diff --git a/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.AccountAbstraction/AccountAbstractionPlugin.cs b/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.AccountAbstraction/AccountAbstractionPlugin.cs
index 91cc33c8754..972f654dd15 100644
--- a/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.AccountAbstraction/AccountAbstractionPlugin.cs
+++ b/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.AccountAbstraction/AccountAbstractionPlugin.cs
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ public ValueTask DisposeAsync()
         return ValueTask.CompletedTask;
     }
 
-    public Task<IBlockProducer> InitBlockProducer(IBlockProducerFactory consensusPlugin, ITxSource? additionalTxSource)
+    public IBlockProducer InitBlockProducer(IBlockProducerFactory consensusPlugin, ITxSource? additionalTxSource)
     {
         if (!Enabled) throw new InvalidOperationException("Account Abstraction plugin is disabled");
 
diff --git a/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Api/Extensions/IConsensusWrapperPlugin.cs b/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Api/Extensions/IConsensusWrapperPlugin.cs
index 576a3ba9656..b81722632bc 100644
--- a/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Api/Extensions/IConsensusWrapperPlugin.cs
+++ b/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Api/Extensions/IConsensusWrapperPlugin.cs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ namespace Nethermind.Api.Extensions
 {
     public interface IConsensusWrapperPlugin : INethermindPlugin
     {
-        Task<IBlockProducer> InitBlockProducer(IBlockProducerFactory baseBlockProducerFactory, ITxSource? txSource);
+        IBlockProducer InitBlockProducer(IBlockProducerFactory baseBlockProducerFactory, ITxSource? txSource);
 
         IBlockProducerRunner InitBlockProducerRunner(IBlockProducerRunner baseRunner) => baseRunner;
 
diff --git a/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Consensus.AuRa/AuRaPlugin.cs b/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Consensus.AuRa/AuRaPlugin.cs
index 0e1dd922ded..a1234f68bc9 100644
--- a/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Consensus.AuRa/AuRaPlugin.cs
+++ b/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Consensus.AuRa/AuRaPlugin.cs
@@ -69,14 +69,14 @@ public Task InitSynchronization()
             return Task.CompletedTask;
         }
 
-        public Task<IBlockProducer> InitBlockProducer(ITxSource? additionalTxSource = null)
+        public IBlockProducer InitBlockProducer(ITxSource? additionalTxSource = null)
         {
             if (_nethermindApi is not null)
             {
                 return _blockProducerStarter!.BuildProducer(additionalTxSource);
             }
 
-            return Task.FromResult<IBlockProducer>(null);
+            return null;
         }
 
         public IBlockProducerRunner CreateBlockProducerRunner()
diff --git a/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Consensus.AuRa/InitializationSteps/StartBlockProducerAuRa.cs b/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Consensus.AuRa/InitializationSteps/StartBlockProducerAuRa.cs
index f2d37f98e6c..99a553389ad 100644
--- a/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Consensus.AuRa/InitializationSteps/StartBlockProducerAuRa.cs
+++ b/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Consensus.AuRa/InitializationSteps/StartBlockProducerAuRa.cs
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ public IBlockProductionTrigger CreateTrigger()
         return onlyWhenNotProcessing;
     }
 
-    public Task<IBlockProducer> BuildProducer(ITxSource? additionalTxSource = null)
+    public IBlockProducer BuildProducer(ITxSource? additionalTxSource = null)
     {
         if (_api.EngineSigner is null) throw new StepDependencyException(nameof(_api.EngineSigner));
         if (_api.ChainSpec is null) throw new StepDependencyException(nameof(_api.ChainSpec));
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ public Task<IBlockProducer> BuildProducer(ITxSource? additionalTxSource = null)
             _api.LogManager,
             _api.ConfigProvider.GetConfig<IBlocksConfig>());
 
-        return Task.FromResult(blockProducer);
+        return blockProducer;
     }
 
     private BlockProcessor CreateBlockProcessor(ReadOnlyTxProcessingEnv changeableTxProcessingEnv)
diff --git a/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Consensus.Clique/CliquePlugin.cs b/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Consensus.Clique/CliquePlugin.cs
index d2d8eb24a28..d1c78a5f68d 100644
--- a/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Consensus.Clique/CliquePlugin.cs
+++ b/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Consensus.Clique/CliquePlugin.cs
@@ -68,11 +68,11 @@ public Task Init(INethermindApi nethermindApi)
             return Task.CompletedTask;
         }
 
