diff --git a/crates/net/downloaders/src/bodies/bodies.rs b/crates/net/downloaders/src/bodies/bodies.rs
index bdf2aca9c778..54026070ec8b 100644
--- a/crates/net/downloaders/src/bodies/bodies.rs
+++ b/crates/net/downloaders/src/bodies/bodies.rs
@@ -35,11 +35,11 @@ use tracing::info;
 /// All blocks in a batch are fetched at the same time.
 #[must_use = "Stream does nothing unless polled"]
 #[derive(Debug)]
-pub struct BodiesDownloader<B: BodiesClient, Provider> {
+pub struct BodiesDownloader<B: BodiesClient, Provider: HeaderProvider> {
     /// The bodies client
     client: Arc<B>,
     /// The consensus client
-    consensus: Arc<dyn Consensus<alloy_consensus::Header, B::Body>>,
+    consensus: Arc<dyn Consensus<Provider::Header, B::Body>>,
     /// The database handle
     provider: Provider,
     /// The maximum number of non-empty blocks per one request
@@ -57,11 +57,11 @@ pub struct BodiesDownloader<B: BodiesClient, Provider> {
     /// The latest block number returned.
     latest_queued_block_number: Option<BlockNumber>,
     /// Requests in progress
-    in_progress_queue: BodiesRequestQueue<B>,
+    in_progress_queue: BodiesRequestQueue<Provider::Header, B>,
     /// Buffered responses
-    buffered_responses: BinaryHeap<OrderedBodiesResponse<B::Body>>,
+    buffered_responses: BinaryHeap<OrderedBodiesResponse<Provider::Header, B::Body>>,
     /// Queued body responses that can be returned for insertion into the database.
-    queued_bodies: Vec<BlockResponse<alloy_consensus::Header, B::Body>>,
+    queued_bodies: Vec<BlockResponse<Provider::Header, B::Body>>,
     /// The bodies downloader metrics.
     metrics: BodyDownloaderMetrics,
 }
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ pub struct BodiesDownloader<B: BodiesClient, Provider> {
 impl<B, Provider> BodiesDownloader<B, Provider>
 where
     B: BodiesClient<Body: InMemorySize> + 'static,
-    Provider: HeaderProvider + Unpin + 'static,
+    Provider: HeaderProvider<Header: BlockHeader> + Unpin + 'static,
 {
     /// Returns the next contiguous request.
     fn next_headers_request(&self) -> DownloadResult<Option<Vec<SealedHeader<Provider::Header>>>> {
@@ -193,14 +193,16 @@ where
     }
 
     /// Queues bodies and sets the latest queued block number
-    fn queue_bodies(&mut self, bodies: Vec<BlockResponse<alloy_consensus::Header, B::Body>>) {
+    fn queue_bodies(&mut self, bodies: Vec<BlockResponse<Provider::Header, B::Body>>) {
         self.latest_queued_block_number = Some(bodies.last().expect("is not empty").block_number());
         self.queued_bodies.extend(bodies);
         self.metrics.queued_blocks.set(self.queued_bodies.len() as f64);
     }
 
     /// Removes the next response from the buffer.
-    fn pop_buffered_response(&mut self) -> Option<OrderedBodiesResponse<B::Body>> {
+    fn pop_buffered_response(
+        &mut self,
+    ) -> Option<OrderedBodiesResponse<Provider::Header, B::Body>> {
         let resp = self.buffered_responses.pop()?;
         self.metrics.buffered_responses.decrement(1.);
         self.buffered_blocks_size_bytes -= resp.size();
@@ -210,13 +212,10 @@ where
     }
 
     /// Adds a new response to the internal buffer
-    fn buffer_bodies_response(
-        &mut self,
-        response: Vec<BlockResponse<alloy_consensus::Header, B::Body>>,
-    ) {
+    fn buffer_bodies_response(&mut self, response: Vec<BlockResponse<Provider::Header, B::Body>>) {
         // take into account capacity
         let size = response.iter().map(BlockResponse::size).sum::<usize>() +
-            response.capacity() * mem::size_of::<BlockResponse<B::Body>>();
+            response.capacity() * mem::size_of::<BlockResponse<Provider::Header, B::Body>>();
 
         let response = OrderedBodiesResponse { resp: response, size };
         let response_len = response.len();
@@ -230,9 +229,7 @@ where
     }
 
