diff --git a/crates/native_blockifier/src/py_block_executor.rs b/crates/native_blockifier/src/py_block_executor.rs
index b9d1f8da0b..e3244abf6f 100644
--- a/crates/native_blockifier/src/py_block_executor.rs
+++ b/crates/native_blockifier/src/py_block_executor.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::sync::Arc;
 
-use blockifier::block::{BlockInfo, GasPrices};
+use blockifier::block::{pre_process_block, BlockInfo, BlockNumberHashPair, GasPrices};
 use blockifier::context::{BlockContext, ChainInfo, FeeTokenAddresses};
 use blockifier::state::cached_state::{GlobalContractCache, GLOBAL_CONTRACT_CACHE_SIZE_FOR_TEST};
 use blockifier::transaction::objects::TransactionExecutionInfo;
@@ -133,7 +133,12 @@ impl PyBlockExecutor {
         &mut self,
         old_block_number_and_hash: Option<(u64, PyFelt)>,
     ) -> NativeBlockifierResult<()> {
-        self.tx_executor().pre_process_block(old_block_number_and_hash)
+        let old_block_number_and_hash = old_block_number_and_hash
+            .map(|(block_number, block_hash)| BlockNumberHashPair::new(block_number, block_hash.0));
+        let state = &mut self.tx_executor().state;
+        pre_process_block(state, old_block_number_and_hash)?;
+
+        Ok(())
     }
 
     pub fn commit_tx(&mut self) {
diff --git a/crates/native_blockifier/src/transaction_executor.rs b/crates/native_blockifier/src/transaction_executor.rs
index 04310070b3..bb96fcfab4 100644
--- a/crates/native_blockifier/src/transaction_executor.rs
+++ b/crates/native_blockifier/src/transaction_executor.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 use std::collections::{HashMap, HashSet};
 use std::vec::IntoIter;
 
-use blockifier::block::{pre_process_block, BlockNumberHashPair};
 use blockifier::context::BlockContext;
 use blockifier::execution::call_info::{CallInfo, MessageL1CostInfo};
 use blockifier::execution::entry_point::ExecutionResources;
@@ -25,7 +24,6 @@ use crate::errors::{NativeBlockifierError, NativeBlockifierResult};
 use crate::py_block_executor::{into_block_context, PyGeneralConfig};
 use crate::py_state_diff::PyBlockInfo;
 use crate::py_transaction_execution_info::PyBouncerInfo;
-use crate::py_utils::PyFelt;
 
 pub(crate) type RawTransactionExecutionInfo = Vec<u8>;
 
@@ -201,19 +199,6 @@ impl<S: StateReader> TransactionExecutor<S> {
         (self.state.to_state_diff(), visited_pcs)
     }
 
-    // Block pre-processing; see `block::pre_process_block` documentation.
-    pub fn pre_process_block(
-        &mut self,
-        old_block_number_and_hash: Option<(u64, PyFelt)>,
-    ) -> NativeBlockifierResult<()> {
-        let old_block_number_and_hash = old_block_number_and_hash
-            .map(|(block_number, block_hash)| BlockNumberHashPair::new(block_number, block_hash.0));
-
-        pre_process_block(&mut self.state, old_block_number_and_hash)?;
-
-        Ok(())
-    }
-
     pub fn commit(&mut self) {
         let Some(finalized_transactional_state) = self.staged_for_commit_state.take() else {
             panic!("commit called without a transactional state")