diff --git a/packages/beacon-node/src/api/impl/beacon/blocks/index.ts b/packages/beacon-node/src/api/impl/beacon/blocks/index.ts
index abef77ef9823..a1045ac66e80 100644
--- a/packages/beacon-node/src/api/impl/beacon/blocks/index.ts
+++ b/packages/beacon-node/src/api/impl/beacon/blocks/index.ts
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ export function getBeaconBlockApi({
       dataColumnSidecars = [];
     }
 
-    if (dataColumnSidecars.length > 0 && isBlockInputColumns(blockForImport)) {
+    if (isBlockInputColumns(blockForImport)) {
       for (const dataColumnSidecar of dataColumnSidecars) {
         blockForImport.addColumn({
           blockRootHex: blockRoot,
@@ -132,10 +132,14 @@ export function getBeaconBlockApi({
           seenTimestampSec,
         });
       }
-    }
-    if (blobSidecars.length > 0 && isBlockInputBlobs(blockForImport)) {
+    } else if (isBlockInputBlobs(blockForImport)) {
       for (const blobSidecar of blobSidecars) {
-        blockForImport.addBlob({blockRootHex: blockRoot, blobSidecar, source: BlockInputSource.api, seenTimestampSec});
+        blockForImport.addBlob({
+          blockRootHex: blockRoot,
+          blobSidecar,
+          source: BlockInputSource.api,
+          seenTimestampSec,
+        });
       }
     }
 
diff --git a/packages/beacon-node/src/chain/blocks/importBlock.ts b/packages/beacon-node/src/chain/blocks/importBlock.ts
index 46efad286255..934c215d6ca9 100644
--- a/packages/beacon-node/src/chain/blocks/importBlock.ts
+++ b/packages/beacon-node/src/chain/blocks/importBlock.ts
@@ -516,9 +516,7 @@ export async function importBlock(
     for (const {source} of blockInput.getSampledColumnsWithSource()) {
       this.metrics?.importBlock.columnsBySource.inc({source});
     }
-  }
-
-  if (isBlockInputBlobs(blockInput)) {
+  } else if (isBlockInputBlobs(blockInput)) {
     for (const {source} of blockInput.getAllBlobsWithSource()) {
       this.metrics?.importBlock.blobsBySource.inc({blobsSource: source});
     }
diff --git a/packages/beacon-node/src/network/interface.ts b/packages/beacon-node/src/network/interface.ts
index 70887c9f61c9..4b69deae4a01 100644
--- a/packages/beacon-node/src/network/interface.ts
+++ b/packages/beacon-node/src/network/interface.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ import {
   Upgrader,
 } from "@libp2p/interface";
 import type {AddressManager, ConnectionManager, Registrar, TransportManager} from "@libp2p/interface-internal";
-import {LoggerNode} from "@lodestar/logger/node";
 import {
   AttesterSlashing,
   LightClientFinalityUpdate,
@@ -59,7 +58,6 @@ export interface INetwork extends INetworkCorePublic {
   readonly peerId: PeerId;
   readonly custodyConfig: CustodyConfig;
   readonly closed: boolean;
-  readonly logger: LoggerNode;
   events: INetworkEventBus;
 
   getConnectedPeers(): PeerIdStr[];
diff --git a/packages/beacon-node/src/network/network.ts b/packages/beacon-node/src/network/network.ts
index 457e464ce9cb..c0251dde2b83 100644
--- a/packages/beacon-node/src/network/network.ts
+++ b/packages/beacon-node/src/network/network.ts
@@ -97,10 +97,10 @@ export type NetworkInitModules = {
 export class Network implements INetwork {
   readonly peerId: PeerId;
   readonly custodyConfig: CustodyConfig;
-  readonly logger: LoggerNode;
   // TODO: Make private
   readonly events: INetworkEventBus;
 
+  private readonly logger: LoggerNode;
   private readonly config: BeaconConfig;
   private readonly clock: IClock;
   private readonly chain: IBeaconChain;
diff --git a/packages/beacon-node/src/sync/unknownBlock.ts b/packages/beacon-node/src/sync/unknownBlock.ts
index ffa01206b7e1..85102d645f24 100644
--- a/packages/beacon-node/src/sync/unknownBlock.ts
+++ b/packages/beacon-node/src/sync/unknownBlock.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ import {
   PendingBlockInput,
   PendingBlockInputStatus,
   PendingBlockType,
-  PendingRootHex,
   getBlockInputSyncCacheItemRootHex,
   getBlockInputSyncCacheItemSlot,
   isPendingBlockInput,
@@ -178,7 +177,7 @@ export class BlockInputSync {
   };
 
   private addByRootHex = (rootHex: RootHex, peerIdStr?: PeerIdStr): void => {
-    let pendingBlock = this.pendingBlocks.get(rootHex) as PendingRootHex;
+    let pendingBlock = this.pendingBlocks.get(rootHex);
     if (!pendingBlock) {
       pendingBlock = {
         status: PendingBlockInputStatus.pending,
@@ -207,7 +206,7 @@ export class BlockInputSync {
   };
 
   private addByBlockInput = (blockInput: IBlockInput, peerIdStr?: string): void => {
-    let pendingBlock = this.pendingBlocks.get(blockInput.blockRootHex) as PendingBlockInput;
+    let pendingBlock = this.pendingBlocks.get(blockInput.blockRootHex);
     // if entry is missing or was added via rootHex and now we have more complete information overwrite
     // the existing information with the more complete cache entry
     if (!pendingBlock || !isPendingBlockInput(pendingBlock)) {
diff --git a/packages/beacon-node/src/sync/utils/pendingBlocksTree.ts b/packages/beacon-node/src/sync/utils/pendingBlocksTree.ts
index dadb05861205..04c4d1346a3c 100644
--- a/packages/beacon-node/src/sync/utils/pendingBlocksTree.ts
+++ b/packages/beacon-node/src/sync/utils/pendingBlocksTree.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import {RootHex} from "@lodestar/types";
 import {MapDef} from "@lodestar/utils";
-// import {DownloadedBlock, PendingBlock, PendingBlockStatus, UnknownBlock} from "../interface.js";
 import {
   BlockInputSyncCacheItem,
   PendingBlockInput,