diff --git a/packages/block/examples/1559.ts b/packages/block/examples/1559.ts
index ed836dec4f..6a21d52eb1 100644
--- a/packages/block/examples/1559.ts
+++ b/packages/block/examples/1559.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-import { createBlockFromBlockData } from '@ethereumjs/block'
+import { createBlock } from '@ethereumjs/block'
 import { Chain, Common, Hardfork } from '@ethereumjs/common'
 const common = new Common({ chain: Chain.Mainnet, hardfork: Hardfork.London })
 
-const block = createBlockFromBlockData(
+const block = createBlock(
   {
     header: {
       baseFeePerGas: BigInt(10),
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ console.log(Number(block.header.calcNextBaseFee())) // 11
 
 // So for creating a block with a matching base fee in a certain
 // chain context you can do:
-const blockWithMatchingBaseFee = createBlockFromBlockData(
+const blockWithMatchingBaseFee = createBlock(
   {
     header: {
       baseFeePerGas: block.header.calcNextBaseFee(),
diff --git a/packages/block/examples/4844.ts b/packages/block/examples/4844.ts
index a88f701620..78534a0034 100644
--- a/packages/block/examples/4844.ts
+++ b/packages/block/examples/4844.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { createBlockFromBlockData } from '@ethereumjs/block'
+import { createBlock } from '@ethereumjs/block'
 import { Chain, Common, Hardfork } from '@ethereumjs/common'
 import { create4844BlobTx } from '@ethereumjs/tx'
 import { createAddressFromPrivateKey } from '@ethereumjs/util'
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ const main = async () => {
     { common },
   )
 
-  const block = createBlockFromBlockData(
+  const block = createBlock(
     {
       header: {
         excessBlobGas: 0n,
diff --git a/packages/block/examples/clique.ts b/packages/block/examples/clique.ts
index 2caa565d64..f6e8f9b30f 100644
--- a/packages/block/examples/clique.ts
+++ b/packages/block/examples/clique.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { createBlockFromBlockData } from '@ethereumjs/block'
+import { createBlock } from '@ethereumjs/block'
 import { Chain, Common, Hardfork } from '@ethereumjs/common'
 
 const common = new Common({ chain: Chain.Goerli, hardfork: Hardfork.Chainstart })
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@ const common = new Common({ chain: Chain.Goerli, hardfork: Hardfork.Chainstart }
 console.log(common.consensusType()) // 'poa'
 console.log(common.consensusAlgorithm()) // 'clique'
 
-createBlockFromBlockData({ header: { extraData: new Uint8Array(97) } }, { common })
+createBlock({ header: { extraData: new Uint8Array(97) } }, { common })
 console.log(`Old Clique Proof-of-Authority block created`)
diff --git a/packages/block/examples/pos.ts b/packages/block/examples/pos.ts
index c05220b05c..e4d0c2ba1c 100644
--- a/packages/block/examples/pos.ts
+++ b/packages/block/examples/pos.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-import { createBlockFromBlockData } from '@ethereumjs/block'
+import { createBlock } from '@ethereumjs/block'
 import { Chain, Common } from '@ethereumjs/common'
 
 const common = new Common({ chain: Chain.Mainnet })
 
-const block = createBlockFromBlockData(
+const block = createBlock(
   {
     // Provide your block data here or use default values
   },
diff --git a/packages/block/examples/pow.ts b/packages/block/examples/pow.ts
index 8f2c1f4075..2ed9729f8f 100644
--- a/packages/block/examples/pow.ts
+++ b/packages/block/examples/pow.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { createBlockFromBlockData } from '@ethereumjs/block'
+import { createBlock } from '@ethereumjs/block'
 import { Chain, Common, Hardfork } from '@ethereumjs/common'
 
 const common = new Common({ chain: Chain.Mainnet, hardfork: Hardfork.Chainstart })
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@ const common = new Common({ chain: Chain.Mainnet, hardfork: Hardfork.Chainstart
 console.log(common.consensusType()) // 'pow'
 console.log(common.consensusAlgorithm()) // 'ethash'
 
-createBlockFromBlockData({}, { common })
+createBlock({}, { common })
 console.log(`Old Proof-of-Work block created`)
diff --git a/packages/block/examples/withdrawals.ts b/packages/block/examples/withdrawals.ts
index 5229db9dfa..7349737749 100644
--- a/packages/block/examples/withdrawals.ts
+++ b/packages/block/examples/withdrawals.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { createBlockFromBlockData } from '@ethereumjs/block'
+import { createBlock } from '@ethereumjs/block'
 import { Chain, Common } from '@ethereumjs/common'
 import { Address, hexToBytes } from '@ethereumjs/util'
 
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ const withdrawal = <WithdrawalData>{
   amount: BigInt(1000),
 }
 
-const block = createBlockFromBlockData(
+const block = createBlock(
   {
     header: {
       withdrawalsRoot: hexToBytes(
diff --git a/packages/block/src/block.ts b/packages/block/src/block.ts
index 8d302cf687..25848fa589 100644
--- a/packages/block/src/block.ts
+++ b/packages/block/src/block.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import { genRequestsTrieRoot, genTransactionsTrieRoot, genWithdrawalsTrieRoot }
 import {
   BlockHeader,
   type createBlockFromBeaconPayloadJson,
-  type createBlockFromBlockData,
+  type createBlock,
   type createBlockFromExecutionPayload,
   type createBlockFromJsonRpcProvider,
   type createBlockFromRLPSerializedBlock,
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ import type {
  * A block object can be created with one of the following constructor methods
  * (separate from the Block class to allow for tree shaking):
  *
- * - {@link createBlockFromBlockData }
+ * - {@link createBlock }
  * - {@link createBlockFromValuesArray }
  * - {@link createBlockFromRLPSerializedBlock }
  * - {@link createBlockFromRPC }
diff --git a/packages/block/src/constructors.ts b/packages/block/src/constructors.ts
index 7a5f866009..0ebe25e67a 100644
--- a/packages/block/src/constructors.ts
+++ b/packages/block/src/constructors.ts
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ export function createHeaderFromRLP(serializedHeaderData: Uint8Array, opts: Bloc
  * @param blockData
  * @param opts
  */
-export function createBlockFromBlockData(blockData: BlockData = {}, opts?: BlockOptions) {
+export function createBlock(blockData: BlockData = {}, opts?: BlockOptions) {
   const {
     header: headerData,
     transactions: txsData,
@@ -475,7 +475,7 @@ export async function createBlockFromExecutionPayload(
   }
 
   // we are not setting setHardfork as common is already set to the correct hf
-  const block = createBlockFromBlockData(
+  const block = createBlock(
     { header, transactions: txs, withdrawals, executionWitness, requests },
     opts,
   )
diff --git a/packages/block/src/from-rpc.ts b/packages/block/src/from-rpc.ts
index 513e7b402c..ee162df098 100644
--- a/packages/block/src/from-rpc.ts
+++ b/packages/block/src/from-rpc.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import {
   toType,
 } from '@ethereumjs/util'
 
-import { createBlockFromBlockData } from './constructors.js'
+import { createBlock } from './constructors.js'
 import { blockHeaderFromRpc } from './header-from-rpc.js'
 
 import type { BlockOptions, JsonRpcBlock } from './index.js'
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ export function createBlockFromRpc(
     const bytes = hexToBytes(req as PrefixedHexString)
     return CLRequestFactory.fromSerializedRequest(bytes)
   })
-  return createBlockFromBlockData(
+  return createBlock(
     { header, transactions, uncleHeaders, withdrawals: blockParams.withdrawals, requests },
     options,
   )
diff --git a/packages/block/test/block.spec.ts b/packages/block/test/block.spec.ts
index 99e821125c..c96d28c558 100644
--- a/packages/block/test/block.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/block/test/block.spec.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import {
 import { assert, describe, it } from 'vitest'
 
 import {
-  createBlockFromBlockData,
+  createBlock,
   createBlockFromRLPSerializedBlock,
   createBlockFromValuesArray,
 } from '../src/constructors.js'
@@ -32,12 +32,12 @@ import type { NestedUint8Array, PrefixedHexString } from '@ethereumjs/util'
 describe('[Block]: block functions', () => {
   it('should test block initialization', () => {
     const common = new Common({ chain: Chain.Mainnet, hardfork: Hardfork.Chainstart })
-    const genesis = createBlockFromBlockData({}, { common })
+    const genesis = createBlock({}, { common })
     assert.ok(bytesToHex(genesis.hash()), 'block should initialize')
 
     const params = JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(paramsBlock))
     params['1']['minGasLimit'] = 3000 // 5000
-    let block = createBlockFromBlockData({}, { params })
+    let block = createBlock({}, { params })
     assert.equal(
       block.common.param('minGasLimit'),
       BigInt(3000),
@@ -46,10 +46,10 @@ describe('[Block]: block functions', () => {
 
     // test default freeze values
     // also test if the options are carried over to the constructor
-    block = createBlockFromBlockData({})
+    block = createBlock({})
     assert.ok(Object.isFrozen(block), 'block should be frozen by default')
 
-    block = createBlockFromBlockData({}, { freeze: false })
+    block = createBlock({}, { freeze: false })
     assert.ok(
       !Object.isFrozen(block),
       'block should not be frozen when freeze deactivated in options',
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ describe('[Block]: block functions', () => {
       customChains: customChains as ChainConfig[],
     })
 
-    let block = createBlockFromBlockData(
+    let block = createBlock(
       {
         header: {
           number: 12, // Berlin block
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ describe('[Block]: block functions', () => {
     )
     assert.equal(block.common.hardfork(), Hardfork.Berlin, 'should use setHardfork option')
 
-    block = createBlockFromBlockData(
+    block = createBlock(
       {
         header: {
           number: 20, // Future block
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ describe('[Block]: block functions', () => {
       'should use setHardfork option (td > threshold)',
     )
 
-    block = createBlockFromBlockData(
+    block = createBlock(
       {
         header: {
           number: 12, // Berlin block,
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ describe('[Block]: block functions', () => {
 
   it('should initialize with undefined parameters without throwing', () => {
     assert.doesNotThrow(function () {
-      createBlockFromBlockData()
+      createBlock()
     })
   })
 
@@ -151,18 +151,15 @@ describe('[Block]: block functions', () => {
     const common = new Common({ chain: Chain.Goerli })
     const opts = { common }
     assert.doesNotThrow(function () {
-      createBlockFromBlockData({}, opts)
+      createBlock({}, opts)
     })
   })
 
   it('should throw when trying to initialize with uncle headers on a PoA network', () => {
     const common = new Common({ chain: Chain.Mainnet })
-    const uncleBlock = createBlockFromBlockData(
-      { header: { extraData: new Uint8Array(117) } },
-      { common },
-    )
+    const uncleBlock = createBlock({ header: { extraData: new Uint8Array(117) } }, { common })
     assert.throws(function () {
-      createBlockFromBlockData({ uncleHeaders: [uncleBlock.header] }, { common })
+      createBlock({ uncleHeaders: [uncleBlock.header] }, { common })
     })
   })
 
@@ -212,9 +209,9 @@ describe('[Block]: block functions', () => {
       gasLimit: 53000,
       gasPrice: 7,
     })
-    const blockTest = createBlockFromBlockData({ transactions: [tx] })
+    const blockTest = createBlock({ transactions: [tx] })
     const txTrie = await blockTest.genTxTrie()
-    const block = createBlockFromBlockData({
+    const block = createBlock({
       header: {
         transactionsTrie: txTrie,
       },
@@ -229,7 +226,7 @@ describe('[Block]: block functions', () => {
   })
 
   it('should test transaction validation with empty transaction list', async () => {
-    const block = createBlockFromBlockData({})
+    const block = createBlock({})
     await testTransactionValidation(block)
   })
 
@@ -264,7 +261,7 @@ describe('[Block]: block functions', () => {
     const unsignedTx = createLegacyTx({})
     const txRoot = await genTransactionsTrieRoot([unsignedTx])
 
-    let block = createBlockFromBlockData({
+    let block = createBlock({
       transactions: [unsignedTx],
       header: {
         transactionsTrie: txRoot,
@@ -286,7 +283,7 @@ describe('[Block]: block functions', () => {
     const zeroRoot = zeros(32)
 
     // Tx root
-    block = createBlockFromBlockData({
+    block = createBlock({
       transactions: [unsignedTx],
       header: {
         transactionsTrie: zeroRoot,
@@ -295,7 +292,7 @@ describe('[Block]: block functions', () => {
     await checkThrowsAsync(block.validateData(false, false), 'invalid transaction trie')
 
     // Withdrawals root
-    block = createBlockFromBlockData(
+    block = createBlock(
       {
         header: {
           withdrawalsRoot: zeroRoot,
@@ -307,7 +304,7 @@ describe('[Block]: block functions', () => {
     await checkThrowsAsync(block.validateData(false, false), 'invalid withdrawals trie')
 
     // Uncle root
-    block = createBlockFromBlockData(
+    block = createBlock(
       {
         header: {
           uncleHash: zeroRoot,
@@ -321,7 +318,7 @@ describe('[Block]: block functions', () => {
     const common = new Common({ chain: Chain.Mainnet, eips: [6800], hardfork: Hardfork.Cancun })
     // Note: `executionWitness: undefined` will still initialize an execution witness in the block
     // So, only testing for `null` here
-    block = createBlockFromBlockData({ executionWitness: null }, { common })
+    block = createBlock({ executionWitness: null }, { common })
     await checkThrowsAsync(
       block.validateData(false, false),
       'Invalid block: ethereumjs stateless client needs executionWitness',
@@ -329,9 +326,9 @@ describe('[Block]: block functions', () => {
   })
 
   it('should test isGenesis (mainnet default)', () => {
-    const block = createBlockFromBlockData({ header: { number: 1 } })
+    const block = createBlock({ header: { number: 1 } })
     assert.notEqual(block.isGenesis(), true)
-    const genesisBlock = createBlockFromBlockData({ header: { number: 0 } })
+    const genesisBlock = createBlock({ header: { number: 0 } })
     assert.equal(genesisBlock.isGenesis(), true)
   })
 
@@ -432,7 +429,7 @@ describe('[Block]: block functions', () => {
 
   it('should set canonical difficulty if I provide a calcDifficultyFromHeader header', () => {
     let common = new Common({ chain: Chain.Mainnet, hardfork: Hardfork.Chainstart })
-    const genesis = createBlockFromBlockData({}, { common })
+    const genesis = createBlock({}, { common })
 
     const nextBlockHeaderData = {
       number: genesis.header.number + BigInt(1),
@@ -440,7 +437,7 @@ describe('[Block]: block functions', () => {
     }
 
     common = new Common({ chain: Chain.Mainnet, hardfork: Hardfork.London })
-    const blockWithoutDifficultyCalculation = createBlockFromBlockData(
+    const blockWithoutDifficultyCalculation = createBlock(
       {
         header: nextBlockHeaderData,
       },
@@ -455,7 +452,7 @@ describe('[Block]: block functions', () => {
     )
 
     // test if we set difficulty if we have a "difficulty header" in options; also verify this is equal to reported canonical difficulty.
-    const blockWithDifficultyCalculation = createBlockFromBlockData(
+    const blockWithDifficultyCalculation = createBlock(
       {
         header: nextBlockHeaderData,
       },
@@ -481,7 +478,7 @@ describe('[Block]: block functions', () => {
       timestamp: genesis.header.timestamp + BigInt(10),
     }
 
-    const block_farAhead = createBlockFromBlockData(
+    const block_farAhead = createBlock(
       {
         header: noParentHeaderData,
       },
@@ -499,7 +496,7 @@ describe('[Block]: block functions', () => {
 
   it('should be able to initialize shanghai blocks with correct hardfork defaults', () => {
     const common = new Common({ chain: Chain.Mainnet, hardfork: Hardfork.Shanghai })
-    const block = createBlockFromBlockData({}, { common })
+    const block = createBlock({}, { common })
     assert.equal(block.common.hardfork(), Hardfork.Shanghai, 'hardfork should be set to shanghai')
     assert.deepEqual(block.withdrawals, [], 'withdrawals should be set to default empty array')
   })
diff --git a/packages/block/test/difficulty.spec.ts b/packages/block/test/difficulty.spec.ts
index 0fe8987844..37ff6701fe 100644
--- a/packages/block/test/difficulty.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/block/test/difficulty.spec.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import * as difficultyEIP2384_random_to20M from '../../ethereum-tests/Difficulty
 import * as difficultyFrontier from '../../ethereum-tests/DifficultyTests/dfFrontier/difficultyFrontier.json'
 import * as difficultyGrayGlacier from '../../ethereum-tests/DifficultyTests/dfGrayGlacier/difficultyGrayGlacier.json'
 import * as difficultyHomestead from '../../ethereum-tests/DifficultyTests/dfHomestead/difficultyHomestead.json'
-import { createBlockFromBlockData } from '../src/constructors.js'
+import { createBlock } from '../src/constructors.js'
 
 import type { Block } from '../src/index.js'
 
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ describe('[Header]: difficulty tests', () => {
           })
         const blockOpts = { common }
         const uncleHash = test.parentUncles === '0x00' ? undefined : test.parentUncles
-        const parentBlock = createBlockFromBlockData(
+        const parentBlock = createBlock(
           {
             header: {
               timestamp: test.parentTimestamp,
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ describe('[Header]: difficulty tests', () => {
           blockOpts,
         )
 
-        const block = createBlockFromBlockData(
+        const block = createBlock(
           {
             header: {
               timestamp: test.currentTimestamp,
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ describe('[Header]: difficulty tests', () => {
         const common = new Common({ chain })
         const blockOpts = { common, setHardfork: true }
         const uncleHash = test.parentUncles === '0x00' ? undefined : test.parentUncles
-        const parentBlock = createBlockFromBlockData(
+        const parentBlock = createBlock(
           {
             header: {
               timestamp: test.parentTimestamp,
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ describe('[Header]: difficulty tests', () => {
           blockOpts,
         )
 
-        const block = createBlockFromBlockData(
+        const block = createBlock(
           {
             header: {
               timestamp: test.currentTimestamp,
diff --git a/packages/block/test/eip1559block.spec.ts b/packages/block/test/eip1559block.spec.ts
index 4390f26fb2..d3e43e22c9 100644
--- a/packages/block/test/eip1559block.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/block/test/eip1559block.spec.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { create1559FeeMarketTx } from '@ethereumjs/tx'
 import { hexToBytes } from '@ethereumjs/util'
 import { assert, describe, it } from 'vitest'
 
-import { createBlockFromBlockData, createHeader } from '../src/constructors.js'
+import { createBlock, createHeader } from '../src/constructors.js'
 // Test data from Besu (retrieved via Discord)
 // Older version at https://github.com/abdelhamidbakhta/besu/blob/bf54b6c0b40d3015fc85ff9b078fbc26592d80c0/ethereum/core/src/test/resources/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/core/fees/basefee-test.json
 import { paramsBlock } from '../src/params.js'
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ const common = new Common({
   params: paramsBlock,
 })
 
-const genesis = createBlockFromBlockData({})
+const genesis = createBlock({})
 
 // Small hack to hack in the activation block number
 // (Otherwise there would be need for a custom chain only for testing purposes)
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ describe('EIP1559 tests', () => {
   })
 
   it('Header -> _genericFormValidation -> success case', async () => {
-    createBlockFromBlockData(
+    createBlock(
       {
         header: {
           number: BigInt(1),
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ describe('EIP1559 tests', () => {
   })
 
   it('Header -> validate() -> success cases', async () => {
-    const block1 = createBlockFromBlockData(
+    const block1 = createBlock(
       {
         header: {
           number: BigInt(1),
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ describe('EIP1559 tests', () => {
         common,
       },
     )
-    createBlockFromBlockData(
+    createBlock(
       {
         header: {
           number: BigInt(2),
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ describe('EIP1559 tests', () => {
     assert.ok(true, 'should not throw when elasticity is exactly matched')
   })
 
