diff --git a/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/payload_envelope_verification/execution_pending_envelope.rs b/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/payload_envelope_verification/execution_pending_envelope.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..dbd7478568
--- /dev/null
+++ b/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/payload_envelope_verification/execution_pending_envelope.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,140 @@
+use std::sync::Arc;
+
+use slot_clock::SlotClock;
+use state_processing::{
+    VerifySignatures,
+    envelope_processing::{VerifyStateRoot, process_execution_payload_envelope},
+};
+use types::{EthSpec, SignedExecutionPayloadEnvelope};
+
+use crate::{
+    BeaconChain, BeaconChainError, BeaconChainTypes, NotifyExecutionLayer,
+    PayloadVerificationOutcome,
+    block_verification::PayloadVerificationHandle,
+    payload_envelope_verification::{
+        EnvelopeError, EnvelopeImportData, MaybeAvailableEnvelope,
+        gossip_verified_envelope::GossipVerifiedEnvelope, load_snapshot,
+        payload_notifier::PayloadNotifier,
+    },
+};
+
+pub trait IntoExecutionPendingEnvelope<T: BeaconChainTypes>: Sized {
+    fn into_execution_pending_envelope(
+        self,
+        chain: &Arc<BeaconChain<T>>,
+        notify_execution_layer: NotifyExecutionLayer,
+    ) -> Result<ExecutionPendingEnvelope<T::EthSpec>, EnvelopeError>;
+
+    fn envelope(&self) -> &Arc<SignedExecutionPayloadEnvelope<T::EthSpec>>;
+}
+
+pub struct ExecutionPendingEnvelope<E: EthSpec> {
+    pub signed_envelope: MaybeAvailableEnvelope<E>,
+    pub import_data: EnvelopeImportData<E>,
+    pub payload_verification_handle: PayloadVerificationHandle,
+}
+
+impl<T: BeaconChainTypes> IntoExecutionPendingEnvelope<T> for GossipVerifiedEnvelope<T> {
+    fn into_execution_pending_envelope(
+        self,
+        chain: &Arc<BeaconChain<T>>,
+        notify_execution_layer: NotifyExecutionLayer,
+    ) -> Result<ExecutionPendingEnvelope<T::EthSpec>, EnvelopeError> {
+        let signed_envelope = self.signed_envelope;
+        let envelope = &signed_envelope.message;
+        let payload = &envelope.payload;
+
+        // Verify the execution payload is valid
+        let payload_notifier = PayloadNotifier::new(
+            chain.clone(),
+            signed_envelope.clone(),
+            self.block.clone(),
+            notify_execution_layer,
+        )?;
+        let block_root = envelope.beacon_block_root;
+        let slot = self.block.slot();
+
+        let payload_verification_future = async move {
+            let chain = payload_notifier.chain.clone();
+            if let Some(started_execution) = chain.slot_clock.now_duration() {
+                chain
+                    .envelope_times_cache
+                    .write()
+                    .set_time_started_execution(block_root, slot, started_execution);
+            }
+
+            let payload_verification_status = payload_notifier.notify_new_payload().await?;
+            Ok(PayloadVerificationOutcome {
+                payload_verification_status,
+                // This fork is after the merge so it'll never be the merge transition block
+                is_valid_merge_transition_block: false,
+            })
+        };
+        // Spawn the payload verification future as a new task, but don't wait for it to complete.
+        // The `payload_verification_future` will be awaited later to ensure verification completed
+        // successfully.
+        let payload_verification_handle = chain
+            .task_executor
+            .spawn_handle(
+                payload_verification_future,
+                "execution_payload_verification",
+            )
+            .ok_or(BeaconChainError::RuntimeShutdown)?;
+
+        let snapshot = if let Some(snapshot) = self.snapshot {
+            *snapshot
+        } else {
+            load_snapshot(
+                signed_envelope.as_ref(),
+                &chain.canonical_head,
+                &chain.store,
+            )?
+        };
+        let mut state = snapshot.pre_state;
+
+        // All the state modifications are done in envelope_processing
+        process_execution_payload_envelope(
+            &mut state,
+            Some(snapshot.state_root),
+            &signed_envelope,
+            // verify signature already done for GossipVerifiedEnvelope
+            VerifySignatures::False,
+            VerifyStateRoot::True,
+            &chain.spec,
+        )?;
+
+        Ok(ExecutionPendingEnvelope {
+            signed_envelope: MaybeAvailableEnvelope::AvailabilityPending {
+                block_hash: payload.block_hash,
+                envelope: signed_envelope,
+            },
+            import_data: EnvelopeImportData {
+                block_root,
+                block: self.block,
+                post_state: Box::new(state),
+            },
+            payload_verification_handle,
+        })
+    }
+
+    fn envelope(&self) -> &Arc<SignedExecutionPayloadEnvelope<T::EthSpec>> {
+        &self.signed_envelope
+    }
+}
+
+impl<T: BeaconChainTypes> IntoExecutionPendingEnvelope<T>
+    for Arc<SignedExecutionPayloadEnvelope<T::EthSpec>>
+{
+    fn into_execution_pending_envelope(
+        self,
+        chain: &Arc<BeaconChain<T>>,
+        notify_execution_layer: NotifyExecutionLayer,
+    ) -> Result<ExecutionPendingEnvelope<T::EthSpec>, EnvelopeError> {
+        GossipVerifiedEnvelope::new(self, &chain.gossip_verification_context())?
+            .into_execution_pending_envelope(chain, notify_execution_layer)
+    }
+
+    fn envelope(&self) -> &Arc<SignedExecutionPayloadEnvelope<T::EthSpec>> {
+        self
+    }
+}
diff --git a/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/payload_envelope_verification/gossip_verified_envelope.rs b/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/payload_envelope_verification/gossip_verified_envelope.rs
index 68d6e8605e..8c8ee57fb4 100644
--- a/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/payload_envelope_verification/gossip_verified_envelope.rs
+++ b/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/payload_envelope_verification/gossip_verified_envelope.rs
@@ -2,11 +2,6 @@ use std::sync::Arc;
 
