diff --git a/packages/beacon-node/src/api/impl/validator/index.ts b/packages/beacon-node/src/api/impl/validator/index.ts
index af64d4c922ef..607479db091f 100644
--- a/packages/beacon-node/src/api/impl/validator/index.ts
+++ b/packages/beacon-node/src/api/impl/validator/index.ts
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ import {ChainEvent, CommonBlockBody} from "../../../chain/index.js";
 import {PREPARE_NEXT_SLOT_BPS} from "../../../chain/prepareNextSlot.js";
 import {BlockType, ProduceFullDeneb, ProduceFullGloas} from "../../../chain/produceBlock/index.js";
 import {RegenCaller} from "../../../chain/regen/index.js";
-import {CheckpointHexPayload} from "../../../chain/stateCache/types.js";
+import {CheckpointHex} from "../../../chain/stateCache/types.js";
 import {validateApiAggregateAndProof} from "../../../chain/validation/index.js";
 import {validateSyncCommitteeGossipContributionAndProof} from "../../../chain/validation/syncCommitteeContributionAndProof.js";
 import {ZERO_HASH} from "../../../constants/index.js";
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ export function getValidatorApi(
    *                    |
    *              prepareNextSlot (4s before next slot)
    */
-  async function waitForCheckpointState(cpHex: CheckpointHexPayload): Promise<IBeaconStateView | null> {
+  async function waitForCheckpointState(cpHex: CheckpointHex): Promise<IBeaconStateView | null> {
     const cpState = chain.regen.getCheckpointStateSync(cpHex);
     if (cpState) {
       return cpState;
@@ -1113,7 +1113,6 @@ export function getValidatorApi(
         const cpState = await waitForCheckpointState({
           rootHex: head.blockRoot,
           epoch,
-          payloadPresent: head.payloadStatus === PayloadStatus.FULL,
         });
         if (cpState) {
           state = cpState;
@@ -1642,7 +1641,7 @@ export function getValidatorApi(
         throw Error("Cached block production result is not full block");
       }
 
-      const {executionPayload, executionRequests, payloadEnvelopeStateRoot} = produceResult as ProduceFullGloas;
+      const {executionPayload, executionRequests} = produceResult as ProduceFullGloas;
 
       const envelope: gloas.ExecutionPayloadEnvelope = {
         payload: executionPayload,
@@ -1650,7 +1649,9 @@ export function getValidatorApi(
         builderIndex: BUILDER_INDEX_SELF_BUILD,
         beaconBlockRoot,
         slot,
-        stateRoot: payloadEnvelopeStateRoot,
+        // TODO GLOAS: stateRoot is no longer computed during block production.
+        // This field will be removed when we implement defer payload processing
+        stateRoot: ZERO_HASH,
       };
 
       logger.info("Produced execution payload envelope", {
diff --git a/packages/beacon-node/src/chain/archiveStore/strategies/frequencyStateArchiveStrategy.ts b/packages/beacon-node/src/chain/archiveStore/strategies/frequencyStateArchiveStrategy.ts
index 09be1942c175..12ae1d162f59 100644
--- a/packages/beacon-node/src/chain/archiveStore/strategies/frequencyStateArchiveStrategy.ts
+++ b/packages/beacon-node/src/chain/archiveStore/strategies/frequencyStateArchiveStrategy.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import {AllocSource, BufferPool} from "../../../util/bufferPool.js";
 import {getStateSlotFromBytes} from "../../../util/multifork.js";
 import {IStateRegenerator} from "../../regen/interface.js";
 import {serializeState} from "../../serializeState.js";
-import {fcCheckpointToHexPayload} from "../../stateCache/persistentCheckpointsCache.js";
 import {StateArchiveStrategy, StatesArchiveOpts} from "../interface.js";
 
 /**
@@ -108,9 +107,8 @@ export class FrequencyStateArchiveStrategy implements StateArchiveStrategy {
   async archiveState(finalized: CheckpointWithPayloadStatus, metrics?: Metrics | null): Promise<void> {
     // starting from Mar 2024, the finalized state could be from disk or in memory
     let timer = metrics?.processFinalizedCheckpoint.frequencyStateArchive.startTimer();
-    // Convert fork-choice checkpoint to beacon-node checkpoint with payloadPresent
-    const finalizedHexPayload = fcCheckpointToHexPayload(finalized);
-    const finalizedStateOrBytes = await this.regen.getCheckpointStateOrBytes(finalizedHexPayload);
+    const finalizedHex = {epoch: finalized.epoch, rootHex: finalized.rootHex};
+    const finalizedStateOrBytes = await this.regen.getCheckpointStateOrBytes(finalizedHex);
     timer?.({step: FrequencyStateArchiveStep.GetFinalizedState});
 
