diff --git a/ssv/spectest/tests/runner/consensus/post_finish.go b/ssv/spectest/tests/runner/consensus/post_finish.go
index 99f19ab11..356224cd4 100644
--- a/ssv/spectest/tests/runner/consensus/post_finish.go
+++ b/ssv/spectest/tests/runner/consensus/post_finish.go
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ func PostFinish() tests.SpecTest {
 				testingutils.PostConsensusProposerMsgV(ks.Shares[1], 1, version),
 			},
 			BeaconBroadcastedRoots: []string{
-				testingutils.GetSSZRootNoError(testingutils.TestingSignedBlindedBeaconBlockV(ks, version)),
+				testingutils.GetSSZRootNoError(testingutils.TestingSignedBeaconBlockV(ks, version)),
 			},
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/ssv/spectest/tests/runner/duties/proposer/normal_accepts_blinded_block.go b/ssv/spectest/tests/runner/duties/proposer/normal_accepts_blinded_block.go
index f360d60ba..b3f9000af 100644
--- a/ssv/spectest/tests/runner/duties/proposer/normal_accepts_blinded_block.go
+++ b/ssv/spectest/tests/runner/duties/proposer/normal_accepts_blinded_block.go
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ func NormalProposerAcceptsBlindedBlock() tests.SpecTest {
 				testingutils.PostConsensusProposerMsgV(ks.Shares[1], 1, version),
 			},
 			BeaconBroadcastedRoots: []string{
-				testingutils.GetSSZRootNoError(testingutils.TestingSignedBlindedBeaconBlockV(ks, version)),
+				testingutils.GetSSZRootNoError(testingutils.TestingSignedBeaconBlockV(ks, version)),
 			},
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/ssv/spectest/tests/runner/duties/proposer/propose_regular_decide_blinded.go b/ssv/spectest/tests/runner/duties/proposer/propose_regular_decide_blinded.go
index d17f0fc31..8c0694c5f 100644
--- a/ssv/spectest/tests/runner/duties/proposer/propose_regular_decide_blinded.go
+++ b/ssv/spectest/tests/runner/duties/proposer/propose_regular_decide_blinded.go
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ func ProposeRegularBlockDecidedBlinded() tests.SpecTest {
 			testingutils.PostConsensusProposerMsgV(ks.Shares[1], 1, spec.DataVersionDeneb),
 		},
 		BeaconBroadcastedRoots: []string{
-			testingutils.GetSSZRootNoError(testingutils.TestingSignedBlindedBeaconBlockV(ks, spec.DataVersionDeneb)),
+			testingutils.GetSSZRootNoError(testingutils.TestingSignedBeaconBlockV(ks, spec.DataVersionDeneb)),
 		},
 	}
 }
diff --git a/ssv/spectest/tests/runner/full_happy_flow.go b/ssv/spectest/tests/runner/full_happy_flow.go
index a3cc9857e..160bbe6d7 100644
--- a/ssv/spectest/tests/runner/full_happy_flow.go
+++ b/ssv/spectest/tests/runner/full_happy_flow.go
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ func FullHappyFlow() tests.SpecTest {
 				testingutils.PostConsensusProposerMsgV(ks.Shares[1], 1, version),
 			},
 			BeaconBroadcastedRoots: []string{
-				testingutils.GetSSZRootNoError(testingutils.TestingSignedBlindedBeaconBlockV(ks, version)),
+				testingutils.GetSSZRootNoError(testingutils.TestingSignedBeaconBlockV(ks, version)),
 			},
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/ssv/spectest/tests/runner/postconsensus/post_quorum.go b/ssv/spectest/tests/runner/postconsensus/post_quorum.go
index 5ea7475de..8a5589202 100644
--- a/ssv/spectest/tests/runner/postconsensus/post_quorum.go
+++ b/ssv/spectest/tests/runner/postconsensus/post_quorum.go
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ func PostQuorum() tests.SpecTest {