-  const block1 = createBlockFromBlockData(
+  const block1 = createBlock(
     {
       header: {
         number: BigInt(1),
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ describe('EIP1559 tests', () => {
       },
       { common },
     ).sign(hexToBytes(`0x${'46'.repeat(32)}`))
-    const block = createBlockFromBlockData(
+    const block = createBlock(
       {
         header: {
           number: BigInt(1),
diff --git a/packages/block/test/eip4788block.spec.ts b/packages/block/test/eip4788block.spec.ts
index b69b5c960c..b6d7d574d8 100644
--- a/packages/block/test/eip4788block.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/block/test/eip4788block.spec.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { Chain, Common, Hardfork } from '@ethereumjs/common'
 import { bytesToHex, zeros } from '@ethereumjs/util'
 import { assert, describe, it } from 'vitest'
 
-import { createBlockFromBlockData, createHeader } from '../src/constructors.js'
+import { createBlock, createHeader } from '../src/constructors.js'
 
 describe('EIP4788 header tests', () => {
   it('should work', () => {
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ describe('EIP4788 header tests', () => {
       )
     }, 'correctly instantiates an EIP4788 block header')
 
-    const block = createBlockFromBlockData(
+    const block = createBlock(
       {
         header: createHeader({}, { common }),
       },
diff --git a/packages/block/test/eip4844block.spec.ts b/packages/block/test/eip4844block.spec.ts
index 5742f9c274..72f6346ce9 100644
--- a/packages/block/test/eip4844block.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/block/test/eip4844block.spec.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import {
 import { loadKZG } from 'kzg-wasm'
 import { assert, beforeAll, describe, it } from 'vitest'
 
-import { createBlockFromBlockData, createHeader } from '../src/constructors.js'
+import { createBlock, createHeader } from '../src/constructors.js'
 import { fakeExponential, getNumBlobs } from '../src/helpers.js'
 import { paramsBlock } from '../src/params.js'
 
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ describe('EIP4844 header tests', () => {
       )
     }, 'correctly instantiates an EIP4844 block header')
 
-    const block = createBlockFromBlockData(
+    const block = createBlock(
       {
         header: createHeader({}, { common, skipConsensusFormatValidation: true }),
       },
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ describe('transaction validation tests', () => {
         },
         { common, skipConsensusFormatValidation: true },
       )
-      const block = createBlockFromBlockData(
+      const block = createBlock(
         { header: blockHeader, transactions },
         { common, skipConsensusFormatValidation: true },
       )
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ describe('transaction validation tests', () => {
     )
     const blockJson = blockWithValidTx.toJSON()
     blockJson.header!.blobGasUsed = '0x0'
-    const blockWithInvalidHeader = createBlockFromBlockData(blockJson, { common })
+    const blockWithInvalidHeader = createBlock(blockJson, { common })
     assert.throws(
       () => blockWithInvalidHeader.validateBlobTransactions(parentHeader),
       'block blobGasUsed mismatch',
diff --git a/packages/block/test/eip4895block.spec.ts b/packages/block/test/eip4895block.spec.ts
index acbad96844..3750b4dfb8 100644
--- a/packages/block/test/eip4895block.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/block/test/eip4895block.spec.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import {
 import { assert, describe, it } from 'vitest'
 
 import {
-  createBlockFromBlockData,
+  createBlock,
   createBlockFromRLPSerializedBlock,
   createHeader,
 } from '../src/constructors.js'
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ describe('EIP4895 tests', () => {
     const earlyCommon = new Common({ chain: Chain.Mainnet, hardfork: Hardfork.Istanbul })
     assert.throws(
       () => {
-        createBlockFromBlockData(
+        createBlock(
           {
             withdrawals: [],
           },
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ describe('EIP4895 tests', () => {
       'should throw when setting withdrawals with EIP4895 not being activated',
     )
     assert.doesNotThrow(() => {
-      createBlockFromBlockData(
+      createBlock(
         {},
         {
           common,
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ describe('EIP4895 tests', () => {
       )
     }, 'should not throw when withdrawals is undefined with EIP4895 being activated')
     assert.doesNotThrow(() => {
-      createBlockFromBlockData(
+      createBlock(
         {
           header: {
             withdrawalsRoot: zeros(32),
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ describe('EIP4895 tests', () => {
         },
       )
     })
-    const block = createBlockFromBlockData(
+    const block = createBlock(
       {
         header: {
           withdrawalsRoot: zeros(32),
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ describe('EIP4895 tests', () => {
       },
       { common },
     )
-    const validBlock = createBlockFromBlockData(
+    const validBlock = createBlock(
       {
         header: validHeader,
         withdrawals: [],
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ describe('EIP4895 tests', () => {
       amount: BigInt(1000),
     }
 
-    const validBlockWithWithdrawal = createBlockFromBlockData(
+    const validBlockWithWithdrawal = createBlock(
       {
         header: {
           withdrawalsRoot: hexToBytes(
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ describe('EIP4895 tests', () => {
       amount: BigInt(2000),
     }
 
-    const validBlockWithWithdrawal2 = createBlockFromBlockData(
+    const validBlockWithWithdrawal2 = createBlock(
       {
         header: {
           withdrawalsRoot: hexToBytes(
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ describe('EIP4895 tests', () => {
     }, 'hashed block with withdrawals')
   })
   it('should throw if no withdrawal array is provided', () => {
-    const blockWithWithdrawals = createBlockFromBlockData({}, { common })
+    const blockWithWithdrawals = createBlock({}, { common })
     const rlp = blockWithWithdrawals.serialize()
     const rlpDecoded = RLP.decode(rlp) as Uint8Array[]
     // remove withdrawals root
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ describe('EIP4895 tests', () => {
   })
 
   it('should return early when withdrawals root equals KECCAK256_RLP', async () => {
-    const block = createBlockFromBlockData({}, { common })
+    const block = createBlock({}, { common })
     // Set invalid withdrawalsRoot in cache
     block['cache'].withdrawalsTrieRoot = randomBytes(32)
     assert.ok(
diff --git a/packages/block/test/eip7685block.spec.ts b/packages/block/test/eip7685block.spec.ts
index 0de42326c7..dd370c2286 100644
--- a/packages/block/test/eip7685block.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/block/test/eip7685block.spec.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import {
 import { assert, describe, expect, it } from 'vitest'
 
 import {
-  createBlockFromBlockData,
+  createBlock,
   createBlockFromRPC,
   createBlockFromValuesArray,
   createHeader,
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ const common = new Common({
 })
 describe('7685 tests', () => {
   it('should instantiate block with defaults', () => {
-    const block = createBlockFromBlockData({}, { common })
+    const block = createBlock({}, { common })
     assert.deepEqual(block.header.requestsRoot, KECCAK256_RLP)
     const block2 = new Block(undefined, undefined, undefined, undefined, { common })
     assert.deepEqual(block.header.requestsRoot, KECCAK256_RLP)
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ describe('7685 tests', () => {
   it('should instantiate a block with requests', async () => {
     const request = getRandomDepositRequest()
     const requestsRoot = await genRequestsTrieRoot([request])
-    const block = createBlockFromBlockData(
+    const block = createBlock(
       {
         requests: [request],
         header: { requestsRoot },
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ describe('7685 tests', () => {
   })
   it('RequestsRootIsValid should return false when requestsRoot is invalid', async () => {
     const request = getRandomDepositRequest()
-    const block = createBlockFromBlockData(
+    const block = createBlock(
       {
         requests: [request],
         header: { requestsRoot: randomBytes(32) },
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ describe('7685 tests', () => {
 
     // Construct block with requests in correct order
 
-    const block = createBlockFromBlockData(
+    const block = createBlock(
       {
         requests,
         header: { requestsRoot },
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ describe('7685 tests', () => {
 
     // Throws when requests are not ordered correctly
     await expect(async () =>
-      createBlockFromBlockData(
+      createBlock(
         {
           requests: [request1, request3, request2],
           header: { requestsRoot },
diff --git a/packages/block/test/header.spec.ts b/packages/block/test/header.spec.ts
index 0e750c9d25..7251933151 100644
--- a/packages/block/test/header.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/block/test/header.spec.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import {
 import { assert, describe, it } from 'vitest'
 
 import {
-  createBlockFromBlockData,
+  createBlock,
   createBlockFromRLPSerializedBlock,
   createHeader,
   createHeaderFromRLP,
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ describe('[Block]: Header functions', () => {
   it('should validate extraData', async () => {
     // PoW
     let common = new Common({ chain: Chain.Mainnet, hardfork: Hardfork.Chainstart })
-    let genesis = createBlockFromBlockData({}, { common })
+    let genesis = createBlock({}, { common })
 
     const number = 1
     let parentHash = genesis.hash()
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ describe('[Block]: Header functions', () => {
 
     // PoA
     common = new Common({ chain: Chain.Goerli, hardfork: Hardfork.Chainstart })
-    genesis = createBlockFromBlockData({ header: { extraData: new Uint8Array(97) } }, { common })
+    genesis = createBlock({ header: { extraData: new Uint8Array(97) } }, { common })
 
     parentHash = genesis.hash()
     gasLimit = genesis.header.gasLimit
diff --git a/packages/block/test/mergeBlock.spec.ts b/packages/block/test/mergeBlock.spec.ts
index a56ec1d43a..9446addde0 100644
--- a/packages/block/test/mergeBlock.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/block/test/mergeBlock.spec.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import {
 import { assert, describe, it } from 'vitest'
 
 import { Block } from '../src/block.js'
-import { createBlockFromBlockData, createHeader } from '../src/constructors.js'
+import { createBlock, createHeader } from '../src/constructors.js'
 
 import type { BlockHeader } from '../src/header.js'
 
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ describe('[Header]: Casper PoS / The Merge Functionality', () => {
 
   it('EIP-4399: prevRando should return mixHash value', () => {
     const mixHash = new Uint8Array(32).fill(3)
-    let block = createBlockFromBlockData({ header: { mixHash } }, { common })
+    let block = createBlock({ header: { mixHash } }, { common })
     assert.ok(
       equalsBytes(block.header.prevRandao, mixHash),
       'prevRandao should return mixHash value',
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ describe('[Header]: Casper PoS / The Merge Functionality', () => {
 
     const commonLondon = common.copy()
     commonLondon.setHardfork(Hardfork.London)
-    block = createBlockFromBlockData({ header: { mixHash } }, { common: commonLondon })
+    block = createBlock({ header: { mixHash } }, { common: commonLondon })
     try {
       block.header.prevRandao
       assert.fail('should have thrown')
diff --git a/packages/block/test/util.ts b/packages/block/test/util.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index c6d39e9847..0000000000
--- a/packages/block/test/util.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,60 +0,0 @@
-import { Chain, Common, Hardfork } from '@ethereumjs/common'
-import { RLP } from '@ethereumjs/rlp'
-import { BIGINT_0, BIGINT_1, utf8ToBytes } from '@ethereumjs/util'
-import { keccak256 } from 'ethereum-cryptography/keccak'
-
-import { createBlockFromBlockData } from '../src/constructors.js'
-
-import type { Block, BlockHeader } from '../src/index.js'
-
-/**
- * This helper function creates a valid block (except the PoW) with the ability to add uncles. Returns a Block.
- * @param parentBlock - The Parent block to build upon
- * @param extraData - Extra data graffiti in order to create equal blocks (like block number) but with different hashes
- * @param uncles - Optional, an array of uncle headers. Automatically calculates the uncleHash.
- */
-function createBlock(
-  parentBlock: Block,
-  extraData: string,
-  uncles?: BlockHeader[],
-  common?: Common,
-): Block {
-  uncles = uncles ?? []
-  common = common ?? new Common({ chain: Chain.Mainnet })
-
-  if (extraData.length > 32) {
-    throw new Error('extra data graffiti must be 32 bytes or less')
-  }
-
-  const number = parentBlock.header.number + BIGINT_1
-  const timestamp = parentBlock.header.timestamp + BIGINT_1
-
-  const uncleHash = keccak256(RLP.encode(uncles.map((uh) => uh.raw())))
-
-  const londonHfBlock = common.hardforkBlock(Hardfork.London)
-  const baseFeePerGas =
-    typeof londonHfBlock === 'bigint' && londonHfBlock !== BIGINT_0 && number > londonHfBlock
-      ? parentBlock.header.calcNextBaseFee()
-      : undefined
-
-  return createBlockFromBlockData(
-    {
-      header: {
-        number,
-        parentHash: parentBlock.hash(),
-        timestamp,
-        gasLimit: parentBlock.header.gasLimit,
-        extraData: utf8ToBytes(extraData),
-        uncleHash,
-        baseFeePerGas,
-      },
-      uncleHeaders: uncles,
-    },
-    {
-      common,
-      calcDifficultyFromHeader: parentBlock.header,
-    },
-  )
-}
-
-export { createBlock }
diff --git a/packages/blockchain/examples/simple.ts b/packages/blockchain/examples/simple.ts
index cd45156323..5bdbd4f4c6 100644
--- a/packages/blockchain/examples/simple.ts
+++ b/packages/blockchain/examples/simple.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { createBlockFromBlockData } from '@ethereumjs/block'
+import { createBlock } from '@ethereumjs/block'
 import { createBlockchain } from '@ethereumjs/blockchain'
 import { Common, Hardfork } from '@ethereumjs/common'
 import { bytesToHex } from '@ethereumjs/util'
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ const main = async () => {
   })
 
   // We use minimal data to provide a sequence of blocks (increasing number, difficulty, and then setting parent hash to previous block)
-  const block = createBlockFromBlockData(
+  const block = createBlock(
     {
       header: {
         number: 1n,
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ const main = async () => {
     },
     { common, setHardfork: true },
   )
-  const block2 = createBlockFromBlockData(
+  const block2 = createBlock(
     {
       header: {
         number: 2n,
diff --git a/packages/blockchain/src/blockchain.ts b/packages/blockchain/src/blockchain.ts
index a9a45d740e..54bab9f588 100644
--- a/packages/blockchain/src/blockchain.ts
+++ b/packages/blockchain/src/blockchain.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Block, BlockHeader, createBlockFromBlockData } from '@ethereumjs/block'
+import { Block, BlockHeader, createBlock } from '@ethereumjs/block'
 import { Chain, Common, ConsensusAlgorithm, ConsensusType, Hardfork } from '@ethereumjs/common'
 import {
   AsyncEventEmitter,
@@ -1282,7 +1282,7 @@ export class Blockchain implements BlockchainInterface {
         header.extraData = concatBytes(new Uint8Array(32), new Uint8Array(65))
       }
     }
-    return createBlockFromBlockData(
+    return createBlock(
       { header, withdrawals: common.isActivatedEIP(4895) ? [] : undefined },
       { common },
     )
diff --git a/packages/blockchain/src/constructors.ts b/packages/blockchain/src/constructors.ts
index 8be3ba2426..dce7e3f485 100644
--- a/packages/blockchain/src/constructors.ts
+++ b/packages/blockchain/src/constructors.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { createBlockFromBlockData } from '@ethereumjs/block'
+import { createBlock } from '@ethereumjs/block'
 import { BIGINT_0, equalsBytes } from '@ethereumjs/util'
 
 import {
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ export async function createBlockchain(opts: BlockchainOptions = {}) {
 
 /**
  * Creates a blockchain from a list of block objects,
- * objects must be readable by {@link createBlockFromBlockData}
+ * objects must be readable by {@link createBlock}
  *
  * @param blockData List of block objects
  * @param opts Constructor options, see {@link BlockchainOptions}
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ export async function createBlockchainFromBlocksData(
 ) {
   const blockchain = await createBlockchain(opts)
   for (const blockData of blocksData) {
-    const block = createBlockFromBlockData(blockData, {
+    const block = createBlock(blockData, {
       common: blockchain.common,
       setHardfork: true,
     })
diff --git a/packages/blockchain/test/blockValidation.spec.ts b/packages/blockchain/test/blockValidation.spec.ts
index bbe06fe26e..9c24c497a2 100644
--- a/packages/blockchain/test/blockValidation.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/blockchain/test/blockValidation.spec.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { createBlockFromBlockData, createHeader } from '@ethereumjs/block'
+import { createBlock, createHeader } from '@ethereumjs/block'
 import { Chain, Common, ConsensusAlgorithm, Hardfork } from '@ethereumjs/common'
 import { Ethash } from '@ethereumjs/ethash'
 import { RLP } from '@ethereumjs/rlp'
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import { assert, describe, expect, it } from 'vitest'
 
 import { EthashConsensus, createBlockchain } from '../src/index.js'
 
-import { createBlock } from './util.js'
+import { generateBlock } from './util.js'
 
 import type { ConsensusDict } from '../src/index.js'
 
@@ -19,11 +19,11 @@ describe('[Blockchain]: Block validation tests', () => {
 
     const genesis = blockchain.genesisBlock
 
-    const uncleBlock = createBlock(genesis, 'uncle', [], common)
+    const uncleBlock = generateBlock(genesis, 'uncle', [], common)
 
-    const block1 = createBlock(genesis, 'block1', [], common)
-    const block2 = createBlock(block1, 'block2', [uncleBlock.header], common)
-    const block3 = createBlock(block2, 'block3', [uncleBlock.header], common)
+    const block1 = generateBlock(genesis, 'block1', [], common)
+    const block2 = generateBlock(block1, 'block2', [uncleBlock.header], common)
+    const block3 = generateBlock(block2, 'block3', [uncleBlock.header], common)
 
     await blockchain.putBlock(uncleBlock)
     await blockchain.putBlock(block1)
@@ -46,12 +46,12 @@ describe('[Blockchain]: Block validation tests', () => {
 
     const genesis = blockchain.genesisBlock
 
-    const emptyBlock = createBlockFromBlockData({ header: { number: BigInt(1) } }, { common })
+    const emptyBlock = createBlock({ header: { number: BigInt(1) } }, { common })
 
-    const uncleBlock = createBlock(emptyBlock, 'uncle', [], common)
-    const block1 = createBlock(genesis, 'block1', [], common)
-    const block2 = createBlock(block1, 'block2', [], common)
-    const block3 = createBlock(block2, 'block3', [uncleBlock.header], common)
+    const uncleBlock = generateBlock(emptyBlock, 'uncle', [], common)
+    const block1 = generateBlock(genesis, 'block1', [], common)
+    const block2 = generateBlock(block1, 'block2', [], common)
+    const block3 = generateBlock(block2, 'block3', [uncleBlock.header], common)
     await blockchain.putBlock(block1)
     await blockchain.putBlock(block2)
 
@@ -73,16 +73,16 @@ describe('[Blockchain]: Block validation tests', () => {
 
     const genesis = blockchain.genesisBlock
 
-    const uncleBlock = createBlock(genesis, 'uncle', [], common)
+    const uncleBlock = generateBlock(genesis, 'uncle', [], common)
 
     let lastBlock = genesis
     for (let i = 0; i < 7; i++) {
-      const block = createBlock(lastBlock, 'block' + i.toString(), [], common)
+      const block = generateBlock(lastBlock, 'block' + i.toString(), [], common)
       await blockchain.putBlock(block)
       lastBlock = block
     }
 
-    const blockWithUnclesTooOld = createBlock(
+    const blockWithUnclesTooOld = generateBlock(
       lastBlock,
       'too-old-uncle',
       [uncleBlock.header],
@@ -106,8 +106,8 @@ describe('[Blockchain]: Block validation tests', () => {
 
     const genesis = blockchain.genesisBlock
 
-    const uncleBlock = createBlock(genesis, 'uncle', [], common)
-    const block1 = createBlock(genesis, 'block1', [uncleBlock.header], common)
+    const uncleBlock = generateBlock(genesis, 'uncle', [], common)
+    const block1 = generateBlock(genesis, 'block1', [uncleBlock.header], common)
 
     await blockchain.putBlock(uncleBlock)
 
