diff --git a/testing/ef_tests/src/cases/kzg_blob_to_kzg_commitment.rs b/testing/ef_tests/src/cases/kzg_blob_to_kzg_commitment.rs
index 5194c3336c8..fa16a5fcb7a 100644
--- a/testing/ef_tests/src/cases/kzg_blob_to_kzg_commitment.rs
+++ b/testing/ef_tests/src/cases/kzg_blob_to_kzg_commitment.rs
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ impl<E: EthSpec> Case for KZGBlobToKZGCommitment<E> {
     }
 
     fn result(&self, _case_index: usize, _fork_name: ForkName) -> Result<(), Error> {
-        let kzg = get_kzg()?;
+        let kzg = get_kzg();
         let commitment = parse_blob::<E>(&self.input.blob).and_then(|blob| {
             blob_to_kzg_commitment::<E>(&kzg, &blob).map_err(|e| {
                 Error::InternalError(format!("Failed to compute kzg commitment: {:?}", e))
diff --git a/testing/ef_tests/src/cases/kzg_compute_blob_kzg_proof.rs b/testing/ef_tests/src/cases/kzg_compute_blob_kzg_proof.rs
index 61e7248deeb..694013e2513 100644
--- a/testing/ef_tests/src/cases/kzg_compute_blob_kzg_proof.rs
+++ b/testing/ef_tests/src/cases/kzg_compute_blob_kzg_proof.rs
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ impl<E: EthSpec> Case for KZGComputeBlobKZGProof<E> {
             Ok((blob, commitment))
         };
 
-        let kzg = get_kzg()?;
+        let kzg = get_kzg();
         let proof = parse_input(&self.input).and_then(|(blob, commitment)| {
             compute_blob_kzg_proof::<E>(&kzg, &blob, commitment)
                 .map_err(|e| Error::InternalError(format!("Failed to compute kzg proof: {:?}", e)))
diff --git a/testing/ef_tests/src/cases/kzg_compute_cells_and_kzg_proofs.rs b/testing/ef_tests/src/cases/kzg_compute_cells_and_kzg_proofs.rs
index 74a44fdddfc..2a9f8ceeef3 100644
--- a/testing/ef_tests/src/cases/kzg_compute_cells_and_kzg_proofs.rs
+++ b/testing/ef_tests/src/cases/kzg_compute_cells_and_kzg_proofs.rs
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ impl<E: EthSpec> Case for KZGComputeCellsAndKZGProofs<E> {
             let blob = blob.as_ref().try_into().map_err(|e| {
                 Error::InternalError(format!("Failed to convert blob to kzg blob: {e:?}"))
             })?;
-            let kzg = get_kzg()?;
+            let kzg = get_kzg();
             kzg.compute_cells_and_proofs(blob).map_err(|e| {
                 Error::InternalError(format!("Failed to compute cells and kzg proofs: {e:?}"))
             })
diff --git a/testing/ef_tests/src/cases/kzg_compute_kzg_proof.rs b/testing/ef_tests/src/cases/kzg_compute_kzg_proof.rs
index ca19882d501..6f53038f28e 100644
--- a/testing/ef_tests/src/cases/kzg_compute_kzg_proof.rs
+++ b/testing/ef_tests/src/cases/kzg_compute_kzg_proof.rs
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ impl<E: EthSpec> Case for KZGComputeKZGProof<E> {
             Ok((blob, z))
         };
 
-        let kzg = get_kzg()?;
+        let kzg = get_kzg();
         let proof = parse_input(&self.input).and_then(|(blob, z)| {
             compute_kzg_proof::<E>(&kzg, &blob, z)
                 .map_err(|e| Error::InternalError(format!("Failed to compute kzg proof: {:?}", e)))
diff --git a/testing/ef_tests/src/cases/kzg_recover_cells_and_kzg_proofs.rs b/testing/ef_tests/src/cases/kzg_recover_cells_and_kzg_proofs.rs
index fc41f1f2a62..890cf7889e2 100644
--- a/testing/ef_tests/src/cases/kzg_recover_cells_and_kzg_proofs.rs
+++ b/testing/ef_tests/src/cases/kzg_recover_cells_and_kzg_proofs.rs
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ impl<E: EthSpec> Case for KZGRecoverCellsAndKZGProofs<E> {
         let result =
             parse_input(&self.input).and_then(|(input_proofs, input_cells, cell_indices)| {
                 let input_cells_ref: Vec<_> = input_cells.iter().map(|cell| &**cell).collect();
-                let kzg = get_kzg()?;
+                let kzg = get_kzg();
                 let (cells, proofs) = kzg
                     .recover_cells_and_compute_kzg_proofs(
                         cell_indices.as_slice(),
diff --git a/testing/ef_tests/src/cases/kzg_verify_blob_kzg_proof.rs b/testing/ef_tests/src/cases/kzg_verify_blob_kzg_proof.rs
index 4e56b2b44c3..da7f2405690 100644
--- a/testing/ef_tests/src/cases/kzg_verify_blob_kzg_proof.rs
+++ b/testing/ef_tests/src/cases/kzg_verify_blob_kzg_proof.rs
@@ -5,14 +5,23 @@ use eth2_network_config::TRUSTED_SETUP_BYTES;
 use kzg::{Cell, Error as KzgError, Kzg, KzgCommitment, KzgProof, TrustedSetup};
 use serde::Deserialize;
 use std::marker::PhantomData;
+use std::sync::Arc;
+use std::sync::LazyLock;
 use types::Blob;
 
