diff --git a/consensus/dummy/consensus.go b/consensus/dummy/consensus.go
index 0c570400c5..3f6d861c8b 100644
--- a/consensus/dummy/consensus.go
+++ b/consensus/dummy/consensus.go
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/ava-labs/avalanchego/vms/evm/acp226"
 	"github.com/ava-labs/libevm/common"
-	"github.com/ava-labs/libevm/consensus/misc/eip4844"
 	"github.com/ava-labs/libevm/core/state"
 	"github.com/ava-labs/libevm/core/types"
 	"github.com/ava-labs/libevm/trie"
@@ -25,14 +24,8 @@ import (
 )
 
 var (
-	errUnclesUnsupported                   = errors.New("uncles unsupported")
-	ErrInvalidBlockGasCost                 = errors.New("invalid blockGasCost")
-	errInvalidExcessBlobGasBeforeCancun    = errors.New("invalid excessBlobGas before cancun")
-	errInvalidBlobGasUsedBeforeCancun      = errors.New("invalid blobGasUsed before cancun")
-	errInvalidParentBeaconRootBeforeCancun = errors.New("invalid parentBeaconRoot before cancun")
-	errMissingParentBeaconRoot             = errors.New("header is missing beaconRoot")
-	errNonEmptyParentBeaconRoot            = errors.New("invalid non-empty parentBeaconRoot")
-	errBlobsNotEnabled                     = errors.New("blobs not enabled on avalanche networks")
+	errUnclesUnsupported   = errors.New("uncles unsupported")
+	ErrInvalidBlockGasCost = errors.New("invalid blockGasCost")
 )
 
 type Mode struct {
@@ -177,31 +170,6 @@ func (eng *DummyEngine) verifyHeader(chain consensus.ChainHeaderReader, header *
 	if diff := new(big.Int).Sub(header.Number, parent.Number); diff.Cmp(big.NewInt(1)) != 0 {
 		return consensus.ErrInvalidNumber
 	}
-	// Verify the existence / non-existence of excessBlobGas
-	cancun := chain.Config().IsCancun(header.Number, header.Time)
-	if !cancun {
-		switch {
-		case header.ExcessBlobGas != nil:
-			return fmt.Errorf("%w: have %d, expected nil", errInvalidExcessBlobGasBeforeCancun, *header.ExcessBlobGas)
-		case header.BlobGasUsed != nil:
-			return fmt.Errorf("%w: have %d, expected nil", errInvalidBlobGasUsedBeforeCancun, *header.BlobGasUsed)
-		case header.ParentBeaconRoot != nil:
-			return fmt.Errorf("%w: have %#x, expected nil", errInvalidParentBeaconRootBeforeCancun, *header.ParentBeaconRoot)
-		}
-	} else {
-		if header.ParentBeaconRoot == nil {
-			return errMissingParentBeaconRoot
-		}
-		if *header.ParentBeaconRoot != (common.Hash{}) {
-			return fmt.Errorf("%w: have %#x, expected empty", errNonEmptyParentBeaconRoot, *header.ParentBeaconRoot)
-		}
-		if err := eip4844.VerifyEIP4844Header(parent, header); err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		if *header.BlobGasUsed > 0 { // VerifyEIP4844Header ensures BlobGasUsed is non-nil
-			return fmt.Errorf("%w: used %d blob gas, expected 0", errBlobsNotEnabled, *header.BlobGasUsed)
-		}
-	}
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/plugin/evm/wrapped_block.go b/plugin/evm/wrapped_block.go
index ebe2cff6ef..3f0ce8abfc 100644
--- a/plugin/evm/wrapped_block.go
+++ b/plugin/evm/wrapped_block.go
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ var (
 	_ snowman.Block           = (*wrappedBlock)(nil)
 	_ block.WithVerifyContext = (*wrappedBlock)(nil)
 