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ describe('[Blockchain]: Block validation tests', () => {
 
     const genesis = blockchain.genesisBlock
 
-    const uncleBlock = createBlockFromBlockData(
+    const uncleBlock = createBlock(
       {
         header: {
           number: genesis.header.number + BigInt(1),
@@ -142,8 +142,8 @@ describe('[Blockchain]: Block validation tests', () => {
       { common },
     )
 
-    const block1 = createBlock(genesis, 'block1', [], common)
-    const block2 = createBlock(block1, 'block2', [uncleBlock.header], common)
+    const block1 = generateBlock(genesis, 'block1', [], common)
+    const block2 = generateBlock(block1, 'block2', [uncleBlock.header], common)
 
     await blockchain.putBlock(block1)
 
@@ -164,8 +164,8 @@ describe('[Blockchain]: Block validation tests', () => {
 
     const genesis = blockchain.genesisBlock
 
-    const block1 = createBlock(genesis, 'block1', [], common)
-    const block2 = createBlock(block1, 'block2', [block1.header], common)
+    const block1 = generateBlock(genesis, 'block1', [], common)
+    const block2 = generateBlock(block1, 'block2', [block1.header], common)
 
     await blockchain.putBlock(block1)
 
@@ -187,11 +187,11 @@ describe('[Blockchain]: Block validation tests', () => {
 
     const genesis = blockchain.genesisBlock
 
-    const uncleBlock = createBlock(genesis, 'uncle', [], common)
+    const uncleBlock = generateBlock(genesis, 'uncle', [], common)
     await blockchain.putBlock(uncleBlock)
 
-    const block1 = createBlock(genesis, 'block1', [], common)
-    const block2 = createBlock(block1, 'block2', [uncleBlock.header], common)
+    const block1 = generateBlock(genesis, 'block1', [], common)
+    const block2 = generateBlock(block1, 'block2', [uncleBlock.header], common)
 
     await blockchain.putBlock(block1)
     await blockchain.putBlock(block2)
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ describe('[Blockchain]: Block validation tests', () => {
       },
     )
 
-    const block = createBlockFromBlockData({ header }, { common })
+    const block = createBlock({ header }, { common })
     await blockchain.putBlock(block)
     try {
       const header = createHeader(
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ describe('[Blockchain]: Block validation tests', () => {
           common,
         },
       )
-      const block2 = createBlockFromBlockData({ header }, { common })
+      const block2 = createBlock({ header }, { common })
       await blockchain.putBlock(block2)
     } catch (e: any) {
       const expectedError = 'Invalid block: base fee not correct'
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ describe('[Blockchain]: Block validation tests', () => {
     common.setHardfork(Hardfork.Berlin)
 
     const mainnetForkBlock = common.hardforkBlock(Hardfork.London)
-    const rootBlock = createBlockFromBlockData(
+    const rootBlock = createBlock(
       {
         header: {
           parentHash: blockchain.genesisBlock.hash(),
@@ -323,10 +323,15 @@ describe('[Blockchain]: Block validation tests', () => {
     )
     await blockchain.putBlock(rootBlock)
 
-    const unclePreFork = createBlock(rootBlock, 'unclePreFork', [], common)
-    const canonicalBlock = createBlock(rootBlock, 'canonicalBlock', [], common)
+    const unclePreFork = generateBlock(rootBlock, 'unclePreFork', [], common)
+    const canonicalBlock = generateBlock(rootBlock, 'canonicalBlock', [], common)
     await blockchain.putBlock(canonicalBlock)
-    const preForkBlock = createBlock(canonicalBlock, 'preForkBlock', [unclePreFork.header], common)
+    const preForkBlock = generateBlock(
+      canonicalBlock,
+      'preForkBlock',
+      [unclePreFork.header],
+      common,
+    )
     await blockchain.putBlock(preForkBlock)
 
     assert.deepEqual(
@@ -335,7 +340,7 @@ describe('[Blockchain]: Block validation tests', () => {
       'able to put pre-london block in chain with pre-london uncles',
     )
     common.setHardfork(Hardfork.London)
-    const forkBlock = createBlock(preForkBlock, 'forkBlock', [], common)
+    const forkBlock = generateBlock(preForkBlock, 'forkBlock', [], common)
     await blockchain.putBlock(forkBlock)
     assert.equal(common.hardfork(), Hardfork.London, 'validation did not change common hardfork')
 
@@ -349,7 +354,7 @@ describe('[Blockchain]: Block validation tests', () => {
 
     forkBlockHeaderData.uncleHash = bytesToHex(keccak256(RLP.encode([uncleHeader.raw()])))
 
-    const forkBlock_ValidCommon = createBlockFromBlockData(
+    const forkBlock_ValidCommon = createBlock(
       {
         header: forkBlockHeaderData,
         uncleHeaders: [uncleHeaderData],
@@ -369,7 +374,7 @@ describe('[Blockchain]: Block validation tests', () => {
 
     assert.doesNotThrow(
       () =>
-        createBlockFromBlockData(
+        createBlock(
           {
             header: forkBlockHeaderData,
             uncleHeaders: [uncleHeaderData],
@@ -394,7 +399,7 @@ describe('EIP 7685: requests field validation tests', () => {
     const blockchain = await createBlockchain({
       common,
     })
-    const block = createBlockFromBlockData(
+    const block = createBlock(
       {
         header: {
           number: 1n,
@@ -410,7 +415,7 @@ describe('EIP 7685: requests field validation tests', () => {
 
     await expect(async () => blockchain.putBlock(block)).rejects.toThrow('invalid requestsRoot')
 
-    const blockWithRequest = createBlockFromBlockData(
+    const blockWithRequest = createBlock(
       {
         header: {
           number: 1n,
diff --git a/packages/blockchain/test/clique.spec.ts b/packages/blockchain/test/clique.spec.ts
index 1159b17889..f02d185c96 100644
--- a/packages/blockchain/test/clique.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/blockchain/test/clique.spec.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { createBlockFromBlockData } from '@ethereumjs/block'
+import { createBlock } from '@ethereumjs/block'
 import {
   Chain,
   Common,
@@ -90,10 +90,7 @@ const initWithSigners = async (signers: Signer[], common?: Common) => {
     ...signers.map((s) => s.address.toBytes()),
     new Uint8Array(65),
   )
-  const genesisBlock = createBlockFromBlockData(
-    { header: { gasLimit: GAS_LIMIT, extraData } },
-    { common },
-  )
+  const genesisBlock = createBlock({ header: { gasLimit: GAS_LIMIT, extraData } }, { common })
   blocks.push(genesisBlock)
 
   const consensusDict: ConsensusDict = {}
@@ -158,7 +155,7 @@ function getBlock(
   // set signer
   const cliqueSigner = signer.privateKey
 
-  return createBlockFromBlockData(blockData, { common, freeze: false, cliqueSigner })
+  return createBlock(blockData, { common, freeze: false, cliqueSigner })
 }
 
 const addNextBlockReorg = async (
@@ -227,7 +224,7 @@ describe('Clique: Initialization', () => {
       unauthorizedSigner.toBytes(),
       new Uint8Array(65),
     )
-    const block = createBlockFromBlockData(
+    const block = createBlock(
       { header: { number, extraData } },
       { common: COMMON, cliqueSigner: A.privateKey },
     )
@@ -249,7 +246,7 @@ describe('Clique: Initialization', () => {
     const number = BigInt(2)
     const extraData = new Uint8Array(97)
     let difficulty = BigInt(5)
-    let block = createBlockFromBlockData(
+    let block = createBlock(
       {
         header: {
           number,
@@ -274,7 +271,7 @@ describe('Clique: Initialization', () => {
 
     difficulty = BigInt(1)
     const cliqueSigner = A.privateKey
-    block = createBlockFromBlockData(
+    block = createBlock(
       {
         header: {
           number,
diff --git a/packages/blockchain/test/customConsensus.spec.ts b/packages/blockchain/test/customConsensus.spec.ts
index 8775375827..5865eb33eb 100644
--- a/packages/blockchain/test/customConsensus.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/blockchain/test/customConsensus.spec.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { createBlockFromBlockData } from '@ethereumjs/block'
+import { createBlock } from '@ethereumjs/block'
 import { Common, Hardfork } from '@ethereumjs/common'
 import { bytesToHex } from '@ethereumjs/util'
 import { assert, describe, it } from 'vitest'
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ describe('Custom consensus validation rules', () => {
   it('should validat custom consensus rules', async () => {
     const common = new Common({ chain: testnet, hardfork: Hardfork.Chainstart })
     const blockchain = await createBlockchain({ common, validateConsensus: true, consensusDict })
-    const block = createBlockFromBlockData(
+    const block = createBlock(
       {
         header: {
           number: 1n,
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ describe('Custom consensus validation rules', () => {
       assert.fail('should have put block with valid difficulty and extraData')
     }
 
-    const blockWithBadDifficulty = createBlockFromBlockData(
+    const blockWithBadDifficulty = createBlock(
       {
         header: {
           number: 2n,
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ describe('Custom consensus validation rules', () => {
       )
     }
 
-    const blockWithBadExtraData = createBlockFromBlockData(
+    const blockWithBadExtraData = createBlock(
       {
         header: {
           number: 2n,
diff --git a/packages/blockchain/test/index.spec.ts b/packages/blockchain/test/index.spec.ts
index 17a8e15c8d..f4a35eab20 100644
--- a/packages/blockchain/test/index.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/blockchain/test/index.spec.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import {
-  createBlockFromBlockData,
+  createBlock,
   createBlockFromRLPSerializedBlock,
   createHeader,
   createHeaderFromValuesArray,
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ describe('blockchain test', () => {
 
   it('should add a genesis block without errors', async () => {
     const common = new Common({ chain: Chain.Mainnet, hardfork: Hardfork.Chainstart })
-    const genesisBlock = createBlockFromBlockData({ header: { number: 0 } }, { common })
+    const genesisBlock = createBlock({ header: { number: 0 } }, { common })
     const blockchain = await createBlockchain({
       common,
       validateBlocks: true,
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ describe('blockchain test', () => {
   })
 
   it('should not validate a block incorrectly flagged as genesis', async () => {
-    const genesisBlock = createBlockFromBlockData({ header: { number: BigInt(8) } })
+    const genesisBlock = createBlock({ header: { number: BigInt(8) } })
     try {
       await createBlockchain({
         validateBlocks: true,
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ describe('blockchain test', () => {
     const gasLimit = 8000000
     const common = new Common({ chain: Chain.Mainnet, hardfork: Hardfork.Istanbul })
 
-    const genesisBlock = createBlockFromBlockData({ header: { gasLimit } }, { common })
+    const genesisBlock = createBlock({ header: { gasLimit } }, { common })
     blocks.push(genesisBlock)
 
     const blockchain = await createBlockchain({
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ describe('blockchain test', () => {
           gasLimit,
         },
       }
-      const block = createBlockFromBlockData(blockData, {
+      const block = createBlock(blockData, {
         calcDifficultyFromHeader: lastBlock.header,
         common,
       })
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ describe('blockchain test', () => {
     const gasLimit = 8000000
     const common = new Common({ chain: Chain.Mainnet, hardfork: Hardfork.Istanbul })
 
-    const genesisBlock = createBlockFromBlockData({ header: { gasLimit } }, { common })
+    const genesisBlock = createBlock({ header: { gasLimit } }, { common })
     blocks.push(genesisBlock)
 
     const blockchain = await createBlockchain({
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ describe('blockchain test', () => {
         gasLimit,
       },
     }
-    const block = createBlockFromBlockData(blockData, {
+    const block = createBlock(blockData, {
       calcDifficultyFromHeader: genesisBlock.header,
       common,
     })
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ describe('blockchain test', () => {
   it('getBlock(): should get block by hash / not existing', async () => {
     const common = new Common({ chain: Chain.Mainnet, hardfork: Hardfork.Chainstart })
     const gasLimit = 8000000
-    const genesisBlock = createBlockFromBlockData({ header: { gasLimit } }, { common })
+    const genesisBlock = createBlock({ header: { gasLimit } }, { common })
 
     const blockchain = await createBlockchain({
       common,
@@ -550,7 +550,7 @@ describe('blockchain test', () => {
   it('should put multiple blocks at once', async () => {
     const common = new Common({ chain: Chain.Mainnet, hardfork: Hardfork.Chainstart })
     const blocks: Block[] = []
-    const genesisBlock = createBlockFromBlockData({ header: { gasLimit: 8000000 } }, { common })
+    const genesisBlock = createBlock({ header: { gasLimit: 8000000 } }, { common })
     blocks.push(...generateBlocks(15, [genesisBlock]))
     const blockchain = await createBlockchain({
       validateBlocks: true,
@@ -561,14 +561,14 @@ describe('blockchain test', () => {
   })
 
   it('should validate', async () => {
-    const genesisBlock = createBlockFromBlockData({ header: { gasLimit: 8000000 } })
+    const genesisBlock = createBlock({ header: { gasLimit: 8000000 } })
     const blockchain = await createBlockchain({
       validateBlocks: true,
       validateConsensus: false,
       genesisBlock,
     })
 
-    const invalidBlock = createBlockFromBlockData({ header: { number: 50 } })
+    const invalidBlock = createBlock({ header: { number: 50 } })
     try {
       await blockchain.putBlock(invalidBlock)
       assert.fail('should not validate an invalid block')
@@ -615,7 +615,7 @@ describe('blockchain test', () => {
     const gasLimit = 8000000
 
     const common = new Common({ chain: Chain.Mainnet, hardfork: Hardfork.Istanbul })
-    const genesisBlock = createBlockFromBlockData({ header: { gasLimit } }, { common })
+    const genesisBlock = createBlock({ header: { gasLimit } }, { common })
     let blockchain = await createBlockchain({
       db,
       validateBlocks: true,
@@ -654,7 +654,7 @@ describe('blockchain test', () => {
     const common = new Common({ chain: Chain.Mainnet, hardfork: Hardfork.Chainstart })
     const opts: BlockOptions = { common }
 
-    const genesisBlock = createBlockFromBlockData({ header: { gasLimit } }, opts)
+    const genesisBlock = createBlock({ header: { gasLimit } }, opts)
     const blockchain = await createBlockchain({
       validateBlocks: true,
       validateConsensus: false,
@@ -670,7 +670,7 @@ describe('blockchain test', () => {
       },
     }
     opts.calcDifficultyFromHeader = genesisBlock.header
-    const block = createBlockFromBlockData(blockData, opts)
+    const block = createBlock(blockData, opts)
 
     const headerData1 = {
       number: 1,
@@ -713,7 +713,7 @@ describe('blockchain test', () => {
     const common = new Common({ chain: Chain.Mainnet, hardfork: Hardfork.Chainstart })
     const gasLimit = 8000000
 
-    const genesisBlock = createBlockFromBlockData({ header: { gasLimit } }, { common })
+    const genesisBlock = createBlock({ header: { gasLimit } }, { common })
 
     const blockData1 = {
       header: {
@@ -731,11 +731,11 @@ describe('blockchain test', () => {
 
     const blocks = [
       genesisBlock,
-      createBlockFromBlockData(blockData1, {
+      createBlock(blockData1, {
         common,
         calcDifficultyFromHeader: genesisBlock.header,
       }),
-      createBlockFromBlockData(blockData2, {
+      createBlock(blockData2, {
         common: new Common({ chain: Chain.Sepolia, hardfork: Hardfork.Chainstart }),
         calcDifficultyFromHeader: genesisBlock.header,
       }),
@@ -792,7 +792,7 @@ describe('initialization tests', () => {
 
   it('should allow to put a custom genesis block', async () => {
     const common = new Common({ chain: Chain.Mainnet, hardfork: Hardfork.Chainstart })
-    const genesisBlock = createBlockFromBlockData(
+    const genesisBlock = createBlock(
       {
         header: {
           extraData: utf8ToBytes('custom extra data'),
@@ -820,7 +820,7 @@ describe('initialization tests', () => {
 
   it('should not allow to change the genesis block in the database', async () => {
     const common = new Common({ chain: Chain.Mainnet, hardfork: Hardfork.Chainstart })
-    const genesisBlock = createBlockFromBlockData(
+    const genesisBlock = createBlock(
       {
         header: {
           extraData: utf8ToBytes('custom extra data'),
@@ -832,7 +832,7 @@ describe('initialization tests', () => {
     const blockchain = await createBlockchain({ common, genesisBlock })
     const db = blockchain.db
 
-    const otherGenesisBlock = createBlockFromBlockData(
+    const otherGenesisBlock = createBlock(
       {
         header: {
           extraData: utf8ToBytes('other extra data'),
diff --git a/packages/blockchain/test/pos.spec.ts b/packages/blockchain/test/pos.spec.ts
index 37c69f67a4..4cf0a6abea 100644
--- a/packages/blockchain/test/pos.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/blockchain/test/pos.spec.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { createBlockFromBlockData } from '@ethereumjs/block'
+import { createBlock } from '@ethereumjs/block'
 import { Chain, Common, Hardfork } from '@ethereumjs/common'
 import { bytesToHex } from '@ethereumjs/util'
 import { assert, describe, it } from 'vitest'
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ const buildChain = async (blockchain: Blockchain, common: Common, height: number
     } else if (number > londonBlockNumber) {
       baseFeePerGas = blocks[number - 1].header.calcNextBaseFee()
     }
-    const block = createBlockFromBlockData(
+    const block = createBlock(
       {
         header: {
           number,
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ describe('Proof of Stake - inserting blocks into blockchain', () => {
       )
 
       const common = new Common({ chain: Chain.Mainnet, hardfork: Hardfork.London })
-      const powBlock = createBlockFromBlockData(
+      const powBlock = createBlock(
         {
           header: {
             number: 16,
diff --git a/packages/blockchain/test/reorg.spec.ts b/packages/blockchain/test/reorg.spec.ts
index b060838d3d..f92d8a7260 100644
--- a/packages/blockchain/test/reorg.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/blockchain/test/reorg.spec.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { createBlockFromBlockData } from '@ethereumjs/block'
+import { createBlock } from '@ethereumjs/block'
 import { Chain, Common, ConsensusAlgorithm, Hardfork } from '@ethereumjs/common'
 import { Address, equalsBytes, hexToBytes } from '@ethereumjs/util'
 import { assert, describe, it } from 'vitest'
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import type { Block } from '@ethereumjs/block'
 describe('reorg tests', () => {
   it('should correctly reorg the chain if the total difficulty is higher on a lower block number than the current head block', async () => {
     const common = new Common({ chain: Chain.Mainnet, hardfork: Hardfork.MuirGlacier })
-    const genesis = createBlockFromBlockData(
+    const genesis = createBlock(
       {
         header: {
           number: BigInt(0),
@@ -67,10 +67,7 @@ describe('reorg tests', () => {
 
   it('should correctly reorg a poa chain and remove blocks from clique snapshots', async () => {
     const common = new Common({ chain: Chain.Goerli, hardfork: Hardfork.Chainstart })
-    const genesisBlock = createBlockFromBlockData(
-      { header: { extraData: new Uint8Array(97) } },
-      { common },
-    )
+    const genesisBlock = createBlock({ header: { extraData: new Uint8Array(97) } }, { common })
 
     const consensusDict: ConsensusDict = {}
     consensusDict[ConsensusAlgorithm.Clique] = new CliqueConsensus()
@@ -92,7 +89,7 @@ describe('reorg tests', () => {
     const beneficiary1 = new Address(new Uint8Array(20).fill(1))
     const beneficiary2 = new Address(new Uint8Array(20).fill(2))
 
-    const block1_low = createBlockFromBlockData(
+    const block1_low = createBlock(
       {
         header: {
           ...base,
@@ -103,7 +100,7 @@ describe('reorg tests', () => {
       },
       { common },
     )
-    const block2_low = createBlockFromBlockData(
+    const block2_low = createBlock(
       {
         header: {
           ...base,
@@ -117,7 +114,7 @@ describe('reorg tests', () => {
       { common },
     )
 
