diff --git a/crates/rpc/rpc-eth-api/src/core.rs b/crates/rpc/rpc-eth-api/src/core.rs
index 30c51a9f7e86..f5dac6d79169 100644
--- a/crates/rpc/rpc-eth-api/src/core.rs
+++ b/crates/rpc/rpc-eth-api/src/core.rs
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ use reth_rpc_types::{
     serde_helpers::JsonStorageKey,
     simulate::{SimBlock, SimulatedBlock},
     state::{EvmOverrides, StateOverride},
-    AnyTransactionReceipt, BlockOverrides, Bundle, EIP1186AccountProofResponse, EthCallResponse,
-    FeeHistory, Header, Index, RichBlock, StateContext, SyncStatus, Transaction,
+    AnyTransactionReceipt, Block, BlockOverrides, Bundle, EIP1186AccountProofResponse,
+    EthCallResponse, FeeHistory, Header, Index, RichBlock, StateContext, SyncStatus, Transaction,
     TransactionRequest, Work,
 };
 use tracing::trace;
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ pub trait EthApi {
         &self,
         hash: B256,
         index: Index,
-    ) -> RpcResult<Option<RichBlock>>;
+    ) -> RpcResult<Option<Block>>;
 
     /// Returns an uncle block of the given block and index.
     #[method(name = "getUncleByBlockNumberAndIndex")]
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ pub trait EthApi {
         &self,
         number: BlockNumberOrTag,
         index: Index,
-    ) -> RpcResult<Option<RichBlock>>;
+    ) -> RpcResult<Option<Block>>;
 
     /// Returns the EIP-2718 encoded transaction if it exists.
     ///
@@ -449,7 +449,7 @@ where
         &self,
         hash: B256,
         index: Index,
-    ) -> RpcResult<Option<RichBlock>> {
+    ) -> RpcResult<Option<Block>> {
         trace!(target: "rpc::eth", ?hash, ?index, "Serving eth_getUncleByBlockHashAndIndex");
         Ok(EthBlocks::ommer_by_block_and_index(self, hash.into(), index).await?)
     }
@@ -459,7 +459,7 @@ where
         &self,
         number: BlockNumberOrTag,
         index: Index,
-    ) -> RpcResult<Option<RichBlock>> {
+    ) -> RpcResult<Option<Block>> {
         trace!(target: "rpc::eth", ?number, ?index, "Serving eth_getUncleByBlockNumberAndIndex");
         Ok(EthBlocks::ommer_by_block_and_index(self, number.into(), index).await?)
     }
diff --git a/crates/rpc/rpc-eth-api/src/helpers/block.rs b/crates/rpc/rpc-eth-api/src/helpers/block.rs
index 0058ca021cfc..accf5089b422 100644
--- a/crates/rpc/rpc-eth-api/src/helpers/block.rs
+++ b/crates/rpc/rpc-eth-api/src/helpers/block.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ use futures::Future;
 use reth_primitives::{BlockId, Receipt, SealedBlock, SealedBlockWithSenders, TransactionMeta};
 use reth_provider::{BlockIdReader, BlockReader, BlockReaderIdExt, HeaderProvider};
 use reth_rpc_eth_types::{EthApiError, EthStateCache, ReceiptBuilder};
-use reth_rpc_types::{AnyTransactionReceipt, Header, Index, RichBlock};
+use reth_rpc_types::{AnyTransactionReceipt, Block, Header, Index, RichBlock};
 use reth_rpc_types_compat::block::{from_block, uncle_block_from_header};
 
 use crate::FromEthApiError;
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ pub trait EthBlocks: LoadBlock {
         &self,
         block_id: BlockId,
         index: Index,
-    ) -> impl Future<Output = Result<Option<RichBlock>, Self::Error>> + Send {
+    ) -> impl Future<Output = Result<Option<Block>, Self::Error>> + Send {
         async move {
             let uncles = if block_id.is_pending() {
                 // Pending block can be fetched directly without need for caching
@@ -202,11 +202,7 @@ pub trait EthBlocks: LoadBlock {
             }
             .unwrap_or_default();
 
-            let uncle = uncles
-                .into_iter()
-                .nth(index.into())
-                .map(|header| uncle_block_from_header(header).into());
-            Ok(uncle)
+            Ok(uncles.into_iter().nth(index.into()).map(uncle_block_from_header))
         }
     }
 }