diff --git a/eth2/state_processing/src/per_block_processing.rs b/eth2/state_processing/src/per_block_processing.rs
index e79f5f08c3..6c52a26764 100644
--- a/eth2/state_processing/src/per_block_processing.rs
+++ b/eth2/state_processing/src/per_block_processing.rs
@@ -322,13 +322,7 @@ pub fn process_attestations(
 
     // Update the state in series.
     for attestation in attestations {
-        let pending_attestation = PendingAttestation {
-            data: attestation.data.clone(),
-            aggregation_bitfield: attestation.aggregation_bitfield.clone(),
-            custody_bitfield: attestation.custody_bitfield.clone(),
-            inclusion_slot: state.slot,
-        };
-
+        let pending_attestation = PendingAttestation::from_attestation(attestation, state.slot);
         let attestation_epoch = attestation.data.slot.epoch(spec.slots_per_epoch);
 
         if attestation_epoch == state.current_epoch(spec) {
diff --git a/eth2/types/src/pending_attestation.rs b/eth2/types/src/pending_attestation.rs
index ca50b6d1c4..938e59beff 100644
--- a/eth2/types/src/pending_attestation.rs
+++ b/eth2/types/src/pending_attestation.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use crate::test_utils::TestRandom;
-use crate::{AttestationData, Bitfield, Slot};
+use crate::{Attestation, AttestationData, Bitfield, Slot};
 use rand::RngCore;
 use serde_derive::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use ssz_derive::{Decode, Encode, TreeHash};
@@ -16,6 +16,18 @@ pub struct PendingAttestation {
     pub inclusion_slot: Slot,
 }
 
+impl PendingAttestation {
+    /// Create a `PendingAttestation` from an `Attestation`, at the given `inclusion_slot`.
+    pub fn from_attestation(attestation: &Attestation, inclusion_slot: Slot) -> Self {
+        PendingAttestation {
+            data: attestation.data.clone(),
+            aggregation_bitfield: attestation.aggregation_bitfield.clone(),
+            custody_bitfield: attestation.custody_bitfield.clone(),
+            inclusion_slot,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use super::*;