 use educe::Educe;
 use parking_lot::{Mutex, RwLock};
-use slot_clock::SlotClock;
-use state_processing::{
-    VerifySignatures,
-    envelope_processing::{VerifyStateRoot, process_execution_payload_envelope},
-};
 use store::DatabaseBlock;
 use tracing::{Span, debug};
 use types::{
@@ -15,14 +10,11 @@ use types::{
 };
 
 use crate::{
-    BeaconChain, BeaconChainError, BeaconChainTypes, BeaconStore, NotifyExecutionLayer,
-    PayloadVerificationOutcome,
+    BeaconChain, BeaconChainError, BeaconChainTypes, BeaconStore,
     beacon_proposer_cache::{self, BeaconProposerCache},
     canonical_head::CanonicalHead,
     payload_envelope_verification::{
-        EnvelopeError, EnvelopeImportData, EnvelopeProcessingSnapshot, ExecutionPendingEnvelope,
-        IntoExecutionPendingEnvelope, MaybeAvailableEnvelope, load_snapshot,
-        load_snapshot_from_state_root, payload_notifier::PayloadNotifier,
+        EnvelopeError, EnvelopeProcessingSnapshot, load_snapshot_from_state_root,
     },
     validator_pubkey_cache::ValidatorPubkeyCache,
 };
@@ -234,94 +226,6 @@ impl<T: BeaconChainTypes> GossipVerifiedEnvelope<T> {
     }
 }
 
-impl<T: BeaconChainTypes> IntoExecutionPendingEnvelope<T> for GossipVerifiedEnvelope<T> {
-    fn into_execution_pending_envelope(
-        self,
-        chain: &Arc<BeaconChain<T>>,
-        notify_execution_layer: NotifyExecutionLayer,
-    ) -> Result<ExecutionPendingEnvelope<T::EthSpec>, EnvelopeError> {
-        let signed_envelope = self.signed_envelope;
-        let envelope = &signed_envelope.message;
-        let payload = &envelope.payload;
-
-        // Verify the execution payload is valid
-        let payload_notifier = PayloadNotifier::new(
-            chain.clone(),
-            signed_envelope.clone(),
-            self.block.clone(),
-            notify_execution_layer,
-        )?;
-        let block_root = envelope.beacon_block_root;
-        let slot = self.block.slot();
-
-        let payload_verification_future = async move {
-            let chain = payload_notifier.chain.clone();
-            if let Some(started_execution) = chain.slot_clock.now_duration() {
-                chain
-                    .envelope_times_cache
-                    .write()
-                    .set_time_started_execution(block_root, slot, started_execution);
-            }
-
-            let payload_verification_status = payload_notifier.notify_new_payload().await?;
-            Ok(PayloadVerificationOutcome {
-                payload_verification_status,
-                // This fork is after the merge so it'll never be the merge transition block
-                is_valid_merge_transition_block: false,
-            })
-        };
-        // Spawn the payload verification future as a new task, but don't wait for it to complete.
-        // The `payload_verification_future` will be awaited later to ensure verification completed
-        // successfully.
-        let payload_verification_handle = chain
-            .task_executor
-            .spawn_handle(
-                payload_verification_future,
-                "execution_payload_verification",
-            )
-            .ok_or(BeaconChainError::RuntimeShutdown)?;
-
-        let snapshot = if let Some(snapshot) = self.snapshot {
-            *snapshot
-        } else {
-            load_snapshot(
-                signed_envelope.as_ref(),
-                &chain.canonical_head,
-                &chain.store,
-            )?
-        };
-        let mut state = snapshot.pre_state;
-
-        // All the state modifications are done in envelope_processing
-        process_execution_payload_envelope(
-            &mut state,
-            Some(snapshot.state_root),
-            &signed_envelope,
-            // verify signature already done for GossipVerifiedEnvelope
-            VerifySignatures::False,
-            VerifyStateRoot::True,
-            &chain.spec,
-        )?;
-
-        Ok(ExecutionPendingEnvelope {
-            signed_envelope: MaybeAvailableEnvelope::AvailabilityPending {
-                block_hash: payload.block_hash,
-                envelope: signed_envelope,
-            },
-            import_data: EnvelopeImportData {
-                block_root,
-                block: self.block,
-                post_state: Box::new(state),
-            },
-            payload_verification_handle,
-        })
-    }
-
-    fn envelope(&self) -> &Arc<SignedExecutionPayloadEnvelope<T::EthSpec>> {
-        &self.signed_envelope
-    }
-}
-
 impl<T: BeaconChainTypes> BeaconChain<T> {
     /// Build a `GossipVerificationContext` from this `BeaconChain`.
     pub fn gossip_verification_context(&self) -> GossipVerificationContext<'_, T> {
diff --git a/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/payload_envelope_verification/mod.rs b/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/payload_envelope_verification/mod.rs
index 5e88d62ec1..b5193f8e8c 100644
--- a/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/payload_envelope_verification/mod.rs
+++ b/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/payload_envelope_verification/mod.rs
@@ -39,31 +39,16 @@ use types::{
 };
 
 use crate::{
-    BeaconChain, BeaconChainError, BeaconChainTypes, BeaconStore, BlockError,
-    ExecutionPayloadError, NotifyExecutionLayer, PayloadVerificationOutcome,
-    block_verification::PayloadVerificationHandle, canonical_head::CanonicalHead,
-    payload_envelope_verification::gossip_verified_envelope::GossipVerifiedEnvelope,
+    BeaconChainError, BeaconChainTypes, BeaconStore, BlockError, ExecutionPayloadError,
+    PayloadVerificationOutcome, canonical_head::CanonicalHead,
 };
 
+pub mod execution_pending_envelope;
 pub mod gossip_verified_envelope;
 pub mod import;
 mod payload_notifier;
 
-pub trait IntoExecutionPendingEnvelope<T: BeaconChainTypes>: Sized {
-    fn into_execution_pending_envelope(
-        self,
-        chain: &Arc<BeaconChain<T>>,
-        notify_execution_layer: NotifyExecutionLayer,
-    ) -> Result<ExecutionPendingEnvelope<T::EthSpec>, EnvelopeError>;
-
-    fn envelope(&self) -> &Arc<SignedExecutionPayloadEnvelope<T::EthSpec>>;
-}
-
-pub struct ExecutionPendingEnvelope<E: EthSpec> {
-    pub signed_envelope: MaybeAvailableEnvelope<E>,
-    pub import_data: EnvelopeImportData<E>,
-    pub payload_verification_handle: PayloadVerificationHandle,
-}
+pub use execution_pending_envelope::{ExecutionPendingEnvelope, IntoExecutionPendingEnvelope};
 
 #[derive(PartialEq)]
 pub struct EnvelopeImportData<E: EthSpec> {
@@ -348,20 +333,3 @@ pub(crate) fn load_snapshot<T: BeaconChainTypes>(
 
     load_snapshot_from_state_root::<T>(beacon_block_root, proto_beacon_block.state_root, store)
 }
-
-impl<T: BeaconChainTypes> IntoExecutionPendingEnvelope<T>
-    for Arc<SignedExecutionPayloadEnvelope<T::EthSpec>>
-{
-    fn into_execution_pending_envelope(
-        self,
-        chain: &Arc<BeaconChain<T>>,
-        notify_execution_layer: NotifyExecutionLayer,
-    ) -> Result<ExecutionPendingEnvelope<T::EthSpec>, EnvelopeError> {
-        GossipVerifiedEnvelope::new(self, &chain.gossip_verification_context())?
-            .into_execution_pending_envelope(chain, notify_execution_layer)
-    }
-
-    fn envelope(&self) -> &Arc<SignedExecutionPayloadEnvelope<T::EthSpec>> {
-        self
-    }
-}