diff --git a/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/beacon_chain.rs b/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/beacon_chain.rs
index f6fcd62f33..aa7f079c20 100644
--- a/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/beacon_chain.rs
+++ b/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/beacon_chain.rs
@@ -2940,18 +2940,8 @@ impl<T: BeaconChainTypes> BeaconChain<T> {
         unverified_block: B,
         notify_execution_layer: NotifyExecutionLayer,
     ) -> Result<AvailabilityProcessingStatus, BlockError<T::EthSpec>> {
-        if let Ok(commitments) = unverified_block
-            .block()
-            .message()
-            .body()
-            .blob_kzg_commitments()
-        {
-            self.data_availability_checker.notify_block_commitments(
-                unverified_block.block().slot(),
-                block_root,
-                commitments.clone(),
-            );
-        };
+        self.data_availability_checker
+            .notify_block(block_root, unverified_block.block_cloned());
         let r = self
             .process_block(block_root, unverified_block, notify_execution_layer, || {
                 Ok(())
diff --git a/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/block_verification.rs b/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/block_verification.rs
index e8df5b811e..ac3d3e3ab8 100644
--- a/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/block_verification.rs
+++ b/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/block_verification.rs
@@ -764,6 +764,7 @@ pub trait IntoExecutionPendingBlock<T: BeaconChainTypes>: Sized {
     ) -> Result<ExecutionPendingBlock<T>, BlockSlashInfo<BlockError<T::EthSpec>>>;
 
     fn block(&self) -> &SignedBeaconBlock<T::EthSpec>;
+    fn block_cloned(&self) -> Arc<SignedBeaconBlock<T::EthSpec>>;
 }
 
 impl<T: BeaconChainTypes> GossipVerifiedBlock<T> {
@@ -1017,6 +1018,10 @@ impl<T: BeaconChainTypes> IntoExecutionPendingBlock<T> for GossipVerifiedBlock<T
     fn block(&self) -> &SignedBeaconBlock<T::EthSpec> {
         self.block.as_block()
     }
+
+    fn block_cloned(&self) -> Arc<SignedBeaconBlock<T::EthSpec>> {
+        self.block.clone()
+    }
 }
 
 impl<T: BeaconChainTypes> SignatureVerifiedBlock<T> {
@@ -1168,6 +1173,10 @@ impl<T: BeaconChainTypes> IntoExecutionPendingBlock<T> for SignatureVerifiedBloc
     fn block(&self) -> &SignedBeaconBlock<T::EthSpec> {
         self.block.as_block()
     }
+
+    fn block_cloned(&self) -> Arc<SignedBeaconBlock<T::EthSpec>> {
+        self.block.block_cloned()
+    }
 }
 
 impl<T: BeaconChainTypes> IntoExecutionPendingBlock<T> for Arc<SignedBeaconBlock<T::EthSpec>> {
@@ -1198,6 +1207,10 @@ impl<T: BeaconChainTypes> IntoExecutionPendingBlock<T> for Arc<SignedBeaconBlock
     fn block(&self) -> &SignedBeaconBlock<T::EthSpec> {
         self
     }
+
+    fn block_cloned(&self) -> Arc<SignedBeaconBlock<T::EthSpec>> {
+        self.clone()
+    }
 }
 
 impl<T: BeaconChainTypes> IntoExecutionPendingBlock<T> for RpcBlock<T::EthSpec> {
@@ -1228,6 +1241,10 @@ impl<T: BeaconChainTypes> IntoExecutionPendingBlock<T> for RpcBlock<T::EthSpec>
     fn block(&self) -> &SignedBeaconBlock<T::EthSpec> {
         self.as_block()
     }
+
+    fn block_cloned(&self) -> Arc<SignedBeaconBlock<T::EthSpec>> {
+        self.block_cloned()
+    }
 }
 
 impl<T: BeaconChainTypes> ExecutionPendingBlock<T> {
diff --git a/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/block_verification_types.rs b/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/block_verification_types.rs
index a6840ed764..edba7a211c 100644
--- a/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/block_verification_types.rs
+++ b/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/block_verification_types.rs
@@ -46,6 +46,13 @@ impl<E: EthSpec> RpcBlock<E> {
         }
     }
 
+    pub fn block_cloned(&self) -> Arc<SignedBeaconBlock<E>> {
+        match &self.block {
+            RpcBlockInner::Block(block) => block.clone(),
+            RpcBlockInner::BlockAndBlobs(block, _) => block.clone(),
+        }
+    }
+
     pub fn blobs(&self) -> Option<&BlobSidecarList<E>> {
         match &self.block {
             RpcBlockInner::Block(_) => None,
diff --git a/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/data_availability_checker.rs b/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/data_availability_checker.rs
index 07ee55b551..c60cca57be 100644
--- a/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/data_availability_checker.rs
+++ b/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/data_availability_checker.rs
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ use std::fmt::Debug;
 use std::num::NonZeroUsize;
 use std::sync::Arc;
 use task_executor::TaskExecutor;
-use types::beacon_block_body::{KzgCommitmentOpts, KzgCommitments};
+use types::beacon_block_body::KzgCommitmentOpts;
 use types::blob_sidecar::{BlobIdentifier, BlobSidecar, FixedBlobSidecarList};
 use types::{BlobSidecarList, ChainSpec, Epoch, EthSpec, Hash256, SignedBeaconBlock, Slot};
 
@@ -195,7 +195,10 @@ impl<T: BeaconChainTypes> DataAvailabilityChecker<T> {
     /// Get a block from the availability cache. Only checks for blocks stored in memory. Useful
     /// for serving RPC requests.
     pub fn get_block(&self, block_root: &Hash256) -> Option<Arc<SignedBeaconBlock<T::EthSpec>>> {
-        self.availability_cache.peek_block(block_root)
+        self.processing_cache
+            .read()
+            .get(block_root)
+            .and_then(|cached| cached.block.clone())
     }
 
     /// Put a list of blobs received via RPC into the availability cache. This performs KZG
@@ -350,20 +353,16 @@ impl<T: BeaconChainTypes> DataAvailabilityChecker<T> {
         block.num_expected_blobs() > 0 && self.da_check_required_for_epoch(block.epoch())
     }
 
-    /// Adds block commitments to the processing cache. These commitments are unverified but caching
+    /// Adds a block to the processing cache. This block's commitments are unverified but caching
     /// them here is useful to avoid duplicate downloads of blocks, as well as understanding
-    /// our blob download requirements.
-    pub fn notify_block_commitments(
-        &self,
-        slot: Slot,
-        block_root: Hash256,
-        commitments: KzgCommitments<T::EthSpec>,
-    ) {
+    /// our blob download requirements. We will also serve this over RPC.
+    pub fn notify_block(&self, block_root: Hash256, block: Arc<SignedBeaconBlock<T::EthSpec>>) {
+        let slot = block.slot();
         self.processing_cache
             .write()
             .entry(block_root)
             .or_insert_with(|| ProcessingComponents::new(slot))
-            .merge_block(commitments);
+            .merge_block(block);
     }
 
     /// Add a single blob commitment to the processing cache. This commitment is unverified but caching
@@ -591,6 +590,15 @@ pub enum MaybeAvailableBlock<E: EthSpec> {
     },
 }
 
+impl<E: EthSpec> MaybeAvailableBlock<E> {
+    pub fn block_cloned(&self) -> Arc<SignedBeaconBlock<E>> {
+        match self {
+            Self::Available(block) => block.block_cloned(),
+            Self::AvailabilityPending { block, .. } => block.clone(),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
 pub enum MissingBlobs {
     /// We know for certain these blobs are missing.
diff --git a/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/data_availability_checker/availability_view.rs b/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/data_availability_checker/availability_view.rs
index 776f81ee54..65093db26b 100644
--- a/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/data_availability_checker/availability_view.rs
+++ b/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/data_availability_checker/availability_view.rs
@@ -182,9 +182,9 @@ macro_rules! impl_availability_view {
 
 impl_availability_view!(
     ProcessingComponents,
-    KzgCommitments<E>,
+    Arc<SignedBeaconBlock<E>>,
     KzgCommitment,
-    block_commitments,
+    block,
     blob_commitments
 );
 
@@ -212,12 +212,6 @@ pub trait GetCommitment<E: EthSpec> {
     fn get_commitment(&self) -> &KzgCommitment;
 }
 
-// These implementations are required to implement `AvailabilityView` for `ProcessingView`.
-impl<E: EthSpec> GetCommitments<E> for KzgCommitments<E> {
-    fn get_commitments(&self) -> KzgCommitments<E> {
-        self.clone()
-    }
-}
 impl<E: EthSpec> GetCommitment<E> for KzgCommitment {
     fn get_commitment(&self) -> &KzgCommitment {
         self
@@ -310,7 +304,7 @@ pub mod tests {
     }
 
     type ProcessingViewSetup<E> = (
-        KzgCommitments<E>,
+        Arc<SignedBeaconBlock<E>>,
         FixedVector<Option<KzgCommitment>, <E as EthSpec>::MaxBlobsPerBlock>,
         FixedVector<Option<KzgCommitment>, <E as EthSpec>::MaxBlobsPerBlock>,
     );
@@ -320,12 +314,6 @@ pub mod tests {
         valid_blobs: FixedVector<Option<Arc<BlobSidecar<E>>>, <E as EthSpec>::MaxBlobsPerBlock>,
         invalid_blobs: FixedVector<Option<Arc<BlobSidecar<E>>>, <E as EthSpec>::MaxBlobsPerBlock>,
     ) -> ProcessingViewSetup<E> {
-        let commitments = block
-            .message()
-            .body()
-            .blob_kzg_commitments()
-            .unwrap()
-            .clone();
         let blobs = FixedVector::from(
             valid_blobs
                 .iter()
@@ -338,7 +326,7 @@ pub mod tests {
                 .map(|blob_opt| blob_opt.as_ref().map(|blob| blob.kzg_commitment))
                 .collect::<Vec<_>>(),
         );
-        (commitments, blobs, invalid_blobs)
+        (Arc::new(block), blobs, invalid_blobs)
     }
 
     type PendingComponentsSetup<E> = (
diff --git a/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/data_availability_checker/overflow_lru_cache.rs b/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/data_availability_checker/overflow_lru_cache.rs
index 3839f5e2f4..34c9bc76f6 100644
--- a/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/data_availability_checker/overflow_lru_cache.rs
+++ b/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/data_availability_checker/overflow_lru_cache.rs
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ use ssz_types::{FixedVector, VariableList};
 use std::num::NonZeroUsize;
 use std::{collections::HashSet, sync::Arc};
 use types::blob_sidecar::BlobIdentifier;
-use types::{BlobSidecar, ChainSpec, Epoch, EthSpec, Hash256, SignedBeaconBlock};
+use types::{BlobSidecar, ChainSpec, Epoch, EthSpec, Hash256};
 
 /// This represents the components of a partially available block
 ///
@@ -322,18 +322,6 @@ impl<T: BeaconChainTypes> Critical<T> {
         }
     }
 
-    /// This only checks for the blocks in memory
-    pub fn peek_block(&self, block_root: &Hash256) -> Option<Arc<SignedBeaconBlock<T::EthSpec>>> {
-        self.in_memory
-            .peek(block_root)
-            .and_then(|pending_components| {
-                pending_components
-                    .executed_block
-                    .as_ref()
-                    .map(|block| block.block_cloned())
-            })
-    }
-
     /// Puts the pending components in the LRU cache. If the cache
     /// is at capacity, the LRU entry is written to the store first
     pub fn put_pending_components(
@@ -411,11 +399,6 @@ impl<T: BeaconChainTypes> OverflowLRUCache<T> {
         })
     }
 
-    /// Just checks for blocks stored in memory
-    pub fn peek_block(&self, block_root: &Hash256) -> Option<Arc<SignedBeaconBlock<T::EthSpec>>> {
-        self.critical.read().peek_block(block_root)
-    }
-
     /// Fetch a blob from the cache without affecting the LRU ordering
     pub fn peek_blob(
         &self,
diff --git a/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/data_availability_checker/processing_cache.rs b/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/data_availability_checker/processing_cache.rs
index 969034c657..3bdc74e630 100644
--- a/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/data_availability_checker/processing_cache.rs
+++ b/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/data_availability_checker/processing_cache.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 use crate::data_availability_checker::AvailabilityView;
 use std::collections::hash_map::Entry;
 use std::collections::HashMap;
-use types::beacon_block_body::{KzgCommitmentOpts, KzgCommitments};
-use types::{EthSpec, Hash256, Slot};
+use std::sync::Arc;
+use types::beacon_block_body::KzgCommitmentOpts;
+use types::{EthSpec, Hash256, SignedBeaconBlock, Slot};
 
 /// This cache is used only for gossip blocks/blobs and single block/blob lookups, to give req/resp
 /// a view of what we have and what we require. This cache serves a slightly different purpose than
@@ -45,7 +46,7 @@ pub struct ProcessingComponents<E: EthSpec> {
     /// Blobs required for a block can only be known if we have seen the block. So `Some` here
     /// means we've seen it, a `None` means we haven't. The `kzg_commitments` value helps us figure
     /// out whether incoming blobs actually match the block.
-    pub block_commitments: Option<KzgCommitments<E>>,
+    pub block: Option<Arc<SignedBeaconBlock<E>>>,
     /// `KzgCommitments` for blobs are always known, even if we haven't seen the block. See
     /// `AvailabilityView`'s trait definition for more details.
     pub blob_commitments: KzgCommitmentOpts<E>,
@@ -55,7 +56,7 @@ impl<E: EthSpec> ProcessingComponents<E> {
     pub fn new(slot: Slot) -> Self {
         Self {
             slot,
-            block_commitments: None,
+            block: None,
             blob_commitments: KzgCommitmentOpts::<E>::default(),
         }
     }
@@ -67,7 +68,7 @@ impl<E: EthSpec> ProcessingComponents<E> {
     pub fn empty(_block_root: Hash256) -> Self {
         Self {
             slot: Slot::new(0),
-            block_commitments: None,
+            block: None,
             blob_commitments: KzgCommitmentOpts::<E>::default(),
         }
     }
diff --git a/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/data_availability_checker/state_lru_cache.rs b/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/data_availability_checker/state_lru_cache.rs
index e9575d2b97..bd125a7f42 100644
--- a/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/data_availability_checker/state_lru_cache.rs
+++ b/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/data_availability_checker/state_lru_cache.rs
@@ -35,10 +35,6 @@ impl<E: EthSpec> DietAvailabilityPendingExecutedBlock<E> {
         &self.block
     }
 
-    pub fn block_cloned(&self) -> Arc<SignedBeaconBlock<E>> {
-        self.block.clone()
-    }
-
     pub fn num_blobs_expected(&self) -> usize {
         self.block
             .message()