-    const block1_high = createBlockFromBlockData(
+    const block1_high = createBlock(
       {
         header: {
           ...base,
@@ -128,7 +125,7 @@ describe('reorg tests', () => {
       },
       { common },
     )
-    const block2_high = createBlockFromBlockData(
+    const block2_high = createBlock(
       {
         header: {
           ...base,
@@ -139,7 +136,7 @@ describe('reorg tests', () => {
       },
       { common },
     )
-    const block3_high = createBlockFromBlockData(
+    const block3_high = createBlock(
       {
         header: {
           ...base,
diff --git a/packages/blockchain/test/util.ts b/packages/blockchain/test/util.ts
index 893d9d487f..7c5407e944 100644
--- a/packages/blockchain/test/util.ts
+++ b/packages/blockchain/test/util.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Block, createBlockFromBlockData, createHeader } from '@ethereumjs/block'
+import { Block, createBlock, createHeader } from '@ethereumjs/block'
 import { Chain, Common, Hardfork } from '@ethereumjs/common'
 import { RLP } from '@ethereumjs/rlp'
 import {
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ export const generateBlocks = (numberOfBlocks: number, existingBlocks?: Block[])
   const opts = { common }
 
   if (blocks.length === 0) {
-    const genesis = createBlockFromBlockData({ header: { gasLimit } }, opts)
+    const genesis = createBlock({ header: { gasLimit } }, opts)
     blocks.push(genesis)
   }
 
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ export const generateBlocks = (numberOfBlocks: number, existingBlocks?: Block[])
         timestamp: lastBlock.header.timestamp + BigInt(1),
       },
     }
-    const block = createBlockFromBlockData(blockData, {
+    const block = createBlock(blockData, {
       common,
       calcDifficultyFromHeader: lastBlock.header,
     })
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ export const createTestDB = async (): Promise<
   [DB<string | Uint8Array, string | Uint8Array>, Block]
 > => {
   const common = new Common({ chain: Chain.Mainnet, hardfork: Hardfork.Chainstart })
-  const genesis = createBlockFromBlockData({ header: { number: 0 } }, { common })
+  const genesis = createBlock({ header: { number: 0 } }, { common })
   const db = new MapDB<any, any>()
 
   await db.batch([
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ export const createTestDB = async (): Promise<
  * @param extraData - Extra data graffiti in order to create equal blocks (like block number) but with different hashes
  * @param uncles - Optional, an array of uncle headers. Automatically calculates the uncleHash.
  */
-function createBlock(
+function generateBlock(
   parentBlock: Block,
   extraData: string,
   uncles?: BlockHeader[],
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ function createBlock(
       ? parentBlock.header.calcNextBaseFee()
       : undefined
 
-  return createBlockFromBlockData(
+  return createBlock(
     {
       header: {
         number,
@@ -228,4 +228,4 @@ function createBlock(
   )
 }
 
-export { createBlock }
+export { generateBlock }
diff --git a/packages/client/src/rpc/modules/eth.ts b/packages/client/src/rpc/modules/eth.ts
index 86d303501c..5378dbfd48 100644
--- a/packages/client/src/rpc/modules/eth.ts
+++ b/packages/client/src/rpc/modules/eth.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { createBlockFromBlockData } from '@ethereumjs/block'
+import { createBlock } from '@ethereumjs/block'
 import { Hardfork } from '@ethereumjs/common'
 import {
   Capability,
@@ -593,7 +593,7 @@ export class Eth {
       gasLimit: transaction.gas,
     }
 
-    const blockToRunOn = createBlockFromBlockData(
+    const blockToRunOn = createBlock(
       {
         header: {
           parentHash: block.hash(),
diff --git a/packages/client/test/blockchain/chain.spec.ts b/packages/client/test/blockchain/chain.spec.ts
index f684122bad..5297024af2 100644
--- a/packages/client/test/blockchain/chain.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/client/test/blockchain/chain.spec.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { createBlockFromBlockData } from '@ethereumjs/block'
+import { createBlock } from '@ethereumjs/block'
 import { createBlockchain } from '@ethereumjs/blockchain'
 import { KeyEncoding, ValueEncoding, bytesToHex, equalsBytes } from '@ethereumjs/util'
 import { assert, describe, it } from 'vitest'
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ describe('[Chain]', () => {
       difficulty: BigInt(0xabcdffff),
       parentHash: chain.genesis.hash(),
     }
-    const block = createBlockFromBlockData({ header: headerData } as BlockData, {
+    const block = createBlock({ header: headerData } as BlockData, {
       common: config.chainCommon,
     })
 
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ describe('[Chain]', () => {
       difficulty: BigInt(0xabcdffff),
       parentHash: chain.genesis.hash(),
     }
-    const block = createBlockFromBlockData({ header: headerData } as BlockData, {
+    const block = createBlock({ header: headerData } as BlockData, {
       common: config.chainCommon,
     })
     await chain.putBlocks([block])
diff --git a/packages/client/test/integration/fullethereumservice.spec.ts b/packages/client/test/integration/fullethereumservice.spec.ts
index c1ff4edc12..5e372207d7 100644
--- a/packages/client/test/integration/fullethereumservice.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/client/test/integration/fullethereumservice.spec.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { createBlockFromBlockData } from '@ethereumjs/block'
+import { createBlock } from '@ethereumjs/block'
 import { createBlockchain } from '@ethereumjs/blockchain'
 import { Hardfork } from '@ethereumjs/common'
 import { DefaultStateManager } from '@ethereumjs/statemanager'
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ describe(
     })
     peer.eth!.send('NewBlockHashes', [[hash, BigInt(2)]])
 
-    const block = createBlockFromBlockData(
+    const block = createBlock(
       {
         header: {
           number: 1,
diff --git a/packages/client/test/integration/mocks/mockchain.ts b/packages/client/test/integration/mocks/mockchain.ts
index 7a1c12bea8..e05af7c5c9 100644
--- a/packages/client/test/integration/mocks/mockchain.ts
+++ b/packages/client/test/integration/mocks/mockchain.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { createBlockFromBlockData } from '@ethereumjs/block'
+import { createBlock } from '@ethereumjs/block'
 import { Hardfork } from '@ethereumjs/common'
 
 import { Chain } from '../../../src/blockchain/index.js'
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ export class MockChain extends Chain {
     const common = this.config.chainCommon
     const blocks: Block[] = []
     for (let number = 0; number < this.height; number++) {
-      const block = createBlockFromBlockData(
+      const block = createBlock(
         {
           header: {
             number: number + 1,
diff --git a/packages/client/test/miner/miner.spec.ts b/packages/client/test/miner/miner.spec.ts
index f13db4b436..ba0febeba3 100644
--- a/packages/client/test/miner/miner.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/client/test/miner/miner.spec.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { BlockHeader, createBlockFromBlockData, createHeader } from '@ethereumjs/block'
+import { BlockHeader, createBlock, createHeader } from '@ethereumjs/block'
 import {
   Common,
   Chain as CommonChain,
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ class FakeChain {
   }
   get blocks() {
     return {
-      latest: createBlockFromBlockData(),
+      latest: createBlock(),
       height: BigInt(0),
     }
   }
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ class FakeChain {
     },
     validateHeader: () => {},
     getIteratorHead: () => {
-      return createBlockFromBlockData({ header: { number: 1 } })
+      return createBlock({ header: { number: 1 } })
     },
     getTotalDifficulty: () => {
       return 1n
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ describe('assembleBlocks() -> should not include tx under the baseFee', async ()
     common,
   })
   const chain = new FakeChain() as any
-  const block = createBlockFromBlockData({}, { common })
+  const block = createBlock({}, { common })
   Object.defineProperty(chain, 'headers', {
     get() {
       return { latest: block.header, height: block.header.number }
@@ -478,10 +478,7 @@ describe('assembleBlocks() -> should not include tx under the baseFee', async ()
 describe("assembleBlocks() -> should stop assembling a block after it's full", async () => {
   const chain = new FakeChain() as any
   const gasLimit = 100000
-  const block = createBlockFromBlockData(
-    { header: { gasLimit } },
-    { common: customCommon, setHardfork: true },
-  )
+  const block = createBlock({ header: { gasLimit } }, { common: customCommon, setHardfork: true })
   Object.defineProperty(chain, 'headers', {
     get() {
       return { latest: block.header, height: BigInt(0) }
diff --git a/packages/client/test/net/protocol/ethprotocol.spec.ts b/packages/client/test/net/protocol/ethprotocol.spec.ts
index 20fdc24c23..76b4b821e2 100644
--- a/packages/client/test/net/protocol/ethprotocol.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/client/test/net/protocol/ethprotocol.spec.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { createBlockFromBlockData } from '@ethereumjs/block'
+import { createBlock } from '@ethereumjs/block'
 import { Common, Chain as CommonChain, Hardfork } from '@ethereumjs/common'
 import { TransactionType, create1559FeeMarketTx, createTxFromTxData } from '@ethereumjs/tx'
 import {
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ describe('[EthProtocol]', () => {
     const chain = await Chain.create({ config })
     const p = new EthProtocol({ config, chain })
     const td = BigInt(100)
-    const block = createBlockFromBlockData({}, { common: config.chainCommon })
+    const block = createBlock({}, { common: config.chainCommon })
     const res = p.decode(p.messages.filter((message) => message.name === 'NewBlock')[0], [
       block.raw(),
       bigIntToBytes(td),
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ describe('[EthProtocol]', () => {
     const config = new Config({ accountCache: 10000, storageCache: 1000 })
     const chain = await Chain.create({ config })
     const p = new EthProtocol({ config, chain })
-    const block = createBlockFromBlockData({})
+    const block = createBlock({})
     const res = p.decode(p.messages.filter((message) => message.name === 'GetReceipts')[0], [
       bigIntToBytes(1n),
       [block.hash()],
diff --git a/packages/client/test/rpc/debug/getRawBlock.spec.ts b/packages/client/test/rpc/debug/getRawBlock.spec.ts
index b2a0fe7e50..224b812f29 100644
--- a/packages/client/test/rpc/debug/getRawBlock.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/client/test/rpc/debug/getRawBlock.spec.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { createBlockFromBlockData, createHeader } from '@ethereumjs/block'
+import { createBlock, createHeader } from '@ethereumjs/block'
 import { createCustomCommon } from '@ethereumjs/common'
 import { create4844BlobTx, createLegacyTx } from '@ethereumjs/tx'
 import { bytesToHex, createZeroAddress, hexToBytes } from '@ethereumjs/util'
@@ -31,11 +31,10 @@ const block = {
     serialize: () => createHeader({ number: 1 }).serialize(),
   },
   toJSON: () => ({
-    ...createBlockFromBlockData({ header: { number: 1 } }).toJSON(),
+    ...createBlock({ header: { number: 1 } }).toJSON(),
     transactions: transactions2,
   }),
-  serialize: () =>
-    createBlockFromBlockData({ header: { number: 1 }, transactions: transactions2 }).serialize(),
+  serialize: () => createBlock({ header: { number: 1 }, transactions: transactions2 }).serialize(),
   transactions: transactions2,
   uncleHeaders: [],
 }
@@ -48,8 +47,8 @@ const genesisBlock = {
   header: {
     number: BigInt(0),
   },
-  toJSON: () => ({ ...createBlockFromBlockData({ header: { number: 0 } }).toJSON(), transactions }),
-  serialize: () => createBlockFromBlockData({ header: { number: 0 }, transactions }).serialize(),
+  toJSON: () => ({ ...createBlock({ header: { number: 0 } }).toJSON(), transactions }),
+  serialize: () => createBlock({ header: { number: 0 }, transactions }).serialize(),
   transactions,
   uncleHeaders: [],
 }
@@ -125,8 +124,8 @@ describe(method, async () => {
 })
 describe('call with block with blob txs', () => {
   it('retrieves a block with a blob tx in it', async () => {
-    const genesisBlock = createBlockFromBlockData({ header: { number: 0 } })
-    const block1 = createBlockFromBlockData(
+    const genesisBlock = createBlock({ header: { number: 0 } })
+    const block1 = createBlock(
       {
         header: { number: 1, parentHash: genesisBlock.header.hash() },
         transactions: [mockedBlobTx3],
diff --git a/packages/client/test/rpc/debug/getRawHeader.spec.ts b/packages/client/test/rpc/debug/getRawHeader.spec.ts
index d804abd253..de43fe3ada 100644
--- a/packages/client/test/rpc/debug/getRawHeader.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/client/test/rpc/debug/getRawHeader.spec.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { createBlockFromBlockData, createHeader } from '@ethereumjs/block'
+import { createBlock, createHeader } from '@ethereumjs/block'
 import { createCustomCommon } from '@ethereumjs/common'
 import { create4844BlobTx, createLegacyTx } from '@ethereumjs/tx'
 import { bytesToHex, createZeroAddress, hexToBytes } from '@ethereumjs/util'
@@ -31,11 +31,10 @@ const block = {
     serialize: () => createHeader({ number: 1 }).serialize(),
   },
   toJSON: () => ({
-    ...createBlockFromBlockData({ header: { number: 1 } }).toJSON(),
+    ...createBlock({ header: { number: 1 } }).toJSON(),
     transactions: transactions2,
   }),
-  serialize: () =>
-    createBlockFromBlockData({ header: { number: 1 }, transactions: transactions2 }).serialize(),
+  serialize: () => createBlock({ header: { number: 1 }, transactions: transactions2 }).serialize(),
   transactions: transactions2,
   uncleHeaders: [],
 }
@@ -49,8 +48,8 @@ const genesisBlock = {
     number: BigInt(0),
     serialize: () => createHeader({ number: 0 }).serialize(),
   },
-  toJSON: () => ({ ...createBlockFromBlockData({ header: { number: 0 } }).toJSON(), transactions }),
-  serialize: () => createBlockFromBlockData({ header: { number: 0 }, transactions }).serialize(),
+  toJSON: () => ({ ...createBlock({ header: { number: 0 } }).toJSON(), transactions }),
+  serialize: () => createBlock({ header: { number: 0 }, transactions }).serialize(),
   transactions,
   uncleHeaders: [],
 }
@@ -130,8 +129,8 @@ describe(method, async () => {
 })
 describe('call with block with blob txs', () => {
   it('retrieves a block with a blob tx in it', async () => {
-    const genesisBlock = createBlockFromBlockData({ header: { number: 0 } })
-    const block1 = createBlockFromBlockData(
+    const genesisBlock = createBlock({ header: { number: 0 } })
+    const block1 = createBlock(
       {
         header: { number: 1, parentHash: genesisBlock.header.hash() },
         transactions: [mockedBlobTx3],
diff --git a/packages/client/test/rpc/debug/traceCall.spec.ts b/packages/client/test/rpc/debug/traceCall.spec.ts
index 9476c8e943..2680f1f98b 100644
--- a/packages/client/test/rpc/debug/traceCall.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/client/test/rpc/debug/traceCall.spec.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { createBlockFromBlockData } from '@ethereumjs/block'
+import { createBlock } from '@ethereumjs/block'
 import { createTxFromTxData } from '@ethereumjs/tx'
 import { bytesToHex } from '@ethereumjs/util'
 import { assert, describe, expect, expectTypeOf, it } from 'vitest'
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ describe('trace a call', async () => {
   tx.getSenderAddress = () => {
     return dummy.addr
   }
-  const block = createBlockFromBlockData({}, { common })
+  const block = createBlock({}, { common })
   block.transactions[0] = tx
   await runBlockWithTxs(chain, execution, [tx], true)
 
diff --git a/packages/client/test/rpc/debug/traceTransaction.spec.ts b/packages/client/test/rpc/debug/traceTransaction.spec.ts
index 60f0719406..a97e182873 100644
--- a/packages/client/test/rpc/debug/traceTransaction.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/client/test/rpc/debug/traceTransaction.spec.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { createBlockFromBlockData } from '@ethereumjs/block'
+import { createBlock } from '@ethereumjs/block'
 import { createTxFromTxData } from '@ethereumjs/tx'
 import { bytesToHex } from '@ethereumjs/util'
 import { assert, describe, it } from 'vitest'
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ describe(method, () => {
     tx.getSenderAddress = () => {
       return dummy.addr
     }
-    const block = createBlockFromBlockData({}, { common })
+    const block = createBlock({}, { common })
     block.transactions[0] = tx
     await runBlockWithTxs(chain, execution, [tx], true)
 
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ describe(method, () => {
     tx.getSenderAddress = () => {
       return dummy.addr
     }
-    const block = createBlockFromBlockData({}, { common })
+    const block = createBlock({}, { common })
     block.transactions[0] = tx
     await runBlockWithTxs(chain, execution, [tx], true)
 
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ describe(method, () => {
     tx.getSenderAddress = () => {
       return dummy.addr
     }
-    const block = createBlockFromBlockData({}, { common })
+    const block = createBlock({}, { common })
     block.transactions[0] = tx
     await runBlockWithTxs(chain, execution, [tx], true)
 
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ describe(method, () => {
     tx.getSenderAddress = () => {
       return dummy.addr
     }
-    const block = createBlockFromBlockData({}, { common })
+    const block = createBlock({}, { common })
     block.transactions[0] = tx
     await runBlockWithTxs(chain, execution, [tx], true)
 
diff --git a/packages/client/test/rpc/engine/CLConnectionManager.spec.ts b/packages/client/test/rpc/engine/CLConnectionManager.spec.ts
index 6051ed54de..396cb7ef0e 100644
--- a/packages/client/test/rpc/engine/CLConnectionManager.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/client/test/rpc/engine/CLConnectionManager.spec.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { createBlockFromBlockData } from '@ethereumjs/block'
+import { createBlock } from '@ethereumjs/block'
 import { Common, parseGethGenesis } from '@ethereumjs/common'
 import { assert, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
 
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ describe('updates stats when a new block is processed', () => {
     const manager = new CLConnectionManager({ config })
     manager.lastForkchoiceUpdate(update)
     manager.lastNewPayload(payload)
-    const block = createBlockFromBlockData({
+    const block = createBlock({
       header: {
         parentHash: payload.payload.blockHash,
         number: payload.payload.blockNumber,
diff --git a/packages/client/test/rpc/engine/forkchoiceUpdatedV1.spec.ts b/packages/client/test/rpc/engine/forkchoiceUpdatedV1.spec.ts
index 421e78fbe8..ef74cafbc3 100644
--- a/packages/client/test/rpc/engine/forkchoiceUpdatedV1.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/client/test/rpc/engine/forkchoiceUpdatedV1.spec.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { BlockHeader, createBlockFromBlockData } from '@ethereumjs/block'
+import { BlockHeader, createBlock } from '@ethereumjs/block'
 import { Chain, Common, Hardfork } from '@ethereumjs/common'
 import { bytesToHex, randomBytes, zeros } from '@ethereumjs/util'
 import { assert, describe, it, vi } from 'vitest'
@@ -29,9 +29,9 @@ const validPayloadAttributes = {
 
 const common = new Common({ chain: Chain.Mainnet, hardfork: Hardfork.Paris })
 
-function createBlock(parentBlock: Block) {
+function createBlockFromParent(parentBlock: Block) {
   const prevRandao = randomBytes(32)
-  const block = createBlockFromBlockData(
+  const block = createBlock(
     {
       header: {
         parentHash: parentBlock.hash(),
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ describe(method, () => {
       engine: true,
     })
     const rpc = getRpcClient(server)
-    const newBlock = createBlockFromBlockData(
+    const newBlock = createBlock(
       {
         header: {
           number: blocks[0].blockNumber,
@@ -307,13 +307,13 @@ describe(method, () => {
     const canonical = [genesis]
 
     for (let i = 0; i < 2; i++) {
-      canonical.push(createBlock(canonical[canonical.length - 1]))
+      canonical.push(createBlockFromParent(canonical[canonical.length - 1]))
     }
 
