diff --git a/ethereum/spec/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/teku/spec/logic/versions/capella/block/BlockProcessorCapella.java b/ethereum/spec/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/teku/spec/logic/versions/capella/block/BlockProcessorCapella.java
index 1e79ae51d3b..c9fdd002a3d 100644
--- a/ethereum/spec/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/teku/spec/logic/versions/capella/block/BlockProcessorCapella.java
+++ b/ethereum/spec/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/teku/spec/logic/versions/capella/block/BlockProcessorCapella.java
@@ -128,7 +128,8 @@ protected BlockValidationResult validateBlockPreProcessing(
                 () ->
                     new BlockProcessingException(
                         "BlsToExecutionChanges was not found during block processing.")),
-        signatureVerifier);
+        signatureVerifier,
+        false);
   }
 
   @Override
@@ -155,7 +156,7 @@ public void processBlsToExecutionChanges(
       throws BlockProcessingException {
     final BlockValidationResult result =
         verifyBlsToExecutionChangesPreProcessing(
-            state, blsToExecutionChanges, BLSSignatureVerifier.SIMPLE);
+            state, blsToExecutionChanges, BLSSignatureVerifier.SIMPLE, true);
     if (!result.isValid()) {
       throw new BlockProcessingException(result.getFailureReason());
     }
@@ -312,7 +313,8 @@ public static Bytes32 getWithdrawalAddressFromEth1Address(final Bytes20 toExecut
   BlockValidationResult verifyBlsToExecutionChangesPreProcessing(
       final BeaconState genericState,
       final SszList<SignedBlsToExecutionChange> signedBlsToExecutionChanges,
-      final BLSSignatureVerifier signatureVerifier) {
+      final BLSSignatureVerifier signatureVerifier,
+      final boolean executeValidationRules) {
 
     final Set<UInt64> validatorsSeenInBlock = new HashSet<>();
     for (SignedBlsToExecutionChange signedBlsToExecutionChange : signedBlsToExecutionChanges) {
@@ -323,11 +325,13 @@ BlockValidationResult verifyBlsToExecutionChangesPreProcessing(
             "Duplicated BlsToExecutionChange for validator " + addressChange.getValidatorIndex());
       }
 
-      final Optional<OperationInvalidReason> operationInvalidReason =
-          operationValidator.validateBlsToExecutionChange(
-              genericState.getFork(), genericState, addressChange);
-      if (operationInvalidReason.isPresent()) {
-        return BlockValidationResult.failed(operationInvalidReason.get().describe());
+      if (executeValidationRules) {
+        final Optional<OperationInvalidReason> operationInvalidReason =
+            operationValidator.validateBlsToExecutionChange(
+                genericState.getFork(), genericState, addressChange);
+        if (operationInvalidReason.isPresent()) {
+          return BlockValidationResult.failed(operationInvalidReason.get().describe());
+        }
       }
 
       boolean signatureValid =
diff --git a/ethereum/spec/src/test/java/tech/pegasys/teku/spec/logic/versions/capella/block/BlockProcessorCapellaTest.java b/ethereum/spec/src/test/java/tech/pegasys/teku/spec/logic/versions/capella/block/BlockProcessorCapellaTest.java
index c4d95a51c0e..b7f014c532a 100644
--- a/ethereum/spec/src/test/java/tech/pegasys/teku/spec/logic/versions/capella/block/BlockProcessorCapellaTest.java
+++ b/ethereum/spec/src/test/java/tech/pegasys/teku/spec/logic/versions/capella/block/BlockProcessorCapellaTest.java
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ public void shouldRejectBlockWithMoreThanOneBlsExecutionChangesForSameValidator(
 
     final BlockValidationResult validationResult =
         capellaBlockProcessor.verifyBlsToExecutionChangesPreProcessing(
-            state, blsToExecutionChangesListWithDuplicate, BLSSignatureVerifier.NO_OP);
+            state, blsToExecutionChangesListWithDuplicate, BLSSignatureVerifier.NO_OP, true);
 
     assertThat(validationResult.isValid()).isFalse();
     assertThat(validationResult.getFailureReason())