diff --git a/core/types/block.go b/core/types/block.go
index a9c7aac3ee..41f799cf80 100644
--- a/core/types/block.go
+++ b/core/types/block.go
@@ -224,8 +224,7 @@ type extblock struct {
 	Header      *Header
 	Txs         []*Transaction
 	Uncles      []*Header
-	Withdrawals []*Withdrawal        `rlp:"optional"`
-	AccessList  *bal.BlockAccessList `rlp:"optional"`
+	Withdrawals []*Withdrawal `rlp:"optional"`
 }
 
 // NewBlock creates a new block. The input data is copied, changes to header and to the
@@ -353,7 +352,7 @@ func (b *Block) DecodeRLP(s *rlp.Stream) error {
 	if err := s.Decode(&eb); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	b.header, b.uncles, b.transactions, b.withdrawals, b.accessList = eb.Header, eb.Uncles, eb.Txs, eb.Withdrawals, eb.AccessList
+	b.header, b.uncles, b.transactions, b.withdrawals = eb.Header, eb.Uncles, eb.Txs, eb.Withdrawals
 	b.size.Store(rlp.ListSize(size))
 	return nil
 }
@@ -365,7 +364,6 @@ func (b *Block) EncodeRLP(w io.Writer) error {
 		Txs:         b.transactions,
 		Uncles:      b.uncles,
 		Withdrawals: b.withdrawals,
-		AccessList:  b.accessList,
 	})
 }
 
@@ -536,9 +534,10 @@ func (b *Block) WithBody(body Body) *Block {
 
 // WithAccessList returns a copy of the block with the access list embedded.
 // It does not set the access list hash in the header of the returned block.
-// TODO: ^ when support for --experimental.bal is removed, this function should set the access list hash in the header
 func (b *Block) WithAccessList(accessList *bal.BlockAccessList) *Block {
 	alCopy := accessList.Copy()
+	alHash := accessList.Hash()
+	b.header.BlockAccessListHash = &alHash
 	block := &Block{
 		header:       b.header,
 		transactions: slices.Clone(b.transactions),