diff --git a/grpc/execution/server.go b/grpc/execution/server.go
index 09657bcee4..5e09e73201 100644
--- a/grpc/execution/server.go
+++ b/grpc/execution/server.go
@@ -194,15 +194,14 @@ func (s *ExecutionServiceServerV1Alpha2) BatchGetBlocks(ctx context.Context, req
 }
 
 // CreateBlock is used to drive deterministic creation of an executed block from a sequenced block.
-func (s *ExecutionServiceServerV1Alpha2) CreateBlock(ctx context.Context, req *executionv1a2.CreateBlockRequest) (*executionv1a2.Block, error) {
-	log.Info("CreateBlock called request", "request", req)
+func (s *ExecutionServiceServerV1Alpha2) ExecuteBlock(ctx context.Context, req *executionv1a2.ExecuteBlockRequest) (*executionv1a2.Block, error) {
+	log.Info("ExecuteBlock called request", "request", req)
 
 	// Validate block being created has valid previous hash
 	prevHeadHash := common.BytesToHash(req.PrevBlockHash)
 	softHash := s.bc.CurrentSafeBlock().Hash()
-	headHash := s.bc.CurrentHeader().Hash()
-	if prevHeadHash != headHash || headHash != softHash {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Block can only be created on top head block, when head matches soft")
+	if prevHeadHash != softHash {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Block can only be created on top of soft block.")
 	}
 
 	// The Engine API has been modified to use transactions from this mempool and abide by it's ordering.
@@ -254,7 +253,6 @@ func (s *ExecutionServiceServerV1Alpha2) CreateBlock(ctx context.Context, req *e
 
 // GetCommitmentState fetches the current CommitmentState of the chain.
 func (s *ExecutionServiceServerV1Alpha2) GetCommitmentState(ctx context.Context, req *executionv1a2.GetCommitmentStateRequest) (*executionv1a2.CommitmentState, error) {
-	headBlock, err := s.ethHeaderToExecutionBlock(s.bc.CurrentHeader())
 	softBlock, err := s.ethHeaderToExecutionBlock(s.bc.CurrentSafeBlock())
 	firmBlock, err := s.ethHeaderToExecutionBlock(s.bc.CurrentFinalBlock())
 
@@ -263,7 +261,6 @@ func (s *ExecutionServiceServerV1Alpha2) GetCommitmentState(ctx context.Context,
 	}
 
 	res := &executionv1a2.CommitmentState{
-		Head: headBlock,
 		Soft: softBlock,
 		Firm: firmBlock,
 	}
@@ -274,7 +271,7 @@ func (s *ExecutionServiceServerV1Alpha2) GetCommitmentState(ctx context.Context,
 // UpdateCommitmentState replaces the whole CommitmentState with a new CommitmentState.
 func (s *ExecutionServiceServerV1Alpha2) UpdateCommitmentState(ctx context.Context, req *executionv1a2.UpdateCommitmentStateRequest) (*executionv1a2.CommitmentState, error) {
 	newForkChoice := &engine.ForkchoiceStateV1{
-		HeadBlockHash:      common.BytesToHash(req.CommitmentState.Head.Hash),
+		HeadBlockHash:      common.BytesToHash(req.CommitmentState.Soft.Hash),
 		SafeBlockHash:      common.BytesToHash(req.CommitmentState.Soft.Hash),
 		FinalizedBlockHash: common.BytesToHash(req.CommitmentState.Firm.Hash),
 	}
diff --git a/grpc/gen/astria/execution/v1alpha2/execution.pb.go b/grpc/gen/astria/execution/v1alpha2/execution.pb.go
index fefd8801e8..e62d75737f 100644
--- a/grpc/gen/astria/execution/v1alpha2/execution.pb.go
+++ b/grpc/gen/astria/execution/v1alpha2/execution.pb.go
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ const (
 	_ = protoimpl.EnforceVersion(protoimpl.MaxVersion - 20)
 )
 
-// The set of information which deterministic driver of execution must know about a given executed Block
+// The set of information which deterministic driver of block production
+// must know about a given rollup Block
 type Block struct {
 	state         protoimpl.MessageState
 	sizeCache     protoimpl.SizeCache
@@ -227,7 +228,8 @@ func (x *GetBlockRequest) GetIdentifier() *BlockIdentifier {
 	return nil
 }
 
