diff --git a/yarn-project/archiver/src/archiver/lmdb_archiver_store.ts b/yarn-project/archiver/src/archiver/lmdb_archiver_store.ts
index 923a7be5f69b..e4f66c8fca18 100644
--- a/yarn-project/archiver/src/archiver/lmdb_archiver_store.ts
+++ b/yarn-project/archiver/src/archiver/lmdb_archiver_store.ts
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ type BlockIndexValue = [blockNumber: number, index: number];
 
 type BlockContext = {
   block?: Uint8Array;
+  blockHash?: Uint8Array;
   l1BlockNumber?: Uint8Array;
   encryptedLogs?: Uint8Array;
   unencryptedLogs?: Uint8Array;
@@ -125,6 +126,7 @@ export class LMDBArchiverStore implements ArchiverDataStore {
         const blockCtx = this.#tables.blocks.get(block.number) ?? {};
         blockCtx.block = block.toBuffer();
         blockCtx.l1BlockNumber = toBufferBE(block.getL1BlockNumber(), 32);
+        blockCtx.blockHash = block.getBlockHash();
 
         // no need to await, all writes are enqueued in the transaction
         // awaiting would interrupt the execution flow of this callback and "leak" the transaction to some other part
@@ -163,15 +165,10 @@ export class LMDBArchiverStore implements ArchiverDataStore {
         .getRange(this.#computeBlockRange(start, limit))
         .filter(({ value }) => value.block)
         .map(({ value }) => {
-          const block = L2Block.fromBuffer(asBuffer(value.block!));
-          if (value.encryptedLogs) {
-            block.attachLogs(L2BlockL2Logs.fromBuffer(asBuffer(value.encryptedLogs)), LogType.ENCRYPTED);
-          }
-
-          if (value.unencryptedLogs) {
-            block.attachLogs(L2BlockL2Logs.fromBuffer(asBuffer(value.unencryptedLogs)), LogType.UNENCRYPTED);
-          }
-
+          const block = L2Block.fromBuffer(
+            asBuffer(value.block!),
+            value.blockHash ? asBuffer(value.blockHash) : undefined,
+          );
           return block;
         }).asArray;
 
@@ -193,7 +190,7 @@ export class LMDBArchiverStore implements ArchiverDataStore {
       return Promise.resolve(undefined);
     }
 
-    const block = this.#getBlock(blockNumber, true);
+    const block = this.#getBlock(blockNumber);
     return Promise.resolve(block?.getTx(txIndex));
   }
 
@@ -415,18 +412,18 @@ export class LMDBArchiverStore implements ArchiverDataStore {
   getUnencryptedLogs(filter: LogFilter): Promise<GetUnencryptedLogsResponse> {
     try {
       if (filter.afterLog) {
-        return Promise.resolve(this.#filterLogsBetweenBlocks(filter));
+        return Promise.resolve(this.#filterUnencryptedLogsBetweenBlocks(filter));
       } else if (filter.txHash) {
-        return Promise.resolve(this.#filterLogsOfTx(filter));
+        return Promise.resolve(this.#filterUnencryptedLogsOfTx(filter));
       } else {
-        return Promise.resolve(this.#filterLogsBetweenBlocks(filter));
+        return Promise.resolve(this.#filterUnencryptedLogsBetweenBlocks(filter));
       }
     } catch (err) {
       return Promise.reject(err);
     }
   }
 
-  #filterLogsOfTx(filter: LogFilter): GetUnencryptedLogsResponse {
+  #filterUnencryptedLogsOfTx(filter: LogFilter): GetUnencryptedLogsResponse {
     if (!filter.txHash) {
       throw new Error('Missing txHash');
     }
@@ -436,19 +433,16 @@ export class LMDBArchiverStore implements ArchiverDataStore {
       return { logs: [], maxLogsHit: false };
     }
 
-    const block = this.#getBlock(blockNumber, true);
-    if (!block || !block.newUnencryptedLogs) {
-      return { logs: [], maxLogsHit: false };
-    }
+    const unencryptedLogsInBlock = this.#getBlockLogs(blockNumber, LogType.UNENCRYPTED);
+    const txLogs = unencryptedLogsInBlock.txLogs[txIndex].unrollLogs().map(log => UnencryptedL2Log.fromBuffer(log));
 
