diff --git a/crates/chain-state/src/in_memory.rs b/crates/chain-state/src/in_memory.rs
index 1e300539e2e4..6780a2421c0c 100644
--- a/crates/chain-state/src/in_memory.rs
+++ b/crates/chain-state/src/in_memory.rs
@@ -999,7 +999,7 @@ mod tests {
             Ok(None)
         }
 
-        fn bytecode_by_hash(&self, _code_hash: B256) -> ProviderResult<Option<Bytecode>> {
+        fn bytecode_by_hash(&self, _code_hash: &B256) -> ProviderResult<Option<Bytecode>> {
             Ok(None)
         }
     }
diff --git a/crates/chain-state/src/memory_overlay.rs b/crates/chain-state/src/memory_overlay.rs
index 7365a4b09c13..880c95ab3c37 100644
--- a/crates/chain-state/src/memory_overlay.rs
+++ b/crates/chain-state/src/memory_overlay.rs
@@ -228,9 +228,9 @@ impl<N: NodePrimitives> StateProvider for MemoryOverlayStateProviderRef<'_, N> {
         self.historical.storage(address, storage_key)
     }
 
-    fn bytecode_by_hash(&self, code_hash: B256) -> ProviderResult<Option<Bytecode>> {
+    fn bytecode_by_hash(&self, code_hash: &B256) -> ProviderResult<Option<Bytecode>> {
         for block in &self.in_memory {
-            if let Some(contract) = block.execution_output.bytecode(&code_hash) {
+            if let Some(contract) = block.execution_output.bytecode(code_hash) {
                 return Ok(Some(contract));
             }
         }
diff --git a/crates/revm/src/database.rs b/crates/revm/src/database.rs
index e8f527e58ec9..db4dd554f3b0 100644
--- a/crates/revm/src/database.rs
+++ b/crates/revm/src/database.rs
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ pub trait EvmStateProvider: Send + Sync {
     /// Get account code by hash.
     fn bytecode_by_hash(
         &self,
-        code_hash: B256,
+        code_hash: &B256,
     ) -> ProviderResult<Option<reth_primitives::Bytecode>>;
 
     /// Get storage of the given account.
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ impl<T: reth_storage_api::StateProvider> EvmStateProvider for T {
 
     fn bytecode_by_hash(
         &self,
-        code_hash: B256,
+        code_hash: &B256,
     ) -> ProviderResult<Option<reth_primitives::Bytecode>> {
         <T as reth_storage_api::StateProvider>::bytecode_by_hash(self, code_hash)
     }
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ impl<DB: EvmStateProvider> DatabaseRef for StateProviderDatabase<DB> {
     ///
     /// Returns `Ok` with the bytecode if found, or the default bytecode otherwise.
     fn code_by_hash_ref(&self, code_hash: B256) -> Result<Bytecode, Self::Error> {
-        Ok(self.bytecode_by_hash(code_hash)?.unwrap_or_default().0)
+        Ok(self.bytecode_by_hash(&code_hash)?.unwrap_or_default().0)
     }
 
     /// Retrieves the storage value at a specific index for a given address.
diff --git a/crates/revm/src/test_utils.rs b/crates/revm/src/test_utils.rs
index 8349750fb900..6d2dbf2ca01d 100644
--- a/crates/revm/src/test_utils.rs
+++ b/crates/revm/src/test_utils.rs
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ impl StateProvider for StateProviderTest {
         Ok(self.accounts.get(&account).and_then(|(storage, _)| storage.get(&storage_key).copied()))
     }
 
-    fn bytecode_by_hash(&self, code_hash: B256) -> ProviderResult<Option<Bytecode>> {
-        Ok(self.contracts.get(&code_hash).cloned())
+    fn bytecode_by_hash(&self, code_hash: &B256) -> ProviderResult<Option<Bytecode>> {
+        Ok(self.contracts.get(code_hash).cloned())
     }
 }
diff --git a/crates/rpc/rpc-eth-types/src/cache/db.rs b/crates/rpc/rpc-eth-types/src/cache/db.rs
index 80d1114f530c..dd15f7602179 100644
--- a/crates/rpc/rpc-eth-types/src/cache/db.rs
+++ b/crates/rpc/rpc-eth-types/src/cache/db.rs
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ impl StateProvider for StateProviderTraitObjWrapper<'_> {
 