     const {rootHex} = finalized;
diff --git a/packages/beacon-node/src/chain/blocks/importBlock.ts b/packages/beacon-node/src/chain/blocks/importBlock.ts
index f352e0979417..46d38d984e41 100644
--- a/packages/beacon-node/src/chain/blocks/importBlock.ts
+++ b/packages/beacon-node/src/chain/blocks/importBlock.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import {
   ForkChoiceErrorCode,
   NotReorgedReason,
   getSafeExecutionBlockHash,
-  isGloasBlock,
 } from "@lodestar/fork-choice";
 import {
   ForkPostAltair,
@@ -87,7 +86,7 @@ export async function importBlock(
   fullyVerifiedBlock: FullyVerifiedBlock,
   opts: ImportBlockOpts
 ): Promise<void> {
-  const {blockInput, postBlockState, parentBlockSlot, executionStatus, dataAvailabilityStatus, indexedAttestations} =
+  const {blockInput, postState, parentBlockSlot, executionStatus, dataAvailabilityStatus, indexedAttestations} =
     fullyVerifiedBlock;
   const block = blockInput.getBlock();
   const source = blockInput.getBlockSource();
@@ -99,7 +98,7 @@ export async function importBlock(
   const blockEpoch = computeEpochAtSlot(blockSlot);
   const prevFinalizedEpoch = this.forkChoice.getFinalizedCheckpoint().epoch;
   const blockDelaySec =
-    fullyVerifiedBlock.seenTimestampSec - computeTimeAtSlot(this.config, blockSlot, postBlockState.genesisTime);
+    fullyVerifiedBlock.seenTimestampSec - computeTimeAtSlot(this.config, blockSlot, postState.genesisTime);
   const recvToValLatency = Date.now() / 1000 - (opts.seenTimestampSec ?? Date.now() / 1000);
   const fork = this.config.getForkSeq(blockSlot);
 
@@ -122,10 +121,10 @@ export async function importBlock(
   // 2. Import block to fork choice
 
   // Should compute checkpoint balances before forkchoice.onBlock
-  this.checkpointBalancesCache.processState(blockRootHex, postBlockState);
+  this.checkpointBalancesCache.processState(blockRootHex, postState);
   const blockSummary = this.forkChoice.onBlock(
     block.message,
-    postBlockState,
+    postState,
     blockDelaySec,
     currentSlot,
     fork >= ForkSeq.gloas ? ExecutionStatus.PayloadSeparated : executionStatus,
@@ -134,11 +133,7 @@ export async function importBlock(
 
   // This adds the state necessary to process the next block
   // Some block event handlers require state being in state cache so need to do this before emitting EventType.block
-  // Pre-Gloas: blockSummary.payloadStatus is always FULL, payloadPresent = true
-  // Post-Gloas: blockSummary.payloadStatus is always PENDING, so payloadPresent = false (block state only, no payload processing yet)
-  const payloadPresent = !isGloasBlock(blockSummary);
-  // processState manages both block state and payload state variants together for memory/disk management
-  this.regen.processBlockState(blockRootHex, postBlockState);
+  this.regen.processState(blockRootHex, postState);
 
   // For Gloas blocks, create PayloadEnvelopeInput so it's available for later payload import
   if (fork >= ForkSeq.gloas) {
@@ -191,7 +186,7 @@ export async function importBlock(
     (opts.importAttestations !== AttestationImportOpt.Skip && blockEpoch >= currentEpoch - FORK_CHOICE_ATT_EPOCH_LIMIT)
   ) {
     const attestations = block.message.body.attestations;
-    const rootCache = new RootCache(postBlockState);
+    const rootCache = new RootCache(postState);
     const invalidAttestationErrorsByCode = new Map<string, {error: Error; count: number}>();
 
     const addAttestation = fork >= ForkSeq.electra ? addAttestationPostElectra : addAttestationPreElectra;
@@ -205,7 +200,7 @@ export async function importBlock(
         const attDataRoot = toRootHex(ssz.phase0.AttestationData.hashTreeRoot(indexedAttestation.data));
         addAttestation.call(
           this,
-          postBlockState,
+          postState,
           target,
           attDataRoot,
           attestation as Attestation<ForkPostElectra>,
@@ -320,7 +315,7 @@ export async function importBlock(
 
   if (newHead.blockRoot !== oldHead.blockRoot) {
     // Set head state as strong reference
-    this.regen.updateHeadState(newHead, postBlockState);
+    this.regen.updateHeadState(newHead, postState);
 
     try {
       this.emitter.emit(routes.events.EventType.head, {
@@ -390,10 +385,10 @@ export async function importBlock(
       // we want to import block asap so do this in the next event loop
       callInNextEventLoop(() => {
         try {
-          if (isStatePostAltair(postBlockState)) {
+          if (isStatePostAltair(postState)) {
             this.lightClientServer?.onImportBlockHead(
               block.message as BeaconBlock<ForkPostAltair>,
-              postBlockState,
+              postState,
               parentBlockSlot
             );
           }
@@ -415,11 +410,11 @@ export async function importBlock(
   // and the block is weak and can potentially be reorged out.
   let shouldOverrideFcu = false;
 
-  if (blockSlot >= currentSlot && isStatePostBellatrix(postBlockState) && postBlockState.isExecutionStateType) {
+  if (blockSlot >= currentSlot && isStatePostBellatrix(postState) && postState.isExecutionStateType) {
     let notOverrideFcuReason = NotReorgedReason.Unknown;
     const proposalSlot = blockSlot + 1;
     try {
-      const proposerIndex = postBlockState.getBeaconProposer(proposalSlot);
+      const proposerIndex = postState.getBeaconProposer(proposalSlot);
       const feeRecipient = this.beaconProposerCache.get(proposerIndex);
 
       if (feeRecipient) {
@@ -499,22 +494,22 @@ export async function importBlock(
     }
   }
 
-  if (!postBlockState.isStateValidatorsNodesPopulated()) {
-    this.logger.verbose("After importBlock caching postState without SSZ cache", {slot: postBlockState.slot});
+  if (!postState.isStateValidatorsNodesPopulated()) {
+    this.logger.verbose("After importBlock caching postState without SSZ cache", {slot: postState.slot});
   }
 