-        public Task<IBlockProducer> InitBlockProducer(ITxSource? additionalTxSource = null)
+        public IBlockProducer InitBlockProducer(ITxSource? additionalTxSource = null)
         {
             if (_nethermindApi!.SealEngineType != Nethermind.Core.SealEngineType.Clique)
             {
-                return Task.FromResult((IBlockProducer)null);
+                return null;
             }
 
             (IApiWithBlockchain getFromApi, IApiWithBlockchain setInApi) = _nethermindApi!.ForProducer;
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ public Task<IBlockProducer> InitBlockProducer(ITxSource? additionalTxSource = nu
                 _cliqueConfig!,
                 getFromApi.LogManager);
 
-            return Task.FromResult((IBlockProducer)blockProducer);
+            return blockProducer;
         }
 
         public IBlockProducerRunner CreateBlockProducerRunner()
diff --git a/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Consensus.Ethash/EthashPlugin.cs b/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Consensus.Ethash/EthashPlugin.cs
index a080f3c9240..731e7d53fd0 100644
--- a/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Consensus.Ethash/EthashPlugin.cs
+++ b/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Consensus.Ethash/EthashPlugin.cs
@@ -46,9 +46,9 @@ public Task Init(INethermindApi nethermindApi)
             return Task.CompletedTask;
         }
 
-        public Task<IBlockProducer> InitBlockProducer(ITxSource? additionalTxSource = null)
+        public IBlockProducer InitBlockProducer(ITxSource? additionalTxSource = null)
         {
-            return Task.FromResult((IBlockProducer)null);
+            return null;
         }
 
         public Task InitNetworkProtocol()
diff --git a/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Consensus.Ethash/NethDevPlugin.cs b/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Consensus.Ethash/NethDevPlugin.cs
index 0cd98539550..54e89399722 100644
--- a/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Consensus.Ethash/NethDevPlugin.cs
+++ b/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Consensus.Ethash/NethDevPlugin.cs
@@ -37,11 +37,11 @@ public Task Init(INethermindApi nethermindApi)
             return Task.CompletedTask;
         }
 
-        public Task<IBlockProducer> InitBlockProducer(ITxSource? additionalTxSource = null)
+        public IBlockProducer InitBlockProducer(ITxSource? additionalTxSource = null)
         {
             if (_nethermindApi!.SealEngineType != Nethermind.Core.SealEngineType.NethDev)
             {
-                return Task.FromResult((IBlockProducer)null);
+                return null;
             }
 
             var (getFromApi, _) = _nethermindApi!.ForProducer;
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ public Task<IBlockProducer> InitBlockProducer(ITxSource? additionalTxSource = nu
                 getFromApi.Config<IBlocksConfig>(),
                 getFromApi.LogManager);
 
-            return Task.FromResult(blockProducer);
+            return blockProducer;
         }
 
         public string SealEngineType => Nethermind.Core.SealEngineType.NethDev;
diff --git a/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Consensus/IBlockProducerFactory.cs b/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Consensus/IBlockProducerFactory.cs
index 9f5ea204121..46735b2501a 100644
--- a/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Consensus/IBlockProducerFactory.cs
+++ b/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Consensus/IBlockProducerFactory.cs
@@ -16,5 +16,5 @@ public interface IBlockProducerFactory
     /// <remarks>
     /// Can be called many times, with different parameters, each time should create a new instance. Example usage in MEV plugin.
     /// </remarks>
-    Task<IBlockProducer> InitBlockProducer(ITxSource? additionalTxSource = null);
+    IBlockProducer InitBlockProducer(ITxSource? additionalTxSource = null);
 }
diff --git a/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Init/Steps/InitializeBlockProducer.cs b/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Init/Steps/InitializeBlockProducer.cs
index c36f2c3985f..380c4baa4f1 100644
--- a/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Init/Steps/InitializeBlockProducer.cs
+++ b/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Init/Steps/InitializeBlockProducer.cs
@@ -24,11 +24,11 @@ public InitializeBlockProducer(INethermindApi api)
             _api = api;
         }
 