 			PostDutyRunnerState:     postQuorumBlindedProposerSC(version).ExpectedState,
 			OutputMessages:          []*types.SignedPartialSignatureMessage{},
 			BeaconBroadcastedRoots: []string{
-				testingutils.GetSSZRootNoError(testingutils.TestingSignedBlindedBeaconBlockV(ks, version)),
+				testingutils.GetSSZRootNoError(testingutils.TestingSignedBeaconBlockV(ks, version)),
 			},
 			DontStartDuty: true,
 			ExpectedError: expectedErr,
diff --git a/ssv/spectest/tests/runner/postconsensus/quorum.go b/ssv/spectest/tests/runner/postconsensus/quorum.go
index 479ac4439..14f4d9dd3 100644
--- a/ssv/spectest/tests/runner/postconsensus/quorum.go
+++ b/ssv/spectest/tests/runner/postconsensus/quorum.go
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ func Quorum() tests.SpecTest {
 			PostDutyRunnerState:     quorumBlindedProposerSC(version).ExpectedState,
 			OutputMessages:          []*types.SignedPartialSignatureMessage{},
 			BeaconBroadcastedRoots: []string{
-				testingutils.GetSSZRootNoError(testingutils.TestingSignedBlindedBeaconBlockV(ks, version)),
+				testingutils.GetSSZRootNoError(testingutils.TestingSignedBeaconBlockV(ks, version)),
 			},
 			DontStartDuty: true,
 		}
diff --git a/ssv/spectest/tests/runner/postconsensus/quorum_10_operators.go b/ssv/spectest/tests/runner/postconsensus/quorum_10_operators.go
index c0697323b..c918a5b8a 100644
--- a/ssv/spectest/tests/runner/postconsensus/quorum_10_operators.go
+++ b/ssv/spectest/tests/runner/postconsensus/quorum_10_operators.go
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ func Quorum10Operators() tests.SpecTest {
 				PostDutyRunnerStateRoot: "d0498893b8a9386af88df849f3d88bcff88c495c4705ab74fb4560e16abde3fb",
 				OutputMessages:          []*types.SignedPartialSignatureMessage{},
 				BeaconBroadcastedRoots: []string{
-					testingutils.GetSSZRootNoError(testingutils.TestingSignedBlindedBeaconBlockV(ks, spec.DataVersionDeneb)),
+					testingutils.GetSSZRootNoError(testingutils.TestingSignedBeaconBlockV(ks, spec.DataVersionDeneb)),
 				},
 				DontStartDuty: true,
 			},
diff --git a/ssv/spectest/tests/runner/postconsensus/quorum_13_operators.go b/ssv/spectest/tests/runner/postconsensus/quorum_13_operators.go
index 76cbd17b5..91ef336a9 100644
--- a/ssv/spectest/tests/runner/postconsensus/quorum_13_operators.go
+++ b/ssv/spectest/tests/runner/postconsensus/quorum_13_operators.go
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ func Quorum13Operators() tests.SpecTest {
 				PostDutyRunnerStateRoot: "404287c64ae601ac20744783becd0081ff25da8b58592daac39365a8bbdb5e4a",
 				OutputMessages:          []*types.SignedPartialSignatureMessage{},
 				BeaconBroadcastedRoots: []string{
-					testingutils.GetSSZRootNoError(testingutils.TestingSignedBlindedBeaconBlockV(ks, spec.DataVersionDeneb)),
+					testingutils.GetSSZRootNoError(testingutils.TestingSignedBeaconBlockV(ks, spec.DataVersionDeneb)),
 				},
 				DontStartDuty: true,
 			},
diff --git a/ssv/spectest/tests/runner/postconsensus/quorum_7_operators.go b/ssv/spectest/tests/runner/postconsensus/quorum_7_operators.go
index 99dd7b1cf..8940281d2 100644
--- a/ssv/spectest/tests/runner/postconsensus/quorum_7_operators.go
+++ b/ssv/spectest/tests/runner/postconsensus/quorum_7_operators.go
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ func Quorum7Operators() tests.SpecTest {