   // Cache shufflings when crossing an epoch boundary
   const parentEpoch = computeEpochAtSlot(parentBlockSlot);
   if (parentEpoch < blockEpoch) {
-    this.shufflingCache.processState(postBlockState);
+    this.shufflingCache.processState(postState);
     this.logger.verbose("Processed shuffling for next epoch", {parentEpoch, blockEpoch, slot: blockSlot});
   }
 
   if (blockSlot % SLOTS_PER_EPOCH === 0) {
     // Cache state to preserve epoch transition work
-    const checkpointState = postBlockState;
+    const checkpointState = postState;
     const cp = getCheckpointFromState(checkpointState);
-    this.regen.addCheckpointState(cp, checkpointState, payloadPresent);
+    this.regen.addCheckpointState(cp, checkpointState);
     // consumers should not mutate state ever
     this.emitter.emit(ChainEvent.checkpoint, cp, checkpointState);
 
@@ -602,11 +597,11 @@ export async function importBlock(
   this.metrics?.parentBlockDistance.observe(blockSlot - parentBlockSlot);
   this.metrics?.proposerBalanceDeltaAny.observe(fullyVerifiedBlock.proposerBalanceDelta);
   this.validatorMonitor?.registerImportedBlock(block.message, fullyVerifiedBlock);
-  if (isStatePostAltair(fullyVerifiedBlock.postBlockState)) {
+  if (isStatePostAltair(fullyVerifiedBlock.postState)) {
     this.validatorMonitor?.registerSyncAggregateInBlock(
       blockEpoch,
       (block as altair.SignedBeaconBlock).message.body.syncAggregate,
-      fullyVerifiedBlock.postBlockState.currentSyncCommitteeIndexed.validatorIndices
+      fullyVerifiedBlock.postState.currentSyncCommitteeIndexed.validatorIndices
     );
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/beacon-node/src/chain/blocks/importExecutionPayload.ts b/packages/beacon-node/src/chain/blocks/importExecutionPayload.ts
index c50aea6face8..5ce1ef176f48 100644
--- a/packages/beacon-node/src/chain/blocks/importExecutionPayload.ts
+++ b/packages/beacon-node/src/chain/blocks/importExecutionPayload.ts
@@ -240,10 +240,10 @@ export async function importExecutionPayload(
   );
 
   // 8. Cache payload state
-  this.regen.processPayloadState(postPayloadState);
+  this.regen.processState(blockRootHex, postPayloadState);
   if (postPayloadState.slot % SLOTS_PER_EPOCH === 0) {
     const {checkpoint} = postPayloadState.computeAnchorCheckpoint();
-    this.regen.addCheckpointState(checkpoint, postPayloadState, true);
+    this.regen.addCheckpointState(checkpoint, postPayloadState);
   }
 
   // 9. Record metrics for payload envelope and column sources
diff --git a/packages/beacon-node/src/chain/blocks/index.ts b/packages/beacon-node/src/chain/blocks/index.ts
index a0b5fdfe28c1..787d283f758b 100644
--- a/packages/beacon-node/src/chain/blocks/index.ts
+++ b/packages/beacon-node/src/chain/blocks/index.ts
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ export async function processBlocks(
     const fullyVerifiedBlocks = relevantBlocks.map(
       (block, i): FullyVerifiedBlock => ({
         blockInput: block,
-        postBlockState: postStates[i],
+        postState: postStates[i],
         postPayloadState: null,
         parentBlockSlot: parentSlots[i],
         executionStatus: executionStatuses[i],
diff --git a/packages/beacon-node/src/chain/blocks/types.ts b/packages/beacon-node/src/chain/blocks/types.ts
index e1858040a483..83e8a023dc10 100644
--- a/packages/beacon-node/src/chain/blocks/types.ts
+++ b/packages/beacon-node/src/chain/blocks/types.ts
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ export type ImportBlockOpts = {
 
 type FullyVerifiedBlockBase = {
   blockInput: IBlockInput;
-  postBlockState: IBeaconStateView;
+  postState: IBeaconStateView;
   parentBlockSlot: Slot;
   proposerBalanceDelta: number;
   dataAvailabilityStatus: DataAvailabilityStatus;
diff --git a/packages/beacon-node/src/chain/chain.ts b/packages/beacon-node/src/chain/chain.ts
index f27bc165085e..2ee877c9d7f3 100644
--- a/packages/beacon-node/src/chain/chain.ts
+++ b/packages/beacon-node/src/chain/chain.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import {BeaconConfig} from "@lodestar/config";
 import {CheckpointWithPayloadStatus, IForkChoice, ProtoBlock, UpdateHeadOpt} from "@lodestar/fork-choice";
 import {LoggerNode} from "@lodestar/logger/node";
 import {
-  BUILDER_INDEX_SELF_BUILD,
   EFFECTIVE_BALANCE_INCREMENT,
   type ForkPostFulu,
   type ForkPostGloas,
@@ -24,7 +23,6 @@ import {
   getEffectiveBalancesFromStateBytes,
   isStatePostAltair,
   isStatePostElectra,
-  isStatePostGloas,
 } from "@lodestar/state-transition";
 import {
   BeaconBlock,
@@ -93,8 +91,8 @@ import {
 } from "./opPools/index.js";
 import {IChainOptions} from "./options.js";
 import {PrepareNextSlotScheduler} from "./prepareNextSlot.js";
-import {computeNewStateRoot, computePayloadEnvelopeStateRoot} from "./produceBlock/computeNewStateRoot.js";
-import {AssembledBlockType, BlockType, ProduceFullGloas, ProduceResult} from "./produceBlock/index.js";
+import {computeNewStateRoot} from "./produceBlock/computeNewStateRoot.js";
+import {AssembledBlockType, BlockType, ProduceResult} from "./produceBlock/index.js";
 import {BlockAttributes, produceBlockBody, produceCommonBlockBody} from "./produceBlock/produceBlockBody.js";
 import {QueuedStateRegenerator, RegenCaller} from "./regen/index.js";
 import {ReprocessController} from "./reprocess.js";
@@ -118,7 +116,7 @@ import {DbCPStateDatastore, checkpointToDatastoreKey} from "./stateCache/datasto
 import {FileCPStateDatastore} from "./stateCache/datastore/file.js";
 import {CPStateDatastore} from "./stateCache/datastore/types.js";
 import {FIFOBlockStateCache} from "./stateCache/fifoBlockStateCache.js";
-import {PersistentCheckpointStateCache, fcCheckpointToHexPayload} from "./stateCache/persistentCheckpointsCache.js";
+import {PersistentCheckpointStateCache} from "./stateCache/persistentCheckpointsCache.js";
 import {CheckpointStateCache} from "./stateCache/types.js";
 import {ValidatorMonitor} from "./validatorMonitor.js";
 
