diff --git a/beacon/engine/gen_ed.go b/beacon/engine/gen_ed.go
index b2eb1dc9822f..0ae5a3b8f1f1 100644
--- a/beacon/engine/gen_ed.go
+++ b/beacon/engine/gen_ed.go
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ func (e ExecutableData) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
 		Withdrawals      []*types.Withdrawal     `json:"withdrawals"`
 		BlobGasUsed      *hexutil.Uint64         `json:"blobGasUsed"`
 		ExcessBlobGas    *hexutil.Uint64         `json:"excessBlobGas"`
-		Deposits         types.Deposits          `json:"depositRequests"`
 		ExecutionWitness *types.ExecutionWitness `json:"executionWitness,omitempty"`
 	}
 	var enc ExecutableData
@@ -60,7 +59,6 @@ func (e ExecutableData) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
 	enc.Withdrawals = e.Withdrawals
 	enc.BlobGasUsed = (*hexutil.Uint64)(e.BlobGasUsed)
 	enc.ExcessBlobGas = (*hexutil.Uint64)(e.ExcessBlobGas)
-	enc.Deposits = e.Deposits
 	enc.ExecutionWitness = e.ExecutionWitness
 	return json.Marshal(&enc)
 }
@@ -85,7 +83,6 @@ func (e *ExecutableData) UnmarshalJSON(input []byte) error {
 		Withdrawals      []*types.Withdrawal     `json:"withdrawals"`
 		BlobGasUsed      *hexutil.Uint64         `json:"blobGasUsed"`
 		ExcessBlobGas    *hexutil.Uint64         `json:"excessBlobGas"`
-		Deposits         *types.Deposits         `json:"depositRequests"`
 		ExecutionWitness *types.ExecutionWitness `json:"executionWitness,omitempty"`
 	}
 	var dec ExecutableData
@@ -160,9 +157,6 @@ func (e *ExecutableData) UnmarshalJSON(input []byte) error {
 	if dec.ExcessBlobGas != nil {
 		e.ExcessBlobGas = (*uint64)(dec.ExcessBlobGas)
 	}
-	if dec.Deposits != nil {
-		e.Deposits = *dec.Deposits
-	}
 	if dec.ExecutionWitness != nil {
 		e.ExecutionWitness = dec.ExecutionWitness
 	}
diff --git a/beacon/engine/gen_epe.go b/beacon/engine/gen_epe.go
index fa45d94c4c20..039884e842fd 100644
--- a/beacon/engine/gen_epe.go
+++ b/beacon/engine/gen_epe.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ func (e ExecutionPayloadEnvelope) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
 		ExecutionPayload *ExecutableData `json:"executionPayload"  gencodec:"required"`
 		BlockValue       *hexutil.Big    `json:"blockValue"  gencodec:"required"`
 		BlobsBundle      *BlobsBundleV1  `json:"blobsBundle"`
+		Requests         []hexutil.Bytes `json:"executionRequests"`
 		Override         bool            `json:"shouldOverrideBuilder"`
 		Witness          *hexutil.Bytes  `json:"witness"`
 	}
@@ -25,6 +26,12 @@ func (e ExecutionPayloadEnvelope) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
 	enc.ExecutionPayload = e.ExecutionPayload
 	enc.BlockValue = (*hexutil.Big)(e.BlockValue)
 	enc.BlobsBundle = e.BlobsBundle
+	if e.Requests != nil {
+		enc.Requests = make([]hexutil.Bytes, len(e.Requests))
+		for k, v := range e.Requests {
+			enc.Requests[k] = v
+		}
+	}
 	enc.Override = e.Override
 	enc.Witness = e.Witness
 	return json.Marshal(&enc)
@@ -36,6 +43,7 @@ func (e *ExecutionPayloadEnvelope) UnmarshalJSON(input []byte) error {
 		ExecutionPayload *ExecutableData `json:"executionPayload"  gencodec:"required"`
 		BlockValue       *hexutil.Big    `json:"blockValue"  gencodec:"required"`
 		BlobsBundle      *BlobsBundleV1  `json:"blobsBundle"`
+		Requests         []hexutil.Bytes `json:"executionRequests"`
 		Override         *bool           `json:"shouldOverrideBuilder"`
 		Witness          *hexutil.Bytes  `json:"witness"`
 	}
@@ -54,6 +62,12 @@ func (e *ExecutionPayloadEnvelope) UnmarshalJSON(input []byte) error {
 	if dec.BlobsBundle != nil {
 		e.BlobsBundle = dec.BlobsBundle
 	}
+	if dec.Requests != nil {
+		e.Requests = make([][]byte, len(dec.Requests))
+		for k, v := range dec.Requests {
+			e.Requests[k] = v
+		}
+	}
 	if dec.Override != nil {
 		e.Override = *dec.Override
 	}
diff --git a/beacon/engine/types.go b/beacon/engine/types.go
index 74c56f403de2..31f5e6fc2a62 100644
--- a/beacon/engine/types.go
+++ b/beacon/engine/types.go
@@ -76,7 +76,6 @@ type ExecutableData struct {
 	Withdrawals      []*types.Withdrawal     `json:"withdrawals"`
 	BlobGasUsed      *uint64                 `json:"blobGasUsed"`
 	ExcessBlobGas    *uint64                 `json:"excessBlobGas"`
-	Deposits         types.Deposits          `json:"depositRequests"`
 	ExecutionWitness *types.ExecutionWitness `json:"executionWitness,omitempty"`
 }
 
@@ -108,6 +107,7 @@ type ExecutionPayloadEnvelope struct {
 	ExecutionPayload *ExecutableData `json:"executionPayload"  gencodec:"required"`
 	BlockValue       *big.Int        `json:"blockValue"  gencodec:"required"`
 	BlobsBundle      *BlobsBundleV1  `json:"blobsBundle"`
+	Requests         [][]byte        `json:"executionRequests"`
 	Override         bool            `json:"shouldOverrideBuilder"`
 	Witness          *hexutil.Bytes  `json:"witness"`
 }
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ type BlobsBundleV1 struct {
 // JSON type overrides for ExecutionPayloadEnvelope.
 type executionPayloadEnvelopeMarshaling struct {
 	BlockValue *hexutil.Big
+	Requests   []hexutil.Bytes
 }
 
 type PayloadStatusV1 struct {
@@ -207,8 +208,8 @@ func decodeTransactions(enc [][]byte) ([]*types.Transaction, error) {
 // and that the blockhash of the constructed block matches the parameters. Nil
 // Withdrawals value will propagate through the returned block. Empty
 // Withdrawals value must be passed via non-nil, length 0 value in data.
-func ExecutableDataToBlock(data ExecutableData, versionedHashes []common.Hash, beaconRoot *common.Hash) (*types.Block, error) {
-	block, err := ExecutableDataToBlockNoHash(data, versionedHashes, beaconRoot)
+func ExecutableDataToBlock(data ExecutableData, versionedHashes []common.Hash, beaconRoot *common.Hash, requests [][]byte) (*types.Block, error) {
+	block, err := ExecutableDataToBlockNoHash(data, versionedHashes, beaconRoot, requests)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -221,7 +222,7 @@ func ExecutableDataToBlock(data ExecutableData, versionedHashes []common.Hash, b
 // ExecutableDataToBlockNoHash is analogous to ExecutableDataToBlock, but is used
 // for stateless execution, so it skips checking if the executable data hashes to
 // the requested hash (stateless has to *compute* the root hash, it's not given).
-func ExecutableDataToBlockNoHash(data ExecutableData, versionedHashes []common.Hash, beaconRoot *common.Hash) (*types.Block, error) {
+func ExecutableDataToBlockNoHash(data ExecutableData, versionedHashes []common.Hash, beaconRoot *common.Hash, requests [][]byte) (*types.Block, error) {
 	txs, err := decodeTransactions(data.Transactions)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -256,19 +257,13 @@ func ExecutableDataToBlockNoHash(data ExecutableData, versionedHashes []common.H
 		h := types.DeriveSha(types.Withdrawals(data.Withdrawals), trie.NewStackTrie(nil))
 		withdrawalsRoot = &h
 	}
-	// Compute requestsHash if any requests are non-nil.
-	var (
-		requestsHash *common.Hash
-		requests     types.Requests
-	)
-	if data.Deposits != nil {
-		requests = make(types.Requests, 0)
-		for _, d := range data.Deposits {
-			requests = append(requests, types.NewRequest(d))
-		}
-		h := types.DeriveSha(requests, trie.NewStackTrie(nil))
+
+	var requestsHash *common.Hash
+	if requests != nil {
+		h := types.CalcRequestsHash(requests)
 		requestsHash = &h
 	}
+
 	header := &types.Header{
 		ParentHash:       data.ParentHash,
 		UncleHash:        types.EmptyUncleHash,
@@ -292,7 +287,7 @@ func ExecutableDataToBlockNoHash(data ExecutableData, versionedHashes []common.H
 		RequestsHash:     requestsHash,
 	}
 	return types.NewBlockWithHeader(header).
-			WithBody(types.Body{Transactions: txs, Uncles: nil, Withdrawals: data.Withdrawals, Requests: requests}).
+			WithBody(types.Body{Transactions: txs, Uncles: nil, Withdrawals: data.Withdrawals}).
 			WithWitness(data.ExecutionWitness),
 		nil
 }
@@ -332,30 +327,13 @@ func BlockToExecutableData(block *types.Block, fees *big.Int, sidecars []*types.
 			bundle.Proofs = append(bundle.Proofs, hexutil.Bytes(sidecar.Proofs[j][:]))
 		}
 	}
-	setRequests(block.Requests(), data)
 	return &ExecutionPayloadEnvelope{ExecutionPayload: data, BlockValue: fees, BlobsBundle: &bundle, Override: false}
 }
 
-// setRequests differentiates the different request types and
-// assigns them to the associated fields in ExecutableData.
-func setRequests(requests types.Requests, data *ExecutableData) {
-	if requests != nil {
-		// If requests is non-nil, it means deposits are available in block and we
-		// should return an empty slice instead of nil if there are no deposits.
-		data.Deposits = make(types.Deposits, 0)
-	}
-	for _, r := range requests {
-		if d, ok := r.Inner().(*types.Deposit); ok {
-			data.Deposits = append(data.Deposits, d)
-		}
-	}
-}
-
 // ExecutionPayloadBody is used in the response to GetPayloadBodiesByHash and GetPayloadBodiesByRange
 type ExecutionPayloadBody struct {
 	TransactionData []hexutil.Bytes     `json:"transactions"`
 	Withdrawals     []*types.Withdrawal `json:"withdrawals"`
-	Deposits        types.Deposits      `json:"depositRequests"`
 }
 