-// Used in BatchGetBlocks, will find all or none based on the list of identifiers.
+// Used in BatchGetBlocks, will find all or none based on the list of
+// identifiers.
 type BatchGetBlocksRequest struct {
 	state         protoimpl.MessageState
 	sizeCache     protoimpl.SizeCache
@@ -323,10 +325,12 @@ func (x *BatchGetBlocksResponse) GetBlocks() []*Block {
 	return nil
 }
 
-// CreateBlockRequest contains all the information needed to create a new executed block.
+// ExecuteBlockRequest contains all the information needed to create a new rollup
+// block.
 //
-// This information comes from previous execution blocks, as well as from sequencer blocks.
-type CreateBlockRequest struct {
+// This information comes from previous rollup blocks, as well as from sequencer
+// blocks.
+type ExecuteBlockRequest struct {
 	state         protoimpl.MessageState
 	sizeCache     protoimpl.SizeCache
 	unknownFields protoimpl.UnknownFields
@@ -339,8 +343,8 @@ type CreateBlockRequest struct {
 	Timestamp *timestamppb.Timestamp `protobuf:"bytes,3,opt,name=timestamp,proto3" json:"timestamp,omitempty"`
 }
 
-func (x *CreateBlockRequest) Reset() {
-	*x = CreateBlockRequest{}
+func (x *ExecuteBlockRequest) Reset() {
+	*x = ExecuteBlockRequest{}
 	if protoimpl.UnsafeEnabled {
 		mi := &file_astria_execution_v1alpha2_execution_proto_msgTypes[5]
 		ms := protoimpl.X.MessageStateOf(protoimpl.Pointer(x))
@@ -348,13 +352,13 @@ func (x *CreateBlockRequest) Reset() {
 	}
 }
 
-func (x *CreateBlockRequest) String() string {
+func (x *ExecuteBlockRequest) String() string {
 	return protoimpl.X.MessageStringOf(x)
 }
 
-func (*CreateBlockRequest) ProtoMessage() {}
+func (*ExecuteBlockRequest) ProtoMessage() {}
 
-func (x *CreateBlockRequest) ProtoReflect() protoreflect.Message {
+func (x *ExecuteBlockRequest) ProtoReflect() protoreflect.Message {
 	mi := &file_astria_execution_v1alpha2_execution_proto_msgTypes[5]
 	if protoimpl.UnsafeEnabled && x != nil {
 		ms := protoimpl.X.MessageStateOf(protoimpl.Pointer(x))
@@ -366,50 +370,49 @@ func (x *CreateBlockRequest) ProtoReflect() protoreflect.Message {
 	return mi.MessageOf(x)
 }
 
-// Deprecated: Use CreateBlockRequest.ProtoReflect.Descriptor instead.
-func (*CreateBlockRequest) Descriptor() ([]byte, []int) {
+// Deprecated: Use ExecuteBlockRequest.ProtoReflect.Descriptor instead.
+func (*ExecuteBlockRequest) Descriptor() ([]byte, []int) {
 	return file_astria_execution_v1alpha2_execution_proto_rawDescGZIP(), []int{5}
 }
 
-func (x *CreateBlockRequest) GetPrevBlockHash() []byte {
+func (x *ExecuteBlockRequest) GetPrevBlockHash() []byte {
 	if x != nil {
 		return x.PrevBlockHash
 	}
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (x *CreateBlockRequest) GetTransactions() [][]byte {
+func (x *ExecuteBlockRequest) GetTransactions() [][]byte {
 	if x != nil {
 		return x.Transactions
 	}
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (x *CreateBlockRequest) GetTimestamp() *timestamppb.Timestamp {
+func (x *ExecuteBlockRequest) GetTimestamp() *timestamppb.Timestamp {
 	if x != nil {
 		return x.Timestamp
 	}
 	return nil
 }
 
-// The CommitmentState holds the block at each stage of sequencer commitment level
+// The CommitmentState holds the block at each stage of sequencer commitment
+// level
 //
 // A Valid CommitmentState:
-// - Block numbers are such that head >= soft >= firm.
-// - Head block may either be the same as soft, or have a height 1 higher than soft.
-// - No blocks ever decrease in block number, only head may stay the same and have other changes
-// - The chain defined by head is the canonical chain which always contains soft and firm blocks.
+//   - Block numbers are such that soft >= firm.
+//   - No blocks ever decrease in block number.
+//   - The chain defined by soft is the head of the canonical chain the firm block
+//     must belong to.
 type CommitmentState struct {
 	state         protoimpl.MessageState
 	sizeCache     protoimpl.SizeCache
 	unknownFields protoimpl.UnknownFields
 