 			PostDutyRunnerState:     quorum7OperatorsBlindedProposerSC(version).ExpectedState,
 			OutputMessages:          []*types.SignedPartialSignatureMessage{},
 			BeaconBroadcastedRoots: []string{
-				testingutils.GetSSZRootNoError(testingutils.TestingSignedBlindedBeaconBlockV(ks, version)),
+				testingutils.GetSSZRootNoError(testingutils.TestingSignedBeaconBlockV(ks, version)),
 			},
 			DontStartDuty: true,
 		}
diff --git a/ssv/spectest/tests/runner/pre_consensus_justifications/happy_flow.go b/ssv/spectest/tests/runner/pre_consensus_justifications/happy_flow.go
index 8a7421700..0bcda41b0 100644
--- a/ssv/spectest/tests/runner/pre_consensus_justifications/happy_flow.go
+++ b/ssv/spectest/tests/runner/pre_consensus_justifications/happy_flow.go
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ func HappyFlow() tests.SpecTest {
 					testingutils.PostConsensusProposerMsgV(ks.Shares[1], 1, spec.DataVersionDeneb),
 				},
 				BeaconBroadcastedRoots: []string{
-					testingutils.GetSSZRootNoError(testingutils.TestingSignedBlindedBeaconBlockV(ks, spec.DataVersionDeneb)),
+					testingutils.GetSSZRootNoError(testingutils.TestingSignedBeaconBlockV(ks, spec.DataVersionDeneb)),
 				},
 			},
 			{
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ func HappyFlow() tests.SpecTest {
 					testingutils.PostConsensusProposerMsgV(ks.Shares[1], 1, spec.DataVersionDeneb),
 				},
 				BeaconBroadcastedRoots: []string{
-					testingutils.GetSSZRootNoError(testingutils.TestingSignedBlindedBeaconBlockV(ks, spec.DataVersionDeneb)),
+					testingutils.GetSSZRootNoError(testingutils.TestingSignedBeaconBlockV(ks, spec.DataVersionDeneb)),
 				},
 			},
 			{
diff --git a/types/testingutils/beacon_node_versioned.go b/types/testingutils/beacon_node_versioned.go
index 093366d02..6a9f3551d 100644
--- a/types/testingutils/beacon_node_versioned.go
+++ b/types/testingutils/beacon_node_versioned.go
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ var TestingSignedBeaconBlockV = func(ks *TestKeySet, version spec.DataVersion) s
 		return &apiv1deneb.SignedBlockContents{
 			SignedBlock: &deneb.SignedBeaconBlock{
 				Message:   vBlk.Deneb.Block,
-				Signature: signBeaconObject(vBlk.Deneb.Block, types.DomainProposer, ks),
+				Signature: signBeaconObject(vBlk.Deneb, types.DomainProposer, ks),
 			},
 			KZGProofs: vBlk.Deneb.KZGProofs,
 			Blobs:     vBlk.Deneb.Blobs,
@@ -179,34 +179,6 @@ var TestingSignedBeaconBlockV = func(ks *TestKeySet, version spec.DataVersion) s
 	}
 }
 
-var TestingSignedBlindedBeaconBlockV = func(ks *TestKeySet, version spec.DataVersion) ssz.HashRoot {
-	vBlk := TestingBeaconBlockV(version)
-
-	switch version {
-	case spec.DataVersionCapella:
-		if vBlk.Capella == nil {
-			panic("empty block")
-		}
-		return &capella.SignedBeaconBlock{
-			Message:   vBlk.Capella,
-			Signature: signBeaconObject(vBlk.Capella, types.DomainProposer, ks),
-		}
-	case spec.DataVersionDeneb:
-		if vBlk.Deneb == nil {
-			panic("empty block contents")
-		}
-		if vBlk.Deneb.Block == nil {
-			panic("empty block")
-		}
-		return &deneb.SignedBeaconBlock{
-			Message:   vBlk.Deneb.Block,
-			Signature: signBeaconObject(vBlk.Deneb.Block, types.DomainProposer, ks),
-		}
-	default:
-		panic("unsupported version")
-	}
-}
-
 var TestingDutyEpochV = func(version spec.DataVersion) phase0.Epoch {
 	switch version {
 	case spec.DataVersionCapella: