diff --git a/crates/protocol/src/batch/core.rs b/crates/protocol/src/batch/core.rs
index 72bf3810b..ca4a71dac 100644
--- a/crates/protocol/src/batch/core.rs
+++ b/crates/protocol/src/batch/core.rs
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ impl Batch {
             Self::Span(sb) => {
                 out.put_u8(BatchType::Span as u8);
                 let raw_span_batch =
-                    RawSpanBatch::try_from(sb).map_err(BatchEncodingError::SpanBatchError)?;
+                    sb.to_raw_span_batch().map_err(BatchEncodingError::SpanBatchError)?;
                 raw_span_batch.encode(out).map_err(BatchEncodingError::SpanBatchError)?;
             }
         }
diff --git a/crates/protocol/src/batch/raw.rs b/crates/protocol/src/batch/raw.rs
index 55ff6017a..7a95b2636 100644
--- a/crates/protocol/src/batch/raw.rs
+++ b/crates/protocol/src/batch/raw.rs
@@ -17,35 +17,6 @@ pub struct RawSpanBatch {
     pub payload: SpanBatchPayload,
 }
 
-impl TryFrom<&SpanBatch> for RawSpanBatch {
-    type Error = SpanBatchError;
-
-    fn try_from(value: &SpanBatch) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
-        if value.batches.is_empty() {
-            return Err(SpanBatchError::EmptySpanBatch);
-        }
-
-        // These should never error since we check for an empty batch above.
-        let span_start = value.batches.first().ok_or(SpanBatchError::EmptySpanBatch)?;
-        let span_end = value.batches.last().ok_or(SpanBatchError::EmptySpanBatch)?;
-
-        Ok(Self {
-            prefix: SpanBatchPrefix {
-                rel_timestamp: span_start.timestamp - value.genesis_timestamp,
-                l1_origin_num: span_end.epoch_num,
-                parent_check: value.parent_check,
-                l1_origin_check: value.l1_origin_check,
-            },
-            payload: SpanBatchPayload {
-                block_count: value.batches.len() as u64,
-                origin_bits: value.origin_bits.clone(),
-                block_tx_counts: value.block_tx_counts.clone(),
-                txs: value.txs.clone(),
-            },
-        })
-    }
-}
-
 impl RawSpanBatch {
     /// Returns the batch type
     pub const fn get_batch_type(&self) -> BatchType {
@@ -130,7 +101,7 @@ mod test {
     #[test]
     fn test_try_from_span_batch_empty_batches_errors() {
         let span_batch = SpanBatch::default();
-        let raw_span_batch = RawSpanBatch::try_from(&span_batch).unwrap_err();
+        let raw_span_batch = span_batch.to_raw_span_batch().unwrap_err();
         assert_eq!(raw_span_batch, SpanBatchError::EmptySpanBatch);
     }
 
@@ -154,7 +125,7 @@ mod test {
             l1_origin_check,
         };
         let expected_payload = SpanBatchPayload { block_count: 2, ..Default::default() };
-        let raw_span_batch = RawSpanBatch::try_from(&span_batch).unwrap();
+        let raw_span_batch = span_batch.to_raw_span_batch().unwrap();
         assert_eq!(raw_span_batch.prefix, expected_prefix);
         assert_eq!(raw_span_batch.payload, expected_payload);
     }
diff --git a/crates/protocol/src/batch/span.rs b/crates/protocol/src/batch/span.rs
index a4ab51e29..1ec7ebcf1 100644
--- a/crates/protocol/src/batch/span.rs
+++ b/crates/protocol/src/batch/span.rs
@@ -8,8 +8,9 @@ use op_alloy_genesis::RollupConfig;
 use tracing::{info, warn};
 
 use crate::{
-    BatchValidationProvider, BatchValidity, BlockInfo, L2BlockInfo, SingleBatch, SpanBatchBits,
-    SpanBatchElement, SpanBatchError, SpanBatchTransactions,
+    BatchValidationProvider, BatchValidity, BlockInfo, L2BlockInfo, RawSpanBatch, SingleBatch,
+    SpanBatchBits, SpanBatchElement, SpanBatchError, SpanBatchPayload, SpanBatchPrefix,
+    SpanBatchTransactions,
 };
 
 /// The span batch contains the input to build a span of L2 blocks in derived form.
@@ -73,6 +74,32 @@ impl SpanBatch {
         &self.batches[self.batches.len() - 1 - n]
     }
 
+    /// Constructs a [RawSpanBatch] from the [SpanBatch].
+    pub fn to_raw_span_batch(&self) -> Result<RawSpanBatch, SpanBatchError> {
+        if self.batches.is_empty() {
+            return Err(SpanBatchError::EmptySpanBatch);
+        }
+
+        // These should never error since we check for an empty batch above.
+        let span_start = self.batches.first().ok_or(SpanBatchError::EmptySpanBatch)?;
+        let span_end = self.batches.last().ok_or(SpanBatchError::EmptySpanBatch)?;
+
+        Ok(RawSpanBatch {
+            prefix: SpanBatchPrefix {
+                rel_timestamp: span_start.timestamp - self.genesis_timestamp,
+                l1_origin_num: span_end.epoch_num,
+                parent_check: self.parent_check,
+                l1_origin_check: self.l1_origin_check,
+            },
+            payload: SpanBatchPayload {
+                block_count: self.batches.len() as u64,
+                origin_bits: self.origin_bits.clone(),
+                block_tx_counts: self.block_tx_counts.clone(),
+                txs: self.txs.clone(),
+            },
+        })
+    }
+
     /// Converts all [SpanBatchElement]s after the L2 safe head to [SingleBatch]es. The resulting
     /// [SingleBatch]es do not contain a parent hash, as it is populated by the Batch Queue
     /// stage.