-	// The head is the top of the executed chain
-	Head *Block `protobuf:"bytes,1,opt,name=head,proto3" json:"head,omitempty"`
-	// Soft commitment is the executed block matching sequencer block with full consensus.
-	Soft *Block `protobuf:"bytes,2,opt,name=soft,proto3" json:"soft,omitempty"`
+	// Soft commitment is the rollup block matching latest sequencer block.
+	Soft *Block `protobuf:"bytes,1,opt,name=soft,proto3" json:"soft,omitempty"`
 	// Firm commitment is achieved when data has been seen in DA.
-	Firm *Block `protobuf:"bytes,3,opt,name=firm,proto3" json:"firm,omitempty"`
+	Firm *Block `protobuf:"bytes,2,opt,name=firm,proto3" json:"firm,omitempty"`
 }
 
 func (x *CommitmentState) Reset() {
@@ -444,13 +447,6 @@ func (*CommitmentState) Descriptor() ([]byte, []int) {
 	return file_astria_execution_v1alpha2_execution_proto_rawDescGZIP(), []int{6}
 }
 
-func (x *CommitmentState) GetHead() *Block {
-	if x != nil {
-		return x.Head
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
 func (x *CommitmentState) GetSoft() *Block {
 	if x != nil {
 		return x.Soft
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@@ -700,7 +693,7 @@ var file_astria_execution_v1alpha2_execution_proto_goTypes = []interface{}{
 	(*GetBlockRequest)(nil),              // 2: astria.execution.v1alpha2.GetBlockRequest
 	(*BatchGetBlocksRequest)(nil),        // 3: astria.execution.v1alpha2.BatchGetBlocksRequest
 	(*BatchGetBlocksResponse)(nil),       // 4: astria.execution.v1alpha2.BatchGetBlocksResponse
-	(*CreateBlockRequest)(nil),           // 5: astria.execution.v1alpha2.CreateBlockRequest
+	(*ExecuteBlockRequest)(nil),          // 5: astria.execution.v1alpha2.ExecuteBlockRequest
 	(*CommitmentState)(nil),              // 6: astria.execution.v1alpha2.CommitmentState
 	(*GetCommitmentStateRequest)(nil),    // 7: astria.execution.v1alpha2.GetCommitmentStateRequest
 	(*UpdateCommitmentStateRequest)(nil), // 8: astria.execution.v1alpha2.UpdateCommitmentStateRequest
@@ -711,26 +704,25 @@ var file_astria_execution_v1alpha2_execution_proto_depIdxs = []int32{
 	1,  // 1: astria.execution.v1alpha2.GetBlockRequest.identifier:type_name -> astria.execution.v1alpha2.BlockIdentifier
 	1,  // 2: astria.execution.v1alpha2.BatchGetBlocksRequest.identifiers:type_name -> astria.execution.v1alpha2.BlockIdentifier
 	0,  // 3: astria.execution.v1alpha2.BatchGetBlocksResponse.blocks:type_name -> astria.execution.v1alpha2.Block
-	9,  // 4: astria.execution.v1alpha2.CreateBlockRequest.timestamp:type_name -> google.protobuf.Timestamp
-	0,  // 5: astria.execution.v1alpha2.CommitmentState.head:type_name -> astria.execution.v1alpha2.Block
-	0,  // 6: astria.execution.v1alpha2.CommitmentState.soft:type_name -> astria.execution.v1alpha2.Block
-	0,  // 7: astria.execution.v1alpha2.CommitmentState.firm:type_name -> astria.execution.v1alpha2.Block
-	6,  // 8: astria.execution.v1alpha2.UpdateCommitmentStateRequest.commitment_state:type_name -> astria.execution.v1alpha2.CommitmentState
-	2,  // 9: astria.execution.v1alpha2.ExecutionService.GetBlock:input_type -> astria.execution.v1alpha2.GetBlockRequest
-	3,  // 10: astria.execution.v1alpha2.ExecutionService.BatchGetBlocks:input_type -> astria.execution.v1alpha2.BatchGetBlocksRequest