-pub fn get_kzg() -> Result<Kzg, Error> {
+static KZG: LazyLock<Arc<Kzg>> = LazyLock::new(|| {
     let trusted_setup: TrustedSetup = serde_json::from_reader(TRUSTED_SETUP_BYTES)
-        .map_err(|e| Error::InternalError(format!("Failed to initialize kzg: {:?}", e)))?;
+        .map_err(|e| Error::InternalError(format!("Failed to initialize trusted setup: {:?}", e)))
+        .expect("failed to initialize trusted setup");
     // TODO(das): need to enable these tests when rayon issues in rust_eth_kzg are fixed
-    Kzg::new_from_trusted_setup(trusted_setup)
+    let kzg = Kzg::new_from_trusted_setup(trusted_setup)
         .map_err(|e| Error::InternalError(format!("Failed to initialize kzg: {:?}", e)))
+        .expect("failed to initialize kzg");
+    Arc::new(kzg)
+});
+
+pub fn get_kzg() -> Arc<Kzg> {
+    Arc::clone(&KZG)
 }
 
 pub fn parse_cells_and_proofs(
@@ -120,7 +129,7 @@ impl<E: EthSpec> Case for KZGVerifyBlobKZGProof<E> {
             Ok((blob, commitment, proof))
         };
 
-        let kzg = get_kzg()?;
+        let kzg = get_kzg();
         let result = parse_input(&self.input).and_then(|(blob, commitment, proof)| {
             match validate_blob::<E>(&kzg, &blob, commitment, proof) {
                 Ok(_) => Ok(true),
diff --git a/testing/ef_tests/src/cases/kzg_verify_blob_kzg_proof_batch.rs b/testing/ef_tests/src/cases/kzg_verify_blob_kzg_proof_batch.rs
index cfe15d5c05a..80cd0a28496 100644
--- a/testing/ef_tests/src/cases/kzg_verify_blob_kzg_proof_batch.rs
+++ b/testing/ef_tests/src/cases/kzg_verify_blob_kzg_proof_batch.rs
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ impl<E: EthSpec> Case for KZGVerifyBlobKZGProofBatch<E> {
             Ok((commitments, blobs, proofs))
         };
 
-        let kzg = get_kzg()?;
+        let kzg = get_kzg();
         let result =
             parse_input(&self.input).and_then(
                 |(commitments, blobs, proofs)| match validate_blobs::<E>(
diff --git a/testing/ef_tests/src/cases/kzg_verify_cell_kzg_proof_batch.rs b/testing/ef_tests/src/cases/kzg_verify_cell_kzg_proof_batch.rs
index 9c651d2d633..1f55f6dbfda 100644
--- a/testing/ef_tests/src/cases/kzg_verify_cell_kzg_proof_batch.rs
+++ b/testing/ef_tests/src/cases/kzg_verify_cell_kzg_proof_batch.rs
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ impl<E: EthSpec> Case for KZGVerifyCellKZGProofBatch<E> {
                     .into_iter()
                     .map(|(_row, col)| col)
                     .collect::<Vec<_>>();
-                let kzg = get_kzg()?;
+                let kzg = get_kzg();
                 match kzg.verify_cell_proof_batch(&cells, &proofs, column_indices, &commitments) {
                     Ok(_) => Ok(true),
                     Err(KzgError::KzgVerificationFailed) => Ok(false),
diff --git a/testing/ef_tests/src/cases/kzg_verify_kzg_proof.rs b/testing/ef_tests/src/cases/kzg_verify_kzg_proof.rs
index 4468176c277..ed7583dbd0a 100644
--- a/testing/ef_tests/src/cases/kzg_verify_kzg_proof.rs
+++ b/testing/ef_tests/src/cases/kzg_verify_kzg_proof.rs
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ impl<E: EthSpec> Case for KZGVerifyKZGProof<E> {
             Ok((commitment, z, y, proof))
         };
 
-        let kzg = get_kzg()?;
+        let kzg = get_kzg();
         let result = parse_input(&self.input).and_then(|(commitment, z, y, proof)| {
             verify_kzg_proof::<E>(&kzg, commitment, proof, z, y)
                 .map_err(|e| Error::InternalError(format!("Failed to validate proof: {:?}", e)))