diff --git a/crates/rpc/rpc/src/eth/api/call.rs b/crates/rpc/rpc/src/eth/api/call.rs
index a90d64ecc5cf..ed26735ee21a 100644
--- a/crates/rpc/rpc/src/eth/api/call.rs
+++ b/crates/rpc/rpc/src/eth/api/call.rs
@@ -18,8 +18,7 @@ use reth_provider::{
 };
 use reth_revm::{access_list::AccessListInspector, database::StateProviderDatabase};
 use reth_rpc_types::{
-    state::StateOverride, AccessListWithGasUsed, BlockError, Bundle, CallRequest, EthCallResponse,
-    StateContext,
+    state::StateOverride, AccessListWithGasUsed, Bundle, CallRequest, EthCallResponse, StateContext,
 };
 use reth_transaction_pool::TransactionPool;
 use revm::{
@@ -87,10 +86,12 @@ where
 
         let target_block = block_number.unwrap_or(BlockId::Number(BlockNumberOrTag::Latest));
 
-        let ((cfg, block_env, _), block) =
-            futures::try_join!(self.evm_env_at(target_block), self.block_by_id(target_block))?;
+        let ((cfg, block_env, _), block) = futures::try_join!(
+            self.evm_env_at(target_block),
+            self.block_with_senders(target_block)
+        )?;
 
-        let block = block.ok_or_else(|| EthApiError::UnknownBlockNumber)?;
+        let Some(block) = block else { return Err(EthApiError::UnknownBlockNumber) };
         let gas_limit = self.inner.gas_cap;
 
         // we're essentially replaying the transactions in the block here, hence we need the state
@@ -112,11 +113,8 @@ where
             if replay_block_txs {
                 // only need to replay the transactions in the block if not all transactions are
                 // to be replayed
-                let transactions = block.body.into_iter().take(num_txs);
-
-                // Execute all transactions until index
+                let transactions = block.into_transactions_ecrecovered().take(num_txs);
                 for tx in transactions {
-                    let tx = tx.into_ecrecovered().ok_or(BlockError::InvalidSignature)?;
                     let tx = tx_env_with_recovered(&tx);
                     let env = Env { cfg: cfg.clone(), block: block_env.clone(), tx };
                     let (res, _) = transact(&mut db, env)?;
diff --git a/crates/rpc/rpc/src/eth/api/transactions.rs b/crates/rpc/rpc/src/eth/api/transactions.rs
index 93577db24037..1e07e4ee372b 100644
--- a/crates/rpc/rpc/src/eth/api/transactions.rs
+++ b/crates/rpc/rpc/src/eth/api/transactions.rs
@@ -1037,19 +1037,16 @@ where
         block_id: impl Into<BlockId>,
         index: Index,
     ) -> EthResult<Option<Transaction>> {
-        let block_id = block_id.into();
-
-        if let Some(block) = self.block(block_id).await? {
+        if let Some(block) = self.block_with_senders(block_id.into()).await? {
             let block_hash = block.hash;
-            let block = block.unseal();
-            if let Some(tx_signed) = block.body.into_iter().nth(index.into()) {
-                let tx =
-                    tx_signed.into_ecrecovered().ok_or(EthApiError::InvalidTransactionSignature)?;
+            let block_number = block.number;
+            let base_fee_per_gas = block.base_fee_per_gas;
+            if let Some(tx) = block.into_transactions_ecrecovered().nth(index.into()) {
                 return Ok(Some(from_recovered_with_block_context(
                     tx,
                     block_hash,
-                    block.header.number,
-                    block.header.base_fee_per_gas,
+                    block_number,
+                    base_fee_per_gas,
                     index.into(),
                 )))
             }