diff --git a/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/payload_envelope_verification/import.rs b/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/payload_envelope_verification/import.rs
index 88ca66f7be..964916c30b 100644
--- a/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/payload_envelope_verification/import.rs
+++ b/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/payload_envelope_verification/import.rs
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ impl<T: BeaconChainTypes> BeaconChain<T> {
     ///
     /// An error is returned if the verification handle couldn't be awaited.
     #[instrument(skip_all, level = "debug")]
-    pub async fn into_executed_payload_envelope(
+    async fn into_executed_payload_envelope(
         self: Arc<Self>,
         pending_envelope: ExecutionPendingEnvelope<T::EthSpec>,
     ) -> Result<ExecutedEnvelope<T::EthSpec>, EnvelopeError> {