diff --git a/polkadot/node/service/src/lib.rs b/polkadot/node/service/src/lib.rs
index d2424474302a6314295f928f110a8e1487aeeab1..913389fae12c1717311b12bf123bc9e7e91b0982 100644
--- a/polkadot/node/service/src/lib.rs
+++ b/polkadot/node/service/src/lib.rs
@@ -944,14 +944,9 @@ pub fn new_full<
 				secure_validator_mode,
 				prep_worker_path,
 				exec_worker_path,
-				pvf_execute_workers_max_num: execute_workers_max_num.unwrap_or_else(
-					|| match config.chain_spec.identify_chain() {
-						// The intention is to use this logic for gradual increasing from 2 to 4
-						// of this configuration chain by chain until it reaches production chain.
-						Chain::Polkadot | Chain::Kusama => 2,
-						Chain::Rococo | Chain::Westend | Chain::Unknown => 4,
-					},
-				),
+				// Default execution workers is 4 because we have 8 cores on the reference hardware,
+				// and this accounts for 50% of that cpu capacity.
+				pvf_execute_workers_max_num: execute_workers_max_num.unwrap_or(4),
 				pvf_prepare_workers_soft_max_num: prepare_workers_soft_max_num.unwrap_or(1),
 				pvf_prepare_workers_hard_max_num: prepare_workers_hard_max_num.unwrap_or(2),
 			})
diff --git a/prdoc/pr_7116.prdoc b/prdoc/pr_7116.prdoc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..95a5254778a4d3add09d9219f3d170beb4f9f8dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/prdoc/pr_7116.prdoc
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+title: Increase the number of pvf execution workers from 2 to 4
+doc:
+- audience: Node Dev
+  description: |-
+    Increase the number of pvf execution workers from 2 to 4.
+crates:
+- name: polkadot-service
+  bump: patch