     fn bytecode_by_hash(
         &self,
-        code_hash: B256,
+        code_hash: &B256,
     ) -> reth_errors::ProviderResult<Option<reth_primitives::Bytecode>> {
         self.0.bytecode_by_hash(code_hash)
     }
diff --git a/crates/storage/provider/src/providers/bundle_state_provider.rs b/crates/storage/provider/src/providers/bundle_state_provider.rs
index 9edb2763928d..316e6f64a326 100644
--- a/crates/storage/provider/src/providers/bundle_state_provider.rs
+++ b/crates/storage/provider/src/providers/bundle_state_provider.rs
@@ -210,9 +210,9 @@ impl<SP: StateProvider, EDP: ExecutionDataProvider> StateProvider for BundleStat
         self.state_provider.storage(account, storage_key)
     }
 
-    fn bytecode_by_hash(&self, code_hash: B256) -> ProviderResult<Option<Bytecode>> {
+    fn bytecode_by_hash(&self, code_hash: &B256) -> ProviderResult<Option<Bytecode>> {
         if let Some(bytecode) =
-            self.block_execution_data_provider.execution_outcome().bytecode(&code_hash)
+            self.block_execution_data_provider.execution_outcome().bytecode(code_hash)
         {
             return Ok(Some(bytecode))
         }
diff --git a/crates/storage/provider/src/providers/state/historical.rs b/crates/storage/provider/src/providers/state/historical.rs
index 180a1aa3f5e9..140c9a8b44e4 100644
--- a/crates/storage/provider/src/providers/state/historical.rs
+++ b/crates/storage/provider/src/providers/state/historical.rs
@@ -438,8 +438,8 @@ impl<Provider: DBProvider + BlockNumReader + BlockHashReader + StateCommitmentPr
     }
 
     /// Get account code by its hash
-    fn bytecode_by_hash(&self, code_hash: B256) -> ProviderResult<Option<Bytecode>> {
-        self.tx().get::<tables::Bytecodes>(code_hash).map_err(Into::into)
+    fn bytecode_by_hash(&self, code_hash: &B256) -> ProviderResult<Option<Bytecode>> {
+        self.tx().get_by_encoded_key::<tables::Bytecodes>(code_hash).map_err(Into::into)
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/crates/storage/provider/src/providers/state/latest.rs b/crates/storage/provider/src/providers/state/latest.rs
index 100637657840..46bd8db426fe 100644
--- a/crates/storage/provider/src/providers/state/latest.rs
+++ b/crates/storage/provider/src/providers/state/latest.rs
@@ -184,8 +184,8 @@ impl<Provider: DBProvider + BlockHashReader + StateCommitmentProvider> StateProv
     }
 
     /// Get account code by its hash
-    fn bytecode_by_hash(&self, code_hash: B256) -> ProviderResult<Option<Bytecode>> {
-        self.tx().get::<tables::Bytecodes>(code_hash).map_err(Into::into)
+    fn bytecode_by_hash(&self, code_hash: &B256) -> ProviderResult<Option<Bytecode>> {
+        self.tx().get_by_encoded_key::<tables::Bytecodes>(code_hash).map_err(Into::into)
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/crates/storage/provider/src/providers/state/macros.rs b/crates/storage/provider/src/providers/state/macros.rs
index 85cfd9053dfb..d97a5fa7b9d0 100644
--- a/crates/storage/provider/src/providers/state/macros.rs
+++ b/crates/storage/provider/src/providers/state/macros.rs
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ macro_rules! delegate_provider_impls {
             }
             StateProvider $(where [$($generics)*])? {
                 fn storage(&self, account: alloy_primitives::Address, storage_key: alloy_primitives::StorageKey) -> reth_storage_errors::provider::ProviderResult<Option<alloy_primitives::StorageValue>>;
-                fn bytecode_by_hash(&self, code_hash: alloy_primitives::B256) -> reth_storage_errors::provider::ProviderResult<Option<reth_primitives::Bytecode>>;
+                fn bytecode_by_hash(&self, code_hash: &alloy_primitives::B256) -> reth_storage_errors::provider::ProviderResult<Option<reth_primitives::Bytecode>>;
             }
             StateRootProvider $(where [$($generics)*])? {
                 fn state_root(&self, state: reth_trie::HashedPostState) -> reth_storage_errors::provider::ProviderResult<alloy_primitives::B256>;
diff --git a/crates/storage/provider/src/test_utils/mock.rs b/crates/storage/provider/src/test_utils/mock.rs
index dbaa90acc6a2..5bac034b520a 100644
--- a/crates/storage/provider/src/test_utils/mock.rs
+++ b/crates/storage/provider/src/test_utils/mock.rs
@@ -693,11 +693,11 @@ impl StateProvider for MockEthProvider {
         Ok(lock.get(&account).and_then(|account| account.storage.get(&storage_key)).copied())
     }
 