     /// Returns a response if it's first block number matches the next expected.
-    fn try_next_buffered(
-        &mut self,
-    ) -> Option<Vec<BlockResponse<alloy_consensus::Header, B::Body>>> {
+    fn try_next_buffered(&mut self) -> Option<Vec<BlockResponse<Provider::Header, B::Body>>> {
         if let Some(next) = self.buffered_responses.peek() {
             let expected = self.next_expected_block_number();
             let next_block_range = next.block_range();
@@ -258,9 +255,7 @@ where
 
     /// Returns the next batch of block bodies that can be returned if we have enough buffered
     /// bodies
-    fn try_split_next_batch(
-        &mut self,
-    ) -> Option<Vec<BlockResponse<alloy_consensus::Header, B::Body>>> {
+    fn try_split_next_batch(&mut self) -> Option<Vec<BlockResponse<Provider::Header, B::Body>>> {
         if self.queued_bodies.len() >= self.stream_batch_size {
             let next_batch = self.queued_bodies.drain(..self.stream_batch_size).collect::<Vec<_>>();
             self.queued_bodies.shrink_to_fit();
@@ -292,12 +287,17 @@ where
     Self: BodyDownloader + 'static,
 {
     /// Spawns the downloader task via [`tokio::task::spawn`]
-    pub fn into_task(self) -> TaskDownloader<<Self as BodyDownloader>::Body> {
+    pub fn into_task(
+        self,
+    ) -> TaskDownloader<<Self as BodyDownloader>::Header, <Self as BodyDownloader>::Body> {
         self.into_task_with(&TokioTaskExecutor::default())
     }
 
     /// Convert the downloader into a [`TaskDownloader`] by spawning it via the given spawner.
-    pub fn into_task_with<S>(self, spawner: &S) -> TaskDownloader<<Self as BodyDownloader>::Body>
+    pub fn into_task_with<S>(
+        self,
+        spawner: &S,
+    ) -> TaskDownloader<<Self as BodyDownloader>::Header, <Self as BodyDownloader>::Body>
     where
         S: TaskSpawner,
     {
@@ -308,8 +308,9 @@ where
 impl<B, Provider> BodyDownloader for BodiesDownloader<B, Provider>
 where
     B: BodiesClient<Body: Debug + InMemorySize> + 'static,
-    Provider: HeaderProvider<Header = alloy_consensus::Header> + Unpin + 'static,
+    Provider: HeaderProvider + Unpin + 'static,
 {
+    type Header = Provider::Header;
     type Body = B::Body;
 
     /// Set a new download range (exclusive).
@@ -358,9 +359,9 @@ where
 impl<B, Provider> Stream for BodiesDownloader<B, Provider>
 where
     B: BodiesClient<Body: InMemorySize> + 'static,
-    Provider: HeaderProvider<Header = alloy_consensus::Header> + Unpin + 'static,
+    Provider: HeaderProvider + Unpin + 'static,
 {
-    type Item = BodyDownloaderResult<B::Body>;
+    type Item = BodyDownloaderResult<Provider::Header, B::Body>;
 
     fn poll_next(self: Pin<&mut Self>, cx: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<Option<Self::Item>> {
         let this = self.get_mut();
@@ -442,13 +443,28 @@ where
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
-struct OrderedBodiesResponse<B> {
-    resp: Vec<BlockResponse<alloy_consensus::Header, B>>,
+struct OrderedBodiesResponse<H, B> {
+    resp: Vec<BlockResponse<H, B>>,
     /// The total size of the response in bytes
     size: usize,
 }
 
-impl<B> OrderedBodiesResponse<B> {
+impl<H, B> OrderedBodiesResponse<H, B> {
+    #[inline]
+    fn len(&self) -> usize {
+        self.resp.len()
+    }
+
+    /// Returns the size of the response in bytes
+    ///
+    /// See [`BlockResponse::size`]
+    #[inline]
+    const fn size(&self) -> usize {
+        self.size
+    }
+}
+
+impl<H: BlockHeader, B> OrderedBodiesResponse<H, B> {
     /// Returns the block number of the first element
     ///
     /// # Panics
@@ -464,36 +480,23 @@ impl<B> OrderedBodiesResponse<B> {
     fn block_range(&self) -> RangeInclusive<u64> {
         self.first_block_number()..=self.resp.last().expect("is not empty").block_number()
     }
-
-    #[inline]
-    fn len(&self) -> usize {
-        self.resp.len()
-    }
-
-    /// Returns the size of the response in bytes
-    ///
-    /// See [`BlockResponse::size`]
-    #[inline]
-    const fn size(&self) -> usize {
-        self.size
-    }
 }
 