     // Build an alternative payload
     const reorg = [genesis]
     for (let i = 0; i < 2; i++) {
-      reorg.push(createBlock(reorg[reorg.length - 1]))
+      reorg.push(createBlockFromParent(reorg[reorg.length - 1]))
     }
 
     const canonicalPayload = canonical.map(
@@ -347,13 +347,13 @@ describe(method, () => {
     const canonical = [genesis]
 
     for (let i = 0; i < 2; i++) {
-      canonical.push(createBlock(canonical[canonical.length - 1]))
+      canonical.push(createBlockFromParent(canonical[canonical.length - 1]))
     }
 
     // Build an alternative payload
     const reorg = [genesis]
     for (let i = 0; i < 2; i++) {
-      reorg.push(createBlock(reorg[reorg.length - 1]))
+      reorg.push(createBlockFromParent(reorg[reorg.length - 1]))
     }
 
     const canonicalPayload = canonical.map(
diff --git a/packages/client/test/rpc/engine/getPayloadBodiesByHashV1.spec.ts b/packages/client/test/rpc/engine/getPayloadBodiesByHashV1.spec.ts
index 3d390fec9b..9fffa532d2 100644
--- a/packages/client/test/rpc/engine/getPayloadBodiesByHashV1.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/client/test/rpc/engine/getPayloadBodiesByHashV1.spec.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { createBlockFromBlockData, createHeader } from '@ethereumjs/block'
+import { createBlock, createHeader } from '@ethereumjs/block'
 import { Hardfork } from '@ethereumjs/common'
 import { DefaultStateManager } from '@ethereumjs/statemanager'
 import { createTxFromTxData } from '@ethereumjs/tx'
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ describe(method, () => {
       },
       { common },
     ).sign(pkey)
-    const block = createBlockFromBlockData(
+    const block = createBlock(
       {
         transactions: [tx],
         header: createHeader(
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ describe(method, () => {
       },
       { common, skipConsensusFormatValidation: true },
     )
-    const block2 = createBlockFromBlockData(
+    const block2 = createBlock(
       {
         transactions: [tx2],
         header: createHeader(
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ describe(method, () => {
       },
       { common },
     ).sign(pkey)
-    const block = createBlockFromBlockData(
+    const block = createBlock(
       {
         transactions: [tx],
         header: createHeader(
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ describe(method, () => {
       },
       { common, skipConsensusFormatValidation: true },
     )
-    const block2 = createBlockFromBlockData(
+    const block2 = createBlock(
       {
         transactions: [tx2],
         header: createHeader(
diff --git a/packages/client/test/rpc/engine/getPayloadBodiesByRangeV1.spec.ts b/packages/client/test/rpc/engine/getPayloadBodiesByRangeV1.spec.ts
index 26fcb7a259..3918c355ab 100644
--- a/packages/client/test/rpc/engine/getPayloadBodiesByRangeV1.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/client/test/rpc/engine/getPayloadBodiesByRangeV1.spec.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { createBlockFromBlockData, createHeader } from '@ethereumjs/block'
+import { createBlock, createHeader } from '@ethereumjs/block'
 import { Hardfork } from '@ethereumjs/common'
 import { DefaultStateManager } from '@ethereumjs/statemanager'
 import { createTxFromTxData } from '@ethereumjs/tx'
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ describe(method, () => {
       },
       { common },
     ).sign(pkey)
-    const block = createBlockFromBlockData(
+    const block = createBlock(
       {
         transactions: [tx],
         header: createHeader(
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ describe(method, () => {
       },
       { common, skipConsensusFormatValidation: true },
     )
-    const block2 = createBlockFromBlockData(
+    const block2 = createBlock(
       {
         transactions: [tx2],
         header: createHeader(
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ describe(method, () => {
       },
       { common },
     ).sign(pkey)
-    const block = createBlockFromBlockData(
+    const block = createBlock(
       {
         transactions: [tx],
         header: createHeader(
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ describe(method, () => {
       },
       { common, skipConsensusFormatValidation: true },
     )
-    const block2 = createBlockFromBlockData(
+    const block2 = createBlock(
       {
         transactions: [tx2],
         header: createHeader(
diff --git a/packages/client/test/rpc/engine/preimages.spec.ts b/packages/client/test/rpc/engine/preimages.spec.ts
index 9e06517a2e..d85891fc08 100644
--- a/packages/client/test/rpc/engine/preimages.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/client/test/rpc/engine/preimages.spec.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import {
   BlockHeader,
-  createBlockFromBlockData,
+  createBlock,
   genTransactionsTrieRoot,
   genWithdrawalsTrieRoot,
 } from '@ethereumjs/block'
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ async function runBlock(
     coinbase,
   }
   const blockData = { header: headerData, transactions: txs, withdrawals }
-  const executeBlock = createBlockFromBlockData(blockData, { common })
+  const executeBlock = createBlock(blockData, { common })
   const executePayload = blockToExecutionPayload(executeBlock, BigInt(0)).executionPayload
   const res = await rpc.request('engine_newPayloadV2', [executePayload])
   assert.equal(res.result.status, 'VALID', 'valid status should be received')
diff --git a/packages/client/test/rpc/eth/call.spec.ts b/packages/client/test/rpc/eth/call.spec.ts
index 98ff195b83..3f10c99101 100644
--- a/packages/client/test/rpc/eth/call.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/client/test/rpc/eth/call.spec.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { createBlockFromBlockData } from '@ethereumjs/block'
+import { createBlock } from '@ethereumjs/block'
 import { createBlockchain } from '@ethereumjs/blockchain'
 import { Chain, Common, Hardfork } from '@ethereumjs/common'
 import { createLegacyTx } from '@ethereumjs/tx'
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ describe(method, () => {
       return address
     }
     const parent = await blockchain.getCanonicalHeadHeader()
-    const block = createBlockFromBlockData(
+    const block = createBlock(
       {
         header: {
           parentHash: parent.hash(),
diff --git a/packages/client/test/rpc/eth/estimateGas.spec.ts b/packages/client/test/rpc/eth/estimateGas.spec.ts
index 5c68aa7e7a..5e3ea04e59 100644
--- a/packages/client/test/rpc/eth/estimateGas.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/client/test/rpc/eth/estimateGas.spec.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { createBlockFromBlockData, createHeader } from '@ethereumjs/block'
+import { createBlock, createHeader } from '@ethereumjs/block'
 import { createBlockchain } from '@ethereumjs/blockchain'
 import { createCommonFromGethGenesis } from '@ethereumjs/common'
 import { getGenesis } from '@ethereumjs/genesis'
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ describe(
         return address
       }
       const parent = await blockchain.getCanonicalHeadHeader()
-      const block = createBlockFromBlockData(
+      const block = createBlock(
         {
           header: {
             parentHash: parent.hash(),
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ describe(
       service.execution.vm.common.setHardfork('london')
       service.chain.config.chainCommon.setHardfork('london')
       const headBlock = await service.chain.getCanonicalHeadBlock()
-      const londonBlock = createBlockFromBlockData(
+      const londonBlock = createBlock(
         {
           header: createHeader(
             {
diff --git a/packages/client/test/rpc/eth/getBalance.spec.ts b/packages/client/test/rpc/eth/getBalance.spec.ts
index 8b03a6e546..ec1e29d6e8 100644
--- a/packages/client/test/rpc/eth/getBalance.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/client/test/rpc/eth/getBalance.spec.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { createBlockFromBlockData } from '@ethereumjs/block'
+import { createBlock } from '@ethereumjs/block'
 import { createBlockchain } from '@ethereumjs/blockchain'
 import { Chain, Common, Hardfork } from '@ethereumjs/common'
 import { getGenesis } from '@ethereumjs/genesis'
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ describe(
       tx.getSenderAddress = () => {
         return address
       }
-      const block = createBlockFromBlockData({}, { common })
+      const block = createBlock({}, { common })
       block.transactions[0] = tx
 
       const result = await runBlock(vm, { block, generate: true, skipBlockValidation: true })
diff --git a/packages/client/test/rpc/eth/getBlockByNumber.spec.ts b/packages/client/test/rpc/eth/getBlockByNumber.spec.ts
index 4bec9dd941..5eb27b1105 100644
--- a/packages/client/test/rpc/eth/getBlockByNumber.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/client/test/rpc/eth/getBlockByNumber.spec.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { createBlockFromBlockData } from '@ethereumjs/block'
+import { createBlock } from '@ethereumjs/block'
 import { createCustomCommon } from '@ethereumjs/common'
 import { create4844BlobTx, createLegacyTx } from '@ethereumjs/tx'
 import { createZeroAddress, hexToBytes } from '@ethereumjs/util'
@@ -25,14 +25,13 @@ const transactions2 = [mockedTx2]
 
 const block = {
   hash: () => blockHash,
-  serialize: () =>
-    createBlockFromBlockData({ header: { number: 1 }, transactions: transactions2 }).serialize(),
+  serialize: () => createBlock({ header: { number: 1 }, transactions: transactions2 }).serialize(),
   header: {
     number: BigInt(1),
     hash: () => blockHash,
   },
   toJSON: () => ({
-    ...createBlockFromBlockData({ header: { number: 1 } }).toJSON(),
+    ...createBlock({ header: { number: 1 } }).toJSON(),
     transactions: transactions2,
   }),
   transactions: transactions2,
@@ -45,12 +44,12 @@ function createChain(headBlock = block) {
   )
   const genesisBlock = {
     hash: () => genesisBlockHash,
-    serialize: () => createBlockFromBlockData({ header: { number: 0 }, transactions }).serialize(),
+    serialize: () => createBlock({ header: { number: 0 }, transactions }).serialize(),
     header: {
       number: BigInt(0),
     },
     toJSON: () => ({
-      ...createBlockFromBlockData({ header: { number: 0 } }).toJSON(),
+      ...createBlock({ header: { number: 0 } }).toJSON(),
       transactions,
     }),
     transactions,
@@ -166,8 +165,8 @@ describe(method, async () => {
 
   describe('call with block with blob txs', () => {
     it('retrieves a block with a blob tx in it', async () => {
-      const genesisBlock = createBlockFromBlockData({ header: { number: 0 } })
-      const block1 = createBlockFromBlockData(
+      const genesisBlock = createBlock({ header: { number: 0 } })
+      const block1 = createBlock(
         {
           header: { number: 1, parentHash: genesisBlock.header.hash() },
           transactions: [mockedBlobTx3],
diff --git a/packages/client/test/rpc/eth/getBlockTransactionCountByNumber.spec.ts b/packages/client/test/rpc/eth/getBlockTransactionCountByNumber.spec.ts
index df9b14ceac..8cd9c58e96 100644
--- a/packages/client/test/rpc/eth/getBlockTransactionCountByNumber.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/client/test/rpc/eth/getBlockTransactionCountByNumber.spec.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { createBlockFromBlockData } from '@ethereumjs/block'
+import { createBlock } from '@ethereumjs/block'
 import { createBlockchain } from '@ethereumjs/blockchain'
 import { Chain, Common, Hardfork } from '@ethereumjs/common'
 import { getGenesis } from '@ethereumjs/genesis'
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ describe(method, () => {
       return address
     }
     const parent = await blockchain.getCanonicalHeadHeader()
-    const block = createBlockFromBlockData(
+    const block = createBlock(
       {
         header: {
           parentHash: parent.hash(),
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ describe(method, () => {
     }
 
     const parent = await blockchain.getCanonicalHeadHeader()
-    const block = createBlockFromBlockData(
+    const block = createBlock(
       {
         header: {
           parentHash: parent.hash(),
diff --git a/packages/client/test/rpc/eth/getCode.spec.ts b/packages/client/test/rpc/eth/getCode.spec.ts
index a580abc3c1..79a1414837 100644
--- a/packages/client/test/rpc/eth/getCode.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/client/test/rpc/eth/getCode.spec.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { createBlockFromBlockData } from '@ethereumjs/block'
+import { createBlock } from '@ethereumjs/block'
 import { createBlockchain } from '@ethereumjs/blockchain'
 import { Chain, Common, Hardfork } from '@ethereumjs/common'
 import { getGenesis } from '@ethereumjs/genesis'
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ describe(method, () => {
       return address
     }
     const parent = await blockchain.getCanonicalHeadHeader()
-    const block = createBlockFromBlockData(
+    const block = createBlock(
       {
         header: {
           parentHash: parent.hash(),
diff --git a/packages/client/test/rpc/eth/getProof.spec.ts b/packages/client/test/rpc/eth/getProof.spec.ts
index dd3befdfcb..ee89336805 100644
--- a/packages/client/test/rpc/eth/getProof.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/client/test/rpc/eth/getProof.spec.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { createBlockFromBlockData } from '@ethereumjs/block'
+import { createBlock } from '@ethereumjs/block'
 import { createBlockchain } from '@ethereumjs/blockchain'
 import { Common } from '@ethereumjs/common'
 import { createLegacyTx } from '@ethereumjs/tx'
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ describe(method, async () => {
       return address
     }
     const parent = await blockchain.getCanonicalHeadHeader()
-    const block = createBlockFromBlockData(
+    const block = createBlock(
       {
         header: {
           parentHash: parent.hash(),
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ describe(method, async () => {
     storeTx.getSenderAddress = () => {
       return address
     }
-    const block2 = createBlockFromBlockData(
+    const block2 = createBlock(
       {
         header: {
           parentHash: ranBlock!.hash(),
diff --git a/packages/client/test/rpc/eth/getStorageAt.spec.ts b/packages/client/test/rpc/eth/getStorageAt.spec.ts
index b51f409155..39fd257111 100644
--- a/packages/client/test/rpc/eth/getStorageAt.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/client/test/rpc/eth/getStorageAt.spec.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { createBlockFromBlockData } from '@ethereumjs/block'
+import { createBlock } from '@ethereumjs/block'
 import { createLegacyTx } from '@ethereumjs/tx'
 import { createAddressFromString } from '@ethereumjs/util'
 import { runBlock } from '@ethereumjs/vm'
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ describe(method, async () => {
     const signedTx = tx.sign(tx.getHashedMessageToSign())
 
     const parent = await chain.blockchain.getCanonicalHeadHeader()
-    const block = createBlockFromBlockData(
+    const block = createBlock(
       {
         header: {
           parentHash: parent.hash(),
diff --git a/packages/client/test/rpc/eth/getTransactionCount.spec.ts b/packages/client/test/rpc/eth/getTransactionCount.spec.ts
index 334725ecca..20eb5439bc 100644
--- a/packages/client/test/rpc/eth/getTransactionCount.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/client/test/rpc/eth/getTransactionCount.spec.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { createBlockFromBlockData } from '@ethereumjs/block'
+import { createBlock } from '@ethereumjs/block'
 import { createBlockchain } from '@ethereumjs/blockchain'
 import { Chain, Common, Hardfork } from '@ethereumjs/common'
 import { getGenesis } from '@ethereumjs/genesis'
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ describe(method, () => {
       return address
     }
     const parent = await blockchain.getCanonicalHeadHeader()
-    const block = createBlockFromBlockData(
+    const block = createBlock(
       {
         header: {
           parentHash: parent.hash(),
diff --git a/packages/client/test/rpc/mockBlockchain.ts b/packages/client/test/rpc/mockBlockchain.ts
index 2a00b29418..d9432f6ee0 100644
--- a/packages/client/test/rpc/mockBlockchain.ts
+++ b/packages/client/test/rpc/mockBlockchain.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { createBlockFromBlockData } from '@ethereumjs/block'
+import { createBlock } from '@ethereumjs/block'
 import { createLegacyTx } from '@ethereumjs/tx'
 import { equalsBytes, toBytes } from '@ethereumjs/util'
 
@@ -13,13 +13,13 @@ export function mockBlockchain(options: any = {}) {
   const transactions = options.transactions ?? [createLegacyTx({}).sign(dummy.privKey)]
   const block = {
     hash: () => toBytes(blockHash),
-    serialize: () => createBlockFromBlockData({ header: { number }, transactions }).serialize(),
+    serialize: () => createBlock({ header: { number }, transactions }).serialize(),
     header: {
       number: BigInt(number),
       hash: () => toBytes(blockHash),
     },
     toJSON: () => ({
-      ...createBlockFromBlockData({ header: { number } }).toJSON(),
+      ...createBlock({ header: { number } }).toJSON(),
       hash: options.hash ?? blockHash,
       transactions: transactions.map((t: LegacyTransaction) => t.toJSON()),
     }),
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ export function mockBlockchain(options: any = {}) {
       return block
     },
     getCanonicalHeadHeader: () => {
-      return createBlockFromBlockData().header
+      return createBlock().header
     },
     getIteratorHead: () => {
       return block
diff --git a/packages/client/test/rpc/txpool/content.spec.ts b/packages/client/test/rpc/txpool/content.spec.ts
index 623a368c64..4eb2f0b0b7 100644
--- a/packages/client/test/rpc/txpool/content.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/client/test/rpc/txpool/content.spec.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { createBlockFromBlockData, createHeader } from '@ethereumjs/block'
+import { createBlock, createHeader } from '@ethereumjs/block'
 import { createBlockchain } from '@ethereumjs/blockchain'
 import { Chain, Common, Hardfork } from '@ethereumjs/common'
 import { getGenesis } from '@ethereumjs/genesis'
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ describe(method, () => {
     await vm.stateManager.generateCanonicalGenesis!(getGenesis(1))
     const gasLimit = 2000000
     const parent = await blockchain.getCanonicalHeadHeader()
-    const block = createBlockFromBlockData(
+    const block = createBlock(
       {
         header: {
           parentHash: parent.hash(),
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ describe(method, () => {
     service.execution.vm.common.setHardfork('london')
     service.chain.config.chainCommon.setHardfork('london')
     const headBlock = await service.chain.getCanonicalHeadBlock()
-    const londonBlock = createBlockFromBlockData(
+    const londonBlock = createBlock(
       {
         header: createHeader(
           {
diff --git a/packages/client/test/sync/beaconsync.spec.ts b/packages/client/test/sync/beaconsync.spec.ts
index 722f2f6104..550846418c 100644
--- a/packages/client/test/sync/beaconsync.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/client/test/sync/beaconsync.spec.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { createBlockFromBlockData } from '@ethereumjs/block'
+import { createBlock } from '@ethereumjs/block'
 import { MemoryLevel } from 'memory-level'
 import * as td from 'testdouble'
 import { assert, describe, it, vi } from 'vitest'
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ describe('[BeaconSynchronizer]', async () => {
     const chain = await Chain.create({ config })
     const skeleton = new Skeleton({ chain, config, metaDB: new MemoryLevel() })
     const sync = new BeaconSynchronizer({ config, pool, chain, execution, skeleton })
-    const head = createBlockFromBlockData({ header: { number: BigInt(15) } })
+    const head = createBlock({ header: { number: BigInt(15) } })
     await skeleton['putBlock'](head)
     ;(skeleton as any).status.progress.subchains = [
       {
@@ -227,14 +227,14 @@ describe('[BeaconSynchronizer]', async () => {
       },
     ]
     await sync.open()
-    const block = createBlockFromBlockData({
+    const block = createBlock({
       header: { number: BigInt(16), parentHash: head.hash() },
     })
     assert.ok(await sync.extendChain(block), 'should extend chain successfully')
     assert.ok(await sync.setHead(block), 'should set head successfully')
     assert.equal(skeleton.bounds().head, BigInt(16), 'head should be updated')
 
-    const gapBlock = createBlockFromBlockData({ header: { number: BigInt(18) } })
+    const gapBlock = createBlock({ header: { number: BigInt(18) } })
     assert.notOk(await sync.extendChain(gapBlock), 'should not extend chain with gapped block')
     assert.ok(
       await sync.setHead(gapBlock),
diff --git a/packages/client/test/sync/fetcher/reverseblockfetcher.spec.ts b/packages/client/test/sync/fetcher/reverseblockfetcher.spec.ts
index 71fde3f121..867cf84a47 100644
--- a/packages/client/test/sync/fetcher/reverseblockfetcher.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/client/test/sync/fetcher/reverseblockfetcher.spec.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { createBlockFromBlockData } from '@ethereumjs/block'
+import { createBlock } from '@ethereumjs/block'
 import { MemoryLevel } from 'memory-level'
 import { assert, describe, it, vi } from 'vitest'
 
