diff --git a/core/types/data_blob.go b/core/types/data_blob.go
index 89e92acb6785..d127aebf77c5 100644
--- a/core/types/data_blob.go
+++ b/core/types/data_blob.go
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common/hexutil"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/crypto"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/crypto/kzg"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/params"
 	"github.com/protolambda/go-kzg/bls"
@@ -63,10 +62,8 @@ func (p *KZGCommitment) Point() (*bls.G1Point, error) {
 	return bls.FromCompressedG1(p[:])
 }
 
-func (kzg KZGCommitment) ComputeVersionedHash() common.Hash {
-	h := crypto.Keccak256Hash(kzg[:])
-	h[0] = params.BlobCommitmentVersionKZG
-	return h
+func (c KZGCommitment) ComputeVersionedHash() common.Hash {
+	return kzg.KZGToVersionedHash(c)
 }
 
 // Compressed BLS12-381 G1 element
@@ -528,7 +525,7 @@ func (b *BlobTxWrapData) verifyBlobs(inner TxData) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("aggregate proof parse error: %v", err)
 	}
-	if !kzg.VerifyKzgProof(aggregateCommitmentG1, &z, &y, aggregateProofG1) {
+	if !kzg.VerifyKZGProofFromPoints(aggregateCommitmentG1, &z, &y, aggregateProofG1) {
 		return errors.New("failed to verify kzg")
 	}
 	return nil
diff --git a/core/vm/contracts.go b/core/vm/contracts.go
index 268ffc2acc43..e45ede94cb19 100644
--- a/core/vm/contracts.go
+++ b/core/vm/contracts.go
@@ -22,8 +22,6 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"math/big"
 
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
-
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common/math"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/crypto"
@@ -33,7 +31,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/crypto/kzg"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/params"
 	big2 "github.com/holiman/big"
-	"github.com/protolambda/go-kzg/bls"
 	"golang.org/x/crypto/ripemd160"
 )
 
@@ -1077,70 +1074,11 @@ func (c *bls12381MapG2) Run(input []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 // to check if a value is part of a blob at a specific point with a KZG proof.
 type pointEvaluation struct{}
 
-var (
-	errPointEvaluationInputLength           = errors.New("invalid input length")
-	errPointEvaluationInvalidVersionedHash  = errors.New("invalid versioned hash")
-	errPointEvaluationInvalidX              = errors.New("invalid evaluation point")
-	errPointEvaluationInvalidY              = errors.New("invalid expected output")
-	errPointEvaluationInvalidKzg            = errors.New("invalid data kzg")
-	errPointEvaluationInvalidProof          = errors.New("invalid proof")
-	errPointEvaluationMismatchVersionedHash = errors.New("mismatched versioned hash")
-	errPointEvaluationBadProof              = errors.New("bad proof")
-)
-
 // RequiredGas returns the gas required to execute the pre-compiled contract.
 func (c *pointEvaluation) RequiredGas(input []byte) uint64 {
 	return params.PointEvaluationGas
 }
 
 func (c *pointEvaluation) Run(input []byte) ([]byte, error) {
-	if len(input) != 192 {
-		return nil, errPointEvaluationInputLength
-	}
-
-	var versionedHash common.Hash
-	copy(versionedHash[:], input[:32])
-	// XXX Should we version check the hash?
-	if versionedHash[0] != params.BlobCommitmentVersionKZG {
-		return nil, errPointEvaluationInvalidVersionedHash
-	}
-
-	var x bls.Fr
-	var data [32]byte
-	copy(data[:], input[32:64])
-	ok := bls.FrFrom32(&x, data)
-	if !ok {
-		return nil, errPointEvaluationInvalidX
-	}
-
-	var y bls.Fr
-	copy(data[:], input[64:96])
-	ok = bls.FrFrom32(&y, data)
-	if !ok {
-		return nil, errPointEvaluationInvalidY
-	}
-
-	var commitment types.KZGCommitment
-	copy(commitment[:], input[96:144])
-	if commitment.ComputeVersionedHash() != versionedHash {
-		return nil, errPointEvaluationMismatchVersionedHash
-	}
-
-	parsedCommitment, err := commitment.Point()
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, errPointEvaluationInvalidKzg
-	}
-
-	var proof types.KZGCommitment
-	copy(proof[:], input[144:192])
-	parsedProof, err := proof.Point()
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, errPointEvaluationInvalidProof
-	}
-
-	if !kzg.VerifyKzgProof(parsedCommitment, &x, &y, parsedProof) {
-		return nil, errPointEvaluationBadProof
-	}
-
-	return []byte{}, nil
+	return kzg.PointEvaluationPrecompile(input)
 }
diff --git a/crypto/kzg/kzg.go b/crypto/kzg/kzg.go
index 9036fea3f78b..bb855ddca6ab 100644
--- a/crypto/kzg/kzg.go
+++ b/crypto/kzg/kzg.go
@@ -50,21 +50,6 @@ func BlobToKzg(eval []bls.Fr) *bls.G1Point {
 	return bls.LinCombG1(kzgSetupLagrange, eval)
 }
 