-impl<B> PartialEq for OrderedBodiesResponse<B> {
+impl<H: BlockHeader, B> PartialEq for OrderedBodiesResponse<H, B> {
     fn eq(&self, other: &Self) -> bool {
         self.first_block_number() == other.first_block_number()
     }
 }
 
-impl<B> Eq for OrderedBodiesResponse<B> {}
+impl<H: BlockHeader, B> Eq for OrderedBodiesResponse<H, B> {}
 
-impl<B> PartialOrd for OrderedBodiesResponse<B> {
+impl<H: BlockHeader, B> PartialOrd for OrderedBodiesResponse<H, B> {
     fn partial_cmp(&self, other: &Self) -> Option<Ordering> {
         Some(self.cmp(other))
     }
 }
 
-impl<B> Ord for OrderedBodiesResponse<B> {
+impl<H: BlockHeader, B> Ord for OrderedBodiesResponse<H, B> {
     fn cmp(&self, other: &Self) -> Ordering {
         self.first_block_number().cmp(&other.first_block_number()).reverse()
     }
@@ -573,7 +576,7 @@ impl BodiesDownloaderBuilder {
     pub fn build<B, Provider>(
         self,
         client: B,
-        consensus: Arc<dyn Consensus<alloy_consensus::Header, B::Body>>,
+        consensus: Arc<dyn Consensus<Provider::Header, B::Body>>,
         provider: Provider,
     ) -> BodiesDownloader<B, Provider>
     where
diff --git a/crates/net/downloaders/src/bodies/noop.rs b/crates/net/downloaders/src/bodies/noop.rs
index dd3e6e9691b9..b7a9431a4d7b 100644
--- a/crates/net/downloaders/src/bodies/noop.rs
+++ b/crates/net/downloaders/src/bodies/noop.rs
@@ -9,18 +9,24 @@ use std::{fmt::Debug, ops::RangeInclusive};
 /// A [`BodyDownloader`] implementation that does nothing.
 #[derive(Debug, Default)]
 #[non_exhaustive]
-pub struct NoopBodiesDownloader<B>(std::marker::PhantomData<B>);
+pub struct NoopBodiesDownloader<H, B> {
+    _header: std::marker::PhantomData<H>,
+    _body: std::marker::PhantomData<B>,
+}
 
-impl<B: Debug + Send + Sync + Unpin + 'static> BodyDownloader for NoopBodiesDownloader<B> {
+impl<H: Debug + Send + Sync + Unpin + 'static, B: Debug + Send + Sync + Unpin + 'static>
+    BodyDownloader for NoopBodiesDownloader<H, B>
+{
     type Body = B;
+    type Header = H;
 
     fn set_download_range(&mut self, _: RangeInclusive<BlockNumber>) -> DownloadResult<()> {
         Ok(())
     }
 }
 
-impl<B> Stream for NoopBodiesDownloader<B> {
-    type Item = Result<Vec<BlockResponse<alloy_consensus::Header, B>>, DownloadError>;
+impl<H, B> Stream for NoopBodiesDownloader<H, B> {
+    type Item = Result<Vec<BlockResponse<H, B>>, DownloadError>;
 
     fn poll_next(
         self: std::pin::Pin<&mut Self>,
diff --git a/crates/net/downloaders/src/bodies/queue.rs b/crates/net/downloaders/src/bodies/queue.rs
index 5f1e8b059cf8..ed8c425e6114 100644
--- a/crates/net/downloaders/src/bodies/queue.rs
+++ b/crates/net/downloaders/src/bodies/queue.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 use super::request::BodiesRequestFuture;
 use crate::metrics::BodyDownloaderMetrics;
+use alloy_consensus::BlockHeader;
 use alloy_primitives::BlockNumber;
 use futures::{stream::FuturesUnordered, Stream};
 use futures_util::StreamExt;
@@ -19,18 +20,19 @@ use std::{
 /// The wrapper around [`FuturesUnordered`] that keeps information
 /// about the blocks currently being requested.
 #[derive(Debug)]
-pub(crate) struct BodiesRequestQueue<B: BodiesClient> {
+pub(crate) struct BodiesRequestQueue<H, B: BodiesClient> {
     /// Inner body request queue.
-    inner: FuturesUnordered<BodiesRequestFuture<B>>,
+    inner: FuturesUnordered<BodiesRequestFuture<H, B>>,
     /// The downloader metrics.
     metrics: BodyDownloaderMetrics,
     /// Last requested block number.
     pub(crate) last_requested_block_number: Option<BlockNumber>,
 }
 