-	5,  // 11: astria.execution.v1alpha2.ExecutionService.CreateBlock:input_type -> astria.execution.v1alpha2.CreateBlockRequest
-	7,  // 12: astria.execution.v1alpha2.ExecutionService.GetCommitmentState:input_type -> astria.execution.v1alpha2.GetCommitmentStateRequest
-	8,  // 13: astria.execution.v1alpha2.ExecutionService.UpdateCommitmentState:input_type -> astria.execution.v1alpha2.UpdateCommitmentStateRequest
-	0,  // 14: astria.execution.v1alpha2.ExecutionService.GetBlock:output_type -> astria.execution.v1alpha2.Block
-	4,  // 15: astria.execution.v1alpha2.ExecutionService.BatchGetBlocks:output_type -> astria.execution.v1alpha2.BatchGetBlocksResponse
-	0,  // 16: astria.execution.v1alpha2.ExecutionService.CreateBlock:output_type -> astria.execution.v1alpha2.Block
-	6,  // 17: astria.execution.v1alpha2.ExecutionService.GetCommitmentState:output_type -> astria.execution.v1alpha2.CommitmentState
-	6,  // 18: astria.execution.v1alpha2.ExecutionService.UpdateCommitmentState:output_type -> astria.execution.v1alpha2.CommitmentState
-	14, // [14:19] is the sub-list for method output_type
-	9,  // [9:14] is the sub-list for method input_type
-	9,  // [9:9] is the sub-list for extension type_name
-	9,  // [9:9] is the sub-list for extension extendee
-	0,  // [0:9] is the sub-list for field type_name
+	9,  // 4: astria.execution.v1alpha2.ExecuteBlockRequest.timestamp:type_name -> google.protobuf.Timestamp
+	0,  // 5: astria.execution.v1alpha2.CommitmentState.soft:type_name -> astria.execution.v1alpha2.Block
+	0,  // 6: astria.execution.v1alpha2.CommitmentState.firm:type_name -> astria.execution.v1alpha2.Block
+	6,  // 7: astria.execution.v1alpha2.UpdateCommitmentStateRequest.commitment_state:type_name -> astria.execution.v1alpha2.CommitmentState
+	2,  // 8: astria.execution.v1alpha2.ExecutionService.GetBlock:input_type -> astria.execution.v1alpha2.GetBlockRequest
+	3,  // 9: astria.execution.v1alpha2.ExecutionService.BatchGetBlocks:input_type -> astria.execution.v1alpha2.BatchGetBlocksRequest
+	5,  // 10: astria.execution.v1alpha2.ExecutionService.ExecuteBlock:input_type -> astria.execution.v1alpha2.ExecuteBlockRequest
+	7,  // 11: astria.execution.v1alpha2.ExecutionService.GetCommitmentState:input_type -> astria.execution.v1alpha2.GetCommitmentStateRequest
+	8,  // 12: astria.execution.v1alpha2.ExecutionService.UpdateCommitmentState:input_type -> astria.execution.v1alpha2.UpdateCommitmentStateRequest
+	0,  // 13: astria.execution.v1alpha2.ExecutionService.GetBlock:output_type -> astria.execution.v1alpha2.Block
+	4,  // 14: astria.execution.v1alpha2.ExecutionService.BatchGetBlocks:output_type -> astria.execution.v1alpha2.BatchGetBlocksResponse
+	0,  // 15: astria.execution.v1alpha2.ExecutionService.ExecuteBlock:output_type -> astria.execution.v1alpha2.Block
+	6,  // 16: astria.execution.v1alpha2.ExecutionService.GetCommitmentState:output_type -> astria.execution.v1alpha2.CommitmentState
+	6,  // 17: astria.execution.v1alpha2.ExecutionService.UpdateCommitmentState:output_type -> astria.execution.v1alpha2.CommitmentState
+	13, // [13:18] is the sub-list for method output_type
+	8,  // [8:13] is the sub-list for method input_type
+	8,  // [8:8] is the sub-list for extension type_name
+	8,  // [8:8] is the sub-list for extension extendee
+	0,  // [0:8] is the sub-list for field type_name
 }
 
