diff --git a/eth/api_backend.go b/eth/api_backend.go
index 648750cc33..8a9898b956 100644
--- a/eth/api_backend.go
+++ b/eth/api_backend.go
@@ -366,13 +366,11 @@ func (b *EthAPIBackend) FeeHistory(ctx context.Context, blockCount uint64, lastB
 	return b.gpo.FeeHistory(ctx, blockCount, lastBlock, rewardPercentiles)
 }
 
-func (b *EthAPIBackend) BlobBaseFee(ctx context.Context) (*big.Int, error) {
-	if excessBlobGas := b.CurrentHeader().ExcessBlobGas; excessBlobGas != nil {
-		blobBaseFee := eip4844.CalcBlobFee(*excessBlobGas)
-		return blobBaseFee, nil
-	} else {
-		return nil, nil
+func (b *EthAPIBackend) BlobBaseFee(ctx context.Context) *big.Int {
+	if excess := b.CurrentHeader().ExcessBlobGas; excess != nil {
+		return eip4844.CalcBlobFee(*excess)
 	}
+	return nil
 }
 
 func (b *EthAPIBackend) ChainDb() ethdb.Database {
diff --git a/internal/ethapi/api.go b/internal/ethapi/api.go
index 7b303024de..8b15d211d1 100644
--- a/internal/ethapi/api.go
+++ b/internal/ethapi/api.go
@@ -137,9 +137,8 @@ func (s *EthereumAPI) FeeHistory(ctx context.Context, blockCount math.HexOrDecim
 }
 
 // BlobBaseFee returns the base fee for blob gas at the current head.
-func (s *EthereumAPI) BlobBaseFee(ctx context.Context) (*hexutil.Big, error) {
-	blobBaseFee, err := s.b.BlobBaseFee(ctx)
-	return (*hexutil.Big)(blobBaseFee), err
+func (s *EthereumAPI) BlobBaseFee(ctx context.Context) *hexutil.Big {
+	return (*hexutil.Big)(s.b.BlobBaseFee(ctx))
 }
 
 // Syncing returns false in case the node is currently not syncing with the network. It can be up-to-date or has not
diff --git a/internal/ethapi/api_test.go b/internal/ethapi/api_test.go
index 4ed6c7fd78..1f62d0c6bd 100644
--- a/internal/ethapi/api_test.go
+++ b/internal/ethapi/api_test.go
@@ -472,15 +472,15 @@ func (b testBackend) SuggestGasTipCap(ctx context.Context) (*big.Int, error) {
 func (b testBackend) FeeHistory(ctx context.Context, blockCount uint64, lastBlock rpc.BlockNumber, rewardPercentiles []float64) (*big.Int, [][]*big.Int, []*big.Int, []float64, []*big.Int, []float64, error) {
 	return nil, nil, nil, nil, nil, nil, nil
 }
-func (b testBackend) BlobBaseFee(ctx context.Context) (*big.Int, error) { return big.NewInt(0), nil }
-func (b testBackend) ChainDb() ethdb.Database                           { return b.db }
-func (b testBackend) AccountManager() *accounts.Manager                 { return b.accman }
-func (b testBackend) ExtRPCEnabled() bool                               { return false }
-func (b testBackend) RPCGasCap() uint64                                 { return 10000000 }
-func (b testBackend) RPCEVMTimeout() time.Duration                      { return time.Second }
-func (b testBackend) RPCTxFeeCap() float64                              { return 0 }
-func (b testBackend) UnprotectedAllowed() bool                          { return false }
-func (b testBackend) SetHead(number uint64)                             {}
+func (b testBackend) BlobBaseFee(ctx context.Context) *big.Int { return new(big.Int) }
+func (b testBackend) ChainDb() ethdb.Database                  { return b.db }
+func (b testBackend) AccountManager() *accounts.Manager        { return b.accman }
+func (b testBackend) ExtRPCEnabled() bool                      { return false }
+func (b testBackend) RPCGasCap() uint64                        { return 10000000 }
+func (b testBackend) RPCEVMTimeout() time.Duration             { return time.Second }
+func (b testBackend) RPCTxFeeCap() float64                     { return 0 }
+func (b testBackend) UnprotectedAllowed() bool                 { return false }
+func (b testBackend) SetHead(number uint64)                    {}
 func (b testBackend) HeaderByNumber(ctx context.Context, number rpc.BlockNumber) (*types.Header, error) {
 	if number == rpc.LatestBlockNumber {
 		return b.chain.CurrentBlock(), nil
diff --git a/internal/ethapi/backend.go b/internal/ethapi/backend.go
index f4a3582339..2a45ba0921 100644
--- a/internal/ethapi/backend.go
+++ b/internal/ethapi/backend.go
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ type Backend interface {
 
 	SuggestGasTipCap(ctx context.Context) (*big.Int, error)
 	FeeHistory(ctx context.Context, blockCount uint64, lastBlock rpc.BlockNumber, rewardPercentiles []float64) (*big.Int, [][]*big.Int, []*big.Int, []float64, []*big.Int, []float64, error)
-	BlobBaseFee(ctx context.Context) (*big.Int, error)
+	BlobBaseFee(ctx context.Context) *big.Int
 	ChainDb() ethdb.Database
 	AccountManager() *accounts.Manager
 	ExtRPCEnabled() bool
diff --git a/internal/ethapi/transaction_args_test.go b/internal/ethapi/transaction_args_test.go
index dd69c15e4f..6750fc07a9 100644
--- a/internal/ethapi/transaction_args_test.go
+++ b/internal/ethapi/transaction_args_test.go
@@ -314,6 +314,8 @@ func (b *backendMock) setFork(fork string) error {
 func (b *backendMock) SuggestGasTipCap(ctx context.Context) (*big.Int, error) {
 	return big.NewInt(42), nil
 }
+func (b *backendMock) BlobBaseFee(ctx context.Context) *big.Int { return big.NewInt(42) }
+
 func (b *backendMock) CurrentHeader() *types.Header     { return b.current }
 func (b *backendMock) ChainConfig() *params.ChainConfig { return b.config }
 
@@ -322,9 +324,6 @@ func (b *backendMock) SyncProgress() ethereum.SyncProgress { return ethereum.Syn
 func (b *backendMock) FeeHistory(ctx context.Context, blockCount uint64, lastBlock rpc.BlockNumber, rewardPercentiles []float64) (*big.Int, [][]*big.Int, []*big.Int, []float64, []*big.Int, []float64, error) {
 	return nil, nil, nil, nil, nil, nil, nil
 }
-func (b *backendMock) BlobBaseFee(ctx context.Context) (*big.Int, error) {
-	return big.NewInt(42), nil
-}
 func (b *backendMock) ChainDb() ethdb.Database           { return nil }
 func (b *backendMock) AccountManager() *accounts.Manager { return nil }
 func (b *backendMock) ExtRPCEnabled() bool               { return false }