-        public async Task Execute(CancellationToken _)
+        public Task Execute(CancellationToken _)
         {
             if (_api.BlockProductionPolicy!.ShouldStartBlockProduction())
             {
-                _api.BlockProducer = await BuildProducer();
+                _api.BlockProducer = BuildProducer();
 
                 _api.BlockProducerRunner = _api.GetConsensusPlugin()!.CreateBlockProducerRunner();
 
@@ -37,9 +37,11 @@ public async Task Execute(CancellationToken _)
                     _api.BlockProducerRunner = wrapperPlugin.InitBlockProducerRunner(_api.BlockProducerRunner);
                 }
             }
+
+            return Task.CompletedTask;
         }
 
-        protected virtual async Task<IBlockProducer> BuildProducer()
+        protected virtual IBlockProducer BuildProducer()
         {
             _api.BlockProducerEnvFactory = new BlockProducerEnvFactory(
                 _api.WorldStateManager!,
@@ -66,7 +68,7 @@ protected virtual async Task<IBlockProducer> BuildProducer()
                     blockProducerFactory = new ConsensusWrapperToBlockProducerFactoryAdapter(wrapperPlugin, blockProducerFactory);
                 }
 
-                return await blockProducerFactory.InitBlockProducer();
+                return blockProducerFactory.InitBlockProducer();
             }
             else
             {
@@ -78,7 +80,7 @@ private class ConsensusWrapperToBlockProducerFactoryAdapter(
             IConsensusWrapperPlugin consensusWrapperPlugin,
             IBlockProducerFactory baseBlockProducerFactory) : IBlockProducerFactory
         {
-            public Task<IBlockProducer> InitBlockProducer(ITxSource? additionalTxSource = null)
+            public IBlockProducer InitBlockProducer(ITxSource? additionalTxSource = null)
             {
                 return consensusWrapperPlugin.InitBlockProducer(baseBlockProducerFactory, additionalTxSource);
             }
diff --git a/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Merge.AuRa/AuRaMergePlugin.cs b/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Merge.AuRa/AuRaMergePlugin.cs
index 027231d5e49..ac61be06612 100644
--- a/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Merge.AuRa/AuRaMergePlugin.cs
+++ b/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Merge.AuRa/AuRaMergePlugin.cs
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ originalFilter is MinGasPriceContractTxFilter ? originalFilter
             }
         }
 
-        public override Task<IBlockProducer> InitBlockProducer(IBlockProducerFactory consensusPlugin, ITxSource? txSource)
+        public override IBlockProducer InitBlockProducer(IBlockProducerFactory consensusPlugin, ITxSource? txSource)
         {
             _api.BlockProducerEnvFactory = new AuRaMergeBlockProducerEnvFactory(
                 (AuRaNethermindApi)_api,
diff --git a/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Merge.Plugin.Test/MergePluginTests.cs b/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Merge.Plugin.Test/MergePluginTests.cs
index ffa59787d67..ae09a209b5c 100644
--- a/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Merge.Plugin.Test/MergePluginTests.cs
+++ b/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Merge.Plugin.Test/MergePluginTests.cs
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ public void Init_merge_plugin_does_not_throw_exception(bool enabled)
         Assert.DoesNotThrowAsync(async () => await _plugin.Init(_context));
         Assert.DoesNotThrowAsync(async () => await _plugin.InitNetworkProtocol());
         Assert.DoesNotThrowAsync(async () => await _plugin.InitSynchronization());
-        Assert.DoesNotThrowAsync(async () => await _plugin.InitBlockProducer(_consensusPlugin!, null));
+        Assert.DoesNotThrow(() => _plugin.InitBlockProducer(_consensusPlugin!, null));
         Assert.DoesNotThrowAsync(async () => await _plugin.InitRpcModules());
         Assert.DoesNotThrowAsync(async () => await _plugin.DisposeAsync());
     }
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ public async Task Initializes_correctly()
         ISyncConfig syncConfig = _context.Config<ISyncConfig>();
         Assert.IsTrue(syncConfig.NetworkingEnabled);
         Assert.IsTrue(_context.GossipPolicy.CanGossipBlocks);
-        await _plugin.InitBlockProducer(_consensusPlugin!, null);
+        _plugin.InitBlockProducer(_consensusPlugin!, null);
         Assert.IsInstanceOf<MergeBlockProducer>(_context.BlockProducer);
         await _plugin.InitRpcModules();
         _context.RpcModuleProvider!.Received().Register(Arg.Is<IRpcModulePool<IEngineRpcModule>>(m => m is SingletonModulePool<IEngineRpcModule>));
diff --git a/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Merge.Plugin/MergePlugin.BlockProducer.cs b/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Merge.Plugin/MergePlugin.BlockProducer.cs
index 33e86a6a6ef..2ad0d4f412e 100644
--- a/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Merge.Plugin/MergePlugin.BlockProducer.cs
+++ b/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Merge.Plugin/MergePlugin.BlockProducer.cs
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ public partial class MergePlugin
         protected virtual PostMergeBlockProducerFactory CreateBlockProducerFactory()
             => new(_api.SpecProvider!, _api.SealEngine, _manualTimestamper!, _blocksConfig, _api.LogManager);
 