-	errInvalidParent                       = errors.New("parent header not found")
 	errMissingParentBlock                  = errors.New("missing parent block")
 	errInvalidGasUsedRelativeToCapacity    = errors.New("invalid gas used relative to capacity")
 	errTotalIntrinsicGasCostExceedsClaimed = errors.New("total intrinsic gas cost is greater than claimed gas used")
@@ -43,9 +42,9 @@ var (
 var (
 	errInvalidExcessBlobGasBeforeCancun    = errors.New("invalid excessBlobGas before cancun")
 	errInvalidBlobGasUsedBeforeCancun      = errors.New("invalid blobGasUsed before cancun")
+	errInvalidParent                       = errors.New("parent header not found")
 	errInvalidParentBeaconRootBeforeCancun = errors.New("invalid parentBeaconRoot before cancun")
-	errMissingExcessBlobGas                = errors.New("header is missing excessBlobGas")
-	errMissingBlobGasUsed                  = errors.New("header is missing blobGasUsed")
+	errInvalidExcessBlobGas                = errors.New("invalid excessBlobGas")
 	errMissingParentBeaconRoot             = errors.New("header is missing parentBeaconRoot")
 	errParentBeaconRootNonEmpty            = errors.New("invalid non-empty parentBeaconRoot")
 	errBlobGasUsedNilInCancun              = errors.New("blob gas used must not be nil in Cancun")
@@ -391,33 +390,29 @@ func (b *wrappedBlock) syntacticVerify() error {
 	}
 
 	// Verify the existence / non-existence of excessBlobGas
-	cancun := rules.IsCancun
-	if !cancun && ethHeader.ExcessBlobGas != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("%w: have %d, expected nil", errInvalidExcessBlobGasBeforeCancun, *ethHeader.ExcessBlobGas)
-	}
-	if !cancun && ethHeader.BlobGasUsed != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("%w: have %d, expected nil", errInvalidBlobGasUsedBeforeCancun, *ethHeader.BlobGasUsed)
-	}
-	if cancun && ethHeader.ExcessBlobGas == nil {
-		return errMissingExcessBlobGas
-	}
-	if cancun && ethHeader.BlobGasUsed == nil {
-		return errMissingBlobGasUsed
-	}
-	if !cancun && ethHeader.ParentBeaconRoot != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("%w: have %x, expected nil", errInvalidParentBeaconRootBeforeCancun, *ethHeader.ParentBeaconRoot)
-	}
-	if cancun {
+	if rules.IsCancun {
 		switch {
 		case ethHeader.ParentBeaconRoot == nil:
 			return errMissingParentBeaconRoot
 		case *ethHeader.ParentBeaconRoot != (common.Hash{}):
 			return fmt.Errorf("%w: have %x, expected empty hash", errParentBeaconRootNonEmpty, ethHeader.ParentBeaconRoot)
-		}
-		if ethHeader.BlobGasUsed == nil {
+		case ethHeader.BlobGasUsed == nil:
 			return errBlobGasUsedNilInCancun
-		} else if *ethHeader.BlobGasUsed > 0 {
+		case *ethHeader.BlobGasUsed != 0:
 			return fmt.Errorf("%w: used %d blob gas, expected 0", errBlobsNotEnabled, *ethHeader.BlobGasUsed)
+		case ethHeader.ExcessBlobGas == nil:
+			return fmt.Errorf("%w: have nil, expected 0", errInvalidExcessBlobGas)
+		case *ethHeader.ExcessBlobGas != 0:
+			return fmt.Errorf("%w: have %d, expected 0", errInvalidExcessBlobGas, *ethHeader.ExcessBlobGas)
+		}
+	} else {
+		switch {
+		case ethHeader.ExcessBlobGas != nil:
+			return fmt.Errorf("%w: have %d, expected nil", errInvalidExcessBlobGasBeforeCancun, *ethHeader.ExcessBlobGas)
+		case ethHeader.BlobGasUsed != nil:
+			return fmt.Errorf("%w: have %d, expected nil", errInvalidBlobGasUsedBeforeCancun, *ethHeader.BlobGasUsed)
+		case ethHeader.ParentBeaconRoot != nil:
+			return fmt.Errorf("%w: have %x, expected nil", errInvalidParentBeaconRootBeforeCancun, *ethHeader.ParentBeaconRoot)
 		}
 	}