diff --git a/ethereum/core/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/core/BlockHeader.java b/ethereum/core/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/core/BlockHeader.java
index 42f99fafb6..7ff841280d 100644
--- a/ethereum/core/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/core/BlockHeader.java
+++ b/ethereum/core/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/core/BlockHeader.java
@@ -92,6 +92,19 @@ public class BlockHeader extends SealableBlockHeader
     this.parsedExtraData = Suppliers.memoize(() -> blockHeaderFunctions.parseExtraData(this));
   }
 
+  public static boolean hasEmptyBlock(final BlockHeader blockHeader) {
+    return blockHeader.getOmmersHash().equals(Hash.EMPTY_LIST_HASH)
+        && blockHeader.getTransactionsRoot().equals(Hash.EMPTY_TRIE_HASH)
+        && blockHeader
+            .getWithdrawalsRoot()
+            .map(wsRoot -> wsRoot.equals(Hash.EMPTY_TRIE_HASH))
+            .orElse(true)
+        && blockHeader
+            .getRequestsRoot()
+            .map(reqRoot -> reqRoot.equals(Hash.EMPTY_TRIE_HASH))
+            .orElse(true);
+  }
+
   /**
    * Returns the block mixed hash.
    *
diff --git a/ethereum/eth/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/eth/sync/tasks/CompleteBlocksTask.java b/ethereum/eth/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/eth/sync/tasks/CompleteBlocksTask.java
index 524851af5f..ec679e53a1 100644
--- a/ethereum/eth/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/eth/sync/tasks/CompleteBlocksTask.java
+++ b/ethereum/eth/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/eth/sync/tasks/CompleteBlocksTask.java
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ import static java.util.Collections.emptyList;
 import static java.util.concurrent.CompletableFuture.completedFuture;
 import static java.util.stream.Collectors.toMap;
 
-import org.hyperledger.besu.datatypes.Hash;
 import org.hyperledger.besu.ethereum.core.Block;
 import org.hyperledger.besu.ethereum.core.BlockBody;
 import org.hyperledger.besu.ethereum.core.BlockHeader;
@@ -75,7 +74,7 @@ public class CompleteBlocksTask extends AbstractRetryingPeerTask<List<Block>> {
     this.headers = headers;
     this.blocks =
         headers.stream()
-            .filter(this::hasEmptyBody)
+            .filter(BlockHeader::hasEmptyBlock)
             .collect(
                 toMap(
                     BlockHeader::getNumber,
@@ -102,15 +101,6 @@ public class CompleteBlocksTask extends AbstractRetryingPeerTask<List<Block>> {
     return protocolSchedule.getByBlockHeader(header).getWithdrawalsProcessor().isPresent();
   }
 
-  private boolean hasEmptyBody(final BlockHeader header) {
-    return header.getOmmersHash().equals(Hash.EMPTY_LIST_HASH)
-        && header.getTransactionsRoot().equals(Hash.EMPTY_TRIE_HASH)
-        && header
-            .getWithdrawalsRoot()
-            .map(wsRoot -> wsRoot.equals(Hash.EMPTY_TRIE_HASH))
-            .orElse(true);
-  }
-
   public static CompleteBlocksTask forHeaders(
       final ProtocolSchedule protocolSchedule,
       final EthContext ethContext,