@@ -685,8 +683,8 @@ export class BeaconChain implements IBeaconChain {
     checkpoint: CheckpointWithPayloadStatus
   ): {state: IBeaconStateView; executionOptimistic: boolean; finalized: boolean} | null {
     // finalized or justified checkpoint states maynot be available with PersistentCheckpointStateCache, use getCheckpointStateOrBytes() api to get Uint8Array
-    const checkpointHexPayload = fcCheckpointToHexPayload(checkpoint);
-    const cachedStateCtx = this.regen.getCheckpointStateSync(checkpointHexPayload);
+    const checkpointHex = {epoch: checkpoint.epoch, rootHex: checkpoint.rootHex};
+    const cachedStateCtx = this.regen.getCheckpointStateSync(checkpointHex);
     if (cachedStateCtx) {
       const block = this.forkChoice.getBlockDefaultStatus(
         ssz.phase0.BeaconBlockHeader.hashTreeRoot(cachedStateCtx.latestBlockHeader)
@@ -705,8 +703,8 @@ export class BeaconChain implements IBeaconChain {
   async getStateOrBytesByCheckpoint(
     checkpoint: CheckpointWithPayloadStatus
   ): Promise<{state: IBeaconStateView | Uint8Array; executionOptimistic: boolean; finalized: boolean} | null> {
-    const checkpointHexPayload = fcCheckpointToHexPayload(checkpoint);
-    const cachedStateCtx = await this.regen.getCheckpointStateOrBytes(checkpointHexPayload);
+    const checkpointHex = {epoch: checkpoint.epoch, rootHex: checkpoint.rootHex};
+    const cachedStateCtx = await this.regen.getCheckpointStateOrBytes(checkpointHex);
     if (cachedStateCtx) {
       const block = this.forkChoice.getBlockDefaultStatus(checkpoint.root);
       const finalizedEpoch = this.forkChoice.getFinalizedCheckpoint().epoch;
@@ -1062,7 +1060,7 @@ export class BeaconChain implements IBeaconChain {
       body,
     } as AssembledBlockType<T>;
 
-    const {newStateRoot, proposerReward, postBlockState} = computeNewStateRoot(this.metrics, state, block);
+    const {newStateRoot, proposerReward} = computeNewStateRoot(this.metrics, state, block);
     block.stateRoot = newStateRoot;
     const blockRoot =
       produceResult.type === BlockType.Full
@@ -1071,26 +1069,9 @@ export class BeaconChain implements IBeaconChain {
     const blockRootHex = toRootHex(blockRoot);
 
     const fork = this.config.getForkName(slot);
-    if (isForkPostGloas(fork)) {
-      // TODO GLOAS: we should retire BlockType post-gloas, may need a new enum for self vs non-self built
-      if (produceResult.type !== BlockType.Full) {
-        throw Error(`Unexpected block type=${produceResult.type} for post-gloas fork=${fork}`);
-      }
-
-      const gloasResult = produceResult as ProduceFullGloas;
-      const envelope: gloas.ExecutionPayloadEnvelope = {
-        payload: gloasResult.executionPayload,
-        executionRequests: gloasResult.executionRequests,
-        builderIndex: BUILDER_INDEX_SELF_BUILD,
-        beaconBlockRoot: blockRoot,
-        slot,
-        stateRoot: ZERO_HASH,
-      };
-      if (!isStatePostGloas(postBlockState)) {
-        throw Error(`Expected gloas+ post-state for execution payload envelope, got fork=${postBlockState.forkName}`);
-      }
-      const payloadEnvelopeStateRoot = computePayloadEnvelopeStateRoot(this.metrics, postBlockState, envelope);
-      gloasResult.payloadEnvelopeStateRoot = payloadEnvelopeStateRoot;
+    // TODO GLOAS: we should retire BlockType post-gloas, may need a new enum for self vs non-self built
+    if (isForkPostGloas(fork) && produceResult.type !== BlockType.Full) {
+      throw Error(`Unexpected block type=${produceResult.type} for post-gloas fork=${fork}`);
     }
 
     // Track the produced block for consensus broadcast validations, later validation, etc.
@@ -1338,8 +1319,8 @@ export class BeaconChain implements IBeaconChain {
     checkpoint: CheckpointWithPayloadStatus,
     blockState: IBeaconStateView
   ): {state: IBeaconStateView; stateId: string; shouldWarn: boolean} {
-    const checkpointHexPayload = fcCheckpointToHexPayload(checkpoint);
-    const state = this.regen.getCheckpointStateSync(checkpointHexPayload);
+    const checkpointHex = {epoch: checkpoint.epoch, rootHex: checkpoint.rootHex};
+    const state = this.regen.getCheckpointStateSync(checkpointHex);
     if (state) {
       return {state, stateId: "checkpoint_state", shouldWarn: false};
     }
diff --git a/packages/beacon-node/src/chain/prepareNextSlot.ts b/packages/beacon-node/src/chain/prepareNextSlot.ts
index fb049f35571d..f58d42be4931 100644
--- a/packages/beacon-node/src/chain/prepareNextSlot.ts
+++ b/packages/beacon-node/src/chain/prepareNextSlot.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import {routes} from "@lodestar/api";
 import {ChainForkConfig} from "@lodestar/config";
-import {PayloadStatus, getSafeExecutionBlockHash} from "@lodestar/fork-choice";
+import {getSafeExecutionBlockHash} from "@lodestar/fork-choice";
 import {ForkPostBellatrix, ForkSeq, SLOTS_PER_EPOCH, isForkPostBellatrix} from "@lodestar/params";
 import {
   IBeaconStateView,
@@ -217,11 +217,7 @@ export class PrepareNextSlotScheduler {
       //  + if next slot is a skipped slot, it'd help getting target checkpoint state faster to validate attestations
       if (isEpochTransition) {
         this.metrics?.precomputeNextEpochTransition.count.inc({result: "success"}, 1);
-        // Determine payloadPresent from head block's payload status
-        // Pre-Gloas: payloadStatus is always FULL → payloadPresent = true
-        // Post-Gloas: FULL → true, EMPTY → false, PENDING → false (conservative, treat as block state)
-        const payloadPresent = headBlock.payloadStatus === PayloadStatus.FULL;
-        const previousHits = this.chain.regen.updatePreComputedCheckpoint(headRoot, nextEpoch, payloadPresent);
+        const previousHits = this.chain.regen.updatePreComputedCheckpoint(headRoot, nextEpoch);
         if (previousHits === 0) {
           this.metrics?.precomputeNextEpochTransition.waste.inc();
         }
diff --git a/packages/beacon-node/src/chain/produceBlock/computeNewStateRoot.ts b/packages/beacon-node/src/chain/produceBlock/computeNewStateRoot.ts
index 2c5df920a6a6..37ede767a88c 100644
--- a/packages/beacon-node/src/chain/produceBlock/computeNewStateRoot.ts
+++ b/packages/beacon-node/src/chain/produceBlock/computeNewStateRoot.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,10 @@
 import {
   DataAvailabilityStatus,
   ExecutionPayloadStatus,
-  G2_POINT_AT_INFINITY,
   IBeaconStateView,
-  IBeaconStateViewGloas,
   StateHashTreeRootSource,
 } from "@lodestar/state-transition";
-import {BeaconBlock, BlindedBeaconBlock, Gwei, Root, gloas} from "@lodestar/types";
+import {BeaconBlock, BlindedBeaconBlock, Gwei, Root} from "@lodestar/types";
 import {ZERO_HASH} from "../../constants/index.js";
 import {Metrics} from "../../metrics/index.js";
 
@@ -19,11 +17,11 @@ export function computeNewStateRoot(
   metrics: Metrics | null,
   state: IBeaconStateView,
   block: BeaconBlock | BlindedBeaconBlock
-): {newStateRoot: Root; proposerReward: Gwei; postBlockState: IBeaconStateView} {
+): {newStateRoot: Root; proposerReward: Gwei; postState: IBeaconStateView} {
   // Set signature to zero to re-use stateTransition() function which requires the SignedBeaconBlock type
   const blockEmptySig = {message: block, signature: ZERO_HASH};
 
-  const postBlockState = state.stateTransition(
+  const postState = state.stateTransition(
     blockEmptySig,
     {
       // ExecutionPayloadStatus.valid: Assume payload valid, it has been produced by a trusted EL
@@ -42,49 +40,14 @@ export function computeNewStateRoot(
     {metrics}
   );
 
-  const {attestations, syncAggregate, slashing} = postBlockState.proposerRewards;
+  const {attestations, syncAggregate, slashing} = postState.proposerRewards;
   const proposerReward = BigInt(attestations + syncAggregate + slashing);
 
   const hashTreeRootTimer = metrics?.stateHashTreeRootTime.startTimer({
     source: StateHashTreeRootSource.computeNewStateRoot,
   });
-  const newStateRoot = postBlockState.hashTreeRoot();
+  const newStateRoot = postState.hashTreeRoot();
   hashTreeRootTimer?.();
 