-// Verify a KZG proof
-func VerifyKzgProof(commitment *bls.G1Point, x *bls.Fr, y *bls.Fr, proof *bls.G1Point) bool {
-	// Verify the pairing equation
-	var xG2 bls.G2Point
-	bls.MulG2(&xG2, &bls.GenG2, x)
-	var sMinuxX bls.G2Point
-	bls.SubG2(&sMinuxX, &kzgSetupG2[1], &xG2)
-	var yG1 bls.G1Point
-	bls.MulG1(&yG1, &bls.GenG1, y)
-	var commitmentMinusY bls.G1Point
-	bls.SubG1(&commitmentMinusY, commitment, &yG1)
-
-	return bls.PairingsVerify(&commitmentMinusY, &bls.GenG2, proof, &sMinuxX)
-}
-
 type BlobsBatch struct {
 	sync.Mutex
 	init                bool
diff --git a/crypto/kzg/kzg_new.go b/crypto/kzg/kzg_new.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..aefc5505c0f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crypto/kzg/kzg_new.go
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+package kzg
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+
+	"github.com/protolambda/go-kzg/bls"
+
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/crypto"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/params"
+)
+
+// VerifyKZGProof implements verify_kzg_proof from the EIP-4844 consensus spec:
+// https://github.com/ethereum/consensus-specs/blob/dev/specs/eip4844/polynomial-commitments.md#verify_kzg_proof
+func VerifyKZGProof(polynomialKZG [48]byte, z *bls.Fr, y *bls.Fr, kzgProof [48]byte) (bool, error) {
+	polynomialKZGG1, err := bls.FromCompressedG1(polynomialKZG[:])
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, fmt.Errorf("failed to decode polynomialKZG: %v", err)
+	}
+	kzgProofG1, err := bls.FromCompressedG1(kzgProof[:])
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, fmt.Errorf("failed to decode kzgProof: %v", err)
+	}
+	return VerifyKZGProofFromPoints(polynomialKZGG1, z, y, kzgProofG1), nil
+}
+
+func VerifyKZGProofFromPoints(polynomialKZG *bls.G1Point, z *bls.Fr, y *bls.Fr, kzgProof *bls.G1Point) bool {
+	var zG2 bls.G2Point
+	bls.MulG2(&zG2, &bls.GenG2, z)
+	var yG1 bls.G1Point
+	bls.MulG1(&yG1, &bls.GenG1, y)
+
+	var xMinusZ bls.G2Point
+	bls.SubG2(&xMinusZ, &kzgSetupG2[1], &zG2)
+	var pMinusY bls.G1Point
+	bls.SubG1(&pMinusY, polynomialKZG, &yG1)
+
+	return bls.PairingsVerify(&pMinusY, &bls.GenG2, kzgProof, &xMinusZ)
+}
+
+// KZGToVersionedHash implements kzg_to_versioned_hash from EIP-4844
+func KZGToVersionedHash(kzg [48]byte) [32]byte {
+	h := crypto.Keccak256Hash(kzg[:])
+	h[0] = params.BlobCommitmentVersionKZG
+	return h
+}
+
+// PointEvaluationPrecompile implements point_evaluation_precompile from EIP-4844
+func PointEvaluationPrecompile(input []byte) ([]byte, error) {
+	if len(input) != 192 {
+		return nil, errors.New("invalid input length")
+	}
+
+	// versioned hash: first 32 bytes
+	var versionedHash [32]byte
+	copy(versionedHash[:], input[:32])
+
+	var x, y [32]byte
+	// Evaluation point: next 32 bytes
+	copy(x[:], input[32:64])
+	// Expected output: next 32 bytes
+	copy(y[:], input[64:96])
+
+	// successfully converting x and y to bls.Fr confirms they are < MODULUS per the spec
+	var xFr, yFr bls.Fr
+	ok := bls.FrFrom32(&xFr, x)
+	if !ok {
+		return nil, errors.New("invalid evaluation point")
+	}
+	ok = bls.FrFrom32(&yFr, y)
+	if !ok {
+		return nil, errors.New("invalid expected output")
+	}
+
+	// input kzg point: next 48 bytes
+	var dataKZG [48]byte
+	copy(dataKZG[:], input[96:144])
+	if KZGToVersionedHash(dataKZG) != versionedHash {
+		return nil, errors.New("mismatched versioned hash")
+	}
+
+	// Quotient kzg: next 48 bytes
+	var quotientKZG [48]byte
+	copy(quotientKZG[:], input[144:192])
+
+	ok, err := VerifyKZGProof(dataKZG, &xFr, &yFr, quotientKZG)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("verify_kzg_proof error: %v", err)
+	}
+	if !ok {
+		return nil, errors.New("failed to verify kzg proof")
+	}
+	return []byte{}, nil
+}
diff --git a/tests/kzg_bench_test.go b/tests/kzg_bench_test.go
index ecef998dead1..b5e837c3de1c 100644
--- a/tests/kzg_bench_test.go
+++ b/tests/kzg_bench_test.go
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ func BenchmarkVerifyBlobs(b *testing.B) {
 	}
 }
 
-func BenchmarkVerifyKzgProof(b *testing.B) {
+func BenchmarkVerifyKZGProof(b *testing.B) {
 	// First let's do some go-kzg preparations to be able to convert polynomial between coefficient and evaluation form
 	fs := gokzg.NewFFTSettings(uint8(math.Log2(params.FieldElementsPerBlob)))
 
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ func BenchmarkVerifyKzgProof(b *testing.B) {
 	b.ResetTimer()
 	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
 		// Verify kzg proof
-		if kzg.VerifyKzgProof(commitment, &xFr, &value, proof) != true {
+		if kzg.VerifyKZGProofFromPoints(commitment, &xFr, &value, proof) != true {
 			b.Fatal("failed proof verification")
 		}
 	}