diff --git a/core/block_validator.go b/core/block_validator.go
index b82965a99..d15e2cd78 100644
--- a/core/block_validator.go
+++ b/core/block_validator.go
@@ -66,31 +66,6 @@ func NewBlockValidator(config *params.ChainConfig, blockchain *BlockChain, engin
 	return validator
 }
 
-// ValidateListsInBody validates that UncleHash, WithdrawalsHash, and WithdrawalsHash correspond to the lists in the block body, respectively.
-func ValidateListsInBody(block *types.Block) error {
-	header := block.Header()
-	if hash := types.CalcUncleHash(block.Uncles()); hash != header.UncleHash {
-		return fmt.Errorf("uncle root hash mismatch (header value %x, calculated %x)", header.UncleHash, hash)
-	}
-	if hash := types.DeriveSha(block.Transactions(), trie.NewStackTrie(nil)); hash != header.TxHash {
-		return fmt.Errorf("transaction root hash mismatch: have %x, want %x", hash, header.TxHash)
-	}
-	// Withdrawals are present after the Shanghai fork.
-	if header.WithdrawalsHash != nil {
-		// Withdrawals list must be present in body after Shanghai.
-		if block.Withdrawals() == nil {
-			return errors.New("missing withdrawals in block body")
-		}
-		if hash := types.DeriveSha(block.Withdrawals(), trie.NewStackTrie(nil)); hash != *header.WithdrawalsHash {
-			return fmt.Errorf("withdrawals root hash mismatch (header value %x, calculated %x)", *header.WithdrawalsHash, hash)
-		}
-	} else if block.Withdrawals() != nil { // Withdrawals turn into empty from nil when BlockBody has Sidecars
-		// Withdrawals are not allowed prior to shanghai fork
-		return errors.New("withdrawals present in block body")
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
 // ValidateBody validates the given block's uncles and verifies the block
 // header's transaction and uncle roots. The headers are assumed to be already
 // validated at this point.
@@ -108,12 +83,31 @@ func (v *BlockValidator) ValidateBody(block *types.Block) error {
 	if err := v.engine.VerifyUncles(v.bc, block); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+	if hash := types.CalcUncleHash(block.Uncles()); hash != header.UncleHash {
+		return fmt.Errorf("uncle root hash mismatch (header value %x, calculated %x)", header.UncleHash, hash)
+	}
 
 	validateFuns := []func() error{
 		func() error {
-			return ValidateListsInBody(block)
+			if hash := types.DeriveSha(block.Transactions(), trie.NewStackTrie(nil)); hash != header.TxHash {
+				return fmt.Errorf("transaction root hash mismatch: have %x, want %x", hash, header.TxHash)
+			}
+			return nil
 		},
 		func() error {
+			// Withdrawals are present after the Shanghai fork.
+			if header.WithdrawalsHash != nil {
+				// Withdrawals list must be present in body after Shanghai.
+				if block.Withdrawals() == nil {
+					return errors.New("missing withdrawals in block body")
+				}
+				if hash := types.DeriveSha(block.Withdrawals(), trie.NewStackTrie(nil)); hash != *header.WithdrawalsHash {
+					return fmt.Errorf("withdrawals root hash mismatch (header value %x, calculated %x)", *header.WithdrawalsHash, hash)
+				}
+			} else if block.Withdrawals() != nil { // Withdrawals turn into empty from nil when BlockBody has Sidecars
+				// Withdrawals are not allowed prior to shanghai fork
+				return errors.New("withdrawals present in block body")
+			}
 			// Blob transactions may be present after the Cancun fork.
 			var blobs int
 			for i, tx := range block.Transactions() {
diff --git a/eth/handler.go b/eth/handler.go
index cc3bf382b..f65515166 100644
--- a/eth/handler.go
+++ b/eth/handler.go
@@ -320,22 +320,26 @@ func newHandler(config *handlerConfig) (*handler, error) {
 	}
 
 	broadcastBlockWithCheck := func(block *types.Block, propagate bool) {
+		// All the block fetcher activities should be disabled
+		// after the transition. Print the warning log.
+		if h.merger.PoSFinalized() {
+			log.Warn("Unexpected validation activity", "hash", block.Hash(), "number", block.Number())
+			return
+		}
+		// Reject all the PoS style headers in the first place. No matter
+		// the chain has finished the transition or not, the PoS headers
+		// should only come from the trusted consensus layer instead of
+		// p2p network.
+		if beacon, ok := h.chain.Engine().(*beacon.Beacon); ok {
+			if beacon.IsPoSHeader(block.Header()) {
+				log.Warn("unexpected post-merge header")
+				return
+			}
+		}
 		if propagate {
-			checkErrs := make(chan error, 2)
-
-			go func() {
-				checkErrs <- core.ValidateListsInBody(block)
-			}()
-			go func() {
-				checkErrs <- core.IsDataAvailable(h.chain, block)
-			}()
-
-			for i := 0; i < cap(checkErrs); i++ {
-				err := <-checkErrs
-				if err != nil {
-					log.Error("Propagating invalid block", "number", block.Number(), "hash", block.Hash(), "err", err)
-					return
-				}
+			if err := core.IsDataAvailable(h.chain, block); err != nil {
+				log.Error("Propagating block with invalid sidecars", "number", block.Number(), "hash", block.Hash(), "err", err)
+				return
 			}
 		}
 		h.BroadcastBlock(block, propagate)