@@ -195,29 +195,29 @@ describe('[ReverseBlockFetcher]', async () => {
       count: BigInt(5),
       timeout: 5,
     })
-    const block47 = createBlockFromBlockData(
+    const block47 = createBlock(
       { header: { number: BigInt(47), difficulty: BigInt(1) } },
       { setHardfork: true },
     )
-    const block48 = createBlockFromBlockData(
+    const block48 = createBlock(
       {
         header: { number: BigInt(48), parentHash: block47.hash(), difficulty: BigInt(1) },
       },
       { setHardfork: true },
     )
-    const block49 = createBlockFromBlockData(
+    const block49 = createBlock(
       {
         header: { number: BigInt(49), parentHash: block48.hash(), difficulty: BigInt(1) },
       },
       { setHardfork: true },
     )
-    const block4 = createBlockFromBlockData(
+    const block4 = createBlock(
       {
         header: { number: BigInt(4), difficulty: BigInt(1) },
       },
       { setHardfork: true },
     )
-    const block5 = createBlockFromBlockData(
+    const block5 = createBlock(
       {
         header: { number: BigInt(5), difficulty: BigInt(1), parentHash: block4.hash() },
       },
diff --git a/packages/client/test/sync/fullsync.spec.ts b/packages/client/test/sync/fullsync.spec.ts
index f6acbb3da3..0df617ac9e 100644
--- a/packages/client/test/sync/fullsync.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/client/test/sync/fullsync.spec.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { createBlockFromBlockData } from '@ethereumjs/block'
+import { createBlock } from '@ethereumjs/block'
 import * as td from 'testdouble'
 import { assert, describe, it, vi } from 'vitest'
 
@@ -235,10 +235,10 @@ describe('[FullSynchronizer]', async () => {
     ]
     ;(sync as any).pool = { peers }
 
-    const chainTip = createBlockFromBlockData({
+    const chainTip = createBlock({
       header: {},
     })
-    const newBlock = createBlockFromBlockData({
+    const newBlock = createBlock({
       header: {
         parentHash: chainTip.hash(),
       },
@@ -277,10 +277,10 @@ describe('[FullSynchronizer]', async () => {
       execution,
     })
 
-    const chainTip = createBlockFromBlockData({
+    const chainTip = createBlock({
       header: {},
     })
-    const newBlock = createBlockFromBlockData({
+    const newBlock = createBlock({
       header: {
         parentHash: chainTip.hash(),
       },
diff --git a/packages/client/test/sync/skeleton.spec.ts b/packages/client/test/sync/skeleton.spec.ts
index 3903edbbbe..434c8625ea 100644
--- a/packages/client/test/sync/skeleton.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/client/test/sync/skeleton.spec.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { BlockHeader, createBlockFromBlockData } from '@ethereumjs/block'
+import { BlockHeader, createBlock } from '@ethereumjs/block'
 import { Common, createCommonFromGethGenesis } from '@ethereumjs/common'
 import { equalsBytes, utf8ToBytes } from '@ethereumjs/util'
 import { MemoryLevel } from 'memory-level'
@@ -19,23 +19,14 @@ type Subchain = {
 }
 
 const common = new Common({ chain: 1 })
-const block49 = createBlockFromBlockData({ header: { number: 49 } }, { common })
-const block49B = createBlockFromBlockData(
-  { header: { number: 49, extraData: utf8ToBytes('B') } },
-  { common },
-)
-const block50 = createBlockFromBlockData(
-  { header: { number: 50, parentHash: block49.hash() } },
-  { common },
-)
-const block50B = createBlockFromBlockData(
+const block49 = createBlock({ header: { number: 49 } }, { common })
+const block49B = createBlock({ header: { number: 49, extraData: utf8ToBytes('B') } }, { common })
+const block50 = createBlock({ header: { number: 50, parentHash: block49.hash() } }, { common })
+const block50B = createBlock(
   { header: { number: 50, parentHash: block49.hash(), gasLimit: 999 } },
   { common },
 )
-const block51 = createBlockFromBlockData(
-  { header: { number: 51, parentHash: block50.hash() } },
-  { common },
-)
+const block51 = createBlock({ header: { number: 51, parentHash: block50.hash() } }, { common })
 
 describe('[Skeleton]/ startup scenarios ', () => {
   it('starts the chain when starting the skeleton', async () => {
@@ -435,15 +426,15 @@ describe('[Skeleton] / setHead', async () => {
     await chain.open()
 
     const genesis = await chain.getBlock(BigInt(0))
-    const block1 = createBlockFromBlockData(
+    const block1 = createBlock(
       { header: { number: 1, parentHash: genesis.hash(), difficulty: 100 } },
       { common, setHardfork: true },
     )
-    const block2 = createBlockFromBlockData(
+    const block2 = createBlock(
       { header: { number: 2, parentHash: block1.hash(), difficulty: 100 } },
       { common, setHardfork: true },
     )
-    const block3 = createBlockFromBlockData(
+    const block3 = createBlock(
       { header: { number: 3, difficulty: 100 } },
       { common, setHardfork: true },
     )
@@ -547,23 +538,23 @@ describe('[Skeleton] / setHead', async () => {
     await chain.open()
 
     const genesis = await chain.getBlock(BigInt(0))
-    const block1 = createBlockFromBlockData(
+    const block1 = createBlock(
       { header: { number: 1, parentHash: genesis.hash(), difficulty: 100 } },
       { common, setHardfork: true },
     )
-    const block2 = createBlockFromBlockData(
+    const block2 = createBlock(
       { header: { number: 2, parentHash: block1.hash(), difficulty: 100 } },
       { common, setHardfork: true },
     )
-    const block3 = createBlockFromBlockData(
+    const block3 = createBlock(
       { header: { number: 3, parentHash: block2.hash(), difficulty: 100 } },
       { common, setHardfork: true },
     )
-    const block4 = createBlockFromBlockData(
+    const block4 = createBlock(
       { header: { number: 4, parentHash: block3.hash(), difficulty: 100 } },
       { common, setHardfork: true },
     )
-    const block5 = createBlockFromBlockData(
+    const block5 = createBlock(
       { header: { number: 5, parentHash: block4.hash(), difficulty: 100 } },
       { common, setHardfork: true },
     )
@@ -626,23 +617,23 @@ describe('[Skeleton] / setHead', async () => {
 
     const genesis = await chain.getBlock(BigInt(0))
 
-    const block1 = createBlockFromBlockData(
+    const block1 = createBlock(
       { header: { number: 1, parentHash: genesis.hash(), difficulty: 100 } },
       { common, setHardfork: true },
     )
-    const block2 = createBlockFromBlockData(
+    const block2 = createBlock(
       { header: { number: 2, parentHash: block1.hash(), difficulty: 100 } },
       { common, setHardfork: true },
     )
-    const block3 = createBlockFromBlockData(
+    const block3 = createBlock(
       { header: { number: 3, parentHash: block2.hash(), difficulty: 100 } },
       { common, setHardfork: true },
     )
-    const block4 = createBlockFromBlockData(
+    const block4 = createBlock(
       { header: { number: 4, parentHash: block3.hash(), difficulty: 100 } },
       { common, setHardfork: true },
     )
-    const block5 = createBlockFromBlockData(
+    const block5 = createBlock(
       { header: { number: 5, parentHash: block4.hash(), difficulty: 100 } },
       { common, setHardfork: true },
     )
@@ -695,15 +686,15 @@ describe('[Skeleton] / setHead', async () => {
     // restore linkedStatus
     skeleton['status'].linked = prevLinked
 
-    const block41 = createBlockFromBlockData(
+    const block41 = createBlock(
       { header: { number: 4, parentHash: block3.hash(), difficulty: 101 } },
       { common, setHardfork: true },
     )
-    const block51 = createBlockFromBlockData(
+    const block51 = createBlock(
       { header: { number: 5, parentHash: block41.hash(), difficulty: 100 } },
       { common, setHardfork: true },
     )
-    const block61 = createBlockFromBlockData(
+    const block61 = createBlock(
       { header: { number: 6, parentHash: block51.hash(), difficulty: 100 } },
       { common, setHardfork: true },
     )
@@ -726,15 +717,15 @@ describe('[Skeleton] / setHead', async () => {
     assert.equal(skeleton['status'].linked, true, 'should be linked')
     assert.equal(chain.blocks.height, BigInt(6), 'all blocks should be in chain')
 
-    const block71 = createBlockFromBlockData(
+    const block71 = createBlock(
       { header: { number: 7, parentHash: block61.hash(), difficulty: 100 } },
       { common, setHardfork: true },
     )
-    const block81 = createBlockFromBlockData(
+    const block81 = createBlock(
       { header: { number: 8, parentHash: block71.hash(), difficulty: 100 } },
       { common, setHardfork: true },
     )
-    const block91 = createBlockFromBlockData(
+    const block91 = createBlock(
       { header: { number: 9, parentHash: block81.hash(), difficulty: 100 } },
       { common, setHardfork: true },
     )
@@ -777,11 +768,11 @@ describe('[Skeleton] / setHead', async () => {
     )
 
     // do a very common reorg that happens in a network: reorged head block
-    const block92 = createBlockFromBlockData(
+    const block92 = createBlock(
       { header: { number: 9, parentHash: block81.hash(), difficulty: 101 } },
       { common, setHardfork: true },
     )
-    const block102 = createBlockFromBlockData(
+    const block102 = createBlock(
       { header: { number: 10, parentHash: block92.hash(), difficulty: 100 } },
       { common, setHardfork: true },
     )
@@ -836,31 +827,31 @@ describe('[Skeleton] / setHead', async () => {
     await chain.open()
     const genesisBlock = await chain.getBlock(BigInt(0))
 
-    const block1 = createBlockFromBlockData(
+    const block1 = createBlock(
       { header: { number: 1, parentHash: genesisBlock.hash(), difficulty: 100 } },
       { common },
     )
-    const block2 = createBlockFromBlockData(
+    const block2 = createBlock(
       { header: { number: 2, parentHash: block1.hash(), difficulty: 100 } },
       { common },
     )
-    const block3PoW = createBlockFromBlockData(
+    const block3PoW = createBlock(
       { header: { number: 3, parentHash: block2.hash(), difficulty: 100 } },
       { common },
     )
-    const block3PoS = createBlockFromBlockData(
+    const block3PoS = createBlock(
       { header: { number: 3, parentHash: block2.hash(), difficulty: 0 } },
       { common, setHardfork: BigInt(200) },
     )
-    const block4InvalidPoS = createBlockFromBlockData(
+    const block4InvalidPoS = createBlock(
       { header: { number: 4, parentHash: block3PoW.hash(), difficulty: 0 } },
       { common, setHardfork: BigInt(200) },
     )
-    const block4PoS = createBlockFromBlockData(
+    const block4PoS = createBlock(
       { header: { number: 4, parentHash: block3PoS.hash(), difficulty: 0 } },
       { common, setHardfork: BigInt(200) },
     )
-    const block5 = createBlockFromBlockData(
+    const block5 = createBlock(
       { header: { number: 5, parentHash: block4PoS.hash(), difficulty: 0 } },
       { common, setHardfork: BigInt(200) },
     )
@@ -941,19 +932,19 @@ describe('[Skeleton] / setHead', async () => {
     await chain.open()
     const genesisBlock = await chain.getBlock(BigInt(0))
 
-    const block1 = createBlockFromBlockData(
+    const block1 = createBlock(
       { header: { number: 1, parentHash: genesisBlock.hash(), difficulty: 100 } },
       { common },
     )
-    const block2 = createBlockFromBlockData(
+    const block2 = createBlock(
       { header: { number: 2, parentHash: block1.hash(), difficulty: 100 } },
       { common },
     )
-    const block3PoW = createBlockFromBlockData(
+    const block3PoW = createBlock(
       { header: { number: 3, parentHash: block2.hash(), difficulty: 100 } },
       { common },
     )
-    const block4InvalidPoS = createBlockFromBlockData(
+    const block4InvalidPoS = createBlock(
       { header: { number: 4, parentHash: block3PoW.hash(), difficulty: 0 } },
       { common, setHardfork: 200 },
     )
@@ -1016,19 +1007,19 @@ describe('[Skeleton] / setHead', async () => {
     await chain.open()
     const genesisBlock = await chain.getBlock(BigInt(0))
 
-    const block1 = createBlockFromBlockData(
+    const block1 = createBlock(
       { header: { number: 1, parentHash: genesisBlock.hash(), difficulty: 100 } },
       { common },
     )
-    const block2 = createBlockFromBlockData(
+    const block2 = createBlock(
       { header: { number: 2, parentHash: block1.hash(), difficulty: 100 } },
       { common },
     )
-    const block2PoS = createBlockFromBlockData(
+    const block2PoS = createBlock(
       { header: { number: 2, parentHash: block1.hash(), difficulty: 0 } },
       { common },
     )
-    const block3 = createBlockFromBlockData(
+    const block3 = createBlock(
       { header: { number: 3, parentHash: block2.hash(), difficulty: 0 } },
       { common },
     )
diff --git a/packages/client/test/sync/txpool.spec.ts b/packages/client/test/sync/txpool.spec.ts
index a8cabaa964..8a9b468c0b 100644
--- a/packages/client/test/sync/txpool.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/client/test/sync/txpool.spec.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { createBlockFromBlockData } from '@ethereumjs/block'
+import { createBlock } from '@ethereumjs/block'
 import { Chain, Common, Hardfork } from '@ethereumjs/common'
 import { DefaultStateManager } from '@ethereumjs/statemanager'
 import { create1559FeeMarketTx, create2930AccessListTx } from '@ethereumjs/tx'
@@ -766,12 +766,12 @@ describe('[TxPool]', async () => {
     assert.equal(pool.pool.size, 1, 'pool size 1')
 
     // Craft block with tx not in pool
-    let block = createBlockFromBlockData({ transactions: [txA02] }, { common })
+    let block = createBlock({ transactions: [txA02] }, { common })
     pool.removeNewBlockTxs([block])
     assert.equal(pool.pool.size, 1, 'pool size 1')
 
     // Craft block with tx in pool
-    block = createBlockFromBlockData({ transactions: [txA01] }, { common })
+    block = createBlock({ transactions: [txA01] }, { common })
     pool.removeNewBlockTxs([block])
     assert.equal(pool.pool.size, 0, 'pool should be empty')
 
@@ -789,20 +789,20 @@ describe('[TxPool]', async () => {
     assert.equal(poolContent.length, 2, 'two txs')
 
     // Craft block with tx not in pool
-    block = createBlockFromBlockData({ transactions: [txA02] }, { common })
+    block = createBlock({ transactions: [txA02] }, { common })
     pool.removeNewBlockTxs([block])
     assert.equal(pool.pool.size, 1, 'pool size 1')
     poolContent = pool.pool.get(address)!
     assert.equal(poolContent.length, 2, 'two txs')
 
     // Craft block with tx in pool
-    block = createBlockFromBlockData({ transactions: [txB01] }, { common })
+    block = createBlock({ transactions: [txB01] }, { common })
     pool.removeNewBlockTxs([block])
     poolContent = pool.pool.get(address)!
     assert.equal(poolContent.length, 1, 'only one tx')
 
     // Craft block with tx in pool
-    block = createBlockFromBlockData({ transactions: [txB02] }, { common })
+    block = createBlock({ transactions: [txB02] }, { common })
     pool.removeNewBlockTxs([block])
     assert.equal(pool.pool.size, 0, 'pool size 0')
 
diff --git a/packages/common/examples/customCrypto.ts b/packages/common/examples/customCrypto.ts
index 3b1c601963..92e1fd8c20 100644
--- a/packages/common/examples/customCrypto.ts
+++ b/packages/common/examples/customCrypto.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { createBlockFromBlockData } from '@ethereumjs/block'
+import { createBlock } from '@ethereumjs/block'
 import { Chain, Common } from '@ethereumjs/common'
 import { keccak256, waitReady } from '@polkadot/wasm-crypto'
 
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ const main = async () => {
   await waitReady()
 
   const common = new Common({ chain: Chain.Mainnet, customCrypto: { keccak256 } })
-  const block = createBlockFromBlockData({}, { common })
+  const block = createBlock({}, { common })
 
   // Method invocations within EthereumJS library instantiations where the common
   // instance above is passed will now use the custom keccak256 implementation
diff --git a/packages/ethash/examples/miner.ts b/packages/ethash/examples/miner.ts
index c4f294b8c0..39800318b5 100644
--- a/packages/ethash/examples/miner.ts
+++ b/packages/ethash/examples/miner.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-import { createBlockFromBlockData } from '@ethereumjs/block'
+import { createBlock } from '@ethereumjs/block'
 import { Ethash } from '@ethereumjs/ethash'
 import { MapDB, bytesToHex } from '@ethereumjs/util'
 
 import type { DBObject } from '@ethereumjs/util'
 
-const block = createBlockFromBlockData(
+const block = createBlock(
   {
     header: {
       difficulty: BigInt(100),
diff --git a/packages/ethash/src/index.ts b/packages/ethash/src/index.ts
index 7146af7203..dd3b148fca 100644
--- a/packages/ethash/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/ethash/src/index.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Block, BlockHeader, createBlockFromBlockData, createHeader } from '@ethereumjs/block'
+import { Block, BlockHeader, createBlock, createHeader } from '@ethereumjs/block'
 import { RLP } from '@ethereumjs/rlp'
 import {
   BIGINT_0,
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ export class Miner {
         const data = <BlockData>this.block.toJSON()
         data.header!.mixHash = solution.mixHash
         data.header!.nonce = solution.nonce
-        return createBlockFromBlockData(data, { common: this.block.common })
+        return createBlock(data, { common: this.block.common })
       } else {
         const data = <HeaderData>this.blockHeader.toJSON()
         data.mixHash = solution.mixHash
diff --git a/packages/ethash/test/block.spec.ts b/packages/ethash/test/block.spec.ts
index 86edb0bd4f..ce05a05472 100644
--- a/packages/ethash/test/block.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/ethash/test/block.spec.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import {
-  createBlockFromBlockData,
+  createBlock,
   createBlockFromRLPSerializedBlock,
   createBlockFromValuesArray,
 } from '@ethereumjs/block'
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ describe('Verify POW for valid and invalid blocks', () => {
 
     const common = new Common({ chain: Chain.Mainnet, hardfork: Hardfork.Istanbul })
 
-    const genesis = createBlockFromBlockData({}, { common })
+    const genesis = createBlock({}, { common })
     const genesisResult = await e.verifyPOW(genesis)
     assert.ok(genesisResult, 'genesis block should be valid')
 
diff --git a/packages/ethash/test/miner.spec.ts b/packages/ethash/test/miner.spec.ts
index 3f69b95a33..91f1683c0a 100644
--- a/packages/ethash/test/miner.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/ethash/test/miner.spec.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { createBlockFromBlockData } from '@ethereumjs/block'
+import { createBlock } from '@ethereumjs/block'
 import { Chain, Common, Hardfork } from '@ethereumjs/common'
 import { MapDB } from '@ethereumjs/util'
 import { assert, describe, it } from 'vitest'
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ describe('Miner', () => {
   it('Check if miner works as expected', async () => {
     const e = new Ethash(cacheDb)
 
-    const block = createBlockFromBlockData(
+    const block = createBlock(
       {
         header: {
           difficulty: BigInt(100),
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ describe('Miner', () => {
 
     const solution = await miner.iterate(-1)
 
