diff --git a/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/pending_payload_cache/pending_column.rs b/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/pending_payload_cache/pending_column.rs
index a69bd22d34..1c7a0389c3 100644
--- a/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/pending_payload_cache/pending_column.rs
+++ b/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/pending_payload_cache/pending_column.rs
@@ -15,10 +15,6 @@ impl<E: EthSpec> Default for PendingColumn<E> {
 }
 
 impl<E: EthSpec> PendingColumn<E> {
-    pub fn new_with_capacity(_blobs: usize) -> Self {
-        Self { cells: Vec::new() }
-    }
-
     pub fn insert(&mut self, index: usize, cell: &Cell<E>, proof: &KzgProof) {
         if let Some(existing_cell) = self.cells.get_mut(index)
             && existing_cell.is_none()
diff --git a/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/pending_payload_cache/pending_components.rs b/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/pending_payload_cache/pending_components.rs
index d3b4e3007b..de351cd527 100644
--- a/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/pending_payload_cache/pending_components.rs
+++ b/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/pending_payload_cache/pending_components.rs
@@ -81,11 +81,10 @@ impl<E: EthSpec> PendingComponents<E> {
     ) -> Result<(), AvailabilityCheckError> {
         for data_column in kzg_verified_data_columns {
             let data_column = data_column.as_data_column();
-            let num_blobs_expected = self.num_blobs_expected();
             let col = self
                 .verified_data_columns
                 .entry(*data_column.index())
-                .or_insert_with(|| PendingColumn::new_with_capacity(num_blobs_expected));
+                .or_default();
             for (cell_idx, (cell, proof)) in data_column
                 .column()
                 .iter()