diff --git a/core/txpool/blobpool/blobpool_test.go b/core/txpool/blobpool/blobpool_test.go
index b709ad0e58..09c78cfd80 100644
--- a/core/txpool/blobpool/blobpool_test.go
+++ b/core/txpool/blobpool/blobpool_test.go
@@ -51,21 +51,9 @@ var (
 	emptyBlob          = kzg4844.Blob{}
 	emptyBlobCommit, _ = kzg4844.BlobToCommitment(emptyBlob)
 	emptyBlobProof, _  = kzg4844.ComputeBlobProof(emptyBlob, emptyBlobCommit)
-	emptyBlobVHash     = blobHash(emptyBlobCommit)
+	emptyBlobVHash     = kzg4844.CalcBlobHashV1(sha256.New(), &emptyBlobCommit)
 )
 
-func blobHash(commit kzg4844.Commitment) common.Hash {
-	hasher := sha256.New()
-	hasher.Write(commit[:])
-	hash := hasher.Sum(nil)
-
-	var vhash common.Hash
-	vhash[0] = params.BlobTxHashVersion
-	copy(vhash[1:], hash[1:])
-
-	return vhash
-}
-
 // Chain configuration with Cancun enabled.
 //
 // TODO(karalabe): replace with params.MainnetChainConfig after Cancun.
diff --git a/core/txpool/validation.go b/core/txpool/validation.go
index 0df363d81d..cac2f334ac 100644
--- a/core/txpool/validation.go
+++ b/core/txpool/validation.go
@@ -143,17 +143,10 @@ func validateBlobSidecar(hashes []common.Hash, sidecar *types.BlobTxSidecar) err
 	// Blob quantities match up, validate that the provers match with the
 	// transaction hash before getting to the cryptography
 	hasher := sha256.New()
-	for i, want := range hashes {
-		hasher.Write(sidecar.Commitments[i][:])
-		hash := hasher.Sum(nil)
-		hasher.Reset()
-
-		var vhash common.Hash
-		vhash[0] = params.BlobTxHashVersion
-		copy(vhash[1:], hash[1:])
-
-		if vhash != want {
-			return fmt.Errorf("blob %d: computed hash %#x mismatches transaction one %#x", i, vhash, want)
+	for i, vhash := range hashes {
+		computed := kzg4844.CalcBlobHashV1(hasher, &sidecar.Commitments[i])
+		if vhash != computed {
+			return fmt.Errorf("blob %d: computed hash %#x mismatches transaction one %#x", i, computed, vhash)
 		}
 	}
 	// Blob commitments match with the hashes in the transaction, verify the
diff --git a/core/types/tx_blob.go b/core/types/tx_blob.go
index da4a9b72f1..caede7cc53 100644
--- a/core/types/tx_blob.go
+++ b/core/types/tx_blob.go
@@ -61,9 +61,10 @@ type BlobTxSidecar struct {
 
 // BlobHashes computes the blob hashes of the given blobs.
 func (sc *BlobTxSidecar) BlobHashes() []common.Hash {
+	hasher := sha256.New()
 	h := make([]common.Hash, len(sc.Commitments))
 	for i := range sc.Blobs {
-		h[i] = blobHash(&sc.Commitments[i])
+		h[i] = kzg4844.CalcBlobHashV1(hasher, &sc.Commitments[i])
 	}
 	return h
 }
@@ -235,12 +236,3 @@ func (tx *BlobTx) decode(input []byte) error {
 	}
 	return nil
 }
-
-func blobHash(commit *kzg4844.Commitment) common.Hash {
-	hasher := sha256.New()
-	hasher.Write(commit[:])
-	var vhash common.Hash
-	hasher.Sum(vhash[:0])
-	vhash[0] = params.BlobTxHashVersion
-	return vhash
-}
diff --git a/crypto/kzg4844/kzg4844.go b/crypto/kzg4844/kzg4844.go
index 5969d1c2ce..7c5854071b 100644
--- a/crypto/kzg4844/kzg4844.go
+++ b/crypto/kzg4844/kzg4844.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ package kzg4844
 import (
 	"embed"
 	"errors"
+	"hash"
 	"sync/atomic"
 )
 
@@ -108,3 +109,16 @@ func VerifyBlobProof(blob Blob, commitment Commitment, proof Proof) error {
 	}
 	return gokzgVerifyBlobProof(blob, commitment, proof)
 }
+
+// CalcBlobHashV1 calculates the 'versioned blob hash' of a commitment.
+// The given hasher must be a sha256 hash instance, otherwise the result will be invalid!
+func CalcBlobHashV1(hasher hash.Hash, commit *Commitment) (vh [32]byte) {
+	if hasher.Size() != 32 {
+		panic("wrong hash size")
+	}
+	hasher.Reset()
+	hasher.Write(commit[:])
+	hasher.Sum(vh[:0])
+	vh[0] = 0x01 // version
+	return vh
+}