diff --git a/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/beacon_chain.rs b/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/beacon_chain.rs
index 1ed5579fea..a491e8559b 100644
--- a/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/beacon_chain.rs
+++ b/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/beacon_chain.rs
@@ -57,9 +57,6 @@ use crate::observed_block_producers::ObservedBlockProducers;
 use crate::observed_data_sidecars::ObservedDataSidecars;
 use crate::observed_operations::{ObservationOutcome, ObservedOperations};
 use crate::observed_slashable::ObservedSlashable;
-use crate::payload_envelope_verification::{
-    EnvelopeError, ExecutedEnvelope, ExecutionPendingEnvelope,
-};
 use crate::pending_payload_envelopes::PendingPayloadEnvelopes;
 use crate::persisted_beacon_chain::PersistedBeaconChain;
 use crate::persisted_custody::persist_custody_context;
@@ -3557,33 +3554,6 @@ impl<T: BeaconChainTypes> BeaconChain<T> {
         ))
     }
 
-    /// Accepts a fully-verified payload envelope and awaits on its payload verification handle to
-    /// get a fully `ExecutedEnvelope`.
-    ///
-    /// An error is returned if the verification handle couldn't be awaited.
-    #[instrument(skip_all, level = "debug")]
-    pub async fn into_executed_payload_envelope(
-        self: Arc<Self>,
-        pending_envelope: ExecutionPendingEnvelope<T::EthSpec>,
-    ) -> Result<ExecutedEnvelope<T::EthSpec>, EnvelopeError> {
-        let ExecutionPendingEnvelope {
-            signed_envelope,
-            import_data,
-            payload_verification_handle,
-        } = pending_envelope;
-
-        let payload_verification_outcome = payload_verification_handle
-            .await
-            .map_err(BeaconChainError::TokioJoin)?
-            .ok_or(BeaconChainError::RuntimeShutdown)??;
-
-        Ok(ExecutedEnvelope::new(
-            signed_envelope,
-            import_data,
-            payload_verification_outcome,
-        ))
-    }
-
     /* Import methods */
 
     /// Checks if the block is available, and imports immediately if so, otherwise caches the block
diff --git a/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/execution_payload.rs b/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/execution_payload.rs
index b0644ac8aa..a5c2ead427 100644
--- a/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/execution_payload.rs
+++ b/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/execution_payload.rs
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ impl<T: BeaconChainTypes> PayloadNotifier<T> {
     }
 }
 
-/// Verify that `execution_payload` contained by `block` is considered valid by an execution
+/// Verify that `execution_payload` associated with `beacon_block_root` is considered valid by an execution
 /// engine.
 ///
 /// ## Specification
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 f2633e8d5f..603e14446a 100644
--- a/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/payload_envelope_verification/import.rs
+++ b/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/payload_envelope_verification/import.rs
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ use crate::{
     NotifyExecutionLayer,
     block_verification_types::{AsBlock, AvailableBlockData},
     metrics,
+    payload_envelope_verification::ExecutionPendingEnvelope,
     validator_monitor::{get_slot_delay_ms, timestamp_now},
 };
 
@@ -157,6 +158,33 @@ impl<T: BeaconChainTypes> BeaconChain<T> {
         }
     }
 
+    /// Accepts a fully-verified payload envelope and awaits on its payload verification handle to
+    /// get a fully `ExecutedEnvelope`.
+    ///
+    /// An error is returned if the verification handle couldn't be awaited.
+    #[instrument(skip_all, level = "debug")]
+    pub async fn into_executed_payload_envelope(
+        self: Arc<Self>,
+        pending_envelope: ExecutionPendingEnvelope<T::EthSpec>,
+    ) -> Result<ExecutedEnvelope<T::EthSpec>, EnvelopeError> {
+        let ExecutionPendingEnvelope {
+            signed_envelope,
+            import_data,
+            payload_verification_handle,
+        } = pending_envelope;
+
+        let payload_verification_outcome = payload_verification_handle
+            .await
+            .map_err(BeaconChainError::TokioJoin)?
+            .ok_or(BeaconChainError::RuntimeShutdown)??;
+
+        Ok(ExecutedEnvelope::new(
+            signed_envelope,
+            import_data,
+            payload_verification_outcome,
+        ))
+    }
+
     #[instrument(skip_all)]
     pub async fn import_available_execution_payload_envelope(
         self: &Arc<Self>,