-        public virtual async Task<IBlockProducer> InitBlockProducer(IBlockProducerFactory baseBlockProducerFactory, ITxSource? txSource)
+        public virtual IBlockProducer InitBlockProducer(IBlockProducerFactory baseBlockProducerFactory, ITxSource? txSource)
         {
             if (MergeEnabled)
             {
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ public virtual async Task<IBlockProducer> InitBlockProducer(IBlockProducerFactor
                 if (_logger.IsInfo) _logger.Info("Starting Merge block producer & sealer");
 
                 IBlockProducer? blockProducer = _mergeBlockProductionPolicy.ShouldInitPreMergeBlockProduction()
-                    ? await baseBlockProducerFactory.InitBlockProducer(txSource)
+                    ? baseBlockProducerFactory.InitBlockProducer(txSource)
                     : null;
                 _manualTimestamper ??= new ManualTimestamper();
                 BlockProducerEnv blockProducerEnv = _api.BlockProducerEnvFactory.Create();
diff --git a/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Mev.Test/MevPluginTests.cs b/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Mev.Test/MevPluginTests.cs
index 56ba308d73c..f9a4def7e3f 100644
--- a/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Mev.Test/MevPluginTests.cs
+++ b/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Mev.Test/MevPluginTests.cs
@@ -51,9 +51,9 @@ public async Task Can_initialize_block_producer()
             IConsensusPlugin consensusPlugin = Substitute.For<IConsensusPlugin>();
             consensusPlugin.InitBlockProducer(null).Returns(Substitute.For<IBlockProducer>());
 
-            Task<IBlockProducer> blockProducer = plugin.InitBlockProducer(consensusPlugin, null);
+            IBlockProducer blockProducer = plugin.InitBlockProducer(consensusPlugin, null);
 
-            blockProducer.Result.Should().BeOfType(typeof(MevBlockProducer));
+            blockProducer.Should().BeOfType(typeof(MevBlockProducer));
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Mev/MevPlugin.cs b/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Mev/MevPlugin.cs
index c67c998349b..1eba1f786b2 100644
--- a/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Mev/MevPlugin.cs
+++ b/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Mev/MevPlugin.cs
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ public Task InitRpcModules()
         return Task.CompletedTask;
     }
 
-    public async Task<IBlockProducer> InitBlockProducer(IBlockProducerFactory consensusPlugin, ITxSource? txSource)
+    public IBlockProducer InitBlockProducer(IBlockProducerFactory consensusPlugin, ITxSource? txSource)
     {
         if (!Enabled)
         {
@@ -147,28 +147,28 @@ public async Task<IBlockProducer> InitBlockProducer(IBlockProducerFactory consen
             new(_mevConfig.MaxMergedBundles + megabundleProducerCount + 1);
 
         // Add non-mev block
-        MevBlockProducer.MevBlockProducerInfo standardProducer = await CreateProducer(consensusPlugin);
+        MevBlockProducer.MevBlockProducerInfo standardProducer = CreateProducer(consensusPlugin);
         blockProducers.Add(standardProducer);
 