 // Client identifiers to support ClientVersionV1.
diff --git a/cmd/evm/internal/t8ntool/execution.go b/cmd/evm/internal/t8ntool/execution.go
index 5fd1d6a4a6ad..d5beb308807e 100644
--- a/cmd/evm/internal/t8ntool/execution.go
+++ b/cmd/evm/internal/t8ntool/execution.go
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ type ExecutionResult struct {
 	CurrentExcessBlobGas *math.HexOrDecimal64  `json:"currentExcessBlobGas,omitempty"`
 	CurrentBlobGasUsed   *math.HexOrDecimal64  `json:"blobGasUsed,omitempty"`
 	RequestsHash         *common.Hash          `json:"requestsRoot,omitempty"`
-	DepositRequests      *types.Deposits       `json:"depositRequests,omitempty"`
+	Requests             [][]byte              `json:"requests,omitempty"`
 }
 
 type ommer struct {
@@ -385,21 +385,15 @@ func (pre *Prestate) Apply(vmConfig vm.Config, chainConfig *params.ChainConfig,
 		for _, receipt := range receipts {
 			allLogs = append(allLogs, receipt.Logs...)
 		}
-		requests, err := core.ParseDepositLogs(allLogs, chainConfig)
+		depositRequests, err := core.ParseDepositLogs(allLogs, chainConfig)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, nil, nil, NewError(ErrorEVM, fmt.Errorf("could not parse requests logs: %v", err))
 		}
+		requests := [][]byte{depositRequests}
 		// Calculate the requests root
-		h := types.DeriveSha(requests, trie.NewStackTrie(nil))
+		h := types.CalcRequestsHash(requests)
 		execRs.RequestsHash = &h
-		// Get the deposits from the requests
-		deposits := make(types.Deposits, 0)
-		for _, req := range requests {
-			if dep, ok := req.Inner().(*types.Deposit); ok {
-				deposits = append(deposits, dep)
-			}
-		}
-		execRs.DepositRequests = &deposits
+		execRs.Requests = requests
 	}
 	// Re-create statedb instance with new root upon the updated database
 	// for accessing latest states.
diff --git a/core/block_validator.go b/core/block_validator.go
index 4f51f5dc1788..35695d34d85e 100644
--- a/core/block_validator.go
+++ b/core/block_validator.go
@@ -145,10 +145,12 @@ func (v *BlockValidator) ValidateState(block *types.Block, statedb *state.StateD
 	}
 	// Validate the parsed requests match the expected header value.
 	if header.RequestsHash != nil {
-		depositSha := types.DeriveSha(res.Requests, trie.NewStackTrie(nil))
-		if depositSha != *header.RequestsHash {
-			return fmt.Errorf("invalid deposit root hash (remote: %x local: %x)", *header.RequestsHash, depositSha)
+		reqhash := types.CalcRequestsHash(res.Requests)
+		if reqhash != *header.RequestsHash {
+			return fmt.Errorf("invalid requests hash (remote: %x local: %x)", *header.RequestsHash, reqhash)
 		}
+	} else if res.Requests != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("block has requests before prague fork")
 	}
 	// Validate the state root against the received state root and throw
 	// an error if they don't match.
diff --git a/core/blockchain_test.go b/core/blockchain_test.go
index d157a7bc3c93..3d573f999998 100644
--- a/core/blockchain_test.go
+++ b/core/blockchain_test.go
@@ -4227,90 +4227,3 @@ func TestEIP3651(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("sender balance incorrect: expected %d, got %d", expected, actual)
 	}
 }
-
-func TestEIP6110(t *testing.T) {
-	var (
-		engine = beacon.NewFaker()
-
-		// A sender who makes transactions, has some funds
-		key, _ = crypto.HexToECDSA("b71c71a67e1177ad4e901695e1b4b9ee17ae16c6668d313eac2f96dbcda3f291")
-		addr   = crypto.PubkeyToAddress(key.PublicKey)
-		funds  = new(big.Int).Mul(common.Big1, big.NewInt(params.Ether))
-		config = *params.AllEthashProtocolChanges
-		gspec  = &Genesis{
-			Config: &config,
-			Alloc: types.GenesisAlloc{
-				addr: {Balance: funds},
-				config.DepositContractAddress: {
-					// Simple deposit generator, source: https://gist.github.com/lightclient/54abb2af2465d6969fa6d1920b9ad9d7
-					Code:    common.Hex2Bytes("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"),
-					Nonce:   0,
-					Balance: big.NewInt(0),
-				},
-			},
-		}
-	)
-
-	gspec.Config.BerlinBlock = common.Big0
-	gspec.Config.LondonBlock = common.Big0
-	gspec.Config.TerminalTotalDifficulty = common.Big0
-	gspec.Config.TerminalTotalDifficultyPassed = true
-	gspec.Config.ShanghaiTime = u64(0)
-	gspec.Config.CancunTime = u64(0)
-	gspec.Config.PragueTime = u64(0)
-	signer := types.LatestSigner(gspec.Config)
-
-	_, blocks, _ := GenerateChainWithGenesis(gspec, engine, 1, func(i int, b *BlockGen) {
-		for i := 0; i < 5; i++ {
-			txdata := &types.DynamicFeeTx{
-				ChainID:    gspec.Config.ChainID,
-				Nonce:      uint64(i),
-				To:         &config.DepositContractAddress,
-				Gas:        500000,
-				GasFeeCap:  newGwei(5),
-				GasTipCap:  big.NewInt(2),
-				AccessList: nil,
-				Data:       []byte{},
-			}
-			tx := types.NewTx(txdata)
-			tx, _ = types.SignTx(tx, signer, key)
-			b.AddTx(tx)
-		}
-	})
-	chain, err := NewBlockChain(rawdb.NewMemoryDatabase(), nil, gspec, nil, engine, vm.Config{Tracer: logger.NewMarkdownLogger(&logger.Config{DisableStack: true}, os.Stderr).Hooks()}, nil)
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("failed to create tester chain: %v", err)
-	}
-	defer chain.Stop()
-	if n, err := chain.InsertChain(blocks); err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("block %d: failed to insert into chain: %v", n, err)
-	}
-
-	block := chain.GetBlockByNumber(1)
-	if len(block.Requests()) != 5 {
-		t.Fatalf("failed to retrieve deposits: have %d, want %d", len(block.Requests()), 5)
-	}
-
-	// Verify each index is correct.
-	for want, req := range block.Requests() {
-		d, ok := req.Inner().(*types.Deposit)
-		if !ok {
-			t.Fatalf("expected deposit object")
-		}
-		if got := int(d.PublicKey[0]); got != want {
-			t.Fatalf("invalid pubkey: have %d, want %d", got, want)
-		}
-		if got := int(d.WithdrawalCredentials[0]); got != want {
-			t.Fatalf("invalid withdrawal credentials: have %d, want %d", got, want)
-		}
-		if d.Amount != uint64(want) {
-			t.Fatalf("invalid amounbt: have %d, want %d", d.Amount, want)
-		}
-		if got := int(d.Signature[0]); got != want {
-			t.Fatalf("invalid signature: have %d, want %d", got, want)
-		}
-		if d.Index != uint64(want) {
-			t.Fatalf("invalid index: have %d, want %d", d.Index, want)
-		}
-	}
-}
diff --git a/core/chain_makers.go b/core/chain_makers.go
index 8e75abdea0ad..085890f0a38a 100644
--- a/core/chain_makers.go
+++ b/core/chain_makers.go
@@ -346,18 +346,24 @@ func GenerateChain(config *params.ChainConfig, parent *types.Block, engine conse
 			gen(i, b)
 		}
 
-		var requests types.Requests
+		var requests [][]byte
 		if config.IsPrague(b.header.Number, b.header.Time) {
+			var blockLogs []*types.Log
 			for _, r := range b.receipts {
-				d, err := ParseDepositLogs(r.Logs, config)
-				if err != nil {
-					panic(fmt.Sprintf("failed to parse deposit log: %v", err))
-				}
-				requests = append(requests, d...)
+				blockLogs = append(blockLogs, r.Logs...)
+			}
+			depositRequests, err := ParseDepositLogs(blockLogs, config)
+			if err != nil {
+				panic(fmt.Sprintf("failed to parse deposit log: %v", err))
 			}
+			requests = append(requests, depositRequests)
+		}
+		if requests != nil {
+			reqHash := types.CalcRequestsHash(requests)
+			b.header.RequestsHash = &reqHash
 		}
 
-		body := types.Body{Transactions: b.txs, Uncles: b.uncles, Withdrawals: b.withdrawals, Requests: requests}
+		body := types.Body{Transactions: b.txs, Uncles: b.uncles, Withdrawals: b.withdrawals}
 		block, err := b.engine.FinalizeAndAssemble(cm, b.header, statedb, &body, b.receipts)
 		if err != nil {
 			panic(err)
diff --git a/core/genesis.go b/core/genesis.go
index 31db49f527e4..8fef81a0a48e 100644
--- a/core/genesis.go
+++ b/core/genesis.go
@@ -449,7 +449,6 @@ func (g *Genesis) toBlockWithRoot(root common.Hash) *types.Block {
 	}
 	var (
 		withdrawals []*types.Withdrawal
-		requests    types.Requests
 	)
 	if conf := g.Config; conf != nil {
 		num := big.NewInt(int64(g.Number))
@@ -473,11 +472,12 @@ func (g *Genesis) toBlockWithRoot(root common.Hash) *types.Block {
 			}
 		}
 		if conf.IsPrague(num, g.Timestamp) {
-			head.RequestsHash = &types.EmptyRequestsHash
-			requests = make(types.Requests, 0)
+			emptyRequests := [][]byte{{0}}
+			rhash := types.CalcRequestsHash(emptyRequests)
+			head.RequestsHash = &rhash
 		}
 	}
-	return types.NewBlock(head, &types.Body{Withdrawals: withdrawals, Requests: requests}, nil, trie.NewStackTrie(nil))
+	return types.NewBlock(head, &types.Body{Withdrawals: withdrawals}, nil, trie.NewStackTrie(nil))
 }
 
 // Commit writes the block and state of a genesis specification to the database.
diff --git a/core/state_processor.go b/core/state_processor.go
index c74a33c378f4..c4e2bcf1e57f 100644
--- a/core/state_processor.go
+++ b/core/state_processor.go
@@ -71,8 +71,9 @@ func (p *StateProcessor) Process(block *types.Block, statedb *state.StateDB, cfg
 	var (
 		context vm.BlockContext
 		signer  = types.MakeSigner(p.config, header.Number, header.Time)
-		err     error
 	)
+
+	// Apply pre-execution system calls.
 	context = NewEVMBlockContext(header, p.chain, nil)
 	vmenv := vm.NewEVM(context, vm.TxContext{}, statedb, p.config, cfg)
 	if beaconRoot := block.BeaconRoot(); beaconRoot != nil {
@@ -81,6 +82,7 @@ func (p *StateProcessor) Process(block *types.Block, statedb *state.StateDB, cfg
 	if p.config.IsPrague(block.Number(), block.Time()) {
 		ProcessParentBlockHash(block.ParentHash(), vmenv, statedb)
 	}
+
 	// Iterate over and process the individual transactions
 	for i, tx := range block.Transactions() {
 		msg, err := TransactionToMessage(tx, signer, header.BaseFee)
@@ -96,13 +98,15 @@ func (p *StateProcessor) Process(block *types.Block, statedb *state.StateDB, cfg
 		receipts = append(receipts, receipt)
 		allLogs = append(allLogs, receipt.Logs...)
 	}
+
 	// Read requests if Prague is enabled.
-	var requests types.Requests
+	var requests [][]byte
 	if p.config.IsPrague(block.Number(), block.Time()) {
-		requests, err = ParseDepositLogs(allLogs, p.config)
+		depositRequests, err := ParseDepositLogs(allLogs, p.config)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
+		requests = append(requests, depositRequests)
 	}
 
 	// Finalize the block, applying any consensus engine specific extras (e.g. block rewards)
@@ -262,15 +266,15 @@ func ProcessParentBlockHash(prevHash common.Hash, vmenv *vm.EVM, statedb *state.
 
 // ParseDepositLogs extracts the EIP-6110 deposit values from logs emitted by
 // BeaconDepositContract.
-func ParseDepositLogs(logs []*types.Log, config *params.ChainConfig) (types.Requests, error) {
-	deposits := make(types.Requests, 0)
+func ParseDepositLogs(logs []*types.Log, config *params.ChainConfig) ([]byte, error) {
+	deposits := make([]byte, 1) // note: first byte is 0x00 (== deposit request type)
 	for _, log := range logs {
 		if log.Address == config.DepositContractAddress {
-			d, err := types.UnpackIntoDeposit(log.Data)
+			request, err := types.DepositLogToRequest(log.Data)
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to parse deposit data: %v", err)
 			}
-			deposits = append(deposits, types.NewRequest(d))
+			deposits = append(deposits, request...)
 		}
 	}
 	return deposits, nil
diff --git a/core/types.go b/core/types.go
index 65cd4973e488..bed20802ab51 100644
--- a/core/types.go
+++ b/core/types.go
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ type Processor interface {
 // ProcessResult contains the values computed by Process.
 type ProcessResult struct {
 	Receipts types.Receipts
-	Requests types.Requests
+	Requests [][]byte
 	Logs     []*types.Log
 	GasUsed  uint64
 }
diff --git a/core/types/block.go b/core/types/block.go
index 1c00658d5b38..42f8c6fd04cd 100644
--- a/core/types/block.go
+++ b/core/types/block.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 package types
 
 import (
+	"crypto/sha256"
 	"encoding/binary"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
@@ -168,9 +169,8 @@ func (h *Header) SanityCheck() error {
 func (h *Header) EmptyBody() bool {
 	var (
 		emptyWithdrawals = h.WithdrawalsHash == nil || *h.WithdrawalsHash == EmptyWithdrawalsHash
-		emptyRequests    = h.RequestsHash == nil || *h.RequestsHash == EmptyReceiptsHash
 	)
-	return h.TxHash == EmptyTxsHash && h.UncleHash == EmptyUncleHash && emptyWithdrawals && emptyRequests
+	return h.TxHash == EmptyTxsHash && h.UncleHash == EmptyUncleHash && emptyWithdrawals
 }
 
 // EmptyReceipts returns true if there are no receipts for this header/block.
@@ -184,7 +184,6 @@ type Body struct {
 	Transactions []*Transaction
 	Uncles       []*Header
 	Withdrawals  []*Withdrawal `rlp:"optional"`
-	Requests     []*Request    `rlp:"optional"`
 }
 
 // Block represents an Ethereum block.
@@ -209,7 +208,6 @@ type Block struct {
 	uncles       []*Header
 	transactions Transactions
 	withdrawals  Withdrawals
-	requests     Requests
 
 	// witness is not an encoded part of the block body.
 	// It is held in Block in order for easy relaying to the places
@@ -232,7 +230,6 @@ type extblock struct {
 	Txs         []*Transaction
 	Uncles      []*Header
 	Withdrawals []*Withdrawal `rlp:"optional"`
-	Requests    []*Request    `rlp:"optional"`
 }
 
 // NewBlock creates a new block. The input data is copied, changes to header and to the
@@ -249,7 +246,6 @@ func NewBlock(header *Header, body *Body, receipts []*Receipt, hasher TrieHasher
 		txs         = body.Transactions
 		uncles      = body.Uncles
 		withdrawals = body.Withdrawals
-		requests    = body.Requests
 	)
 
 	if len(txs) == 0 {
@@ -288,17 +284,6 @@ func NewBlock(header *Header, body *Body, receipts []*Receipt, hasher TrieHasher
 		b.withdrawals = slices.Clone(withdrawals)
 	}
 
-	if requests == nil {
-		b.header.RequestsHash = nil
-	} else if len(requests) == 0 {
-		b.header.RequestsHash = &EmptyRequestsHash
-		b.requests = Requests{}
-	} else {
-		h := DeriveSha(Requests(requests), hasher)
-		b.header.RequestsHash = &h
-		b.requests = slices.Clone(requests)
-	}
-
 	return b
 }
 
@@ -348,7 +333,7 @@ func (b *Block) DecodeRLP(s *rlp.Stream) error {
 	if err := s.Decode(&eb); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	b.header, b.uncles, b.transactions, b.withdrawals, b.requests = eb.Header, eb.Uncles, eb.Txs, eb.Withdrawals, eb.Requests
+	b.header, b.uncles, b.transactions, b.withdrawals = eb.Header, eb.Uncles, eb.Txs, eb.Withdrawals
 	b.size.Store(rlp.ListSize(size))
 	return nil
 }
@@ -360,14 +345,13 @@ func (b *Block) EncodeRLP(w io.Writer) error {
 		Txs:         b.transactions,
 		Uncles:      b.uncles,
 		Withdrawals: b.withdrawals,
-		Requests:    b.requests,
 	})
 }
 
 // Body returns the non-header content of the block.
 // Note the returned data is not an independent copy.
 func (b *Block) Body() *Body {
-	return &Body{b.transactions, b.uncles, b.withdrawals, b.requests}
+	return &Body{b.transactions, b.uncles, b.withdrawals}
 }
 
 // Accessors for body data. These do not return a copy because the content
@@ -376,7 +360,6 @@ func (b *Block) Body() *Body {
 func (b *Block) Uncles() []*Header          { return b.uncles }
 func (b *Block) Transactions() Transactions { return b.transactions }
 func (b *Block) Withdrawals() Withdrawals   { return b.withdrawals }
-func (b *Block) Requests() Requests         { return b.requests }
 
 func (b *Block) Transaction(hash common.Hash) *Transaction {
 	for _, transaction := range b.transactions {
@@ -474,6 +457,19 @@ func CalcUncleHash(uncles []*Header) common.Hash {
 	return rlpHash(uncles)
 }
 
+// CalcRequestsHash creates the block requestsHash value for a list of requests.
+func CalcRequestsHash(requests [][]byte) common.Hash {
+	h1, h2 := sha256.New(), sha256.New()
+	var buf common.Hash
+	for _, item := range requests {
+		h1.Reset()
+		h1.Write(item)
+		h2.Write(h1.Sum(buf[:0]))
+	}
+	h2.Sum(buf[:0])
+	return buf
+}
+
 // NewBlockWithHeader creates a block with the given header data. The
 // header data is copied, changes to header and to the field values
 // will not affect the block.
@@ -501,7 +497,6 @@ func (b *Block) WithBody(body Body) *Block {
 		transactions: slices.Clone(body.Transactions),
 		uncles:       make([]*Header, len(body.Uncles)),
 		withdrawals:  slices.Clone(body.Withdrawals),
-		requests:     slices.Clone(body.Requests),
 		witness:      b.witness,
 	}
 	for i := range body.Uncles {
@@ -516,7 +511,6 @@ func (b *Block) WithWitness(witness *ExecutionWitness) *Block {
 		transactions: b.transactions,
 		uncles:       b.uncles,
 		withdrawals:  b.withdrawals,
-		requests:     b.requests,
 		witness:      witness,
 	}
 }
diff --git a/core/types/deposit.go b/core/types/deposit.go
index 172acc36ed3e..3bba2c7aa4fb 100644
--- a/core/types/deposit.go
+++ b/core/types/deposit.go
@@ -17,52 +17,27 @@
 package types
 
 import (
-	"bytes"
-	"encoding/binary"
 	"fmt"
-
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common/hexutil"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/rlp"
 )
 
-//go:generate go run github.com/fjl/gencodec -type Deposit -field-override depositMarshaling -out gen_deposit_json.go
-
-// Deposit contains EIP-6110 deposit data.
-type Deposit struct {
-	PublicKey             [48]byte    `json:"pubkey"`                // public key of validator
-	WithdrawalCredentials common.Hash `json:"withdrawalCredentials"` // beneficiary of the validator funds
-	Amount                uint64      `json:"amount"`                // deposit size in Gwei
-	Signature             [96]byte    `json:"signature"`             // signature over deposit msg
-	Index                 uint64      `json:"index"`                 // deposit count value
-}
-
-// field type overrides for gencodec
-type depositMarshaling struct {
-	PublicKey             hexutil.Bytes
-	WithdrawalCredentials hexutil.Bytes
-	Amount                hexutil.Uint64
-	Signature             hexutil.Bytes
-	Index                 hexutil.Uint64
-}
-
-// Deposits implements DerivableList for requests.
-type Deposits []*Deposit
-
-// Len returns the length of s.
-func (s Deposits) Len() int { return len(s) }
-
-// EncodeIndex encodes the i'th deposit to s.
-func (s Deposits) EncodeIndex(i int, w *bytes.Buffer) {
-	rlp.Encode(w, s[i])
-}
+const (
+	depositRequestSize = 192
+)
 