-    const txLogs = block.newUnencryptedLogs.txLogs[txIndex].unrollLogs().map(log => UnencryptedL2Log.fromBuffer(log));
     const logs: ExtendedUnencryptedL2Log[] = [];
     const maxLogsHit = this.#accumulateLogs(logs, blockNumber, txIndex, txLogs, filter);
 
     return { logs, maxLogsHit };
   }
 
-  #filterLogsBetweenBlocks(filter: LogFilter): GetUnencryptedLogsResponse {
+  #filterUnencryptedLogsBetweenBlocks(filter: LogFilter): GetUnencryptedLogsResponse {
     const start =
       filter.afterLog?.blockNumber ?? Math.max(filter.fromBlock ?? INITIAL_L2_BLOCK_NUM, INITIAL_L2_BLOCK_NUM);
     const end = filter.toBlock;
@@ -466,12 +460,7 @@ export class LMDBArchiverStore implements ArchiverDataStore {
     let maxLogsHit = false;
 
     loopOverBlocks: for (const blockNumber of blockNumbers) {
-      const block = this.#getBlock(blockNumber, true);
-      if (!block || !block.newUnencryptedLogs) {
-        continue;
-      }
-
-      const unencryptedLogsInBlock = block.newUnencryptedLogs;
+      const unencryptedLogsInBlock = this.#getBlockLogs(blockNumber, LogType.UNENCRYPTED);
       for (let txIndex = filter.afterLog?.txIndex ?? 0; txIndex < unencryptedLogsInBlock.txLogs.length; txIndex++) {
         const txLogs = unencryptedLogsInBlock.txLogs[txIndex].unrollLogs().map(log => UnencryptedL2Log.fromBuffer(log));
         maxLogsHit = this.#accumulateLogs(logs, blockNumber, txIndex, txLogs, filter);
@@ -632,7 +621,10 @@ export class LMDBArchiverStore implements ArchiverDataStore {
       return undefined;
     }
 
-    const block = L2Block.fromBuffer(asBuffer(blockCtx.block));
+    const block = L2Block.fromBuffer(
+      asBuffer(blockCtx.block),
+      blockCtx.blockHash ? asBuffer(blockCtx.blockHash) : undefined,
+    );
 
     if (withLogs) {
       if (blockCtx.encryptedLogs) {
@@ -647,6 +639,17 @@ export class LMDBArchiverStore implements ArchiverDataStore {
     return block;
   }
 
+  #getBlockLogs(blockNumber: number, logType: LogType): L2BlockL2Logs {
+    const blockCtx = this.#tables.blocks.get(blockNumber);
+    const logs = blockCtx?.[logType === LogType.ENCRYPTED ? 'encryptedLogs' : 'unencryptedLogs'];
+
+    if (!logs) {
+      return new L2BlockL2Logs([]);
+    }
+
+    return L2BlockL2Logs.fromBuffer(asBuffer(logs));
+  }
+
   #computeBlockRange(start: number, limit: number): Required<Pick<RangeOptions, 'start' | 'end'>> {
     if (limit < 1) {
       throw new Error(`Invalid limit: ${limit}`);
diff --git a/yarn-project/circuit-types/src/l2_block.ts b/yarn-project/circuit-types/src/l2_block.ts
index 834f9172969c..a9302688d662 100644
--- a/yarn-project/circuit-types/src/l2_block.ts
+++ b/yarn-project/circuit-types/src/l2_block.ts
@@ -321,9 +321,10 @@ export class L2Block {
   /**
    * Deserializes L2 block without logs from a buffer.
    * @param buf - A serialized L2 block.
+   * @param blockHash - The hash of the block.
    * @returns Deserialized L2 block.
    */
-  static fromBuffer(buf: Buffer | BufferReader) {
+  static fromBuffer(buf: Buffer | BufferReader, blockHash?: Buffer) {
     const reader = BufferReader.asReader(buf);
     const globalVariables = reader.readObject(GlobalVariables);
     // TODO(#3938): update the encoding here
@@ -358,17 +359,20 @@ export class L2Block {
     // TODO(#3938): populate bodyHash
     const header = new Header(startArchiveSnapshot, [Fr.ZERO, Fr.ZERO], state, globalVariables);
 
-    return L2Block.fromFields({
-      archive: endArchiveSnapshot,
-      header,
-      newCommitments,
-      newNullifiers,
-      newPublicDataWrites,
-      newL2ToL1Msgs,
-      newContracts,
-      newContractData,
-      newL1ToL2Messages,
-    });
+    return L2Block.fromFields(
+      {
+        archive: endArchiveSnapshot,
+        header,
+        newCommitments,
+        newNullifiers,
+        newPublicDataWrites,
+        newL2ToL1Msgs,
+        newContracts,
+        newContractData,
+        newL1ToL2Messages,
+      },
+      blockHash,
+    );
   }
 
   /**