diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 0e7422972549..91ab0d92dc16 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -9641,7 +9641,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "alloy-primitives 0.8.14",
  "alloy-rpc-types-engine",
  "reth-chainspec",
- "reth-payload-validator",
  "reth-primitives",
  "reth-rpc-types-compat",
  "reth-taiko-engine-types",
diff --git a/crates/blockchain-tree/src/blockchain_tree.rs b/crates/blockchain-tree/src/blockchain_tree.rs
index d5c45f3522e6..7702194bb9a9 100644
--- a/crates/blockchain-tree/src/blockchain_tree.rs
+++ b/crates/blockchain-tree/src/blockchain_tree.rs
@@ -192,7 +192,10 @@ where
             if self.externals.provider_factory.provider()?.block_number(block.hash)?.is_some() {
                 return Ok(Some(BlockStatus::Valid(BlockAttachment::Canonical)));
             }
-            return Ok(None);
+            return Err(BlockchainTreeError::PendingBlockIsFinalized {
+                last_finalized: last_finalized_block,
+            }
+            .into());
         }
 
         // is block inside chain
diff --git a/crates/consensus/beacon/src/engine/mod.rs b/crates/consensus/beacon/src/engine/mod.rs
index ed33b31c9cfe..51c406a9bb59 100644
--- a/crates/consensus/beacon/src/engine/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/consensus/beacon/src/engine/mod.rs
@@ -935,28 +935,6 @@ where
         Ok(())
     }
 
-    /// Sets the head of the canon chain without any additional checks.
-    fn taiko_reorg(&self, max_block: BlockNumber) -> RethResult<()> {
-        let max_header = self.blockchain.sealed_header(max_block)
-        .inspect_err(|error| {
-            error!(target: "consensus::engine", %error, "Error getting canonical header for continuous sync");
-        })?
-        .ok_or_else(|| ProviderError::HeaderNotFound(max_block.into()))?;
-        let max_hash = max_header.hash();
-        self.update_canon_chain(
-            max_header,
-            &ForkchoiceState {
-                head_block_hash: max_hash,
-                finalized_block_hash: max_hash,
-                safe_block_hash: max_hash,
-            },
-        )?;
-        self.blockchain.update_block_hashes_and_clear_buffered()?;
-        self.blockchain.connect_buffered_blocks_to_canonical_hashes()?;
-        // We are on an optimistic syncing process, better to wait for the next FCU to handle
-        Ok(())
-    }
-
     /// Updates the state of the canon chain tracker based on the given head.
     ///
     /// This expects the given head to be the new canonical head.
@@ -1519,10 +1497,6 @@ where
             }
         };
 
-        trace!(target: "consensus::engine", ?sync_target_state, "Check sync target state");
-        // ignore the finalized block hash if we are in taiko mode
-        return self.taiko_reorg(ctrl.block_number().unwrap_or_default());
-
         if sync_target_state.finalized_block_hash.is_zero() {
             self.set_canonical_head(ctrl.block_number().unwrap_or_default())?;
             self.blockchain.update_block_hashes_and_clear_buffered()?;
diff --git a/crates/taiko/payload/validator/Cargo.toml b/crates/taiko/payload/validator/Cargo.toml
index 963ba28df598..8fe6143b0092 100644
--- a/crates/taiko/payload/validator/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/taiko/payload/validator/Cargo.toml
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ workspace = true
 # reth
 reth-chainspec.workspace = true
 reth-primitives = { workspace = true, features = ["taiko"] }
-reth-payload-validator.workspace = true
 reth-rpc-types-compat.workspace = true
 
 # ethereum
diff --git a/crates/taiko/payload/validator/src/lib.rs b/crates/taiko/payload/validator/src/lib.rs
index cc008751827d..33537c524e74 100644
--- a/crates/taiko/payload/validator/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/taiko/payload/validator/src/lib.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ use alloy_primitives::B256;
 use alloy_rpc_types_engine::{ExecutionPayloadSidecar, MaybeCancunPayloadFields, PayloadError};
 use reth_chainspec::EthereumHardforks;
 
-use reth_payload_validator::ExecutionPayloadValidator;
 use reth_primitives::{Block, BlockExt, Header, SealedBlock};
 use reth_rpc_types_compat::engine::payload::try_into_block;
 use reth_taiko_engine_types::TaikoExecutionPayload;