 // UnpackIntoDeposit unpacks a serialized DepositEvent.
-func UnpackIntoDeposit(data []byte) (*Deposit, error) {
+func DepositLogToRequest(data []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 	if len(data) != 576 {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("deposit wrong length: want 576, have %d", len(data))
 	}
-	var d Deposit
+
+	request := make([]byte, depositRequestSize)
+	const (
+		pubkeyOffset         = 0
+		withdrawalCredOffset = pubkeyOffset + 48
+		amountOffset         = withdrawalCredOffset + 32
+		signatureOffset      = amountOffset + 8
+		indexOffset          = signatureOffset + 96
+	)
 	// The ABI encodes the position of dynamic elements first. Since there are 5
 	// elements, skip over the positional data. The first 32 bytes of dynamic
 	// elements also encode their actual length. Skip over that value too.
@@ -70,34 +45,20 @@ func UnpackIntoDeposit(data []byte) (*Deposit, error) {
 	// PublicKey is the first element. ABI encoding pads values to 32 bytes, so
 	// despite BLS public keys being length 48, the value length here is 64. Then
 	// skip over the next length value.
-	copy(d.PublicKey[:], data[b:b+48])
+	copy(request[pubkeyOffset:], data[b:b+48])
 	b += 48 + 16 + 32
 	// WithdrawalCredentials is 32 bytes. Read that value then skip over next
 	// length.
-	copy(d.WithdrawalCredentials[:], data[b:b+32])
+	copy(request[withdrawalCredOffset:], data[b:b+32])
 	b += 32 + 32
 	// Amount is 8 bytes, but it is padded to 32. Skip over it and the next
 	// length.
-	d.Amount = binary.LittleEndian.Uint64(data[b : b+8])
+	copy(request[amountOffset:], data[b:b+8])
 	b += 8 + 24 + 32
 	// Signature is 96 bytes. Skip over it and the next length.
-	copy(d.Signature[:], data[b:b+96])
+	copy(request[signatureOffset:], data[b:b+96])
 	b += 96 + 32
-	// Amount is 8 bytes.
-	d.Index = binary.LittleEndian.Uint64(data[b : b+8])
-
-	return &d, nil
-}
-
-func (d *Deposit) requestType() byte            { return DepositRequestType }
-func (d *Deposit) encode(b *bytes.Buffer) error { return rlp.Encode(b, d) }
-func (d *Deposit) decode(input []byte) error    { return rlp.DecodeBytes(input, d) }
-func (d *Deposit) copy() RequestData {
-	return &Deposit{
-		PublicKey:             d.PublicKey,
-		WithdrawalCredentials: d.WithdrawalCredentials,
-		Amount:                d.Amount,
-		Signature:             d.Signature,
-		Index:                 d.Index,
-	}
+	// Index is 8 bytes.
+	copy(request[indexOffset:], data[b:b+8])
+	return request, nil
 }
diff --git a/core/types/deposit_test.go b/core/types/deposit_test.go
index ed2e18445d3f..0648920ac9a3 100644
--- a/core/types/deposit_test.go
+++ b/core/types/deposit_test.go
@@ -17,8 +17,7 @@
 package types
 
 import (
-	"encoding/binary"
-	"reflect"
+	"bytes"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/accounts/abi"
@@ -71,23 +70,26 @@ func FuzzUnpackIntoDeposit(f *testing.F) {
 		copy(sig[:], s)
 		copy(index[:], i)
 
-		want := Deposit{
-			PublicKey:             pubkey,
-			WithdrawalCredentials: wxCred,
-			Amount:                binary.LittleEndian.Uint64(amount[:]),
-			Signature:             sig,
-			Index:                 binary.LittleEndian.Uint64(index[:]),
-		}
-		out, err := depositABI.Pack("DepositEvent", want.PublicKey[:], want.WithdrawalCredentials[:], amount[:], want.Signature[:], index[:])
+		var enc []byte
+		enc = append(enc, pubkey[:]...)
+		enc = append(enc, wxCred[:]...)
+		enc = append(enc, amount[:]...)
+		enc = append(enc, sig[:]...)
+		enc = append(enc, index[:]...)
+
+		out, err := depositABI.Pack("DepositEvent", pubkey[:], wxCred[:], amount[:], sig[:], index[:])
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Fatalf("error packing deposit: %v", err)
 		}
-		got, err := UnpackIntoDeposit(out[4:])
+		got, err := DepositLogToRequest(out[4:])
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Errorf("error unpacking deposit: %v", err)
 		}
-		if !reflect.DeepEqual(want, *got) {
-			t.Errorf("roundtrip failed: want %v, got %v", want, got)
+		if len(got) != depositRequestSize {
+			t.Errorf("wrong output size: %d, want %d", len(got), depositRequestSize)
+		}
+		if !bytes.Equal(enc, got) {
+			t.Errorf("roundtrip failed: want %x, got %x", enc, got)
 		}
 	})
 }
diff --git a/core/types/gen_deposit_json.go b/core/types/gen_deposit_json.go
deleted file mode 100644
index a65691188f58..000000000000
--- a/core/types/gen_deposit_json.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,70 +0,0 @@
-// Code generated by github.com/fjl/gencodec. DO NOT EDIT.
-
-package types
-
-import (
-	"encoding/json"
-	"errors"
-
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common/hexutil"
-)
-
-var _ = (*depositMarshaling)(nil)
-
-// MarshalJSON marshals as JSON.
-func (d Deposit) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
-	type Deposit struct {
-		PublicKey             hexutil.Bytes  `json:"pubkey"`
-		WithdrawalCredentials hexutil.Bytes  `json:"withdrawalCredentials"`
-		Amount                hexutil.Uint64 `json:"amount"`
-		Signature             hexutil.Bytes  `json:"signature"`
-		Index                 hexutil.Uint64 `json:"index"`
-	}
-	var enc Deposit
-	enc.PublicKey = d.PublicKey[:]
-	enc.WithdrawalCredentials = d.WithdrawalCredentials[:]
-	enc.Amount = hexutil.Uint64(d.Amount)
-	enc.Signature = d.Signature[:]
-	enc.Index = hexutil.Uint64(d.Index)
-	return json.Marshal(&enc)
-}
-
-// UnmarshalJSON unmarshals from JSON.
-func (d *Deposit) UnmarshalJSON(input []byte) error {
-	type Deposit struct {
-		PublicKey             *hexutil.Bytes  `json:"pubkey"`
-		WithdrawalCredentials *hexutil.Bytes  `json:"withdrawalCredentials"`
-		Amount                *hexutil.Uint64 `json:"amount"`
-		Signature             *hexutil.Bytes  `json:"signature"`
-		Index                 *hexutil.Uint64 `json:"index"`
-	}
-	var dec Deposit
-	if err := json.Unmarshal(input, &dec); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	if dec.PublicKey != nil {
-		if len(*dec.PublicKey) != len(d.PublicKey) {
-			return errors.New("field 'pubkey' has wrong length, need 48 items")
-		}
-		copy(d.PublicKey[:], *dec.PublicKey)
-	}
-	if dec.WithdrawalCredentials != nil {
-		if len(*dec.WithdrawalCredentials) != len(d.WithdrawalCredentials) {
-			return errors.New("field 'withdrawalCredentials' has wrong length, need 32 items")
-		}
-		copy(d.WithdrawalCredentials[:], *dec.WithdrawalCredentials)
-	}
-	if dec.Amount != nil {
-		d.Amount = uint64(*dec.Amount)
-	}
-	if dec.Signature != nil {
-		if len(*dec.Signature) != len(d.Signature) {
-			return errors.New("field 'signature' has wrong length, need 96 items")
-		}
-		copy(d.Signature[:], *dec.Signature)
-	}
-	if dec.Index != nil {
-		d.Index = uint64(*dec.Index)
-	}
-	return nil
-}
diff --git a/core/types/hashes.go b/core/types/hashes.go
index cbd197072e5e..43e9130fd170 100644
--- a/core/types/hashes.go
+++ b/core/types/hashes.go
@@ -41,9 +41,6 @@ var (
 	// EmptyWithdrawalsHash is the known hash of the empty withdrawal set.
 	EmptyWithdrawalsHash = common.HexToHash("56e81f171bcc55a6ff8345e692c0f86e5b48e01b996cadc001622fb5e363b421")
 
-	// EmptyRequestsHash is the known hash of the empty requests set.
-	EmptyRequestsHash = common.HexToHash("56e81f171bcc55a6ff8345e692c0f86e5b48e01b996cadc001622fb5e363b421")
-
 	// EmptyVerkleHash is the known hash of an empty verkle trie.
 	EmptyVerkleHash = common.Hash{}
 )
diff --git a/core/types/request.go b/core/types/request.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 7b1cade26e75..000000000000
--- a/core/types/request.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,157 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright 2024 The go-ethereum Authors
-// This file is part of the go-ethereum library.
-//
-// The go-ethereum library is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
-// it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
-// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
-// (at your option) any later version.
-//
-// The go-ethereum library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
-// GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
-//
-// You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
-// along with the go-ethereum library. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-
-package types
-
-import (
-	"bytes"
-	"errors"
-	"fmt"
-	"io"
-
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/rlp"
-)
-
-var (
-	ErrRequestTypeNotSupported = errors.New("request type not supported")
-	errShortTypedRequest       = errors.New("typed request too short")
-)
-
-// Request types.
-const (
-	DepositRequestType = 0x00
-)
-
-// Request is an EIP-7685 request object. It represents execution layer
-// triggered messages bound for the consensus layer.
-type Request struct {
-	inner RequestData
-}
-
-// Type returns the EIP-7685 type of the request.
-func (r *Request) Type() byte {
-	return r.inner.requestType()
-}
-
-// Inner returns the inner request data.
-func (r *Request) Inner() RequestData {
-	return r.inner
-}
-
-// NewRequest creates a new request.
-func NewRequest(inner RequestData) *Request {
-	req := new(Request)
-	req.inner = inner.copy()
-	return req
-}
-
-// Requests implements DerivableList for requests.
-type Requests []*Request
-
-// Len returns the length of s.
-func (s Requests) Len() int { return len(s) }
-
-// EncodeIndex encodes the i'th request to s.
-func (s Requests) EncodeIndex(i int, w *bytes.Buffer) {
-	s[i].encode(w)
-}
-
-// RequestData is the underlying data of a request.
-type RequestData interface {
-	requestType() byte
-	encode(*bytes.Buffer) error
-	decode([]byte) error
-	copy() RequestData // creates a deep copy and initializes all fields
-}
-
-// EncodeRLP implements rlp.Encoder
-func (r *Request) EncodeRLP(w io.Writer) error {
-	buf := encodeBufferPool.Get().(*bytes.Buffer)
-	defer encodeBufferPool.Put(buf)
-	buf.Reset()
-	if err := r.encode(buf); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	return rlp.Encode(w, buf.Bytes())
-}
-
-// encode writes the canonical encoding of a request to w.
-func (r *Request) encode(w *bytes.Buffer) error {
-	w.WriteByte(r.Type())
-	return r.inner.encode(w)
-}
-
-// MarshalBinary returns the canonical encoding of the request.
-func (r *Request) MarshalBinary() ([]byte, error) {
-	var buf bytes.Buffer
-	err := r.encode(&buf)
-	return buf.Bytes(), err
-}
-
-// DecodeRLP implements rlp.Decoder
-func (r *Request) DecodeRLP(s *rlp.Stream) error {
-	kind, size, err := s.Kind()
-	switch {
-	case err != nil:
-		return err
-	case kind == rlp.List:
-		return fmt.Errorf("untyped request")
-	case kind == rlp.Byte:
-		return errShortTypedRequest
-	default:
-		// First read the request payload bytes into a temporary buffer.
-		b, buf, err := getPooledBuffer(size)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		defer encodeBufferPool.Put(buf)
-		if err := s.ReadBytes(b); err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		// Now decode the inner request.
-		inner, err := r.decode(b)
-		if err == nil {
-			r.inner = inner
-		}
-		return err
-	}
-}
-
-// UnmarshalBinary decodes the canonical encoding of requests.
-func (r *Request) UnmarshalBinary(b []byte) error {
-	inner, err := r.decode(b)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	r.inner = inner
-	return nil
-}
-
-// decode decodes a request from the canonical format.
-func (r *Request) decode(b []byte) (RequestData, error) {
-	if len(b) <= 1 {
-		return nil, errShortTypedRequest
-	}
-	var inner RequestData
-	switch b[0] {
-	case DepositRequestType:
-		inner = new(Deposit)
-	default:
-		return nil, ErrRequestTypeNotSupported
-	}
-	err := inner.decode(b[1:])
-	return inner, err
-}
diff --git a/eth/catalyst/api.go b/eth/catalyst/api.go
index 991cdf93f328..79034fd00a83 100644
--- a/eth/catalyst/api.go
+++ b/eth/catalyst/api.go
@@ -541,7 +541,7 @@ func (api *ConsensusAPI) NewPayloadV1(params engine.ExecutableData) (engine.Payl
 	if params.Withdrawals != nil {
 		return engine.PayloadStatusV1{Status: engine.INVALID}, engine.InvalidParams.With(errors.New("withdrawals not supported in V1"))
 	}
-	return api.newPayload(params, nil, nil, false)
+	return api.newPayload(params, nil, nil, nil, false)
 }
 
 // NewPayloadV2 creates an Eth1 block, inserts it in the chain, and returns the status of the chain.
@@ -564,7 +564,7 @@ func (api *ConsensusAPI) NewPayloadV2(params engine.ExecutableData) (engine.Payl
 	if params.BlobGasUsed != nil {
 		return engine.PayloadStatusV1{Status: engine.INVALID}, engine.InvalidParams.With(errors.New("non-nil blobGasUsed pre-cancun"))
 	}
-	return api.newPayload(params, nil, nil, false)
+	return api.newPayload(params, nil, nil, nil, false)
 }
 
 // NewPayloadV3 creates an Eth1 block, inserts it in the chain, and returns the status of the chain.
@@ -589,12 +589,12 @@ func (api *ConsensusAPI) NewPayloadV3(params engine.ExecutableData, versionedHas
 	if api.eth.BlockChain().Config().LatestFork(params.Timestamp) != forks.Cancun {
 		return engine.PayloadStatusV1{Status: engine.INVALID}, engine.UnsupportedFork.With(errors.New("newPayloadV3 must only be called for cancun payloads"))
 	}
-	return api.newPayload(params, versionedHashes, beaconRoot, false)
+	return api.newPayload(params, versionedHashes, beaconRoot, nil, false)
 }
 
 // NewPayloadV4 creates an Eth1 block, inserts it in the chain, and returns the status of the chain.
 // NewPayloadV4 creates an Eth1 block, inserts it in the chain, and returns the status of the chain.
-func (api *ConsensusAPI) NewPayloadV4(params engine.ExecutableData, versionedHashes []common.Hash, beaconRoot *common.Hash) (engine.PayloadStatusV1, error) {
+func (api *ConsensusAPI) NewPayloadV4(params engine.ExecutableData, versionedHashes []common.Hash, beaconRoot *common.Hash, requests [][]byte) (engine.PayloadStatusV1, error) {
 	if params.Withdrawals == nil {
 		return engine.PayloadStatusV1{Status: engine.INVALID}, engine.InvalidParams.With(errors.New("nil withdrawals post-shanghai"))
 	}
@@ -604,9 +604,6 @@ func (api *ConsensusAPI) NewPayloadV4(params engine.ExecutableData, versionedHas
 	if params.BlobGasUsed == nil {
 		return engine.PayloadStatusV1{Status: engine.INVALID}, engine.InvalidParams.With(errors.New("nil blobGasUsed post-cancun"))
 	}
-	if params.Deposits == nil {
-		return engine.PayloadStatusV1{Status: engine.INVALID}, engine.InvalidParams.With(errors.New("nil deposits post-prague"))
-	}
 
 	if versionedHashes == nil {
 		return engine.PayloadStatusV1{Status: engine.INVALID}, engine.InvalidParams.With(errors.New("nil versionedHashes post-cancun"))
@@ -614,11 +611,14 @@ func (api *ConsensusAPI) NewPayloadV4(params engine.ExecutableData, versionedHas
 	if beaconRoot == nil {
 		return engine.PayloadStatusV1{Status: engine.INVALID}, engine.InvalidParams.With(errors.New("nil beaconRoot post-cancun"))
 	}
+	if requests == nil {
+		return engine.PayloadStatusV1{Status: engine.INVALID}, engine.InvalidParams.With(errors.New("nil executionRequests post-prague"))
+	}
 
 	if api.eth.BlockChain().Config().LatestFork(params.Timestamp) != forks.Prague {
 		return engine.PayloadStatusV1{Status: engine.INVALID}, engine.UnsupportedFork.With(errors.New("newPayloadV4 must only be called for prague payloads"))
 	}
-	return api.newPayload(params, versionedHashes, beaconRoot, false)
+	return api.newPayload(params, versionedHashes, beaconRoot, requests, false)
 }
 
 // NewPayloadWithWitnessV1 is analogous to NewPayloadV1, only it also generates
@@ -627,7 +627,7 @@ func (api *ConsensusAPI) NewPayloadWithWitnessV1(params engine.ExecutableData) (
 	if params.Withdrawals != nil {
 		return engine.PayloadStatusV1{Status: engine.INVALID}, engine.InvalidParams.With(errors.New("withdrawals not supported in V1"))
 	}
-	return api.newPayload(params, nil, nil, true)
+	return api.newPayload(params, nil, nil, nil, true)
 }
 
 // NewPayloadWithWitnessV2 is analogous to NewPayloadV2, only it also generates
@@ -651,7 +651,7 @@ func (api *ConsensusAPI) NewPayloadWithWitnessV2(params engine.ExecutableData) (
 	if params.BlobGasUsed != nil {
 		return engine.PayloadStatusV1{Status: engine.INVALID}, engine.InvalidParams.With(errors.New("non-nil blobGasUsed pre-cancun"))
 	}
-	return api.newPayload(params, nil, nil, true)
+	return api.newPayload(params, nil, nil, nil, true)
 }
 
 // NewPayloadWithWitnessV3 is analogous to NewPayloadV3, only it also generates
@@ -677,12 +677,12 @@ func (api *ConsensusAPI) NewPayloadWithWitnessV3(params engine.ExecutableData, v
 	if api.eth.BlockChain().Config().LatestFork(params.Timestamp) != forks.Cancun {
 		return engine.PayloadStatusV1{Status: engine.INVALID}, engine.UnsupportedFork.With(errors.New("newPayloadWithWitnessV3 must only be called for cancun payloads"))
 	}
-	return api.newPayload(params, versionedHashes, beaconRoot, true)
+	return api.newPayload(params, versionedHashes, beaconRoot, nil, true)
 }
 
 // NewPayloadWithWitnessV4 is analogous to NewPayloadV4, only it also generates
 // and returns a stateless witness after running the payload.
-func (api *ConsensusAPI) NewPayloadWithWitnessV4(params engine.ExecutableData, versionedHashes []common.Hash, beaconRoot *common.Hash) (engine.PayloadStatusV1, error) {
+func (api *ConsensusAPI) NewPayloadWithWitnessV4(params engine.ExecutableData, versionedHashes []common.Hash, beaconRoot *common.Hash, requests [][]byte) (engine.PayloadStatusV1, error) {
 	if params.Withdrawals == nil {
 		return engine.PayloadStatusV1{Status: engine.INVALID}, engine.InvalidParams.With(errors.New("nil withdrawals post-shanghai"))
 	}
@@ -692,9 +692,6 @@ func (api *ConsensusAPI) NewPayloadWithWitnessV4(params engine.ExecutableData, v
 	if params.BlobGasUsed == nil {
 		return engine.PayloadStatusV1{Status: engine.INVALID}, engine.InvalidParams.With(errors.New("nil blobGasUsed post-cancun"))
 	}
-	if params.Deposits == nil {
-		return engine.PayloadStatusV1{Status: engine.INVALID}, engine.InvalidParams.With(errors.New("nil deposits post-prague"))
-	}
 
 	if versionedHashes == nil {
 		return engine.PayloadStatusV1{Status: engine.INVALID}, engine.InvalidParams.With(errors.New("nil versionedHashes post-cancun"))
@@ -702,11 +699,14 @@ func (api *ConsensusAPI) NewPayloadWithWitnessV4(params engine.ExecutableData, v
 	if beaconRoot == nil {
 		return engine.PayloadStatusV1{Status: engine.INVALID}, engine.InvalidParams.With(errors.New("nil beaconRoot post-cancun"))
 	}
+	if requests == nil {
+		return engine.PayloadStatusV1{Status: engine.INVALID}, engine.InvalidParams.With(errors.New("nil executionRequests post-prague"))
+	}
 
 	if api.eth.BlockChain().Config().LatestFork(params.Timestamp) != forks.Prague {
 		return engine.PayloadStatusV1{Status: engine.INVALID}, engine.UnsupportedFork.With(errors.New("newPayloadWithWitnessV4 must only be called for prague payloads"))
 	}
-	return api.newPayload(params, versionedHashes, beaconRoot, true)
+	return api.newPayload(params, versionedHashes, beaconRoot, requests, true)
 }
 
 // ExecuteStatelessPayloadV1 is analogous to NewPayloadV1, only it operates in
@@ -715,7 +715,7 @@ func (api *ConsensusAPI) ExecuteStatelessPayloadV1(params engine.ExecutableData,
 	if params.Withdrawals != nil {
 		return engine.StatelessPayloadStatusV1{Status: engine.INVALID}, engine.InvalidParams.With(errors.New("withdrawals not supported in V1"))
 	}
-	return api.executeStatelessPayload(params, nil, nil, opaqueWitness)
+	return api.executeStatelessPayload(params, nil, nil, nil, opaqueWitness)
 }
 
