diff --git a/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/data_availability_checker.rs b/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/data_availability_checker.rs
index 2150d7598b..9fc95f0171 100644
--- a/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/data_availability_checker.rs
+++ b/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/data_availability_checker.rs
@@ -607,7 +607,10 @@ impl<T: BeaconChainTypes> DataAvailabilityChecker<T> {
 
         let all_data_columns = KzgVerifiedCustodyDataColumn::reconstruct_columns(
             &self.kzg,
-            &verified_data_columns,
+            verified_data_columns
+                .into_iter()
+                .map(|c| c.into_inner())
+                .collect(),
             &self.spec,
         )
         .map_err(|e| {
diff --git a/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/data_column_verification.rs b/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/data_column_verification.rs
index c360f90301..24911cdc19 100644
--- a/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/data_column_verification.rs
+++ b/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/data_column_verification.rs
@@ -640,17 +640,11 @@ impl<E: EthSpec> KzgVerifiedCustodyDataColumn<E> {
 
     pub fn reconstruct_columns(
         kzg: &Kzg,
-        partial_set_of_columns: &[Self],
+        partial_set_of_columns: Vec<Arc<DataColumnSidecar<E>>>,
         spec: &ChainSpec,
     ) -> Result<Vec<KzgVerifiedCustodyDataColumn<E>>, KzgError> {
-        let all_data_columns = reconstruct_data_columns(
-            kzg,
-            partial_set_of_columns
-                .iter()
-                .map(|d| d.clone_arc())
-                .collect::<Vec<_>>(),
-            spec,
-        )?;
+        let all_data_columns =
+            reconstruct_data_columns(kzg, partial_set_of_columns.to_vec(), spec)?;
 
         let seen_timestamp = timestamp_now();
 
diff --git a/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/pending_payload_cache/mod.rs b/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/pending_payload_cache/mod.rs
index 4f6c0f81d2..5b46270a19 100644
--- a/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/pending_payload_cache/mod.rs
+++ b/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/pending_payload_cache/mod.rs
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ impl<T: BeaconChainTypes> PendingPayloadCache<T> {
 
         let all_data_columns = KzgVerifiedCustodyDataColumn::reconstruct_columns(
             &self.kzg,
-            &verified_data_columns,
+            verified_data_columns,
             &self.spec,
         )
         .map_err(|e| {
@@ -495,7 +495,7 @@ impl<T: BeaconChainTypes> PendingPayloadCache<T> {
         }
 
         pending_components.reconstruction_started = true;
-        ReconstructColumnsDecision::Yes(pending_components.get_cached_data_columns(block_root))
+        ReconstructColumnsDecision::Yes(pending_components.get_cached_data_columns(*block_root))
     }
 
     /// This could mean some invalid data columns made it through to the `DataAvailabilityChecker`.
diff --git a/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/pending_payload_cache/pending_column.rs b/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/pending_payload_cache/pending_column.rs
index 4289f17634..91c0d27b8c 100644
--- a/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/pending_payload_cache/pending_column.rs
+++ b/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/pending_payload_cache/pending_column.rs
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ impl<E: EthSpec> PendingColumn<E> {
         if let Some(existing_cell) = self.cells.get_mut(index)
             && existing_cell.is_none()
         {
-            *existing_cell = Some((cell.clone(), proof.clone()));
+            *existing_cell = Some((cell.clone(), proof));
         }
     }
 
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ impl<E: EthSpec> PendingColumn<E> {
             };
             // TODO(gloas): we likely want to go and arc all cells
             column.push(cell.clone());
-            kzg_proofs.push(proof.clone());
+            kzg_proofs.push(proof);
         }
 
         Some(Arc::new(DataColumnSidecar::Gloas(DataColumnSidecarGloas {
diff --git a/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/pending_payload_cache/pending_components.rs b/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/pending_payload_cache/pending_components.rs
index 067a22701f..1d2899d9ee 100644
--- a/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/pending_payload_cache/pending_components.rs
+++ b/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/pending_payload_cache/pending_components.rs
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ use std::cmp::Ordering;
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::sync::Arc;
 use tracing::{Span, debug, debug_span};
-use types::Slot;
 use types::{ChainSpec, ColumnIndex, Epoch, EthSpec, Hash256};
+use types::{DataColumnSidecar, Slot};
 
 /// This represents the components of a payload pending data availability.
 ///
@@ -90,8 +90,8 @@ impl<E: EthSpec> PendingComponents<E> {
 
     pub fn num_completed_columns(&self) -> usize {
         self.verified_data_columns
-            .iter()
-            .filter_map(|(_, col)| col.is_complete(self.num_blobs_expected).then_some(()))
+            .values()
+            .filter_map(|col| col.is_complete(self.num_blobs_expected).then_some(()))
             .count()
     }