diff --git a/common/test_utils.go b/common/test_utils.go
index d55e73c17..cad236fe9 100644
--- a/common/test_utils.go
+++ b/common/test_utils.go
@@ -185,7 +185,9 @@ func CreateTestBlockSubmission(t *testing.T, builderPubkey string, value *uint25
 					ExecutionPayload: &deneb.ExecutionPayload{ //nolint:exhaustruct
 						BaseFeePerGas: uint256.NewInt(0),
 					},
-					BlobsBundle: &builderApiDeneb.BlobsBundle{}, //nolint:exhaustruct
+					BlobsBundle: &builderApiDeneb.BlobsBundle{
+						Commitments: make([]deneb.KZGCommitment, 0),
+					}, //nolint:exhaustruct
 					Signature:   phase0.BLSSignature{},
 				},
 			},
diff --git a/common/types_spec.go b/common/types_spec.go
index cd3018b29..ab8c8e475 100644
--- a/common/types_spec.go
+++ b/common/types_spec.go
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/attestantio/go-eth2-client/spec/capella"
 	"github.com/attestantio/go-eth2-client/spec/deneb"
 	"github.com/attestantio/go-eth2-client/spec/phase0"
-	eth2UtilDeneb "github.com/attestantio/go-eth2-client/util/deneb"
 	"github.com/flashbots/go-boost-utils/bls"
 	"github.com/flashbots/go-boost-utils/ssz"
 	boostTypes "github.com/flashbots/go-boost-utils/types"
@@ -133,16 +132,6 @@ func BuilderBlockRequestToSignedBuilderBid(payload *VersionedSubmitBlockRequest,
 			},
 		}, nil
 	case spec.DataVersionDeneb:
-		var blobRoots []phase0.Root
-		for i, blob := range payload.Deneb.BlobsBundle.Blobs {
-			blobRootHelper := eth2UtilDeneb.BeaconBlockBlob{Blob: blob}
-			root, err := blobRootHelper.HashTreeRoot()
-			if err != nil {
-				return nil, errors.Wrap(err, fmt.Sprintf("failed to calculate blob root at blob index %d", i))
-			}
-			blobRoots = append(blobRoots, root)
-		}
-
 		builderBid := builderApiDeneb.BuilderBid{
 			Header:             header.Deneb,
 			BlobKZGCommitments: payload.Deneb.BlobsBundle.Commitments,
diff --git a/services/api/service.go b/services/api/service.go
index 1d220d39d..a75c54d54 100644
--- a/services/api/service.go
+++ b/services/api/service.go
@@ -1222,7 +1222,6 @@ func (api *RelayAPI) checkProposerSignature(block *common.VersionedSignedBlinded
 	default:
 		return false, errors.New("unsupported consensus data version")
 	}
-	return true, nil
 }
 
 func (api *RelayAPI) handleGetPayload(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {