diff --git a/consensus/proto_array/src/proto_array_fork_choice.rs b/consensus/proto_array/src/proto_array_fork_choice.rs
index cb467f2531..6c90af1302 100644
--- a/consensus/proto_array/src/proto_array_fork_choice.rs
+++ b/consensus/proto_array/src/proto_array_fork_choice.rs
@@ -997,11 +997,7 @@ impl ProtoArrayForkChoice {
     /// Returns the `block.execution_status` field, if the block is present.
     pub fn get_block_execution_status(&self, block_root: &Hash256) -> Option<ExecutionStatus> {
         let block = self.get_proto_node(block_root)?;
-        Some(
-            block
-                .execution_status()
-                .unwrap_or_else(|_| ExecutionStatus::irrelevant()),
-        )
+        block.execution_status().ok()
     }
 
     /// Returns whether the execution payload for a block has been received.