-    fn bytecode_by_hash(&self, code_hash: B256) -> ProviderResult<Option<Bytecode>> {
+    fn bytecode_by_hash(&self, code_hash: &B256) -> ProviderResult<Option<Bytecode>> {
         let lock = self.accounts.lock();
         Ok(lock.values().find_map(|account| {
             match (account.account.bytecode_hash.as_ref(), account.bytecode.as_ref()) {
-                (Some(bytecode_hash), Some(bytecode)) if *bytecode_hash == code_hash => {
+                (Some(bytecode_hash), Some(bytecode)) if bytecode_hash == code_hash => {
                     Some(bytecode.clone())
                 }
                 _ => None,
diff --git a/crates/storage/storage-api/src/noop.rs b/crates/storage/storage-api/src/noop.rs
index d7c8350c9fba..53ff0d61637a 100644
--- a/crates/storage/storage-api/src/noop.rs
+++ b/crates/storage/storage-api/src/noop.rs
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@ impl<C: Send + Sync, N: NodePrimitives> StateProvider for NoopProvider<C, N> {
         Ok(None)
     }
 
-    fn bytecode_by_hash(&self, _code_hash: B256) -> ProviderResult<Option<Bytecode>> {
+    fn bytecode_by_hash(&self, _code_hash: &B256) -> ProviderResult<Option<Bytecode>> {
         Ok(None)
     }
 }
diff --git a/crates/storage/storage-api/src/state.rs b/crates/storage/storage-api/src/state.rs
index 66dba83c453c..23ba7ebb22e7 100644
--- a/crates/storage/storage-api/src/state.rs
+++ b/crates/storage/storage-api/src/state.rs
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ pub trait StateProvider:
     ) -> ProviderResult<Option<StorageValue>>;
 
     /// Get account code by its hash
-    fn bytecode_by_hash(&self, code_hash: B256) -> ProviderResult<Option<Bytecode>>;
+    fn bytecode_by_hash(&self, code_hash: &B256) -> ProviderResult<Option<Bytecode>>;
 
     /// Get account code by its address.
     ///
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ pub trait StateProvider:
                 return Ok(None)
             }
             // Get the code from the code hash
-            return self.bytecode_by_hash(code_hash)
+            return self.bytecode_by_hash(&code_hash)
         }
 
         // Return `None` if no code hash is set
diff --git a/crates/transaction-pool/src/validate/eth.rs b/crates/transaction-pool/src/validate/eth.rs
index ea09d61b219a..29430b5d278b 100644
--- a/crates/transaction-pool/src/validate/eth.rs
+++ b/crates/transaction-pool/src/validate/eth.rs
@@ -380,9 +380,9 @@ where
         //
         // Any other case means that the account is not an EOA, and should not be able to send
         // transactions.
-        if account.has_bytecode() {
+        if let Some(code_hash) = &account.bytecode_hash {
             let is_eip7702 = if self.fork_tracker.is_prague_activated() {
-                match state.bytecode_by_hash(account.get_bytecode_hash()) {
+                match state.bytecode_by_hash(code_hash) {
                     Ok(bytecode) => bytecode.unwrap_or_default().is_eip7702(),
                     Err(err) => {
                         return TransactionValidationOutcome::Error(