diff --git a/crates/networking/p2p/peer_handler.rs b/crates/networking/p2p/peer_handler.rs
index ac1f51ac0a9..d41281dda62 100644
--- a/crates/networking/p2p/peer_handler.rs
+++ b/crates/networking/p2p/peer_handler.rs
@@ -558,28 +558,12 @@ impl PeerHandler {
         }
     }
 
-    /// Requests block bodies from any suitable peer given their block hashes
-    /// Returns the block bodies or None if:
-    /// - There are no available peers (the node just started up or was rejected by all other nodes)
-    /// - No peer returned a valid response in the given time and retry limits
-    pub async fn request_block_bodies(
-        &mut self,
-        block_hashes: &[H256],
-    ) -> Result<Option<Vec<BlockBody>>, PeerHandlerError> {
-        for _ in 0..REQUEST_RETRY_ATTEMPTS {
-            if let Some((block_bodies, _)) = self.request_block_bodies_inner(block_hashes).await? {
-                return Ok(Some(block_bodies));
-            }
-        }
-        Ok(None)
-    }
-
     /// Requests block bodies from any suitable peer given their block headers and validates them
     /// Returns the requested block bodies or None if:
     /// - There are no available peers (the node just started up or was rejected by all other nodes)
     /// - No peer returned a valid response in the given time and retry limits
     /// - The block bodies are invalid given the block headers
-    pub async fn request_and_validate_block_bodies(
+    pub async fn request_block_bodies(
         &mut self,
         block_headers: &[BlockHeader],
     ) -> Result<Option<Vec<BlockBody>>, PeerHandlerError> {
diff --git a/crates/networking/p2p/sync.rs b/crates/networking/p2p/sync.rs
index 26aa9e1cd51..ecea0123230 100644
--- a/crates/networking/p2p/sync.rs
+++ b/crates/networking/p2p/sync.rs
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ impl Syncer {
                 let header_batch = &headers[..min(MAX_BLOCK_BODIES_TO_REQUEST, headers.len())];
                 let bodies = self
                     .peers
-                    .request_and_validate_block_bodies(header_batch)
+                    .request_block_bodies(header_batch)
                     .await?
                     .ok_or(SyncError::BodiesNotFound)?;
                 debug!("Obtained: {} block bodies", bodies.len());
@@ -556,25 +556,28 @@ impl Syncer {
     }
 }
 
-/// Fetches all block bodies for the given block hashes via p2p and stores them
+/// Fetches all block bodies for the given block headers via p2p and stores them
 async fn store_block_bodies(
-    mut block_hashes: Vec<BlockHash>,
+    mut block_headers: Vec<BlockHeader>,
     mut peers: PeerHandler,
     store: Store,
 ) -> Result<(), SyncError> {
     loop {
         debug!("Requesting Block Bodies ");
-        if let Some(block_bodies) = peers.request_block_bodies(&block_hashes).await? {
+        if let Some(block_bodies) = peers.request_block_bodies(&block_headers).await? {
             debug!(" Received {} Block Bodies", block_bodies.len());
             // Track which bodies we have already fetched
-            let current_block_hashes = block_hashes.drain(..block_bodies.len());
+            let current_block_headers = block_headers.drain(..block_bodies.len());
             // Add bodies to storage
-            for (hash, body) in current_block_hashes.zip(block_bodies.into_iter()) {
+            for (hash, body) in current_block_headers
+                .map(|h| h.hash())
+                .zip(block_bodies.into_iter())
+            {
                 store.add_block_body(hash, body).await?;
             }
 
             // Check if we need to ask for another batch
-            if block_hashes.is_empty() {
+            if block_headers.is_empty() {
                 break;
             }
         }
@@ -967,7 +970,12 @@ impl Syncer {
 
         debug_assert!(validate_bytecodes(store.clone(), pivot_header.state_root).await);
 
-        store_block_bodies(vec![pivot_header.hash()], self.peers.clone(), store.clone()).await?;
+        store_block_bodies(
+            vec![pivot_header.clone()],
+            self.peers.clone(),
+            store.clone(),
+        )
+        .await?;
 
         let block = store
             .get_block_by_hash(pivot_header.hash())