diff --git a/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/block_verification.rs b/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/block_verification.rs
index 368df038f0..1c1fdeafb3 100644
--- a/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/block_verification.rs
+++ b/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/block_verification.rs
@@ -621,6 +621,7 @@ pub(crate) fn process_block_slash_info<T: BeaconChainTypes, TErr: BlockBlobError
 /// signature in the block is invalid, an `Err` is returned (it is not possible to known _which_
 /// signature was invalid).
 ///
+/// Also performs kzg verification on columns if they exist.
 /// ## Errors
 ///
 /// The given `chain_segment` must contain only blocks from the same epoch, otherwise an error
@@ -651,17 +652,17 @@ pub fn signature_verify_chain_segment<T: BeaconChainTypes>(
         &chain.spec,
     )?;
 
-    let mut available_blocks = Vec::with_capacity(chain_segment.len());
-    let mut envelopes = Vec::with_capacity(chain_segment.len());
     let mut signature_verified_blocks = Vec::with_capacity(chain_segment.len());
 
     for (block_root, block) in chain_segment {
         let consensus_context =
             ConsensusContext::new(block.slot()).set_current_block_root(block_root);
-
-        let (available_block, envelope) = block.into_available_block()?;
-        available_blocks.push(available_block.clone());
-        envelopes.push(envelope);
+        // This gets columns from the block for pre-gloas and from the envelope for
+        // post gloas.
+        if let Some(columns) = block.data_columns() {
+            verify_columns_against_block(&chain.kzg, block.as_block(), &columns)?;
+        }
+        let (available_block, _envelope) = block.into_available_block()?;
         signature_verified_blocks.push(SignatureVerifiedBlock {
             block: MaybeAvailableBlock::Available(available_block),
             block_root,
@@ -670,16 +671,6 @@ pub fn signature_verify_chain_segment<T: BeaconChainTypes>(
         });
     }
 
-    chain
-        .data_availability_checker
-        .batch_verify_kzg_for_available_blocks(&available_blocks)?;
-
-    for (available_block, maybe_envelope) in available_blocks.iter().zip(envelopes.iter()) {
-        if let Some(envelope) = maybe_envelope {
-            verify_columns_against_block(&chain.kzg, available_block.block(), &envelope.columns)?;
-        }
-    }
-
     // verify signatures
     let pubkey_cache = get_validator_pubkey_cache(chain)?;
     let mut signature_verifier = get_signature_verifier(&state, &pubkey_cache, &chain.spec);