diff --git a/eth/handler.go b/eth/handler.go
index 3ac9ae7a49..832d035cf6 100644
--- a/eth/handler.go
+++ b/eth/handler.go
@@ -179,13 +179,8 @@ func newHandler(config *handlerConfig) (*handler, error) {
 			log.Info("Enabled snap sync", "head", head.Number, "hash", head.Hash())
 		}
 	}
-	// If the sync succeeds, mark the local node as synced and enable all features
-	// with state synchronization requirements.
-	success := func() {
-		h.enableSyncedFeatures()
-	}
 	// Construct the downloader (long sync)
-	h.downloader = downloader.New(config.Database, h.eventMux, h.chain, nil, h.removePeer, success)
+	h.downloader = downloader.New(config.Database, h.eventMux, h.chain, nil, h.removePeer, h.enableSyncedFeatures)
 	if ttd := h.chain.Config().TerminalTotalDifficulty; ttd != nil {
 		if h.chain.Config().TerminalTotalDifficultyPassed {
 			log.Info("Chain post-merge, sync via beacon client")