-impl<B> BodiesRequestQueue<B>
+impl<H, B> BodiesRequestQueue<H, B>
 where
     B: BodiesClient + 'static,
+    H: BlockHeader,
 {
     /// Create new instance of request queue.
     pub(crate) fn new(metrics: BodyDownloaderMetrics) -> Self {
@@ -58,15 +60,15 @@ where
     pub(crate) fn push_new_request(
         &mut self,
         client: Arc<B>,
-        consensus: Arc<dyn Consensus<alloy_consensus::Header, B::Body>>,
-        request: Vec<SealedHeader>,
+        consensus: Arc<dyn Consensus<H, B::Body>>,
+        request: Vec<SealedHeader<H>>,
     ) {
         // Set last max requested block number
         self.last_requested_block_number = request
             .last()
             .map(|last| match self.last_requested_block_number {
-                Some(num) => last.number.max(num),
-                None => last.number,
+                Some(num) => last.number().max(num),
+                None => last.number(),
             })
             .or(self.last_requested_block_number);
         // Create request and push into the queue.
@@ -76,11 +78,12 @@ where
     }
 }
 
-impl<B> Stream for BodiesRequestQueue<B>
+impl<H, B> Stream for BodiesRequestQueue<H, B>
 where
+    H: BlockHeader + Send + Sync + Unpin + 'static,
     B: BodiesClient<Body: InMemorySize> + 'static,
 {
-    type Item = DownloadResult<Vec<BlockResponse<alloy_consensus::Header, B::Body>>>;
+    type Item = DownloadResult<Vec<BlockResponse<H, B::Body>>>;
 
     fn poll_next(self: Pin<&mut Self>, cx: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<Option<Self::Item>> {
         self.get_mut().inner.poll_next_unpin(cx)
diff --git a/crates/net/downloaders/src/bodies/request.rs b/crates/net/downloaders/src/bodies/request.rs
index 28cfdb61b7cd..92f46fa6fdd6 100644
--- a/crates/net/downloaders/src/bodies/request.rs
+++ b/crates/net/downloaders/src/bodies/request.rs
@@ -38,30 +38,31 @@ use std::{
 /// All errors regarding the response cause the peer to get penalized, meaning that adversaries
 /// that try to give us bodies that do not match the requested order are going to be penalized
 /// and eventually disconnected.
-pub(crate) struct BodiesRequestFuture<B: BodiesClient> {
+pub(crate) struct BodiesRequestFuture<H, B: BodiesClient> {
     client: Arc<B>,
-    consensus: Arc<dyn Consensus<alloy_consensus::Header, B::Body>>,
+    consensus: Arc<dyn Consensus<H, B::Body>>,
     metrics: BodyDownloaderMetrics,
     /// Metrics for individual responses. This can be used to observe how the size (in bytes) of
     /// responses change while bodies are being downloaded.
     response_metrics: ResponseMetrics,
     // Headers to download. The collection is shrunk as responses are buffered.
-    pending_headers: VecDeque<SealedHeader>,
+    pending_headers: VecDeque<SealedHeader<H>>,
     /// Internal buffer for all blocks
-    buffer: Vec<BlockResponse<alloy_consensus::Header, B::Body>>,
+    buffer: Vec<BlockResponse<H, B::Body>>,
     fut: Option<B::Output>,
     /// Tracks how many bodies we requested in the last request.
     last_request_len: Option<usize>,
 }
 
