
 /**
  * Get the full token properties for a specific token and amount.
  *