-  return {newStateRoot, proposerReward, postBlockState};
-}
-
-/**
- * Compute the state root after processing an execution payload envelope.
- * Similar to `computeNewStateRoot` but for payload envelope processing.
- *
- */
-export function computePayloadEnvelopeStateRoot(
-  metrics: Metrics | null,
-  postBlockState: IBeaconStateViewGloas,
-  envelope: gloas.ExecutionPayloadEnvelope
-): Root {
-  const signedEnvelope: gloas.SignedExecutionPayloadEnvelope = {
-    message: envelope,
-    signature: G2_POINT_AT_INFINITY,
-  };
-
-  const processEnvelopeTimer = metrics?.blockPayload.executionPayloadEnvelopeProcessingTime.startTimer();
-  const postPayloadState = postBlockState.processExecutionPayloadEnvelope(signedEnvelope, {
-    // Signature is zero-ed (G2_POINT_AT_INFINITY), skip verification
-    verifySignature: false,
-    // State root is being computed here, the envelope doesn't have it yet
-    verifyStateRoot: false,
-    // Preserve cache in source state, since the resulting state is not added to the state cache
-    dontTransferCache: true,
-  });
-  processEnvelopeTimer?.();
-
-  const hashTreeRootTimer = metrics?.stateHashTreeRootTime.startTimer({
-    source: StateHashTreeRootSource.computePayloadEnvelopeStateRoot,
-  });
-  const stateRoot = postPayloadState.hashTreeRoot();
-  hashTreeRootTimer?.();
-
-  return stateRoot;
+  return {newStateRoot, proposerReward, postState};
 }
diff --git a/packages/beacon-node/src/chain/produceBlock/produceBlockBody.ts b/packages/beacon-node/src/chain/produceBlock/produceBlockBody.ts
index 9f888729ce22..34bdd7fc83b4 100644
--- a/packages/beacon-node/src/chain/produceBlock/produceBlockBody.ts
+++ b/packages/beacon-node/src/chain/produceBlock/produceBlockBody.ts
@@ -111,12 +111,6 @@ export type ProduceFullGloas = {
   executionRequests: electra.ExecutionRequests;
   blobsBundle: BlobsBundle<ForkPostGloas>;
   cells: fulu.Cell[][];
-  /**
-   * Cached payload envelope state root computed during block production.
-   * This is the state root after running `processExecutionPayloadEnvelope` on the
-   * post-block state, and later used to construct the `ExecutionPayloadEnvelope`.
-   */
-  payloadEnvelopeStateRoot: Root;
 };
 export type ProduceFullFulu = {
   type: BlockType.Full;
diff --git a/packages/beacon-node/src/chain/regen/errors.ts b/packages/beacon-node/src/chain/regen/errors.ts
index 6352d765ea11..eb41e8321da3 100644
--- a/packages/beacon-node/src/chain/regen/errors.ts
+++ b/packages/beacon-node/src/chain/regen/errors.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import {PayloadStatus} from "@lodestar/fork-choice";
 import {Root, RootHex, Slot} from "@lodestar/types";
 
 export enum RegenErrorCode {
@@ -10,8 +9,6 @@ export enum RegenErrorCode {
   BLOCK_NOT_IN_DB = "REGEN_ERROR_BLOCK_NOT_IN_DB",
   STATE_TRANSITION_ERROR = "REGEN_ERROR_STATE_TRANSITION_ERROR",
   INVALID_STATE_ROOT = "REGEN_ERROR_INVALID_STATE_ROOT",
-  UNEXPECTED_PAYLOAD_STATUS = "REGEN_ERROR_UNEXPECTED_PAYLOAD_STATUS",
-  INTERNAL_ERROR = "REGEN_ERROR_INTERNAL_ERROR",
 }
 
 export type RegenErrorType =
@@ -22,9 +19,7 @@ export type RegenErrorType =
   | {code: RegenErrorCode.TOO_MANY_BLOCK_PROCESSED; stateRoot: RootHex | Root}
   | {code: RegenErrorCode.BLOCK_NOT_IN_DB; blockRoot: RootHex | Root}
   | {code: RegenErrorCode.STATE_TRANSITION_ERROR; error: Error}
-  | {code: RegenErrorCode.INVALID_STATE_ROOT; slot: Slot; expected: RootHex; actual: RootHex}
-  | {code: RegenErrorCode.UNEXPECTED_PAYLOAD_STATUS; blockRoot: RootHex | Root; payloadStatus: PayloadStatus}
-  | {code: RegenErrorCode.INTERNAL_ERROR; message: string};
+  | {code: RegenErrorCode.INVALID_STATE_ROOT; slot: Slot; expected: RootHex; actual: RootHex};
 
 export class RegenError extends Error {
   type: RegenErrorType;
diff --git a/packages/beacon-node/src/chain/regen/interface.ts b/packages/beacon-node/src/chain/regen/interface.ts
index a4e981442771..e2f91819de62 100644
--- a/packages/beacon-node/src/chain/regen/interface.ts
+++ b/packages/beacon-node/src/chain/regen/interface.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import {routes} from "@lodestar/api";
 import {ProtoBlock} from "@lodestar/fork-choice";
 import {IBeaconStateView} from "@lodestar/state-transition";
 import {BeaconBlock, Epoch, RootHex, Slot, phase0} from "@lodestar/types";
-import {CheckpointHexPayload} from "../stateCache/types.js";
+import {CheckpointHex} from "../stateCache/types.js";
 