 func init() { file_astria_execution_v1alpha2_execution_proto_init() }
@@ -800,7 +792,7 @@ func file_astria_execution_v1alpha2_execution_proto_init() {
 			}
 		}
 		file_astria_execution_v1alpha2_execution_proto_msgTypes[5].Exporter = func(v interface{}, i int) interface{} {
-			switch v := v.(*CreateBlockRequest); i {
+			switch v := v.(*ExecuteBlockRequest); i {
 			case 0:
 				return &v.state
 			case 1:
diff --git a/grpc/gen/astria/execution/v1alpha2/execution_grpc.pb.go b/grpc/gen/astria/execution/v1alpha2/execution_grpc.pb.go
index e8eb17887d..905f0779b0 100644
--- a/grpc/gen/astria/execution/v1alpha2/execution_grpc.pb.go
+++ b/grpc/gen/astria/execution/v1alpha2/execution_grpc.pb.go
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ const _ = grpc.SupportPackageIsVersion7
 const (
 	ExecutionService_GetBlock_FullMethodName              = "/astria.execution.v1alpha2.ExecutionService/GetBlock"
 	ExecutionService_BatchGetBlocks_FullMethodName        = "/astria.execution.v1alpha2.ExecutionService/BatchGetBlocks"
-	ExecutionService_CreateBlock_FullMethodName           = "/astria.execution.v1alpha2.ExecutionService/CreateBlock"
+	ExecutionService_ExecuteBlock_FullMethodName          = "/astria.execution.v1alpha2.ExecutionService/ExecuteBlock"
 	ExecutionService_GetCommitmentState_FullMethodName    = "/astria.execution.v1alpha2.ExecutionService/GetCommitmentState"
 	ExecutionService_UpdateCommitmentState_FullMethodName = "/astria.execution.v1alpha2.ExecutionService/UpdateCommitmentState"
 )
@@ -32,13 +32,16 @@ const (
 type ExecutionServiceClient interface {
 	// GetBlock will return a block given an identifier.
 	GetBlock(ctx context.Context, in *GetBlockRequest, opts ...grpc.CallOption) (*Block, error)
-	// BatchGetBlocks will return an array of Blocks given an array of block identifiers.
+	// BatchGetBlocks will return an array of Blocks given an array of block
+	// identifiers.
 	BatchGetBlocks(ctx context.Context, in *BatchGetBlocksRequest, opts ...grpc.CallOption) (*BatchGetBlocksResponse, error)
-	// CreateBlock is used to drive deterministic creation of an executed block from a sequenced block.
-	CreateBlock(ctx context.Context, in *CreateBlockRequest, opts ...grpc.CallOption) (*Block, error)
+	// ExecuteBlock is called to deterministically derive a rollup block from
+	// filtered sequencer block information.
+	ExecuteBlock(ctx context.Context, in *ExecuteBlockRequest, opts ...grpc.CallOption) (*Block, error)
 	// GetCommitmentState fetches the current CommitmentState of the chain.
 	GetCommitmentState(ctx context.Context, in *GetCommitmentStateRequest, opts ...grpc.CallOption) (*CommitmentState, error)
-	// UpdateCommitmentState replaces the whole CommitmentState with a new CommitmentState.
+	// UpdateCommitmentState replaces the whole CommitmentState with a new
+	// CommitmentState.
 	UpdateCommitmentState(ctx context.Context, in *UpdateCommitmentStateRequest, opts ...grpc.CallOption) (*CommitmentState, error)
 }
 
@@ -68,9 +71,9 @@ func (c *executionServiceClient) BatchGetBlocks(ctx context.Context, in *BatchGe
 	return out, nil
 }
 
