diff --git a/eth/catalyst/queue.go b/eth/catalyst/queue.go
index 882d9d6535..d42904843b 100644
--- a/eth/catalyst/queue.go
+++ b/eth/catalyst/queue.go
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/beacon/engine"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/log"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/miner"
 )
 
@@ -93,23 +92,6 @@ func (q *payloadQueue) get(id engine.PayloadID, full bool) *engine.ExecutionPayl
 	return nil
 }
 
-// getWithoutStatus retrieves a previously stored payload item or nil if it does not exist.
-func (q *payloadQueue) getWithoutStatus(id engine.PayloadID) *miner.Payload {
-	q.lock.RLock()
-	defer q.lock.RUnlock()
-
-	for _, item := range q.payloads {
-		if item == nil {
-			log.Info("getting payload not found", "id", id)
-			return nil // no more items
-		}
-		if item.id == id {
-			return item.payload
-		}
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
 // waitFull waits until the first full payload has been built for the specified payload id
 // The method returns immediately if the payload is unknown.
 func (q *payloadQueue) waitFull(id engine.PayloadID) error {
diff --git a/miner/payload_building.go b/miner/payload_building.go
index 3aa5164d86..2dc1a7e5b2 100644
--- a/miner/payload_building.go
+++ b/miner/payload_building.go
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ import (
 	"crypto/sha256"
 	"encoding/binary"
 	"errors"
-	"fmt"
 	"math/big"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
@@ -452,54 +451,6 @@ func (w *worker) buildPayload(args *BuildPayloadArgs) (*Payload, error) {
 	return payload, nil
 }
 
-// retryPayloadUpdate retries the payload update process after a fix operation.
-//
-// This function reconstructs the block using the provided BuildPayloadArgs and
-// attempts to update the payload in the system. It performs validation of the
-// block parameters and updates the payload if the block is successfully built.
-func (w *worker) retryPayloadUpdate(args *BuildPayloadArgs, payload *Payload) error {
-	fullParams := &generateParams{
-		timestamp:   args.Timestamp,
-		forceTime:   true,
-		parentHash:  args.Parent,
-		coinbase:    args.FeeRecipient,
-		random:      args.Random,
-		withdrawals: args.Withdrawals,
-		beaconRoot:  args.BeaconRoot,
-		noTxs:       false,
-		txs:         args.Transactions,
-		gasLimit:    args.GasLimit,
-	}
-
-	// Since we skip building the empty block when using the tx pool, we need to explicitly
-	// validate the BuildPayloadArgs here.
-	_, err := w.validateParams(fullParams)
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Error("Failed to validate payload parameters", "id", payload.id, "err", err)
-		return fmt.Errorf("failed to validate payload parameters: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	// set shared interrupt
-	fullParams.interrupt = payload.interrupt
-
-	r := w.getSealingBlock(fullParams)
-	if r.err != nil {
-		log.Error("Failed to build full payload after fix", "id", payload.id, "err", r.err)
-		return fmt.Errorf("failed to build full payload after fix: %w", r.err)
-	}
-
-	payload.update(r, 0, func() {
-		w.cacheMiningBlock(r.block, r.env)
-	})
-
-	if r.err == nil {
-		fullParams.isUpdate = true
-	}
-
-	log.Info("Successfully updated payload after fix", "id", payload.id)
-	return nil
-}
-
 func (w *worker) cacheMiningBlock(block *types.Block, env *environment) {
 	var (
 		start    = time.Now()