 // ExecuteStatelessPayloadV2 is analogous to NewPayloadV2, only it operates in
@@ -739,7 +739,7 @@ func (api *ConsensusAPI) ExecuteStatelessPayloadV2(params engine.ExecutableData,
 	if params.BlobGasUsed != nil {
 		return engine.StatelessPayloadStatusV1{Status: engine.INVALID}, engine.InvalidParams.With(errors.New("non-nil blobGasUsed pre-cancun"))
 	}
-	return api.executeStatelessPayload(params, nil, nil, opaqueWitness)
+	return api.executeStatelessPayload(params, nil, nil, nil, opaqueWitness)
 }
 
 // ExecuteStatelessPayloadV3 is analogous to NewPayloadV3, only it operates in
@@ -765,12 +765,12 @@ func (api *ConsensusAPI) ExecuteStatelessPayloadV3(params engine.ExecutableData,
 	if api.eth.BlockChain().Config().LatestFork(params.Timestamp) != forks.Cancun {
 		return engine.StatelessPayloadStatusV1{Status: engine.INVALID}, engine.UnsupportedFork.With(errors.New("executeStatelessPayloadV3 must only be called for cancun payloads"))
 	}
-	return api.executeStatelessPayload(params, versionedHashes, beaconRoot, opaqueWitness)
+	return api.executeStatelessPayload(params, versionedHashes, beaconRoot, nil, opaqueWitness)
 }
 
 // ExecuteStatelessPayloadV4 is analogous to NewPayloadV4, only it operates in
 // a stateless mode on top of a provided witness instead of the local database.
-func (api *ConsensusAPI) ExecuteStatelessPayloadV4(params engine.ExecutableData, versionedHashes []common.Hash, beaconRoot *common.Hash, opaqueWitness hexutil.Bytes) (engine.StatelessPayloadStatusV1, error) {
+func (api *ConsensusAPI) ExecuteStatelessPayloadV4(params engine.ExecutableData, versionedHashes []common.Hash, beaconRoot *common.Hash, requests [][]byte, opaqueWitness hexutil.Bytes) (engine.StatelessPayloadStatusV1, error) {
 	if params.Withdrawals == nil {
 		return engine.StatelessPayloadStatusV1{Status: engine.INVALID}, engine.InvalidParams.With(errors.New("nil withdrawals post-shanghai"))
 	}
@@ -780,9 +780,6 @@ func (api *ConsensusAPI) ExecuteStatelessPayloadV4(params engine.ExecutableData,
 	if params.BlobGasUsed == nil {
 		return engine.StatelessPayloadStatusV1{Status: engine.INVALID}, engine.InvalidParams.With(errors.New("nil blobGasUsed post-cancun"))
 	}
-	if params.Deposits == nil {
-		return engine.StatelessPayloadStatusV1{Status: engine.INVALID}, engine.InvalidParams.With(errors.New("nil deposits post-prague"))
-	}
 
 	if versionedHashes == nil {
 		return engine.StatelessPayloadStatusV1{Status: engine.INVALID}, engine.InvalidParams.With(errors.New("nil versionedHashes post-cancun"))
@@ -790,14 +787,17 @@ func (api *ConsensusAPI) ExecuteStatelessPayloadV4(params engine.ExecutableData,
 	if beaconRoot == nil {
 		return engine.StatelessPayloadStatusV1{Status: engine.INVALID}, engine.InvalidParams.With(errors.New("nil beaconRoot post-cancun"))
 	}
+	if requests == nil {
+		return engine.StatelessPayloadStatusV1{Status: engine.INVALID}, engine.InvalidParams.With(errors.New("nil executionRequests post-prague"))
+	}
 
 	if api.eth.BlockChain().Config().LatestFork(params.Timestamp) != forks.Prague {
 		return engine.StatelessPayloadStatusV1{Status: engine.INVALID}, engine.UnsupportedFork.With(errors.New("executeStatelessPayloadV4 must only be called for prague payloads"))
 	}
-	return api.executeStatelessPayload(params, versionedHashes, beaconRoot, opaqueWitness)
+	return api.executeStatelessPayload(params, versionedHashes, beaconRoot, requests, opaqueWitness)
 }
 
-func (api *ConsensusAPI) newPayload(params engine.ExecutableData, versionedHashes []common.Hash, beaconRoot *common.Hash, witness bool) (engine.PayloadStatusV1, error) {
+func (api *ConsensusAPI) newPayload(params engine.ExecutableData, versionedHashes []common.Hash, beaconRoot *common.Hash, requests [][]byte, witness bool) (engine.PayloadStatusV1, error) {
 	// The locking here is, strictly, not required. Without these locks, this can happen:
 	//
 	// 1. NewPayload( execdata-N ) is invoked from the CL. It goes all the way down to
@@ -815,7 +815,7 @@ func (api *ConsensusAPI) newPayload(params engine.ExecutableData, versionedHashe
 	defer api.newPayloadLock.Unlock()
 
 	log.Trace("Engine API request received", "method", "NewPayload", "number", params.Number, "hash", params.BlockHash)
-	block, err := engine.ExecutableDataToBlock(params, versionedHashes, beaconRoot)
+	block, err := engine.ExecutableDataToBlock(params, versionedHashes, beaconRoot, requests)
 	if err != nil {
 		bgu := "nil"
 		if params.BlobGasUsed != nil {
@@ -842,8 +842,8 @@ func (api *ConsensusAPI) newPayload(params engine.ExecutableData, versionedHashe
 			"params.ExcessBlobGas", ebg,
 			"len(params.Transactions)", len(params.Transactions),
 			"len(params.Withdrawals)", len(params.Withdrawals),
-			"len(params.Deposits)", len(params.Deposits),
 			"beaconRoot", beaconRoot,
+			"len(requests)", len(requests),
 			"error", err)
 		return api.invalid(err, nil), nil
 	}
@@ -927,10 +927,10 @@ func (api *ConsensusAPI) newPayload(params engine.ExecutableData, versionedHashe
 	return engine.PayloadStatusV1{Status: engine.VALID, Witness: ow, LatestValidHash: &hash}, nil
 }
 
-func (api *ConsensusAPI) executeStatelessPayload(params engine.ExecutableData, versionedHashes []common.Hash, beaconRoot *common.Hash, opaqueWitness hexutil.Bytes) (engine.StatelessPayloadStatusV1, error) {
+func (api *ConsensusAPI) executeStatelessPayload(params engine.ExecutableData, versionedHashes []common.Hash, beaconRoot *common.Hash, requests [][]byte, opaqueWitness hexutil.Bytes) (engine.StatelessPayloadStatusV1, error) {
 	log.Trace("Engine API request received", "method", "ExecuteStatelessPayload", "number", params.Number, "hash", params.BlockHash)
 
-	block, err := engine.ExecutableDataToBlockNoHash(params, versionedHashes, beaconRoot)
+	block, err := engine.ExecutableDataToBlockNoHash(params, versionedHashes, beaconRoot, requests)
 	if err != nil {
 		bgu := "nil"
 		if params.BlobGasUsed != nil {
@@ -957,8 +957,8 @@ func (api *ConsensusAPI) executeStatelessPayload(params engine.ExecutableData, v
 			"params.ExcessBlobGas", ebg,
 			"len(params.Transactions)", len(params.Transactions),
 			"len(params.Withdrawals)", len(params.Withdrawals),
-			"len(params.Deposits)", len(params.Deposits),
 			"beaconRoot", beaconRoot,
+			"len(requests)", len(requests),
 			"error", err)
 		errorMsg := err.Error()
 		return engine.StatelessPayloadStatusV1{Status: engine.INVALID, ValidationError: &errorMsg}, nil
@@ -1185,13 +1185,7 @@ func (api *ConsensusAPI) GetPayloadBodiesByHashV1(hashes []common.Hash) []*engin
 	bodies := make([]*engine.ExecutionPayloadBody, len(hashes))
 	for i, hash := range hashes {
 		block := api.eth.BlockChain().GetBlockByHash(hash)
-		body := getBody(block)
-		if body != nil {
-			// Nil out the V2 values, clients should know to not request V1 objects
-			// after Prague.
-			body.Deposits = nil
-		}
-		bodies[i] = body
+		bodies[i] = getBody(block)
 	}
 	return bodies
 }
@@ -1210,18 +1204,7 @@ func (api *ConsensusAPI) GetPayloadBodiesByHashV2(hashes []common.Hash) []*engin
 // GetPayloadBodiesByRangeV1 implements engine_getPayloadBodiesByRangeV1 which allows for retrieval of a range
 // of block bodies by the engine api.
 func (api *ConsensusAPI) GetPayloadBodiesByRangeV1(start, count hexutil.Uint64) ([]*engine.ExecutionPayloadBody, error) {
-	bodies, err := api.getBodiesByRange(start, count)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	// Nil out the V2 values, clients should know to not request V1 objects
-	// after Prague.
-	for i := range bodies {
-		if bodies[i] != nil {
-			bodies[i].Deposits = nil
-		}
-	}
-	return bodies, nil
+	return api.getBodiesByRange(start, count)
 }
 
 // GetPayloadBodiesByRangeV2 implements engine_getPayloadBodiesByRangeV1 which allows for retrieval of a range
@@ -1256,36 +1239,18 @@ func getBody(block *types.Block) *engine.ExecutionPayloadBody {
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	var (
-		body            = block.Body()
-		txs             = make([]hexutil.Bytes, len(body.Transactions))
-		withdrawals     = body.Withdrawals
-		depositRequests types.Deposits
-	)
+	var result engine.ExecutionPayloadBody
 
-	for j, tx := range body.Transactions {
-		txs[j], _ = tx.MarshalBinary()
+	result.TransactionData = make([]hexutil.Bytes, len(block.Transactions()))
+	for j, tx := range block.Transactions() {
+		result.TransactionData[j], _ = tx.MarshalBinary()
 	}
 
 	// Post-shanghai withdrawals MUST be set to empty slice instead of nil
-	if withdrawals == nil && block.Header().WithdrawalsHash != nil {
-		withdrawals = make([]*types.Withdrawal, 0)
+	result.Withdrawals = block.Withdrawals()
+	if block.Withdrawals() == nil && block.Header().WithdrawalsHash != nil {
+		result.Withdrawals = []*types.Withdrawal{}
 	}
 
