diff --git a/beacon_chain/sync/sync_queue.nim b/beacon_chain/sync/sync_queue.nim
index 20947c9fe..1ad4644f3 100644
--- a/beacon_chain/sync/sync_queue.nim
+++ b/beacon_chain/sync/sync_queue.nim
@@ -644,24 +644,15 @@ func getOpt(data_columns: Opt[seq[DataColumnSidecars]], i: int): Opt[DataColumnS
     Opt.none DataColumnSidecars
 
 iterator blocks[T](sq: SyncQueue[T],
-                   sr: SyncResult[T]): (ref ForkedSignedBeaconBlock, Opt[BlobSidecars]) =
+                   sr: SyncResult[T]): (ref ForkedSignedBeaconBlock, Opt[BlobSidecars],
+                                        Opt[DataColumnSidecars]) =
   case sq.kind
   of SyncQueueKind.Forward:
     for i in countup(0, len(sr.data) - 1):
-      yield (sr.data[i], sr.blobs.getOpt(i))
+      yield (sr.data[i], sr.blobs.getOpt(i), sr.dataColumns.getOpt(i))
   of SyncQueueKind.Backward:
     for i in countdown(len(sr.data) - 1, 0):
-      yield (sr.data[i], sr.blobs.getOpt(i))
-
-iterator das_blocks[T](sq: SyncQueue[T],
-                       sr: SyncResult[T]): (ref ForkedSignedBeaconBlock, Opt[DataColumnSidecars]) =
-  case sq.kind
-  of SyncQueueKind.Forward:
-    for i in countup(0, len(sr.data) - 1):
-      yield (sr.data[i], sr.data_columns.getOpt(i))
-  of SyncQueueKind.Backward:
-    for i in countdown(len(sr.data) - 1, 0):
-      yield (sr.data[i], sr.data_columns.getOpt(i))
+      yield (sr.data[i], sr.blobs.getOpt(i), sr.dataColumns.getOpt(i))
 
 proc advanceOutput*[T](sq: SyncQueue[T], number: uint64) =
   case sq.kind
@@ -795,8 +786,8 @@ proc push*[T](sq: SyncQueue[T], sr: SyncRequest[T],
       res: Result[void, VerifierError]
 
     var i=0
-    for blk, blb in sq.blocks(item):
-      res = await sq.blockVerifier(blk[], blb, Opt.none(DataColumnSidecars), maybeFinalized)
+    for blk, blb, cols in sq.blocks(item):
+      res = await sq.blockVerifier(blk[], blb, cols, maybeFinalized)
       inc(i)
 
       if res.isOk():
@@ -826,39 +817,6 @@ proc push*[T](sq: SyncQueue[T], sr: SyncRequest[T],
           req.item.updateScore(PeerScoreBadValues)
           break
 
-    var counter = 0
-    for blk, col in sq.das_blocks(item):
-      res =
-        await sq.blockVerifier(blk[], Opt.none(BlobSidecars), col, maybeFinalized)
-      inc counter
-
-      if res.isOk:
-        goodBlock = some(blk[].slot)
-      else:
-        case res.error()
-        of VerifierError.MissingParent:
-          missingParentSlot = some(blk[].slot)
-          break
-        of VerifierError.Duplicate:
-          # Keep going, happens naturally
-          discard
-        of VerifierError.UnviableFork:
-          # Keep going so as to register other unviable blocks with the
-          # quarantine
-          if unviableBlock.isNone:
-            # Remember the first unviable block, so we can log it
-            unviableBlock = some((blk[].root, blk[].slot))
-
-        of VerifierError.Invalid:
-          hasInvalidBlock = true
-
-          let req = item.request
-          notice "Received invalid sequence of blocks", request = req,
-                  blocks_count = len(item.data),
-                  blocks_map = getShortMap(req, item.data)
-          req.item.updateScore(PeerScoreBadValues)
-          break
-
     # When errors happen while processing blocks, we retry the same request
     # with, hopefully, a different peer
     let retryRequest =
diff --git a/tests/test_sync_manager.nim b/tests/test_sync_manager.nim
index 43d810e77..7a3d326a7 100644
--- a/tests/test_sync_manager.nim
+++ b/tests/test_sync_manager.nim
@@ -399,7 +399,6 @@ suite "SyncManager test suite":
                          Opt.none(seq[BlobSidecars]),
                          Opt.none(seq[DataColumnSidecars]))
       await validatorFut.cancelAndWait()
-
     waitFor runSmokeTest()
     case kkind
     of SyncQueueKind.Forward: