diff --git a/cmd/devp2p/internal/ethtest/suite.go b/cmd/devp2p/internal/ethtest/suite.go
index aa56dc1085..52baa41969 100644
--- a/cmd/devp2p/internal/ethtest/suite.go
+++ b/cmd/devp2p/internal/ethtest/suite.go
@@ -1048,7 +1048,9 @@ func (s *Suite) makeBlobTxs(txCount, blobCount int, discriminator byte) (txs typ
 			panic("blob tx signing failed")
 		}
 		blobs = append(blobs, sidecar.Blobs)
-		txs = append(txs, tx.WithoutBlob())
+		scNoBlob := sidecar.Copy()
+		scNoBlob.Blobs = nil
+		txs = append(txs, tx.WithBlobTxSidecar(scNoBlob))
 	}
 	return txs, blobs
 }
@@ -1360,7 +1362,7 @@ partial fetch GetCells should never arrive. Any GetCells that does arrive must b
 	for i, tx := range txs {
 		hashes[i] = tx.Hash()
 		txTypes[i] = types.BlobTxType
-		sizes[i] = uint32(tx.WithoutBlob().Size())
+		sizes[i] = uint32(tx.Size())
 	}
 	ann := eth.NewPooledTransactionHashesPacket72{
 		Types:  txTypes,
diff --git a/core/txpool/blobpool/blobpool_test.go b/core/txpool/blobpool/blobpool_test.go
index 6c6b9638ca..71810bb659 100644
--- a/core/txpool/blobpool/blobpool_test.go
+++ b/core/txpool/blobpool/blobpool_test.go
@@ -279,6 +279,15 @@ func makeMultiBlobTx(nonce uint64, gasTipCap uint64, gasFeeCap uint64, blobFeeCa
 	return types.MustSignNewTx(key, types.LatestSigner(params.MainnetChainConfig), blobtx)
 }
 
+// removeBlobs returns a copy of tx with the blob payload removed from the
+// sidecar, keeping commitments, proofs and cells intact (simulating what
+// ETH/72 peers send).
+func removeBlobs(tx *types.Transaction) *types.Transaction {
+	sidecar := tx.BlobTxSidecar().Copy()
+	sidecar.Blobs = nil
+	return tx.WithBlobTxSidecar(sidecar)
+}
+
 // makeUnsignedTx is a utility method to construct a random blob transaction
 // without signing it.
 func makeUnsignedTx(nonce uint64, gasTipCap uint64, gasFeeCap uint64, blobFeeCap uint64) *types.BlobTx {
@@ -2354,7 +2363,7 @@ func TestGetCells(t *testing.T) {
 // TestEncodeForNetwork verifies that encodeForNetwork produces the correct wire
 // encoding for each (sidecar version, eth protocol version) combination.
 //   - eth/69, eth/70: blobs recovered from cells, output matches the original tx
-//   - eth/72:         blob payload omitted, output matches tx.WithoutBlob()
+//   - eth/72:         blob payload omitted, output matches removeBlobs(tx)
 func TestEncodeForNetwork(t *testing.T) {
 	cases := []struct {
 		name       string
@@ -2379,7 +2388,7 @@ func testEncodeForNetwork(t *testing.T, sidecarVer byte, ethVer uint) {
 
 	wantTx := tx
 	if ethVer >= 72 {
-		wantTx = tx.WithoutBlob()
+		wantTx = removeBlobs(tx)
 	}
 	wantRLP, err := rlp.EncodeToBytes(wantTx)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/core/txpool/blobpool/buffer_test.go b/core/txpool/blobpool/buffer_test.go
index a9465b25e2..ba2e74bd2e 100644
--- a/core/txpool/blobpool/buffer_test.go
+++ b/core/txpool/blobpool/buffer_test.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import (
 func makeV1Tx(t *testing.T, nonce uint64, blobCount int, blobOffset int, key *ecdsa.PrivateKey) *types.Transaction {
 	t.Helper()
 	tx := makeMultiBlobTx(nonce, 1, 1, 1, blobCount, blobOffset, key, types.BlobSidecarVersion1)
-	return tx.WithoutBlob()
+	return removeBlobs(tx)
 }
 
 // makePeerDelivery creates a PeerDelivery for given cell indices from a set of blobs.
diff --git a/core/types/transaction.go b/core/types/transaction.go
index 2ab6d14b87..e9bf08daef 100644
--- a/core/types/transaction.go
+++ b/core/types/transaction.go
@@ -510,19 +510,6 @@ func (tx *Transaction) WithoutBlobTxSidecar() *Transaction {
 	return cpy
 }
 
-// todo: remove
-// WithoutBlob returns a copy of tx with the blob data removed from the sidecar,
-// keeping commitments, proofs and other metadata intact.
-func (tx *Transaction) WithoutBlob() *Transaction {
-	blobtx, ok := tx.inner.(*BlobTx)
-	if !ok || blobtx.Sidecar == nil {
-		return tx
-	}
-	sidecarWithoutBlob := blobtx.Sidecar.Copy()
-	sidecarWithoutBlob.Blobs = nil
-	return tx.WithBlobTxSidecar(sidecarWithoutBlob)
-}
-
 // WithBlobTxSidecar returns a copy of tx with the blob sidecar added.
 func (tx *Transaction) WithBlobTxSidecar(sideCar *BlobTxSidecar) *Transaction {
 	blobtx, ok := tx.inner.(*BlobTx)