-	if block.Header().RequestsHash != nil {
-		// TODO: this isn't future proof because we can't determine if a request
-		// type has activated yet or if there are just no requests of that type from
-		// only the block.
-		for _, req := range block.Requests() {
-			if d, ok := req.Inner().(*types.Deposit); ok {
-				depositRequests = append(depositRequests, d)
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
-	return &engine.ExecutionPayloadBody{
-		TransactionData: txs,
-		Withdrawals:     withdrawals,
-		Deposits:        depositRequests,
-	}
+	return &result
 }
diff --git a/eth/catalyst/api_test.go b/eth/catalyst/api_test.go
index 395deef61549..0afbc62aa16f 100644
--- a/eth/catalyst/api_test.go
+++ b/eth/catalyst/api_test.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import (
 	"bytes"
 	"context"
 	crand "crypto/rand"
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"math/big"
 	"math/rand"
@@ -324,7 +325,7 @@ func TestEth2NewBlock(t *testing.T) {
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Fatalf("Failed to create the executable data, block %d: %v", i, err)
 		}
-		block, err := engine.ExecutableDataToBlock(*execData, nil, nil)
+		block, err := engine.ExecutableDataToBlock(*execData, nil, nil, nil)
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Fatalf("Failed to convert executable data to block %v", err)
 		}
@@ -366,7 +367,7 @@ func TestEth2NewBlock(t *testing.T) {
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Fatalf("Failed to create the executable data %v", err)
 		}
-		block, err := engine.ExecutableDataToBlock(*execData, nil, nil)
+		block, err := engine.ExecutableDataToBlock(*execData, nil, nil, nil)
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Fatalf("Failed to convert executable data to block %v", err)
 		}
@@ -506,14 +507,15 @@ func setupBlocks(t *testing.T, ethservice *eth.Ethereum, n int, parent *types.He
 			h = &beaconRoots[i]
 		}
 
-		payload := getNewPayload(t, api, parent, w, h)
-		execResp, err := api.newPayload(*payload, []common.Hash{}, h, false)
+		envelope := getNewEnvelope(t, api, parent, w, h)
+		execResp, err := api.newPayload(*envelope.ExecutionPayload, []common.Hash{}, h, envelope.Requests, false)
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Fatalf("can't execute payload: %v", err)
 		}
 		if execResp.Status != engine.VALID {
 			t.Fatalf("invalid status: %v %s", execResp.Status, *execResp.ValidationError)
 		}
+		payload := envelope.ExecutionPayload
 		fcState := engine.ForkchoiceStateV1{
 			HeadBlockHash:      payload.BlockHash,
 			SafeBlockHash:      payload.ParentHash,
@@ -675,7 +677,7 @@ func TestNewPayloadOnInvalidChain(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func assembleBlock(api *ConsensusAPI, parentHash common.Hash, params *engine.PayloadAttributes) (*engine.ExecutableData, error) {
+func assembleEnvelope(api *ConsensusAPI, parentHash common.Hash, params *engine.PayloadAttributes) (*engine.ExecutionPayloadEnvelope, error) {
 	args := &miner.BuildPayloadArgs{
 		Parent:       parentHash,
 		Timestamp:    params.Timestamp,
@@ -688,7 +690,15 @@ func assembleBlock(api *ConsensusAPI, parentHash common.Hash, params *engine.Pay
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	return payload.ResolveFull().ExecutionPayload, nil
+	return payload.ResolveFull(), nil
+}
+
+func assembleBlock(api *ConsensusAPI, parentHash common.Hash, params *engine.PayloadAttributes) (*engine.ExecutableData, error) {
+	envelope, err := assembleEnvelope(api, parentHash, params)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return envelope.ExecutionPayload, nil
 }
 
 func TestEmptyBlocks(t *testing.T) {
@@ -751,7 +761,7 @@ func TestEmptyBlocks(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func getNewPayload(t *testing.T, api *ConsensusAPI, parent *types.Header, withdrawals []*types.Withdrawal, beaconRoot *common.Hash) *engine.ExecutableData {
+func getNewEnvelope(t *testing.T, api *ConsensusAPI, parent *types.Header, withdrawals []*types.Withdrawal, beaconRoot *common.Hash) *engine.ExecutionPayloadEnvelope {
 	params := engine.PayloadAttributes{
 		Timestamp:             parent.Time + 1,
 		Random:                crypto.Keccak256Hash([]byte{byte(1)}),
@@ -760,11 +770,15 @@ func getNewPayload(t *testing.T, api *ConsensusAPI, parent *types.Header, withdr
 		BeaconRoot:            beaconRoot,
 	}
 
-	payload, err := assembleBlock(api, parent.Hash(), &params)
+	envelope, err := assembleEnvelope(api, parent.Hash(), &params)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
-	return payload
+	return envelope
+}
+
+func getNewPayload(t *testing.T, api *ConsensusAPI, parent *types.Header, withdrawals []*types.Withdrawal, beaconRoot *common.Hash) *engine.ExecutableData {
+	return getNewEnvelope(t, api, parent, withdrawals, beaconRoot).ExecutionPayload
 }
 
 // setBlockhash sets the blockhash of a modified ExecutableData.
@@ -1004,7 +1018,7 @@ func TestSimultaneousNewBlock(t *testing.T) {
 				t.Fatal(testErr)
 			}
 		}
-		block, err := engine.ExecutableDataToBlock(*execData, nil, nil)
+		block, err := engine.ExecutableDataToBlock(*execData, nil, nil, nil)
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Fatalf("Failed to convert executable data to block %v", err)
 		}
@@ -1416,8 +1430,8 @@ func TestGetBlockBodiesByHash(t *testing.T) {
 	for k, test := range tests {
 		result := api.GetPayloadBodiesByHashV2(test.hashes)
 		for i, r := range result {
-			if !equalBody(test.results[i], r) {
-				t.Fatalf("test %v: invalid response: expected %+v got %+v", k, test.results[i], r)
+			if err := checkEqualBody(test.results[i], r); err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("test %v: invalid response: %v\nexpected %+v\ngot %+v", k, err, test.results[i], r)
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -1494,8 +1508,8 @@ func TestGetBlockBodiesByRange(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 		if len(result) == len(test.results) {
 			for i, r := range result {
-				if !equalBody(test.results[i], r) {
-					t.Fatalf("test %d: invalid response: expected \n%+v\ngot\n%+v", k, test.results[i], r)
+				if err := checkEqualBody(test.results[i], r); err != nil {
+					t.Fatalf("test %d: invalid response: %v\nexpected %+v\ngot %+v", k, err, test.results[i], r)
 				}
 			}
 		} else {
@@ -1549,38 +1563,25 @@ func TestGetBlockBodiesByRangeInvalidParams(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func equalBody(a *types.Body, b *engine.ExecutionPayloadBody) bool {
+func checkEqualBody(a *types.Body, b *engine.ExecutionPayloadBody) error {
 	if a == nil && b == nil {
-		return true
+		return nil
 	} else if a == nil || b == nil {
-		return false
+		return errors.New("nil vs. non-nil")
 	}
 	if len(a.Transactions) != len(b.TransactionData) {
-		return false
+		return errors.New("transactions length mismatch")
 	}
 	for i, tx := range a.Transactions {
 		data, _ := tx.MarshalBinary()
 		if !bytes.Equal(data, b.TransactionData[i]) {
-			return false
+			return fmt.Errorf("transaction %d mismatch", i)
 		}
 	}
-
 	if !reflect.DeepEqual(a.Withdrawals, b.Withdrawals) {
-		return false
-	}
-
-	var deposits types.Deposits
-	if a.Requests != nil {
-		// If requests is non-nil, it means deposits are available in block and we
-		// should return an empty slice instead of nil if there are no deposits.
-		deposits = make(types.Deposits, 0)
-	}
-	for _, r := range a.Requests {
-		if d, ok := r.Inner().(*types.Deposit); ok {
-			deposits = append(deposits, d)
-		}
+		return fmt.Errorf("withdrawals mismatch")
 	}
-	return reflect.DeepEqual(deposits, b.Deposits)
+	return nil
 }
 
 func TestBlockToPayloadWithBlobs(t *testing.T) {
@@ -1615,7 +1616,7 @@ func TestBlockToPayloadWithBlobs(t *testing.T) {
 	if got := len(envelope.BlobsBundle.Blobs); got != want {
 		t.Fatalf("invalid number of blobs: got %v, want %v", got, want)
 	}
-	_, err := engine.ExecutableDataToBlock(*envelope.ExecutionPayload, make([]common.Hash, 1), nil)
+	_, err := engine.ExecutableDataToBlock(*envelope.ExecutionPayload, make([]common.Hash, 1), nil, nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Error(err)
 	}
diff --git a/eth/downloader/fetchers_concurrent_bodies.go b/eth/downloader/fetchers_concurrent_bodies.go
index 709df7757507..56359b33c94e 100644
--- a/eth/downloader/fetchers_concurrent_bodies.go
+++ b/eth/downloader/fetchers_concurrent_bodies.go
@@ -88,10 +88,10 @@ func (q *bodyQueue) request(peer *peerConnection, req *fetchRequest, resCh chan
 // deliver is responsible for taking a generic response packet from the concurrent
 // fetcher, unpacking the body data and delivering it to the downloader's queue.
 func (q *bodyQueue) deliver(peer *peerConnection, packet *eth.Response) (int, error) {
-	txs, uncles, withdrawals, requests := packet.Res.(*eth.BlockBodiesResponse).Unpack()
-	hashsets := packet.Meta.([][]common.Hash) // {txs hashes, uncle hashes, withdrawal hashes, requests hashes}
+	txs, uncles, withdrawals := packet.Res.(*eth.BlockBodiesResponse).Unpack()
+	hashsets := packet.Meta.([][]common.Hash) // {txs hashes, uncle hashes, withdrawal hashes}
 
-	accepted, err := q.queue.DeliverBodies(peer.id, txs, hashsets[0], uncles, hashsets[1], withdrawals, hashsets[2], requests, hashsets[3])
+	accepted, err := q.queue.DeliverBodies(peer.id, txs, hashsets[0], uncles, hashsets[1], withdrawals, hashsets[2])
 	switch {
 	case err == nil && len(txs) == 0:
 		peer.log.Trace("Requested bodies delivered")
diff --git a/eth/downloader/queue.go b/eth/downloader/queue.go
index adad45020040..a2f916ebbcc7 100644
--- a/eth/downloader/queue.go
+++ b/eth/downloader/queue.go
@@ -785,7 +785,7 @@ func (q *queue) DeliverHeaders(id string, headers []*types.Header, hashes []comm
 func (q *queue) DeliverBodies(id string, txLists [][]*types.Transaction, txListHashes []common.Hash,
 	uncleLists [][]*types.Header, uncleListHashes []common.Hash,
 	withdrawalLists [][]*types.Withdrawal, withdrawalListHashes []common.Hash,
-	requestsLists [][]*types.Request, requestsListHashes []common.Hash) (int, error) {
+) (int, error) {
 	q.lock.Lock()
 	defer q.lock.Unlock()
 
@@ -809,19 +809,6 @@ func (q *queue) DeliverBodies(id string, txLists [][]*types.Transaction, txListH
 				return errInvalidBody
 			}
 		}
-		if header.RequestsHash == nil {
-			// nil hash means that requests should not be present in body
-			if requestsLists[index] != nil {
-				return errInvalidBody
-			}
-		} else { // non-nil hash: body must have requests
-			if requestsLists[index] == nil {
-				return errInvalidBody
-			}
-			if requestsListHashes[index] != *header.RequestsHash {
-				return errInvalidBody
-			}
-		}
 		// Blocks must have a number of blobs corresponding to the header gas usage,
 		// and zero before the Cancun hardfork.
 		var blobs int
diff --git a/eth/downloader/queue_test.go b/eth/downloader/queue_test.go
index e29d23f80b7a..857ac4813a7d 100644
--- a/eth/downloader/queue_test.go
+++ b/eth/downloader/queue_test.go
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ func XTestDelivery(t *testing.T) {
 					uncleHashes[i] = types.CalcUncleHash(uncles)
 				}
 				time.Sleep(100 * time.Millisecond)
-				_, err := q.DeliverBodies(peer.id, txset, txsHashes, uncleset, uncleHashes, nil, nil, nil, nil)
+				_, err := q.DeliverBodies(peer.id, txset, txsHashes, uncleset, uncleHashes, nil, nil)
 				if err != nil {
 					fmt.Printf("delivered %d bodies %v\n", len(txset), err)
 				}
diff --git a/eth/protocols/eth/handlers.go b/eth/protocols/eth/handlers.go
index 951352319ffc..6a2a34870724 100644
--- a/eth/protocols/eth/handlers.go
+++ b/eth/protocols/eth/handlers.go
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ func handleBlockBodies(backend Backend, msg Decoder, peer *Peer) error {
 				withdrawalHashes[i] = types.DeriveSha(types.Withdrawals(body.Withdrawals), hasher)
 			}
 			if body.Requests != nil {
-				requestsHashes[i] = types.DeriveSha(types.Requests(body.Requests), hasher)
+				requestsHashes[i] = types.CalcRequestsHash(body.Requests)
 			}
 		}
 		return [][]common.Hash{txsHashes, uncleHashes, withdrawalHashes, requestsHashes}
diff --git a/eth/protocols/eth/protocol.go b/eth/protocols/eth/protocol.go
index cbc895eabb8e..af246251dc1b 100644
--- a/eth/protocols/eth/protocol.go
+++ b/eth/protocols/eth/protocol.go
@@ -224,22 +224,21 @@ type BlockBody struct {
 	Transactions []*types.Transaction // Transactions contained within a block
 	Uncles       []*types.Header      // Uncles contained within a block
 	Withdrawals  []*types.Withdrawal  `rlp:"optional"` // Withdrawals contained within a block
-	Requests     []*types.Request     `rlp:"optional"` // Requests contained within a block
+	Requests     [][]byte             `rlp:"optional"` // Requests contained within a block
 }
 
 // Unpack retrieves the transactions and uncles from the range packet and returns
 // them in a split flat format that's more consistent with the internal data structures.
-func (p *BlockBodiesResponse) Unpack() ([][]*types.Transaction, [][]*types.Header, [][]*types.Withdrawal, [][]*types.Request) {
+func (p *BlockBodiesResponse) Unpack() ([][]*types.Transaction, [][]*types.Header, [][]*types.Withdrawal) {
 	var (
 		txset         = make([][]*types.Transaction, len(*p))
 		uncleset      = make([][]*types.Header, len(*p))
 		withdrawalset = make([][]*types.Withdrawal, len(*p))
-		requestset    = make([][]*types.Request, len(*p))
 	)
 	for i, body := range *p {
-		txset[i], uncleset[i], withdrawalset[i], requestset[i] = body.Transactions, body.Uncles, body.Withdrawals, body.Requests
+		txset[i], uncleset[i], withdrawalset[i] = body.Transactions, body.Uncles, body.Withdrawals
 	}
-	return txset, uncleset, withdrawalset, requestset
+	return txset, uncleset, withdrawalset
 }
 
 // GetReceiptsRequest represents a block receipts query.
diff --git a/ethclient/ethclient.go b/ethclient/ethclient.go
index a1148bcedbc6..0972644d800e 100644
--- a/ethclient/ethclient.go
+++ b/ethclient/ethclient.go
@@ -123,7 +123,6 @@ type rpcBlock struct {
 	Transactions []rpcTransaction    `json:"transactions"`
 	UncleHashes  []common.Hash       `json:"uncles"`
 	Withdrawals  []*types.Withdrawal `json:"withdrawals,omitempty"`
-	Requests     []*types.Request    `json:"requests,omitempty"`
 }
 
 func (ec *Client) getBlock(ctx context.Context, method string, args ...interface{}) (*types.Block, error) {
@@ -192,12 +191,12 @@ func (ec *Client) getBlock(ctx context.Context, method string, args ...interface
 		}
 		txs[i] = tx.tx
 	}
+
 	return types.NewBlockWithHeader(head).WithBody(
 		types.Body{
 			Transactions: txs,
 			Uncles:       uncles,
 			Withdrawals:  body.Withdrawals,
-			Requests:     body.Requests,
 		}), nil
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/ethapi/api.go b/internal/ethapi/api.go
index a50295289340..d66e32b8c21e 100644
--- a/internal/ethapi/api.go
+++ b/internal/ethapi/api.go
@@ -1433,12 +1433,9 @@ func RPCMarshalBlock(block *types.Block, inclTx bool, fullTx bool, config *param
 		uncleHashes[i] = uncle.Hash()
 	}
 	fields["uncles"] = uncleHashes
-	if block.Header().WithdrawalsHash != nil {
+	if block.Withdrawals() != nil {
 		fields["withdrawals"] = block.Withdrawals()
 	}
-	if block.Header().RequestsHash != nil {
-		fields["requests"] = block.Requests()
-	}
 	return fields
 }
 
diff --git a/miner/payload_building.go b/miner/payload_building.go
index d48ce0faa601..ce4836d8a933 100644
--- a/miner/payload_building.go
+++ b/miner/payload_building.go
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ type Payload struct {
 	full         *types.Block
 	fullWitness  *stateless.Witness
 	sidecars     []*types.BlobTxSidecar
+	requests     [][]byte
 	fullFees     *big.Int
 	stop         chan struct{}
 	lock         sync.Mutex
@@ -111,6 +112,7 @@ func (payload *Payload) update(r *newPayloadResult, elapsed time.Duration) {
 		payload.full = r.block
 		payload.fullFees = r.fees
 		payload.sidecars = r.sidecars
+		payload.requests = r.requests
 		payload.fullWitness = r.witness
 
 		feesInEther := new(big.Float).Quo(new(big.Float).SetInt(r.fees), big.NewFloat(params.Ether))
@@ -142,6 +144,7 @@ func (payload *Payload) Resolve() *engine.ExecutionPayloadEnvelope {
 	}
 	if payload.full != nil {
 		envelope := engine.BlockToExecutableData(payload.full, payload.fullFees, payload.sidecars)
+		envelope.Requests = payload.requests
 		if payload.fullWitness != nil {
 			envelope.Witness = new(hexutil.Bytes)
 			*envelope.Witness, _ = rlp.EncodeToBytes(payload.fullWitness) // cannot fail
@@ -149,6 +152,7 @@ func (payload *Payload) Resolve() *engine.ExecutionPayloadEnvelope {
 		return envelope
 	}
 	envelope := engine.BlockToExecutableData(payload.empty, big.NewInt(0), nil)
+	envelope.Requests = payload.requests
 	if payload.emptyWitness != nil {
 		envelope.Witness = new(hexutil.Bytes)
 		*envelope.Witness, _ = rlp.EncodeToBytes(payload.emptyWitness) // cannot fail
@@ -163,6 +167,7 @@ func (payload *Payload) ResolveEmpty() *engine.ExecutionPayloadEnvelope {
 	defer payload.lock.Unlock()
 
 	envelope := engine.BlockToExecutableData(payload.empty, big.NewInt(0), nil)
+	envelope.Requests = payload.requests
 	if payload.emptyWitness != nil {
 		envelope.Witness = new(hexutil.Bytes)
 		*envelope.Witness, _ = rlp.EncodeToBytes(payload.emptyWitness) // cannot fail
@@ -194,6 +199,7 @@ func (payload *Payload) ResolveFull() *engine.ExecutionPayloadEnvelope {
 		close(payload.stop)
 	}
 	envelope := engine.BlockToExecutableData(payload.full, payload.fullFees, payload.sidecars)
+	envelope.Requests = payload.requests
 	if payload.fullWitness != nil {
 		envelope.Witness = new(hexutil.Bytes)
 		*envelope.Witness, _ = rlp.EncodeToBytes(payload.fullWitness) // cannot fail
diff --git a/miner/worker.go b/miner/worker.go
index 930c3e8f5b1b..51df2764fa95 100644
--- a/miner/worker.go
+++ b/miner/worker.go
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ type newPayloadResult struct {
 	sidecars []*types.BlobTxSidecar // collected blobs of blob transactions
 	stateDB  *state.StateDB         // StateDB after executing the transactions
 	receipts []*types.Receipt       // Receipts collected during construction
+	requests [][]byte               // Consensus layer requests collected during block construction
 	witness  *stateless.Witness     // Witness is an optional stateless proof
 }
 
@@ -115,14 +116,21 @@ func (miner *Miner) generateWork(params *generateParams, witness bool) *newPaylo
 	for _, r := range work.receipts {
 		allLogs = append(allLogs, r.Logs...)
 	}
-	// Read requests if Prague is enabled.
+
+	// Collect consensus-layer requests if Prague is enabled.
+	var requests [][]byte
 	if miner.chainConfig.IsPrague(work.header.Number, work.header.Time) {
-		requests, err := core.ParseDepositLogs(allLogs, miner.chainConfig)
+		depositRequests, err := core.ParseDepositLogs(allLogs, miner.chainConfig)
 		if err != nil {
 			return &newPayloadResult{err: err}
 		}
-		body.Requests = requests
+		requests = append(requests, depositRequests)
+	}
+	if requests != nil {
+		reqHash := types.CalcRequestsHash(requests)
+		work.header.RequestsHash = &reqHash
 	}
+
 	block, err := miner.engine.FinalizeAndAssemble(miner.chain, work.header, work.state, &body, work.receipts)
 	if err != nil {
 		return &newPayloadResult{err: err}
@@ -133,6 +141,7 @@ func (miner *Miner) generateWork(params *generateParams, witness bool) *newPaylo
 		sidecars: work.sidecars,
 		stateDB:  work.state,
 		receipts: work.receipts,
+		requests: requests,
 		witness:  work.witness,
 	}
 }