 export enum RegenCaller {
   getDuties = "getDuties",
@@ -40,20 +40,15 @@ export interface IStateRegenerator extends IStateRegeneratorInternal {
   dumpCacheSummary(): routes.lodestar.StateCacheItem[];
   getStateSync(stateRoot: RootHex): IBeaconStateView | null;
   getPreStateSync(block: BeaconBlock): IBeaconStateView | null;
-  getCheckpointStateOrBytes(cp: CheckpointHexPayload): Promise<IBeaconStateView | Uint8Array | null>;
-  getCheckpointStateSync(cp: CheckpointHexPayload): IBeaconStateView | null;
+  getCheckpointStateOrBytes(cp: CheckpointHex): Promise<IBeaconStateView | Uint8Array | null>;
+  getCheckpointStateSync(cp: CheckpointHex): IBeaconStateView | null;
   getClosestHeadState(head: ProtoBlock): IBeaconStateView | null;
   pruneOnCheckpoint(finalizedEpoch: Epoch, justifiedEpoch: Epoch, headStateRoot: RootHex): void;
   pruneOnFinalized(finalizedEpoch: Epoch): void;
-  processBlockState(blockRootHex: RootHex, postState: IBeaconStateView): void;
-  processPayloadState(payloadState: IBeaconStateView): void;
-  /**
-   * payloadPresent is true if this is payload state, false if block state.
-   * payloadPresent is always true for pre-gloas.
-   */
-  addCheckpointState(cp: phase0.Checkpoint, item: IBeaconStateView, payloadPresent: boolean): void;
+  processState(blockRootHex: RootHex, postState: IBeaconStateView): void;
+  addCheckpointState(cp: phase0.Checkpoint, item: IBeaconStateView): void;
   updateHeadState(newHead: ProtoBlock, maybeHeadState: IBeaconStateView): void;
-  updatePreComputedCheckpoint(rootHex: RootHex, epoch: Epoch, payloadPresent: boolean): number | null;
+  updatePreComputedCheckpoint(rootHex: RootHex, epoch: Epoch): number | null;
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/packages/beacon-node/src/chain/regen/queued.ts b/packages/beacon-node/src/chain/regen/queued.ts
index 8652deb6a3a0..288a26633c7d 100644
--- a/packages/beacon-node/src/chain/regen/queued.ts
+++ b/packages/beacon-node/src/chain/regen/queued.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import {BeaconBlock, Epoch, RootHex, Slot, isGloasBeaconBlock, phase0} from "@lo
 import {Logger, toRootHex} from "@lodestar/utils";
 import {Metrics} from "../../metrics/index.js";
 import {JobItemQueue} from "../../util/queue/index.js";
-import {BlockStateCache, CheckpointHexPayload, CheckpointStateCache} from "../stateCache/types.js";
+import {BlockStateCache, CheckpointHex, CheckpointStateCache} from "../stateCache/types.js";
 import {RegenError, RegenErrorCode} from "./errors.js";
 import {
   IStateRegenerator,
@@ -125,14 +125,14 @@ export class QueuedStateRegenerator implements IStateRegenerator {
     return null;
   }
 
-  async getCheckpointStateOrBytes(cp: CheckpointHexPayload): Promise<IBeaconStateView | Uint8Array | null> {
+  async getCheckpointStateOrBytes(cp: CheckpointHex): Promise<IBeaconStateView | Uint8Array | null> {
     return this.checkpointStateCache.getStateOrBytes(cp);
   }
 
   /**
    * Get checkpoint state from cache
    */
-  getCheckpointStateSync(cp: CheckpointHexPayload): IBeaconStateView | null {
+  getCheckpointStateSync(cp: CheckpointHex): IBeaconStateView | null {
     return this.checkpointStateCache.get(cp);
   }
 
@@ -153,22 +153,14 @@ export class QueuedStateRegenerator implements IStateRegenerator {
     this.blockStateCache.deleteAllBeforeEpoch(finalizedEpoch);
   }
 
-  processBlockState(blockRootHex: RootHex, postState: IBeaconStateView): void {
+  processState(blockRootHex: RootHex, postState: IBeaconStateView): void {
     this.blockStateCache.add(postState);
     this.checkpointStateCache.processState(blockRootHex, postState).catch((e) => {
       this.logger.debug("Error processing block state", {blockRootHex, slot: postState.slot}, e);
     });
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Process payload state for caching after importing execution payload.
-   */
-  processPayloadState(payloadState: IBeaconStateView): void {
-    // Add payload state to block state cache (keyed by payload state root)
-    this.blockStateCache.add(payloadState);
-  }
-
-  addCheckpointState(cp: phase0.Checkpoint, item: IBeaconStateView, _payloadPresent: boolean): void {
+  addCheckpointState(cp: phase0.Checkpoint, item: IBeaconStateView): void {
     this.checkpointStateCache.add(cp, item);
   }
 
@@ -205,7 +197,7 @@ export class QueuedStateRegenerator implements IStateRegenerator {
     }
   }
 