-impl<B> BodiesRequestFuture<B>
+impl<H, B> BodiesRequestFuture<H, B>
 where
     B: BodiesClient + 'static,
+    H: BlockHeader,
 {
     /// Returns an empty future. Use [`BodiesRequestFuture::with_headers`] to set the request.
     pub(crate) fn new(
         client: Arc<B>,
-        consensus: Arc<dyn Consensus<alloy_consensus::Header, B::Body>>,
+        consensus: Arc<dyn Consensus<H, B::Body>>,
         metrics: BodyDownloaderMetrics,
     ) -> Self {
         Self {
@@ -76,7 +77,7 @@ where
         }
     }
 
-    pub(crate) fn with_headers(mut self, headers: Vec<SealedHeader>) -> Self {
+    pub(crate) fn with_headers(mut self, headers: Vec<SealedHeader<H>>) -> Self {
         self.buffer.reserve_exact(headers.len());
         self.pending_headers = VecDeque::from(headers);
         // Submit the request only if there are any headers to download.
@@ -192,7 +193,7 @@ where
                 if let Err(error) = self.consensus.validate_block_pre_execution(&block) {
                     // Body is invalid, put the header back and return an error
                     let hash = block.hash();
-                    let number = block.number;
+                    let number = block.number();
                     self.pending_headers.push_front(block.header);
                     return Err(DownloadError::BodyValidation {
                         hash,
@@ -213,11 +214,12 @@ where
     }
 }
 
-impl<B> Future for BodiesRequestFuture<B>
+impl<H, B> Future for BodiesRequestFuture<H, B>
 where
+    H: BlockHeader + Unpin + Send + Sync + 'static,
     B: BodiesClient<Body: InMemorySize> + 'static,
 {
-    type Output = DownloadResult<Vec<BlockResponse<alloy_consensus::Header, B::Body>>>;
+    type Output = DownloadResult<Vec<BlockResponse<H, B::Body>>>;
 
     fn poll(self: Pin<&mut Self>, cx: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<Self::Output> {
         let this = self.get_mut();
diff --git a/crates/net/downloaders/src/bodies/task.rs b/crates/net/downloaders/src/bodies/task.rs
index 89af9813e3cc..9377be78676c 100644
--- a/crates/net/downloaders/src/bodies/task.rs
+++ b/crates/net/downloaders/src/bodies/task.rs
@@ -24,15 +24,15 @@ pub const BODIES_TASK_BUFFER_SIZE: usize = 4;
 /// A [BodyDownloader] that drives a spawned [BodyDownloader] on a spawned task.
 #[derive(Debug)]
 #[pin_project]
-pub struct TaskDownloader<B> {
+pub struct TaskDownloader<H, B> {
     #[pin]
-    from_downloader: ReceiverStream<BodyDownloaderResult<B>>,
+    from_downloader: ReceiverStream<BodyDownloaderResult<H, B>>,
     to_downloader: UnboundedSender<RangeInclusive<BlockNumber>>,
 }
 
 // === impl TaskDownloader ===
 
-impl<B: Send + Sync + Unpin + 'static> TaskDownloader<B> {
+impl<H: Send + Sync + Unpin + 'static, B: Send + Sync + Unpin + 'static> TaskDownloader<H, B> {
     /// Spawns the given `downloader` via [`tokio::task::spawn`] returns a [`TaskDownloader`] that's
     /// connected to that task.
     ///
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ impl<B: Send + Sync + Unpin + 'static> TaskDownloader<B> {
     /// ```
     pub fn spawn<T>(downloader: T) -> Self
     where
-        T: BodyDownloader<Body = B> + 'static,
+        T: BodyDownloader<Header = H, Body = B> + 'static,
     {
         Self::spawn_with(downloader, &TokioTaskExecutor::default())
     }
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ impl<B: Send + Sync + Unpin + 'static> TaskDownloader<B> {
     /// that's connected to that task.
     pub fn spawn_with<T, S>(downloader: T, spawner: &S) -> Self
     where
-        T: BodyDownloader<Body = B> + 'static,
+        T: BodyDownloader<Header = H, Body = B> + 'static,
         S: TaskSpawner,
     {
         let (bodies_tx, bodies_rx) = mpsc::channel(BODIES_TASK_BUFFER_SIZE);
@@ -91,7 +91,10 @@ impl<B: Send + Sync + Unpin + 'static> TaskDownloader<B> {
     }
 }
 
-impl<B: Debug + Send + Sync + Unpin + 'static> BodyDownloader for TaskDownloader<B> {
+impl<H: Debug + Send + Sync + Unpin + 'static, B: Debug + Send + Sync + Unpin + 'static>
+    BodyDownloader for TaskDownloader<H, B>
+{
+    type Header = H;
     type Body = B;
 
     fn set_download_range(&mut self, range: RangeInclusive<BlockNumber>) -> DownloadResult<()> {
@@ -100,8 +103,8 @@ impl<B: Debug + Send + Sync + Unpin + 'static> BodyDownloader for TaskDownloader
     }
 }
 
-impl<B> Stream for TaskDownloader<B> {
-    type Item = BodyDownloaderResult<B>;
+impl<H, B> Stream for TaskDownloader<H, B> {
+    type Item = BodyDownloaderResult<H, B>;
 
     fn poll_next(self: Pin<&mut Self>, cx: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<Option<Self::Item>> {
         self.project().from_downloader.poll_next(cx)
@@ -111,7 +114,7 @@ impl<B> Stream for TaskDownloader<B> {
 /// A [`BodyDownloader`] that runs on its own task
 struct SpawnedDownloader<T: BodyDownloader> {
     updates: UnboundedReceiverStream<RangeInclusive<BlockNumber>>,
-    bodies_tx: PollSender<BodyDownloaderResult<T::Body>>,
+    bodies_tx: PollSender<BodyDownloaderResult<T::Header, T::Body>>,
     downloader: T,
 }
 
diff --git a/crates/net/p2p/src/bodies/downloader.rs b/crates/net/p2p/src/bodies/downloader.rs
index 06f35fc9bd69..b80a308d8a18 100644
--- a/crates/net/p2p/src/bodies/downloader.rs
+++ b/crates/net/p2p/src/bodies/downloader.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use futures::Stream;
 use std::{fmt::Debug, ops::RangeInclusive};
 
 /// Body downloader return type.
-pub type BodyDownloaderResult<B> = DownloadResult<Vec<BlockResponse<alloy_consensus::Header, B>>>;
+pub type BodyDownloaderResult<H, B> = DownloadResult<Vec<BlockResponse<H, B>>>;
 
 /// A downloader capable of fetching and yielding block bodies from block headers.
 ///
@@ -13,8 +13,11 @@ pub type BodyDownloaderResult<B> = DownloadResult<Vec<BlockResponse<alloy_consen
 /// while a [`BodiesClient`][crate::bodies::client::BodiesClient] represents a client capable of
 /// fulfilling these requests.
 pub trait BodyDownloader:
-    Send + Sync + Stream<Item = BodyDownloaderResult<Self::Body>> + Unpin
+    Send + Sync + Stream<Item = BodyDownloaderResult<Self::Header, Self::Body>> + Unpin
 {
+    /// The type of header that can be returned in a blck
+    type Header: Debug + Send + Sync + Unpin + 'static;
+
     /// The type of the body that is being downloaded.
     type Body: Debug + Send + Sync + Unpin + 'static;
 
diff --git a/crates/net/p2p/src/bodies/response.rs b/crates/net/p2p/src/bodies/response.rs
index 02534ea09637..1b415246f544 100644
--- a/crates/net/p2p/src/bodies/response.rs
+++ b/crates/net/p2p/src/bodies/response.rs
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
+use alloy_consensus::BlockHeader;
 use alloy_primitives::{BlockNumber, U256};
 use reth_primitives::{BlockBody, SealedBlock, SealedHeader};
-use reth_primitives_traits::{BlockHeader, InMemorySize};
+use reth_primitives_traits::InMemorySize;
 
