diff --git a/besu/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/services/TraceServiceImpl.java b/besu/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/services/TraceServiceImpl.java
index eaa3bad15ca..999cf1437fd 100644
--- a/besu/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/services/TraceServiceImpl.java
+++ b/besu/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/services/TraceServiceImpl.java
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ private List<TransactionProcessingResult> trace(
     final BlockHeader header = block.getHeader();
     final Address miningBeneficiary =
         protocolSpec.getMiningBeneficiaryCalculator().calculateBeneficiary(block.getHeader());
-    tracer.traceStartBlock(block.getHeader(), block.getBody(), miningBeneficiary);
+    tracer.traceStartBlock(block.getHeader(), miningBeneficiary);
 
     block
         .getBody()
diff --git a/besu/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/services/TraceServiceImplTest.java b/besu/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/services/TraceServiceImplTest.java
index 21b36de45c8..e01ccdd4333 100644
--- a/besu/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/services/TraceServiceImplTest.java
+++ b/besu/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/services/TraceServiceImplTest.java
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 import org.hyperledger.besu.plugin.data.BlockBody;
 import org.hyperledger.besu.plugin.data.BlockHeader;
 import org.hyperledger.besu.plugin.data.BlockTraceResult;
+import org.hyperledger.besu.plugin.data.ProcessableBlockHeader;
 import org.hyperledger.besu.plugin.data.TransactionTraceResult;
 import org.hyperledger.besu.plugin.services.TraceService;
 import org.hyperledger.besu.plugin.services.storage.DataStorageFormat;
@@ -116,7 +117,7 @@ void shouldRetrieveStateUpdatePostTracingForOneBlock() {
 
     verify(opTracer)
         .traceStartBlock(
-            tracedBlock.getHeader(), tracedBlock.getBody(), tracedBlock.getHeader().getCoinbase());
+            tracedBlock.getHeader(), tracedBlock.getHeader().getCoinbase());
 
     tracedBlock
         .getBody()
@@ -168,7 +169,6 @@ void shouldRetrieveStateUpdatePostTracingForAllBlocks() {
               verify(opTracer)
                   .traceStartBlock(
                       tracedBlock.getHeader(),
-                      tracedBlock.getBody(),
                       tracedBlock.getHeader().getCoinbase());
               tracedBlock
                   .getBody()
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ private static class TxStartEndTracer implements BlockAwareOperationTracer {
 
     private final Set<Transaction> traceStartTxCalled = new HashSet<>();
     private final Set<Transaction> traceEndTxCalled = new HashSet<>();
-    private final Set<Hash> traceStartBlockCalled = new HashSet<>();
+    private final Set<ProcessableBlockHeader> traceStartBlockCalled = new HashSet<>();
     private final Set<Hash> traceEndBlockCalled = new HashSet<>();
 
     @Override
@@ -319,8 +319,8 @@ public void traceEndTransaction(
 
     @Override
     public void traceStartBlock(
-        final BlockHeader blockHeader, final BlockBody blockBody, final Address miningBeneficiary) {
-      if (!traceStartBlockCalled.add(blockHeader.getBlockHash())) {
+      final ProcessableBlockHeader blockHeader, final Address miningBeneficiary) {
+      if (!traceStartBlockCalled.add(blockHeader)) {
         fail("traceStartBlock already called for block " + blockHeader);
       }
     }
diff --git a/ethereum/blockcreation/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/blockcreation/txselection/InterruptibleOperationTracer.java b/ethereum/blockcreation/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/blockcreation/txselection/InterruptibleOperationTracer.java
index eee35a4de35..b5fbd12d61a 100644
--- a/ethereum/blockcreation/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/blockcreation/txselection/InterruptibleOperationTracer.java
+++ b/ethereum/blockcreation/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/blockcreation/txselection/InterruptibleOperationTracer.java
@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@ public InterruptibleOperationTracer(final BlockAwareOperationTracer delegate) {
 
   @Override
   public void traceStartBlock(
-      final BlockHeader blockHeader, final BlockBody blockBody, final Address miningBeneficiary) {
-    delegate.traceStartBlock(blockHeader, blockBody, miningBeneficiary);
+      final BlockHeader blockHeader, final BlockBody blockBody) {
+    delegate.traceStartBlock(blockHeader, blockBody);
   }
 
   @Override
diff --git a/plugin-api/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/plugin/services/tracer/BlockAwareOperationTracer.java b/plugin-api/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/plugin/services/tracer/BlockAwareOperationTracer.java
index 13414738606..0e38f38d859 100644
--- a/plugin-api/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/plugin/services/tracer/BlockAwareOperationTracer.java
+++ b/plugin-api/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/plugin/services/tracer/BlockAwareOperationTracer.java
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ public interface BlockAwareOperationTracer extends OperationTracer {
 
   /**
    * Trace the start of a block. Notice: This method has been marked for removal and will be removed
-   * in a future version. Avoid using it and use {@link #traceStartBlock(BlockHeader, BlockBody,
+   * in a future version. Avoid using it and use {@link #traceStartBlock(ProcessableBlockHeader,
    * Address)} instead.
    *
    * @param blockHeader the header of the block which is traced
@@ -44,24 +44,6 @@ public interface BlockAwareOperationTracer extends OperationTracer {
   @Deprecated
   default void traceStartBlock(final BlockHeader blockHeader, final BlockBody blockBody) {}
 
-  /**
-   * Trace the start of a block.
-   *
-   * @param blockHeader the header of the block which is traced
-   * @param blockBody the body of the block which is traced
-   * @param miningBeneficiary the address of miner building the block
-   */
-  default void traceStartBlock(
-      final BlockHeader blockHeader, final BlockBody blockBody, final Address miningBeneficiary) {}
-
-  /**
-   * Trace the end of a block.
-   *
-   * @param blockHeader the header of the block which is traced
-   * @param blockBody the body of the block which is traced
-   */
-  default void traceEndBlock(final BlockHeader blockHeader, final BlockBody blockBody) {}
-
   /**
    * When building a block this API is called at the start of the process. Notice: This method has
    * been marked for removal and will be removed in a future version. Avoid using it and use {@link
@@ -81,6 +63,14 @@ default void traceStartBlock(final ProcessableBlockHeader processableBlockHeader
   default void traceStartBlock(
       final ProcessableBlockHeader processableBlockHeader, final Address miningBeneficiary) {}
 
+  /**
+   * Trace the end of a block.
+   *
+   * @param blockHeader the header of the block which is traced
+   * @param blockBody the body of the block which is traced
+   */
+  default void traceEndBlock(final BlockHeader blockHeader, final BlockBody blockBody) {}
+
   @Override
   default boolean isExtendedTracing() {
     return true;