-  updatePreComputedCheckpoint(rootHex: RootHex, epoch: Epoch, _payloadPresent: boolean): number | null {
+  updatePreComputedCheckpoint(rootHex: RootHex, epoch: Epoch): number | null {
     return this.checkpointStateCache.updatePreComputedCheckpoint(rootHex, epoch);
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/beacon-node/src/chain/regen/regen.ts b/packages/beacon-node/src/chain/regen/regen.ts
index e8a0fe213764..037ef023bfaa 100644
--- a/packages/beacon-node/src/chain/regen/regen.ts
+++ b/packages/beacon-node/src/chain/regen/regen.ts
@@ -332,11 +332,6 @@ async function processSlotsByCheckpoint(
  * emitting "checkpoint" events after every epoch processed.
  *
  * Stops processing after no more full epochs can be processed.
- *
- * Output state variant:
- * - Post-Gloas: If slots are processed, returns block state (payloadPresent=false).
- *               If no slots processed, returns preState as-is (preserves variant).
- * - Pre-Gloas: Always payloadPresent=true (no block/payload distinction).
  */
 export async function processSlotsToNearestCheckpoint(
   modules: {
@@ -380,9 +375,6 @@ export async function processSlotsToNearestCheckpoint(
     // This may becomes the "official" checkpoint state if the 1st block of epoch is skipped
     const checkpointState = postState;
     const cp = getCheckpointFromState(checkpointState);
-    // processSlots() only does epoch transitions, never processes payloads
-    // Pre-Gloas: payloadPresent is always true (execution payload embedded in block)
-    // Post-Gloas: result is a block state (payloadPresent=false)
     checkpointStateCache.add(cp, checkpointState);
     // consumers should not mutate state ever
     emitter?.emit(ChainEvent.checkpoint, cp, checkpointState);
diff --git a/packages/beacon-node/src/chain/stateCache/persistentCheckpointsCache.ts b/packages/beacon-node/src/chain/stateCache/persistentCheckpointsCache.ts
index 8e01dff5d648..4c8c7586d1a9 100644
--- a/packages/beacon-node/src/chain/stateCache/persistentCheckpointsCache.ts
+++ b/packages/beacon-node/src/chain/stateCache/persistentCheckpointsCache.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import {IClock} from "../../util/clock.js";
 import {serializeState} from "../serializeState.js";
 import {CPStateDatastore, DatastoreKey} from "./datastore/index.js";
 import {MapTracker} from "./mapMetrics.js";
-import {BlockStateCache, CacheItemType, CheckpointHex, CheckpointHexPayload, CheckpointStateCache} from "./types.js";
+import {BlockStateCache, CacheItemType, CheckpointHex, CheckpointStateCache} from "./types.js";
 
 export type PersistentCheckpointStateCacheOpts = {
   /** Keep max n state epochs in memory, persist the rest to disk */
@@ -843,19 +843,6 @@ export function toCheckpointHex(checkpoint: phase0.Checkpoint): CheckpointHex {
   };
 }
 
-/** TODO GLOAS: remove after rolling back regen dual-state changes */
-export function fcCheckpointToHexPayload(checkpoint: {
-  epoch: Epoch;
-  rootHex: RootHex;
-  payloadStatus?: number;
-}): CheckpointHexPayload {
-  return {
-    epoch: checkpoint.epoch,
-    rootHex: checkpoint.rootHex,
-    payloadPresent: true,
-  };
-}
-
 export function toCheckpointKey(cp: CheckpointHex): string {
   return `${cp.rootHex}:${cp.epoch}`;
 }
diff --git a/packages/beacon-node/src/chain/stateCache/types.ts b/packages/beacon-node/src/chain/stateCache/types.ts
index 062c3557ae66..1cd1956e2ef0 100644
--- a/packages/beacon-node/src/chain/stateCache/types.ts
+++ b/packages/beacon-node/src/chain/stateCache/types.ts
@@ -4,9 +4,6 @@ import {Epoch, RootHex, phase0} from "@lodestar/types";
 
 export type CheckpointHex = {epoch: Epoch; rootHex: RootHex};
 
-/** TODO GLOAS: payloadPresent is ignored — remove after rolling back regen dual-state changes */
-export type CheckpointHexPayload = {epoch: Epoch; rootHex: RootHex; payloadPresent: boolean};
-
 /**
  * Lodestar currently keeps two state caches around.
  *
diff --git a/packages/beacon-node/src/chain/validation/executionPayloadEnvelope.ts b/packages/beacon-node/src/chain/validation/executionPayloadEnvelope.ts
index a4334ef71621..256b5f567b7a 100644
--- a/packages/beacon-node/src/chain/validation/executionPayloadEnvelope.ts
+++ b/packages/beacon-node/src/chain/validation/executionPayloadEnvelope.ts
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ async function validateExecutionPayloadEnvelope(
     });
   }
 
-  // Get the post block state which is the pre-payload state to verify the builder's signature.
+  // Get the block state to verify the builder's signature.
   const blockState = await chain.regen
     .getState(block.stateRoot, RegenCaller.validateGossipPayloadEnvelope)
     .catch(() => {
diff --git a/packages/beacon-node/test/utils/node/simTest.ts b/packages/beacon-node/test/utils/node/simTest.ts
index c2b11d9538c8..1c230c1e3fc8 100644
--- a/packages/beacon-node/test/utils/node/simTest.ts
+++ b/packages/beacon-node/test/utils/node/simTest.ts
@@ -68,11 +68,9 @@ export function simTestInfoTracker(bn: BeaconNode, logger: Logger): () => void {
     if (checkpoint.epoch <= lastSeenEpoch) return;
     lastSeenEpoch = checkpoint.epoch;
 
-    // Pre-Gloas: payloadPresent is always true (execution payload embedded in block)
     const checkpointState = bn.chain.regen.getCheckpointStateSync({
-      ...checkpoint,
+      epoch: checkpoint.epoch,
       rootHex: toRootHex(checkpoint.root),
-      payloadPresent: true,
     });
     if (checkpointState == null) {
       throw Error(`Checkpoint state not found for epoch ${checkpoint.epoch} root ${toRootHex(checkpoint.root)}`);
diff --git a/packages/state-transition/src/stateTransition.ts b/packages/state-transition/src/stateTransition.ts
index e9b0ffc21c2c..39ddd2e2c6c0 100644
--- a/packages/state-transition/src/stateTransition.ts
+++ b/packages/state-transition/src/stateTransition.ts
@@ -76,7 +76,6 @@ export enum StateHashTreeRootSource {
   prepareNextEpoch = "prepare_next_epoch",
   regenState = "regen_state",
   computeNewStateRoot = "compute_new_state_root",
-  computePayloadEnvelopeStateRoot = "compute_payload_envelope_state_root",
 }
 
 /**