-    const validBlock = createBlockFromBlockData(
+    const validBlock = createBlock(
       {
         header: {
           difficulty: block.header.difficulty,
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ describe('Miner', () => {
   it('Check if it is possible to mine Blocks and BlockHeaders', async () => {
     const e = new Ethash(cacheDb as any)
 
-    const block = createBlockFromBlockData(
+    const block = createBlock(
       {
         header: {
           difficulty: BigInt(100),
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ describe('Miner', () => {
     const solution = <BlockHeader>await miner.mine(-1)
 
     assert.ok(
-      e.verifyPOW(createBlockFromBlockData({ header: solution.toJSON() }, { common })),
+      e.verifyPOW(createBlock({ header: solution.toJSON() }, { common })),
       'successfully mined block',
     )
 
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ describe('Miner', () => {
   it('Check if it is possible to stop the miner', async () => {
     const e = new Ethash(cacheDb as any)
 
-    const block = createBlockFromBlockData(
+    const block = createBlock(
       {
         header: {
           difficulty: BigInt(10000000000000),
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ describe('Miner', () => {
   it('Should keep common when mining blocks or headers', async () => {
     const e = new Ethash(cacheDb as any)
 
-    const block = createBlockFromBlockData(
+    const block = createBlock(
       {
         header: {
           difficulty: BigInt(100),
diff --git a/packages/statemanager/test/statelessVerkleStateManager.spec.ts b/packages/statemanager/test/statelessVerkleStateManager.spec.ts
index 8f8f74df82..d6b951349f 100644
--- a/packages/statemanager/test/statelessVerkleStateManager.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/statemanager/test/statelessVerkleStateManager.spec.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { createBlockFromBlockData } from '@ethereumjs/block'
+import { createBlock } from '@ethereumjs/block'
 import { createCommonFromGethGenesis } from '@ethereumjs/common'
 import { createTxFromSerializedData } from '@ethereumjs/tx'
 import {
@@ -36,12 +36,9 @@ describe('StatelessVerkleStateManager: Kaustinen Verkle Block', () => {
   const decodedTxs = verkleBlockJSON.transactions.map((tx) =>
     createTxFromSerializedData(hexToBytes(tx as PrefixedHexString)),
   )
-  const block = createBlockFromBlockData(
-    { ...verkleBlockJSON, transactions: decodedTxs } as BlockData,
-    {
-      common,
-    },
-  )
+  const block = createBlock({ ...verkleBlockJSON, transactions: decodedTxs } as BlockData, {
+    common,
+  })
 
   it('initPreState()', async () => {
     const stateManager = new StatelessVerkleStateManager({ verkleCrypto })
diff --git a/packages/vm/examples/buildBlock.ts b/packages/vm/examples/buildBlock.ts
index b8f9bd3f6d..9c27a784c8 100644
--- a/packages/vm/examples/buildBlock.ts
+++ b/packages/vm/examples/buildBlock.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { createBlockFromBlockData } from '@ethereumjs/block'
+import { createBlock } from '@ethereumjs/block'
 import { Chain, Common } from '@ethereumjs/common'
 import { createLegacyTx } from '@ethereumjs/tx'
 import { Account, bytesToHex, createAddressFromPrivateKey, hexToBytes } from '@ethereumjs/util'
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ const main = async () => {
   const common = new Common({ chain: Chain.Mainnet })
   const vm = await VM.create({ common })
 
-  const parentBlock = createBlockFromBlockData(
+  const parentBlock = createBlock(
     { header: { number: 1n } },
     { skipConsensusFormatValidation: true },
   )
diff --git a/packages/vm/examples/run-blockchain.ts b/packages/vm/examples/run-blockchain.ts
index b5115de95d..69d6200641 100644
--- a/packages/vm/examples/run-blockchain.ts
+++ b/packages/vm/examples/run-blockchain.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 // 4. Puts the blocks from ../utils/blockchain-mock-data "blocks" attribute into the Blockchain
 // 5. Runs the Blockchain on the VM.
 
-import { createBlockFromBlockData, createBlockFromRLPSerializedBlock } from '@ethereumjs/block'
+import { createBlock, createBlockFromRLPSerializedBlock } from '@ethereumjs/block'
 import { EthashConsensus, createBlockchain } from '@ethereumjs/blockchain'
 import { Common, ConsensusAlgorithm, ConsensusType } from '@ethereumjs/common'
 import { Ethash } from '@ethereumjs/ethash'
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ async function main() {
   const validatePow = common.consensusType() === ConsensusType.ProofOfWork
   const validateBlocks = true
 
-  const genesisBlock = createBlockFromBlockData({ header: testData.genesisBlockHeader }, { common })
+  const genesisBlock = createBlock({ header: testData.genesisBlockHeader }, { common })
 
   const consensusDict: ConsensusDict = {}
   consensusDict[ConsensusAlgorithm.Ethash] = new EthashConsensus(new Ethash())
diff --git a/packages/vm/examples/run-solidity-contract.ts b/packages/vm/examples/run-solidity-contract.ts
index 37f53c8f91..d05d3db8c9 100644
--- a/packages/vm/examples/run-solidity-contract.ts
+++ b/packages/vm/examples/run-solidity-contract.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { createBlockFromBlockData } from '@ethereumjs/block'
+import { createBlock } from '@ethereumjs/block'
 import { Chain, Common, Hardfork } from '@ethereumjs/common'
 import { createLegacyTx } from '@ethereumjs/tx'
 import { bytesToHex, createAddressFromPrivateKey, hexToBytes } from '@ethereumjs/util'
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ const INITIAL_GREETING = 'Hello, World!'
 const SECOND_GREETING = 'Hola, Mundo!'
 
 const common = new Common({ chain: Chain.Mainnet, hardfork: Hardfork.Istanbul })
-const block = createBlockFromBlockData({ header: { extraData: new Uint8Array(97) } }, { common })
+const block = createBlock({ header: { extraData: new Uint8Array(97) } }, { common })
 
 const __filename = fileURLToPath(import.meta.url) // get the resolved path to the file
 const __dirname = path.dirname(__filename) // get the name of the directory
diff --git a/packages/vm/src/buildBlock.ts b/packages/vm/src/buildBlock.ts
index 1083fdf888..fa3080afaf 100644
--- a/packages/vm/src/buildBlock.ts
+++ b/packages/vm/src/buildBlock.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import {
-  createBlockFromBlockData,
+  createBlock,
   genRequestsTrieRoot,
   genTransactionsTrieRoot,
   genWithdrawalsTrieRoot,
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ export class BlockBuilder {
     }
 
     const blockData = { header, transactions: this.transactions }
-    const block = createBlockFromBlockData(blockData, this.blockOpts)
+    const block = createBlock(blockData, this.blockOpts)
 
     const result = await runTx(this.vm, { tx, block, skipHardForkValidation })
 
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ export class BlockBuilder {
       requests,
     }
 
-    const block = createBlockFromBlockData(blockData, blockOpts)
+    const block = createBlock(blockData, blockOpts)
 
     if (this.blockOpts.putBlockIntoBlockchain === true) {
       await this.vm.blockchain.putBlock(block)
diff --git a/packages/vm/src/runBlock.ts b/packages/vm/src/runBlock.ts
index 59db66b8d6..c574a23972 100644
--- a/packages/vm/src/runBlock.ts
+++ b/packages/vm/src/runBlock.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { createBlockFromBlockData, genRequestsTrieRoot } from '@ethereumjs/block'
+import { createBlock, genRequestsTrieRoot } from '@ethereumjs/block'
 import { ConsensusType, Hardfork } from '@ethereumjs/common'
 import { RLP } from '@ethereumjs/rlp'
 import { StatelessVerkleStateManager } from '@ethereumjs/statemanager'
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ export async function runBlock(vm: VM, opts: RunBlockOpts): Promise<RunBlockResu
       requests,
       header: { ...block.header, ...generatedFields },
     }
-    block = createBlockFromBlockData(blockData, { common: vm.common })
+    block = createBlock(blockData, { common: vm.common })
   } else {
     if (vm.common.isActivatedEIP(7685)) {
       const valid = await block.requestsTrieIsValid(requests)
diff --git a/packages/vm/src/runTx.ts b/packages/vm/src/runTx.ts
index b6892c944d..d2037bb61c 100644
--- a/packages/vm/src/runTx.ts
+++ b/packages/vm/src/runTx.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { createBlockFromBlockData } from '@ethereumjs/block'
+import { createBlock } from '@ethereumjs/block'
 import { ConsensusType, Hardfork } from '@ethereumjs/common'
 import { RLP } from '@ethereumjs/rlp'
 import { StatelessVerkleStateManager } from '@ethereumjs/statemanager'
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ export async function runTx(vm: VM, opts: RunTxOpts): Promise<RunTxResult> {
   }
 
   // create a reasonable default if no block is given
-  opts.block = opts.block ?? createBlockFromBlockData({}, { common: vm.common })
+  opts.block = opts.block ?? createBlock({}, { common: vm.common })
 
   if (opts.skipHardForkValidation !== true) {
     // Find and set preMerge hf for easy access later
diff --git a/packages/vm/test/api/EIPs/eip-1559-FeeMarket.spec.ts b/packages/vm/test/api/EIPs/eip-1559-FeeMarket.spec.ts
index 52e495c9be..ab9e8235bc 100644
--- a/packages/vm/test/api/EIPs/eip-1559-FeeMarket.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/vm/test/api/EIPs/eip-1559-FeeMarket.spec.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { createBlockFromBlockData } from '@ethereumjs/block'
+import { createBlock } from '@ethereumjs/block'
 import { Chain, Common, Hardfork } from '@ethereumjs/common'
 import {
   AccessListEIP2930Transaction,
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ function makeBlock(baseFee: bigint, transaction: TypedTransaction, txType: Trans
   const signed = transaction.sign(pkey)
   const json = <any>signed.toJSON()
   json.type = txType
-  const block = createBlockFromBlockData(
+  const block = createBlock(
     {
       header: {
         number: BigInt(1),
diff --git a/packages/vm/test/api/EIPs/eip-2935-historical-block-hashes.spec.ts b/packages/vm/test/api/EIPs/eip-2935-historical-block-hashes.spec.ts
index 7df0b543a3..61ec4aaf30 100644
--- a/packages/vm/test/api/EIPs/eip-2935-historical-block-hashes.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/vm/test/api/EIPs/eip-2935-historical-block-hashes.spec.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { createBlockFromBlockData } from '@ethereumjs/block'
+import { createBlock } from '@ethereumjs/block'
 import { createBlockchain } from '@ethereumjs/blockchain'
 import { Hardfork, createCustomCommon } from '@ethereumjs/common'
 import { createLegacyTx } from '@ethereumjs/tx'
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ describe('EIP 2935: historical block hashes', () => {
 
       // validate the contract code cases
       // const result = await runTx(vm, { tx, block, skipHardForkValidation: true })
-      const block = createBlockFromBlockData(
+      const block = createBlock(
         {
           header: {
             baseFeePerGas: BigInt(7),
diff --git a/packages/vm/test/api/EIPs/eip-3074-authcall.spec.ts b/packages/vm/test/api/EIPs/eip-3074-authcall.spec.ts
index 1e9d5d23db..6bfb02a335 100644
--- a/packages/vm/test/api/EIPs/eip-3074-authcall.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/vm/test/api/EIPs/eip-3074-authcall.spec.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { createBlockFromBlockData } from '@ethereumjs/block'
+import { createBlock } from '@ethereumjs/block'
 import { Chain, Common, Hardfork } from '@ethereumjs/common'
 import { EVMErrorMessage } from '@ethereumjs/evm'
 import { createLegacyTx } from '@ethereumjs/tx'
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ const common = new Common({
 const privateKey = hexToBytes('0xe331b6d69882b4cb4ea581d88e0b604039a3de5967688d3dcffdd2270c0fd109')
 const authAddress = new Address(privateToAddress(privateKey))
 
-const block = createBlockFromBlockData(
+const block = createBlock(
   {
     header: {
       baseFeePerGas: BigInt(7),
diff --git a/packages/vm/test/api/EIPs/eip-3198-BaseFee.spec.ts b/packages/vm/test/api/EIPs/eip-3198-BaseFee.spec.ts
index 8c8562b133..9f91d442c8 100644
--- a/packages/vm/test/api/EIPs/eip-3198-BaseFee.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/vm/test/api/EIPs/eip-3198-BaseFee.spec.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { createBlockFromBlockData } from '@ethereumjs/block'
+import { createBlock } from '@ethereumjs/block'
 import { Chain, Common, Hardfork } from '@ethereumjs/common'
 import { FeeMarketEIP1559Transaction } from '@ethereumjs/tx'
 import { Address, hexToBytes, privateToAddress } from '@ethereumjs/util'
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ function makeBlock(baseFee: bigint, transaction: TypedTransaction) {
   const signed = transaction.sign(pkey)
   const json = signed.toJSON()
 
-  const block = createBlockFromBlockData(
+  const block = createBlock(
     {
       header: {
         number: BigInt(1),
diff --git a/packages/vm/test/api/EIPs/eip-3651-warm-coinbase.spec.ts b/packages/vm/test/api/EIPs/eip-3651-warm-coinbase.spec.ts
index a3367ba614..4e9c0e5677 100644
--- a/packages/vm/test/api/EIPs/eip-3651-warm-coinbase.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/vm/test/api/EIPs/eip-3651-warm-coinbase.spec.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { createBlockFromBlockData } from '@ethereumjs/block'
+import { createBlock } from '@ethereumjs/block'
 import { Chain, Common, Hardfork } from '@ethereumjs/common'
 import { createLegacyTx } from '@ethereumjs/tx'
 import { Account, Address, hexToBytes, privateToAddress } from '@ethereumjs/util'
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ const common = new Common({
   eips: [3651],
 })
 
-const block = createBlockFromBlockData(
+const block = createBlock(
   {
     header: {
       baseFeePerGas: 7,
diff --git a/packages/vm/test/api/EIPs/eip-4399-supplant-difficulty-opcode-with-prevrando.spec.ts b/packages/vm/test/api/EIPs/eip-4399-supplant-difficulty-opcode-with-prevrando.spec.ts
index db4327f6ed..4c1c750ebb 100644
--- a/packages/vm/test/api/EIPs/eip-4399-supplant-difficulty-opcode-with-prevrando.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/vm/test/api/EIPs/eip-4399-supplant-difficulty-opcode-with-prevrando.spec.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { createBlockFromBlockData } from '@ethereumjs/block'
+import { createBlock } from '@ethereumjs/block'
 import { Chain, Common, Hardfork } from '@ethereumjs/common'
 import { bytesToBigInt, hexToBytes } from '@ethereumjs/util'
 import { assert, describe, it } from 'vitest'
@@ -19,10 +19,7 @@ describe('EIP-4399 -> 0x44 (DIFFICULTY) should return PREVRANDAO', () => {
       timestamp: genesis.header.timestamp + BigInt(1),
       gasLimit: genesis.header.gasLimit,
     }
-    let block = createBlockFromBlockData(
-      { header },
-      { common, calcDifficultyFromHeader: genesis.header },
-    )
+    let block = createBlock({ header }, { common, calcDifficultyFromHeader: genesis.header })
 
     // Track stack
     let stack: any = []
@@ -41,7 +38,7 @@ describe('EIP-4399 -> 0x44 (DIFFICULTY) should return PREVRANDAO', () => {
 
     common.setHardfork(Hardfork.Paris)
     const prevRandao = bytesToBigInt(new Uint8Array(32).fill(1))
-    block = createBlockFromBlockData(
+    block = createBlock(
       {
         header: {
           ...header,
diff --git a/packages/vm/test/api/EIPs/eip-4788-beaconroot.spec.ts b/packages/vm/test/api/EIPs/eip-4788-beaconroot.spec.ts
index 8e84fab200..7ff08e06b8 100644
--- a/packages/vm/test/api/EIPs/eip-4788-beaconroot.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/vm/test/api/EIPs/eip-4788-beaconroot.spec.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
  *      - Input length < 32 bytes (reverts)
  */
 
-import { createBlockFromBlockData, createHeader } from '@ethereumjs/block'
+import { createBlock, createHeader } from '@ethereumjs/block'
 import { Chain, Common, Hardfork } from '@ethereumjs/common'
 import { type TransactionType, type TxData, createTxFromTxData } from '@ethereumjs/tx'
 import {
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ function beaconrootBlock(
     },
     { common, freeze: false },
   )
-  const block = createBlockFromBlockData(
+  const block = createBlock(
     {
       header,
       transactions: newTxData,
diff --git a/packages/vm/test/api/EIPs/eip-4844-blobs.spec.ts b/packages/vm/test/api/EIPs/eip-4844-blobs.spec.ts
index 76bae0226d..d6e32739b5 100644
--- a/packages/vm/test/api/EIPs/eip-4844-blobs.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/vm/test/api/EIPs/eip-4844-blobs.spec.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { createBlockFromBlockData } from '@ethereumjs/block'
+import { createBlock } from '@ethereumjs/block'
 import { createBlockchain } from '@ethereumjs/blockchain'
 import { Hardfork, createCommonFromGethGenesis } from '@ethereumjs/common'
 import { create4844BlobTx } from '@ethereumjs/tx'
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ describe('EIP4844 tests', () => {
       hardfork: Hardfork.Cancun,
       customCrypto: { kzg },
     })
-    const genesisBlock = createBlockFromBlockData(
+    const genesisBlock = createBlock(
       { header: { gasLimit: 50000, parentBeaconBlockRoot: zeros(32) } },
       { common },
     )
diff --git a/packages/vm/test/api/EIPs/eip-4895-withdrawals.spec.ts b/packages/vm/test/api/EIPs/eip-4895-withdrawals.spec.ts
index 50a704a2d8..ea3790d5a1 100644
--- a/packages/vm/test/api/EIPs/eip-4895-withdrawals.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/vm/test/api/EIPs/eip-4895-withdrawals.spec.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { createBlockFromBlockData, genWithdrawalsTrieRoot } from '@ethereumjs/block'
+import { createBlock, genWithdrawalsTrieRoot } from '@ethereumjs/block'
 import { createBlockchain } from '@ethereumjs/blockchain'
 import { Chain, Common, Hardfork, createCommonFromGethGenesis } from '@ethereumjs/common'
 import { decode } from '@ethereumjs/rlp'
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ describe('EIP4895 tests', () => {
       })
       index++
     }
-    const block = createBlockFromBlockData(
+    const block = createBlock(
       {
         header: {
           baseFeePerGas: BigInt(7),
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ describe('EIP4895 tests', () => {
     let postState: string
 
     // construct a block with just the 0th withdrawal should have no effect on state
-    block = createBlockFromBlockData(
+    block = createBlock(
       {
         header: {
           baseFeePerGas: BigInt(7),
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ describe('EIP4895 tests', () => {
     )
 