 /// The block response
 #[derive(PartialEq, Eq, Debug, Clone)]
-pub enum BlockResponse<H = alloy_consensus::Header, B = BlockBody> {
+pub enum BlockResponse<H, B = BlockBody> {
     /// Full block response (with transactions or ommers)
     Full(SealedBlock<H, B>),
     /// The empty block response
diff --git a/crates/node/builder/src/setup.rs b/crates/node/builder/src/setup.rs
index 0a0e4f10dbc9..6dff28bd39b7 100644
--- a/crates/node/builder/src/setup.rs
+++ b/crates/node/builder/src/setup.rs
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ pub fn build_pipeline<N, H, B, Executor>(
 where
     N: ProviderNodeTypes,
     H: HeaderDownloader<Header = HeaderTy<N>> + 'static,
-    B: BodyDownloader<Body = BodyTy<N>> + 'static,
+    B: BodyDownloader<Header = HeaderTy<N>, Body = BodyTy<N>> + 'static,
     Executor: BlockExecutorProvider<Primitives = N::Primitives>,
     N::Primitives: NodePrimitives<BlockHeader = reth_primitives::Header>,
 {
diff --git a/crates/stages/stages/src/stages/bodies.rs b/crates/stages/stages/src/stages/bodies.rs
index 88a1b96e249e..0f311b1bc9e0 100644
--- a/crates/stages/stages/src/stages/bodies.rs
+++ b/crates/stages/stages/src/stages/bodies.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use reth_db::{tables, transaction::DbTx};
 use reth_db_api::{cursor::DbCursorRO, transaction::DbTxMut};
 use reth_network_p2p::bodies::{downloader::BodyDownloader, response::BlockResponse};
 use reth_primitives::StaticFileSegment;
-use reth_primitives_traits::{Block, BlockBody};
+use reth_primitives_traits::{Block, BlockBody, BlockHeader};
 use reth_provider::{
     providers::StaticFileWriter, BlockReader, BlockWriter, DBProvider, ProviderError,
     StaticFileProviderFactory, StatsReader, StorageLocation,
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ pub struct BodyStage<D: BodyDownloader> {
     /// The body downloader.
     downloader: D,
     /// Block response buffer.
-    buffer: Option<Vec<BlockResponse<alloy_consensus::Header, D::Body>>>,
+    buffer: Option<Vec<BlockResponse<D::Header, D::Body>>>,
 }
 
 impl<D: BodyDownloader> BodyStage<D> {
@@ -72,9 +72,7 @@ impl<D: BodyDownloader> BodyStage<D> {
         unwind_block: Option<u64>,
     ) -> Result<(), StageError>
     where
-        Provider: DBProvider<Tx: DbTxMut>
-            + BlockReader<Header = reth_primitives::Header>
-            + StaticFileProviderFactory,
+        Provider: DBProvider<Tx: DbTxMut> + BlockReader + StaticFileProviderFactory,
     {
         // Get id for the next tx_num of zero if there are no transactions.
         let next_tx_num = provider
@@ -151,9 +149,9 @@ where
     Provider: DBProvider<Tx: DbTxMut>
         + StaticFileProviderFactory
         + StatsReader
-        + BlockReader<Header = reth_primitives::Header>
-        + BlockWriter<Block: Block<Body = D::Body>>,
-    D: BodyDownloader<Body: BlockBody<Transaction: Compact>>,
+        + BlockReader
+        + BlockWriter<Block: Block<Header = D::Header, Body = D::Body>>,
+    D: BodyDownloader<Header: BlockHeader, Body: BlockBody<Transaction: Compact>>,
 {
     /// Return the id of the stage
     fn id(&self) -> StageId {
@@ -764,6 +762,7 @@ mod tests {
         }
 
         impl BodyDownloader for TestBodyDownloader {
+            type Header = Header;
             type Body = BlockBody;
 
             fn set_download_range(
@@ -786,7 +785,7 @@ mod tests {
         }
 
         impl Stream for TestBodyDownloader {
-            type Item = BodyDownloaderResult<BlockBody>;
+            type Item = BodyDownloaderResult<Header, BlockBody>;
             fn poll_next(self: Pin<&mut Self>, _cx: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<Option<Self::Item>> {
                 let this = self.get_mut();
 
diff --git a/crates/stages/stages/src/stages/utils.rs b/crates/stages/stages/src/stages/utils.rs
index c2a7c6ede02f..169d556348b2 100644
--- a/crates/stages/stages/src/stages/utils.rs
+++ b/crates/stages/stages/src/stages/utils.rs
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ pub(crate) fn missing_static_data_error<Provider>(
     segment: StaticFileSegment,
 ) -> Result<StageError, ProviderError>
 where
-    Provider: BlockReader<Header = reth_primitives::Header> + StaticFileProviderFactory,
+    Provider: BlockReader + StaticFileProviderFactory,
 {
     let mut last_block =
         static_file_provider.get_highest_static_file_block(segment).unwrap_or_default();