         // Try blocks with all bundle numbers <= MaxMergedBundles
         for (int bundleLimit = 1; bundleLimit <= _mevConfig.MaxMergedBundles; bundleLimit++)
         {
             BundleSelector bundleSelector = new(BundlePool, bundleLimit);
-            MevBlockProducer.MevBlockProducerInfo bundleProducer = await CreateProducer(consensusPlugin, bundleLimit, new BundleTxSource(bundleSelector, _nethermindApi.Timestamper));
+            MevBlockProducer.MevBlockProducerInfo bundleProducer = CreateProducer(consensusPlugin, bundleLimit, new BundleTxSource(bundleSelector, _nethermindApi.Timestamper));
             blockProducers.Add(bundleProducer);
         }
 
         if (megabundleProducerCount > 0)
         {
             MegabundleSelector megabundleSelector = new(BundlePool);
-            MevBlockProducer.MevBlockProducerInfo bundleProducer = await CreateProducer(consensusPlugin, 0, new BundleTxSource(megabundleSelector, _nethermindApi.Timestamper));
+            MevBlockProducer.MevBlockProducerInfo bundleProducer = CreateProducer(consensusPlugin, 0, new BundleTxSource(megabundleSelector, _nethermindApi.Timestamper));
             blockProducers.Add(bundleProducer);
         }
 
         return new MevBlockProducer(_nethermindApi.LogManager, blockProducers.ToArray());
     }
 
-    private async Task<MevBlockProducer.MevBlockProducerInfo> CreateProducer(
+    private MevBlockProducer.MevBlockProducerInfo CreateProducer(
         IBlockProducerFactory consensusPlugin,
         int bundleLimit = 0,
         ITxSource? additionalTxSource = null)
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ public async Task<IBlockProducer> InitBlockProducer(IBlockProducerFactory consen
             AlwaysOkBlockProductionCondition.Instance :
             new BundleLimitBlockProductionTrigger(_nethermindApi.BlockTree!, _nethermindApi.Timestamper!, BundlePool, bundleLimit);
 
-        IBlockProducer producer = await consensusPlugin.InitBlockProducer(additionalTxSource);
+        IBlockProducer producer = consensusPlugin.InitBlockProducer(additionalTxSource);
         return new MevBlockProducer.MevBlockProducerInfo(producer, condition, new BeneficiaryTracer());
     }
 
diff --git a/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Optimism/InitializeBlockProducerOptimism.cs b/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Optimism/InitializeBlockProducerOptimism.cs
index debe95dbbda..d0deef60401 100644
--- a/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Optimism/InitializeBlockProducerOptimism.cs
+++ b/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Optimism/InitializeBlockProducerOptimism.cs
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ public InitializeBlockProducerOptimism(OptimismNethermindApi api) : base(api)
         _api = api;
     }
 
-    protected override Task<IBlockProducer> BuildProducer()
+    protected override IBlockProducer BuildProducer()
     {
         if (_api.DbProvider is null) throw new StepDependencyException(nameof(_api.DbProvider));
         if (_api.BlockTree is null) throw new StepDependencyException(nameof(_api.BlockTree));
@@ -65,6 +65,6 @@ protected override Task<IBlockProducer> BuildProducer()
             _api.LogManager,
             _api.Config<IBlocksConfig>());
 
-        return Task.FromResult(_api.BlockProducer);
+        return _api.BlockProducer;
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Optimism/OptimismPlugin.cs b/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Optimism/OptimismPlugin.cs
index e5bd7c56d2b..1b74c5d0dc2 100644
--- a/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Optimism/OptimismPlugin.cs
+++ b/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Optimism/OptimismPlugin.cs
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ public class OptimismPlugin : IConsensusPlugin, ISynchronizationPlugin, IInitial
 
     public IBlockProductionTrigger DefaultBlockProductionTrigger => NeverProduceTrigger.Instance;
 
-    public Task<IBlockProducer> InitBlockProducer(ITxSource? additionalTxSource = null)
+    public IBlockProducer InitBlockProducer(ITxSource? additionalTxSource = null)
     {
         if (additionalTxSource is not null)
             throw new ArgumentException(
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ public Task<IBlockProducer> InitBlockProducer(ITxSource? additionalTxSource = nu
         ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(_api);
         ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(_api.BlockProducer);
 
-        return Task.FromResult(_api.BlockProducer);
+        return _api.BlockProducer;
     }
 
     #endregion