diff --git a/nimbus/beacon/api_handler.nim b/nimbus/beacon/api_handler.nim
index 355ed5c0b..28f318503 100644
--- a/nimbus/beacon/api_handler.nim
+++ b/nimbus/beacon/api_handler.nim
@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@ func validateVersionedHashed*(payload: ExecutionPayload,
   for x in payload.transactions:
     let tx = rlp.decode(distinctBase(x), Transaction)
     versionedHashes.add tx.versionedHashes
+
+  if versionedHashes.len != expected.len:
+    return false
+
   for i, x in expected:
     if distinctBase(x) != versionedHashes[i].data:
       return false
diff --git a/nimbus/beacon/api_handler/api_newpayload.nim b/nimbus/beacon/api_handler/api_newpayload.nim
index 5f0351ab5..153aec86a 100644
--- a/nimbus/beacon/api_handler/api_newpayload.nim
+++ b/nimbus/beacon/api_handler/api_newpayload.nim
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ proc newPayload*(ben: BeaconEngineRef,
 
   trace "Inserting block without sethead",
     hash = blockHash, number = header.blockNumber
-  let body = blockBody(payload)
+  let body = blockBody(payload, removeBlobs = true)
   let vres = ben.chain.insertBlockWithoutSetHead(header, body)
   if vres != ValidationResult.OK:
     let blockHash = latestValidHash(db, parent, ttd)
diff --git a/nimbus/beacon/payload_conv.nim b/nimbus/beacon/payload_conv.nim
index e1a6c3803..8561a6e7e 100644
--- a/nimbus/beacon/payload_conv.nim
+++ b/nimbus/beacon/payload_conv.nim
@@ -105,20 +105,21 @@ func blockHeader*(p: ExecutionPayload,
     parentBeaconBlockRoot: beaconRoot
   )
 
-func blockBody*(p: ExecutionPayload):
+func blockBody*(p: ExecutionPayload, removeBlobs: bool):
                  common.BlockBody {.gcsafe, raises:[RlpError].} =
   common.BlockBody(
     uncles      : @[],
-    transactions: ethTxs p.transactions,
+    transactions: ethTxs(p.transactions, removeBlobs),
     withdrawals : ethWithdrawals p.withdrawals,
   )
 
 func ethBlock*(p: ExecutionPayload,
+               removeBlobs: bool,
                beaconRoot: Option[common.Hash256]):
                  common.EthBlock {.gcsafe, raises:[CatchableError].} =
   common.Ethblock(
     header     : blockHeader(p, beaconRoot),
     uncles     : @[],
-    txs        : ethTxs p.transactions,
+    txs        : ethTxs(p.transactions, removeBlobs),
     withdrawals: ethWithdrawals p.withdrawals,
   )
diff --git a/nimbus/constants.nim b/nimbus/constants.nim
index 491e4df92..9da071cc6 100644
--- a/nimbus/constants.nim
+++ b/nimbus/constants.nim
@@ -84,8 +84,8 @@ const
   MIN_BLOB_GASPRICE* = 1'u64
   BLOB_GASPRICE_UPDATE_FRACTION* = 3338477'u64
   MAX_BLOB_GAS_PER_BLOCK* = 786432
-  MAX_ALLOWED_BLOB* = MAX_BLOB_GAS_PER_BLOCK div GAS_PER_BLOB
-  
+  MAX_BLOBS_PER_BLOCK* = int(MAX_BLOB_GAS_PER_BLOCK div GAS_PER_BLOB)
+
   # EIP-4788 addresses
   # BEACON_ROOTS_ADDRESS is the address where historical beacon roots are stored as per EIP-4788
   BEACON_ROOTS_ADDRESS* = hexToByteArray[20]("0x000F3df6D732807Ef1319fB7B8bB8522d0Beac02")
diff --git a/nimbus/core/validate.nim b/nimbus/core/validate.nim
index 741343300..bd4257566 100644
--- a/nimbus/core/validate.nim
+++ b/nimbus/core/validate.nim
@@ -274,8 +274,8 @@ proc validateTxBasic*(
       if tx.versionedHashes.len == 0:
         return err("invalid tx: there must be at least one blob")
 
-      if tx.versionedHashes.len > MAX_ALLOWED_BLOB.int:
-        return err("invalid tx: versioned hashes len exceeds MAX_ALLOWED_BLOB=" & $MAX_ALLOWED_BLOB &
+      if tx.versionedHashes.len > MAX_BLOBS_PER_BLOCK:
+        return err("invalid tx: versioned hashes len exceeds MAX_BLOBS_PER_BLOCK=" & $MAX_BLOBS_PER_BLOCK &
           ". get=" & $tx.versionedHashes.len)
 
       for i, bv in tx.versionedHashes:
diff --git a/nimbus/transaction.nim b/nimbus/transaction.nim
index 81b2b46d1..a7dbe3a9b 100644
--- a/nimbus/transaction.nim
+++ b/nimbus/transaction.nim
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ proc validateTxEip4844(tx: Transaction) =
       (acl.storageKeys.len <= MAX_ACCESS_LIST_STORAGE_KEYS)
 
   isValid = isValid and
-    tx.versionedHashes.len <= MAX_ALLOWED_BLOB.int
+    tx.versionedHashes.len <= MAX_BLOBS_PER_BLOCK
 
   for bv in tx.versionedHashes:
     isValid = isValid and