diff --git a/consensus/types/src/beacon_block_body.rs b/consensus/types/src/beacon_block_body.rs
index 73d02dbe61..7df9c3f3cb 100644
--- a/consensus/types/src/beacon_block_body.rs
+++ b/consensus/types/src/beacon_block_body.rs
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ impl<'a, E: EthSpec, Payload: AbstractExecPayload<E>> BeaconBlockBodyRef<'a, E,
         }
     }
 
-    pub(crate) fn body_merkle_leaves(&self) -> Vec<Hash256> {
+    pub fn body_merkle_leaves(&self) -> Vec<Hash256> {
         let mut leaves = vec![];
         match self {
             Self::Base(body) => {
diff --git a/consensus/types/src/beacon_state.rs b/consensus/types/src/beacon_state.rs
index 5f3dff56cc..d2efbfe909 100644
--- a/consensus/types/src/beacon_state.rs
+++ b/consensus/types/src/beacon_state.rs
@@ -2632,6 +2632,12 @@ impl<E: EthSpec> BeaconState<E> {
     }
 }
 
+impl<E: EthSpec> ForkVersionDecode for BeaconState<E> {
+    fn from_ssz_bytes_by_fork(bytes: &[u8], fork_name: ForkName) -> Result<Self, ssz::DecodeError> {
+        Ok(map_fork_name!(fork_name, Self, <_>::from_ssz_bytes(bytes)?))
+    }
+}
+
 impl<E: EthSpec> BeaconState<E> {
     /// The number of fields of the `BeaconState` rounded up to the nearest power of two.
     ///
@@ -2760,7 +2766,7 @@ impl<E: EthSpec> BeaconState<E> {
         Ok(proof)
     }
 
-    fn generate_proof(
+    pub fn generate_proof(
         &self,
         field_index: usize,
         leaves: &[Hash256],
@@ -2775,7 +2781,7 @@ impl<E: EthSpec> BeaconState<E> {
         Ok(proof)
     }
 
-    fn get_beacon_state_leaves(&self) -> Vec<Hash256> {
+    pub fn get_beacon_state_leaves(&self) -> Vec<Hash256> {
         let mut leaves = vec![];
         #[allow(clippy::arithmetic_side_effects)]
         match self {