     // construct a block with all the withdrawals
-    block = createBlockFromBlockData(
+    block = createBlock(
       {
         header: {
           baseFeePerGas: BigInt(7),
diff --git a/packages/vm/test/api/EIPs/eip-6110.spec.ts b/packages/vm/test/api/EIPs/eip-6110.spec.ts
index 15398ef033..91e383c0c6 100644
--- a/packages/vm/test/api/EIPs/eip-6110.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/vm/test/api/EIPs/eip-6110.spec.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { createBlockFromBlockData } from '@ethereumjs/block'
+import { createBlock } from '@ethereumjs/block'
 import { Chain, Common, Hardfork, getInitializedChains } from '@ethereumjs/common'
 import { createTxFromTxData } from '@ethereumjs/tx'
 import {
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ describe('EIP-6110 runBlock tests', () => {
     await vm.stateManager.putAccount(beaconContractAddress, beaconContractAccount)
     await vm.stateManager.putCode(beaconContractAddress, depositContractByteCode)
     await vm.stateManager.putAccount(sender, createAccount({ balance: 540000000030064771065n }))
-    const block = createBlockFromBlockData(
+    const block = createBlock(
       {
         transactions: [depositTx],
       },
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ describe('EIP-7685 buildBlock tests', () => {
     await vm.stateManager.putAccount(beaconContractAddress, beaconContractAccount)
     await vm.stateManager.putCode(beaconContractAddress, depositContractByteCode)
     await vm.stateManager.putAccount(sender, createAccount({ balance: 540000000030064771065n }))
-    const block = createBlockFromBlockData({}, { common })
+    const block = createBlock({}, { common })
     ;(vm.blockchain as any)['dbManager']['getHeader'] = () => block.header
     const blockBuilder = await buildBlock(vm, { parentBlock: block })
     await blockBuilder.addTransaction(depositTx)
diff --git a/packages/vm/test/api/EIPs/eip-6800-verkle.spec.ts b/packages/vm/test/api/EIPs/eip-6800-verkle.spec.ts
index 142bfb2a3f..6ce2496ab8 100644
--- a/packages/vm/test/api/EIPs/eip-6800-verkle.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/vm/test/api/EIPs/eip-6800-verkle.spec.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { createBlockFromBlockData } from '@ethereumjs/block'
+import { createBlock } from '@ethereumjs/block'
 import { Hardfork, createCustomCommon } from '@ethereumjs/common'
 import { createEVM } from '@ethereumjs/evm'
 import { StatelessVerkleStateManager } from '@ethereumjs/statemanager'
@@ -26,12 +26,9 @@ const parentStateRoot = hexToBytes(
   '0x64e1a647f42e5c2e3c434531ccf529e1b3e93363a40db9fc8eec81f492123510',
 )
 
-const block = createBlockFromBlockData(
-  { ...verkleBlockJSON, transactions: decodedTxs } as BlockData,
-  {
-    common,
-  },
-)
+const block = createBlock({ ...verkleBlockJSON, transactions: decodedTxs } as BlockData, {
+  common,
+})
 
 describe('EIP 6800 tests', () => {
   it('successfully run transactions statelessly using the block witness', async () => {
diff --git a/packages/vm/test/api/EIPs/eip-7002.spec.ts b/packages/vm/test/api/EIPs/eip-7002.spec.ts
index aeb126607d..1adfdbb5bc 100644
--- a/packages/vm/test/api/EIPs/eip-7002.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/vm/test/api/EIPs/eip-7002.spec.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { createBlockFromBlockData } from '@ethereumjs/block'
+import { createBlock } from '@ethereumjs/block'
 import { Chain, Common, Hardfork } from '@ethereumjs/common'
 import { RLP } from '@ethereumjs/rlp'
 import { createLegacyTx } from '@ethereumjs/tx'
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ function generateTx(nonce: bigint) {
 describe('EIP-7002 tests', () => {
   it('should correctly create requests', async () => {
     const vm = await setupVM({ common })
-    const block = createBlockFromBlockData(
+    const block = createBlock(
       {
         header: {
           number: 1,
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ describe('EIP-7002 tests', () => {
     const tx = generateTx(BigInt(0))
 
     // Call withdrawals contract with a withdrawals request
-    const block2 = createBlockFromBlockData(
+    const block2 = createBlock(
       {
         header: {
           number: 2,
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ describe('EIP-7002 tests', () => {
     const tx2 = generateTx(BigInt(1))
     const tx3 = generateTx(BigInt(2))
 
-    const block3 = createBlockFromBlockData(
+    const block3 = createBlock(
       {
         header: {
           number: 3,
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ describe('EIP-7002 tests', () => {
 
   it('should throw when contract is not deployed', async () => {
     const vm = await setupVM({ common })
-    const block = createBlockFromBlockData(
+    const block = createBlock(
       {
         header: {
           number: 1,
diff --git a/packages/vm/test/api/EIPs/eip-7685.spec.ts b/packages/vm/test/api/EIPs/eip-7685.spec.ts
index 887a137f54..4c9055ff1a 100644
--- a/packages/vm/test/api/EIPs/eip-7685.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/vm/test/api/EIPs/eip-7685.spec.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { createBlockFromBlockData, genRequestsTrieRoot } from '@ethereumjs/block'
+import { createBlock, genRequestsTrieRoot } from '@ethereumjs/block'
 import { createBlockchain } from '@ethereumjs/blockchain'
 import { Chain, Common, Hardfork } from '@ethereumjs/common'
 import {
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ const common = new Common({ chain: Chain.Mainnet, hardfork: Hardfork.Cancun, eip
 describe('EIP-7685 runBlock tests', () => {
   it('should not error when a valid requestsRoot is provided', async () => {
     const vm = await setupVM({ common })
-    const emptyBlock = createBlockFromBlockData({}, { common })
+    const emptyBlock = createBlock({}, { common })
     const res = await runBlock(vm, {
       block: emptyBlock,
       generate: true,
@@ -44,10 +44,7 @@ describe('EIP-7685 runBlock tests', () => {
   it('should error when an invalid requestsRoot is provided', async () => {
     const vm = await setupVM({ common })
 
-    const emptyBlock = createBlockFromBlockData(
-      { header: { requestsRoot: invalidRequestsRoot } },
-      { common },
-    )
+    const emptyBlock = createBlock({ header: { requestsRoot: invalidRequestsRoot } }, { common })
     await expect(async () =>
       runBlock(vm, {
         block: emptyBlock,
@@ -58,7 +55,7 @@ describe('EIP-7685 runBlock tests', () => {
     const vm = await setupVM({ common })
     const request = getRandomDepositRequest()
     const requestsRoot = await genRequestsTrieRoot([request])
-    const block = createBlockFromBlockData(
+    const block = createBlock(
       {
         requests: [request],
         header: { requestsRoot },
@@ -70,7 +67,7 @@ describe('EIP-7685 runBlock tests', () => {
   it('should error when requestsRoot does not match requests provided', async () => {
     const vm = await setupVM({ common })
     const request = getRandomDepositRequest()
-    const block = createBlockFromBlockData(
+    const block = createBlock(
       {
         requests: [request],
         header: { requestsRoot: invalidRequestsRoot },
@@ -88,7 +85,7 @@ describe('EIP 7685 buildBlock tests', () => {
       hardfork: Hardfork.Cancun,
       eips: [7685, 1559, 4895, 4844, 4788],
     })
-    const genesisBlock = createBlockFromBlockData(
+    const genesisBlock = createBlock(
       { header: { gasLimit: 50000, baseFeePerGas: 100 } },
       { common },
     )
diff --git a/packages/vm/test/api/buildBlock.spec.ts b/packages/vm/test/api/buildBlock.spec.ts
index 61f1a3875d..d5f9f6c494 100644
--- a/packages/vm/test/api/buildBlock.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/vm/test/api/buildBlock.spec.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { createBlockFromBlockData } from '@ethereumjs/block'
+import { createBlock } from '@ethereumjs/block'
 import { EthashConsensus, createBlockchain } from '@ethereumjs/blockchain'
 import {
   Chain,
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ const pKeyAddress = createAddressFromPrivateKey(privateKey)
 describe('BlockBuilder', () => {
   it('should build a valid block', async () => {
     const common = new Common({ chain: Chain.Mainnet, hardfork: Hardfork.Istanbul })
-    const genesisBlock = createBlockFromBlockData({ header: { gasLimit: 50000 } }, { common })
+    const genesisBlock = createBlock({ header: { gasLimit: 50000 } }, { common })
     const blockchain = await createBlockchain({ genesisBlock, common, validateConsensus: false })
     const vm = await VM.create({ common, blockchain })
 
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ describe('BlockBuilder', () => {
   it('should throw if adding a transaction exceeds the block gas limit', async () => {
     const common = new Common({ chain: Chain.Mainnet, hardfork: Hardfork.Istanbul })
     const vm = await VM.create({ common })
-    const genesis = createBlockFromBlockData({}, { common })
+    const genesis = createBlock({}, { common })
 
     const blockBuilder = await buildBlock(vm, { parentBlock: genesis })
     const gasLimit = genesis.header.gasLimit + BigInt(1)
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ describe('BlockBuilder', () => {
 
   it('should correctly seal a PoW block', async () => {
     const common = new Common({ chain: Chain.Mainnet, hardfork: Hardfork.Istanbul })
-    const genesisBlock = createBlockFromBlockData({ header: { gasLimit: 50000 } }, { common })
+    const genesisBlock = createBlock({ header: { gasLimit: 50000 } }, { common })
 
     const consensusDict: ConsensusDict = {}
     consensusDict[ConsensusAlgorithm.Ethash] = new EthashConsensus(new Ethash())
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ describe('BlockBuilder', () => {
     // extraData: [vanity, activeSigner, seal]
     const extraData = concatBytes(new Uint8Array(32), signer.address.toBytes(), new Uint8Array(65))
     const cliqueSigner = signer.privateKey
-    const genesisBlock = createBlockFromBlockData(
+    const genesisBlock = createBlock(
       { header: { gasLimit: 50000, extraData } },
       { common, cliqueSigner },
     )
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ describe('BlockBuilder', () => {
 
   it('should throw if block already built or reverted', async () => {
     const common = new Common({ chain: Chain.Mainnet, hardfork: Hardfork.Istanbul })
-    const genesisBlock = createBlockFromBlockData({ header: { gasLimit: 50000 } }, { common })
+    const genesisBlock = createBlock({ header: { gasLimit: 50000 } }, { common })
     const blockchain = await createBlockchain({ genesisBlock, common, validateConsensus: false })
     const vm = await VM.create({ common, blockchain })
 
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ describe('BlockBuilder', () => {
 
   it('should build a block without any txs', async () => {
     const common = new Common({ chain: Chain.Mainnet, hardfork: Hardfork.Istanbul })
-    const genesisBlock = createBlockFromBlockData({ header: { gasLimit: 50000 } }, { common })
+    const genesisBlock = createBlock({ header: { gasLimit: 50000 } }, { common })
     const blockchain = await createBlockchain({ genesisBlock, common, validateConsensus: false })
     const vm = await VM.create({ common, blockchain })
     const vmCopy = await vm.shallowCopy()
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ describe('BlockBuilder', () => {
 
   it('should build a 1559 block with legacy and 1559 txs', async () => {
     const common = new Common({ chain: Chain.Mainnet, hardfork: Hardfork.London, eips: [1559] })
-    const genesisBlock = createBlockFromBlockData(
+    const genesisBlock = createBlock(
       { header: { gasLimit: 50000, baseFeePerGas: 100 } },
       { common },
     )
diff --git a/packages/vm/test/api/customChain.spec.ts b/packages/vm/test/api/customChain.spec.ts
index 16a68310d2..501c23058d 100644
--- a/packages/vm/test/api/customChain.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/vm/test/api/customChain.spec.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { createBlockFromBlockData } from '@ethereumjs/block'
+import { createBlock } from '@ethereumjs/block'
 import { createBlockchain } from '@ethereumjs/blockchain'
 import { Common, Hardfork } from '@ethereumjs/common'
 import { createTxFromTxData } from '@ethereumjs/tx'
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ const common = new Common({
   hardfork: Hardfork.Chainstart,
   customChains: [testChain] as ChainConfig[],
 })
-const block = createBlockFromBlockData(
+const block = createBlock(
   {
     header: {
       gasLimit: 21_000,
diff --git a/packages/vm/test/api/runBlock.spec.ts b/packages/vm/test/api/runBlock.spec.ts
index 72cbb51570..34922e6f74 100644
--- a/packages/vm/test/api/runBlock.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/vm/test/api/runBlock.spec.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import {
-  createBlockFromBlockData,
+  createBlock,
   createBlockFromRLPSerializedBlock,
   createBlockFromValuesArray,
 } from '@ethereumjs/block'
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ describe('runBlock() -> successful API parameter usage', async () => {
     )
 
     function getBlock(common: Common): Block {
-      return createBlockFromBlockData(
+      return createBlock(
         {
           header: {
             number: BigInt(10000000),
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ describe('runBlock() -> API parameter usage/data errors', async () => {
   it('should fail when block gas limit higher than 2^63-1', async () => {
     const vm = await VM.create({ common })
 
-    const block = createBlockFromBlockData({
+    const block = createBlock({
       header: {
         gasLimit: hexToBytes('0x8000000000000000'),
       },
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ describe('runBlock() -> runtime behavior', async () => {
     ).sign(otherUser.privateKey)
 
     // create block with the signer and txs
-    const block = createBlockFromBlockData(
+    const block = createBlock(
       { header: { extraData: new Uint8Array(97) }, transactions: [tx, tx] },
       { common, cliqueSigner: signer.privateKey },
     )
@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@ it('should correctly reflect generated fields', async () => {
   // get a receipt trie root of for the empty receipts set,
   // which is a well known constant.
   const bytes32Zeros = new Uint8Array(32)
-  const block = createBlockFromBlockData({
+  const block = createBlock({
     header: { receiptTrie: bytes32Zeros, transactionsTrie: bytes32Zeros, gasUsed: BigInt(1) },
   })
 
@@ -661,7 +661,7 @@ describe('runBlock() -> tx types', async () => {
       },
       { common },
     ).sign(defaultSenderPkey)
-    const block = createBlockFromBlockData(
+    const block = createBlock(
       {
         transactions: [tx1, tx2],
       },
diff --git a/packages/vm/test/api/runTx.spec.ts b/packages/vm/test/api/runTx.spec.ts
index b7b4623c13..4c6f799933 100644
--- a/packages/vm/test/api/runTx.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/vm/test/api/runTx.spec.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { createBlockFromBlockData, createHeader } from '@ethereumjs/block'
+import { createBlock, createHeader } from '@ethereumjs/block'
 import { Blockchain, createBlockchain } from '@ethereumjs/blockchain'
 import { Chain, Common, Hardfork, createCommonFromGethGenesis } from '@ethereumjs/common'
 import {
@@ -61,10 +61,7 @@ describe('runTx() -> successful API parameter usage', async () => {
       let block
       if (vm.common.consensusType() === 'poa') {
         // Setup block with correct extraData for POA
-        block = createBlockFromBlockData(
-          { header: { extraData: new Uint8Array(97) } },
-          { common: vm.common },
-        )
+        block = createBlock({ header: { extraData: new Uint8Array(97) } }, { common: vm.common })
       }
 
       const res = await runTx(vm, { tx, block })
@@ -95,7 +92,7 @@ describe('runTx() -> successful API parameter usage', async () => {
     const caller = tx.getSenderAddress()
     const acc = createAccountWithDefaults()
     await vm.stateManager.putAccount(caller, acc)
-    const block = createBlockFromBlockData({}, { common: vm.common.copy() })
+    const block = createBlock({}, { common: vm.common.copy() })
     await runTx(vm, { tx, block })
     assert.ok(true, 'matched hardfork should run without throwing')
   })
@@ -110,7 +107,7 @@ describe('runTx() -> successful API parameter usage', async () => {
     const caller = tx.getSenderAddress()
     const acc = createAccountWithDefaults()
     await vm.stateManager.putAccount(caller, acc)
-    const block = createBlockFromBlockData({}, { common: vm.common.copy() })
+    const block = createBlock({}, { common: vm.common.copy() })
 
     block.common.setHardfork(Hardfork.Paris)
     try {
@@ -153,7 +150,7 @@ describe('runTx() -> successful API parameter usage', async () => {
     const caller = tx.getSenderAddress()
     const acc = createAccountWithDefaults()
     await vm.stateManager.putAccount(caller, acc)
-    const block = createBlockFromBlockData({}, { common: vm.common.copy() })
+    const block = createBlock({}, { common: vm.common.copy() })
 
     tx.common.setHardfork(Hardfork.GrayGlacier)
     block.common.setHardfork(Hardfork.GrayGlacier)
@@ -233,7 +230,7 @@ describe('runTx() -> successful API parameter usage', async () => {
       const tx = unsignedTx.sign(privateKey)
 
       const coinbase = hexToBytes('0x00000000000000000000000000000000000000ff')
-      const block = createBlockFromBlockData(
+      const block = createBlock(
         {
           header: {
             gasLimit: transferCost - 1,
@@ -441,7 +438,7 @@ describe('runTx() -> API parameter usage/data errors', () => {
     for (const txType of TRANSACTION_TYPES) {
       const vm = await VM.create({ common })
       const tx = getTransaction(vm.common, txType.type, true)
-      const block = createBlockFromBlockData({ header: { baseFeePerGas: 100000 } }, { common })
+      const block = createBlock({ header: { baseFeePerGas: 100000 } }, { common })
       try {
         await runTx(vm, { tx, block })
         assert.fail('should fail')
@@ -723,7 +720,7 @@ describe('runTx() -> consensus bugs', () => {
 
     const tx = create1559FeeMarketTx(txData, { common }).sign(pkey)
 
-    const block = createBlockFromBlockData({ header: { baseFeePerGas: 0x0c } }, { common })
+    const block = createBlock({ header: { baseFeePerGas: 0x0c } }, { common })
     const result = await runTx(vm, { tx, block })
 
     assert.equal(
@@ -901,7 +898,7 @@ describe('EIP 4844 transaction tests', () => {
 
     // Stub getBlock to produce a valid parent header under EIP 4844
     Blockchain.prototype.getBlock = async () => {
-      return createBlockFromBlockData(
+      return createBlock(
         {
           header: createHeader(
             {
@@ -929,7 +926,7 @@ describe('EIP 4844 transaction tests', () => {
 
     const tx = getTransaction(common, 3, true) as BlobEIP4844Transaction
 
-    const block = createBlockFromBlockData(
+    const block = createBlock(
       {
         header: createHeader(
           {
diff --git a/packages/vm/test/api/types.spec.ts b/packages/vm/test/api/types.spec.ts
index ed8102e275..2f5e55fb83 100644
--- a/packages/vm/test/api/types.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/vm/test/api/types.spec.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { createBlockFromBlockData } from '@ethereumjs/block'
+import { createBlock } from '@ethereumjs/block'
 import { Chain, Common, Hardfork } from '@ethereumjs/common'
 import { create2930AccessListTx, createLegacyTx } from '@ethereumjs/tx'
 import { assert, describe, it } from 'vitest'
@@ -21,10 +21,10 @@ describe('[Types]', () => {
     const common = new Common({ chain: Chain.Mainnet, hardfork: Hardfork.Berlin })
 
     // Block
-    const block: Omit<
-      Required<BlockData>,
-      'withdrawals' | 'executionWitness'
-    > = createBlockFromBlockData({}, { common })
+    const block: Omit<Required<BlockData>, 'withdrawals' | 'executionWitness'> = createBlock(
+      {},
+      { common },
+    )
     assert.ok(block, 'block')
 
     // Transactions
diff --git a/packages/vm/test/tester/runners/BlockchainTestsRunner.ts b/packages/vm/test/tester/runners/BlockchainTestsRunner.ts
index 15d2a4c1b0..013bfd3582 100644
--- a/packages/vm/test/tester/runners/BlockchainTestsRunner.ts
+++ b/packages/vm/test/tester/runners/BlockchainTestsRunner.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { createBlockFromBlockData, createBlockFromRLPSerializedBlock } from '@ethereumjs/block'
+import { createBlock, createBlockFromRLPSerializedBlock } from '@ethereumjs/block'
 import { EthashConsensus, createBlockchain } from '@ethereumjs/blockchain'
 import { ConsensusAlgorithm } from '@ethereumjs/common'
 import { Ethash } from '@ethereumjs/ethash'
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ export async function runBlockchainTest(options: any, testData: any, t: tape.Tes
   const header = formatBlockHeader(testData.genesisBlockHeader)
   const withdrawals = common.isActivatedEIP(4895) ? [] : undefined
   const blockData = { header, withdrawals }
-  const genesisBlock = createBlockFromBlockData(blockData, { common })
+  const genesisBlock = createBlock(blockData, { common })
 
   if (typeof testData.genesisRLP === 'string') {
     const rlp = toBytes(testData.genesisRLP)