diff --git a/beacon_node/network/src/beacon_processor/worker/sync_methods.rs b/beacon_node/network/src/beacon_processor/worker/sync_methods.rs
index b3465c56dc..284f96da7c 100644
--- a/beacon_node/network/src/beacon_processor/worker/sync_methods.rs
+++ b/beacon_node/network/src/beacon_processor/worker/sync_methods.rs
@@ -188,7 +188,11 @@ impl<T: BeaconChainTypes> Worker<T> {
                 let end_slot = downloaded_blocks.last().map(|b| b.slot().as_u64());
                 let sent_blocks = downloaded_blocks.len();
 
-                let unwrapped = downloaded_blocks.into_iter().map(|_| todo!()).collect();
+                let unwrapped = downloaded_blocks
+                    .into_iter()
+                    //FIXME(sean) handle blobs in backfill
+                    .map(|block| block.block_cloned())
+                    .collect();
 
                 match self.process_backfill_blocks(unwrapped) {
                     (_, Ok(_)) => {