-func (c *executionServiceClient) CreateBlock(ctx context.Context, in *CreateBlockRequest, opts ...grpc.CallOption) (*Block, error) {
+func (c *executionServiceClient) ExecuteBlock(ctx context.Context, in *ExecuteBlockRequest, opts ...grpc.CallOption) (*Block, error) {
 	out := new(Block)
-	err := c.cc.Invoke(ctx, ExecutionService_CreateBlock_FullMethodName, in, out, opts...)
+	err := c.cc.Invoke(ctx, ExecutionService_ExecuteBlock_FullMethodName, in, out, opts...)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -101,13 +104,16 @@ func (c *executionServiceClient) UpdateCommitmentState(ctx context.Context, in *
 type ExecutionServiceServer interface {
 	// GetBlock will return a block given an identifier.
 	GetBlock(context.Context, *GetBlockRequest) (*Block, error)
-	// BatchGetBlocks will return an array of Blocks given an array of block identifiers.
+	// BatchGetBlocks will return an array of Blocks given an array of block
+	// identifiers.
 	BatchGetBlocks(context.Context, *BatchGetBlocksRequest) (*BatchGetBlocksResponse, error)
-	// CreateBlock is used to drive deterministic creation of an executed block from a sequenced block.
-	CreateBlock(context.Context, *CreateBlockRequest) (*Block, error)
+	// ExecuteBlock is called to deterministically derive a rollup block from
+	// filtered sequencer block information.
+	ExecuteBlock(context.Context, *ExecuteBlockRequest) (*Block, error)
 	// GetCommitmentState fetches the current CommitmentState of the chain.
 	GetCommitmentState(context.Context, *GetCommitmentStateRequest) (*CommitmentState, error)
-	// UpdateCommitmentState replaces the whole CommitmentState with a new CommitmentState.
+	// UpdateCommitmentState replaces the whole CommitmentState with a new
+	// CommitmentState.
 	UpdateCommitmentState(context.Context, *UpdateCommitmentStateRequest) (*CommitmentState, error)
 	mustEmbedUnimplementedExecutionServiceServer()
 }
@@ -122,8 +128,8 @@ func (UnimplementedExecutionServiceServer) GetBlock(context.Context, *GetBlockRe
 func (UnimplementedExecutionServiceServer) BatchGetBlocks(context.Context, *BatchGetBlocksRequest) (*BatchGetBlocksResponse, error) {
 	return nil, status.Errorf(codes.Unimplemented, "method BatchGetBlocks not implemented")
 }
-func (UnimplementedExecutionServiceServer) CreateBlock(context.Context, *CreateBlockRequest) (*Block, error) {
-	return nil, status.Errorf(codes.Unimplemented, "method CreateBlock not implemented")
+func (UnimplementedExecutionServiceServer) ExecuteBlock(context.Context, *ExecuteBlockRequest) (*Block, error) {
+	return nil, status.Errorf(codes.Unimplemented, "method ExecuteBlock not implemented")
 }
 func (UnimplementedExecutionServiceServer) GetCommitmentState(context.Context, *GetCommitmentStateRequest) (*CommitmentState, error) {
 	return nil, status.Errorf(codes.Unimplemented, "method GetCommitmentState not implemented")
@@ -180,20 +186,20 @@ func _ExecutionService_BatchGetBlocks_Handler(srv interface{}, ctx context.Conte
 	return interceptor(ctx, in, info, handler)
 }
 
-func _ExecutionService_CreateBlock_Handler(srv interface{}, ctx context.Context, dec func(interface{}) error, interceptor grpc.UnaryServerInterceptor) (interface{}, error) {
-	in := new(CreateBlockRequest)
+func _ExecutionService_ExecuteBlock_Handler(srv interface{}, ctx context.Context, dec func(interface{}) error, interceptor grpc.UnaryServerInterceptor) (interface{}, error) {
+	in := new(ExecuteBlockRequest)
 	if err := dec(in); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	if interceptor == nil {
-		return srv.(ExecutionServiceServer).CreateBlock(ctx, in)
+		return srv.(ExecutionServiceServer).ExecuteBlock(ctx, in)
 	}
 	info := &grpc.UnaryServerInfo{
 		Server:     srv,
-		FullMethod: ExecutionService_CreateBlock_FullMethodName,
+		FullMethod: ExecutionService_ExecuteBlock_FullMethodName,
 	}
 	handler := func(ctx context.Context, req interface{}) (interface{}, error) {
-		return srv.(ExecutionServiceServer).CreateBlock(ctx, req.(*CreateBlockRequest))
+		return srv.(ExecutionServiceServer).ExecuteBlock(ctx, req.(*ExecuteBlockRequest))
 	}
 	return interceptor(ctx, in, info, handler)
 }
@@ -250,8 +256,8 @@ var ExecutionService_ServiceDesc = grpc.ServiceDesc{
 			Handler:    _ExecutionService_BatchGetBlocks_Handler,
 		},
 		{
-			MethodName: "CreateBlock",
-			Handler:    _ExecutionService_CreateBlock_Handler,
+			MethodName: "ExecuteBlock",
+			Handler:    _ExecutionService_ExecuteBlock_Handler,
 		},
 		{
 			MethodName: "GetCommitmentState",