diff --git a/datastore/auction_api.go b/datastore/auction_api.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..446a27102
--- /dev/null
+++ b/datastore/auction_api.go
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+package datastore
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/url"
+
+	builderApi "github.com/attestantio/go-builder-client/api"
+	"github.com/flashbots/mev-boost-relay/common"
+)
+
+const API_ROOT = "http://turbo-auction-api"
+
+func GetPayloadContents(slot uint64, proposerPubkey, blockHash string) (*builderApi.VersionedSubmitBlindedBlockResponse, error) {
+	queryParams := url.Values{}
+	queryParams.Add("slot", fmt.Sprintf("%d", slot))
+	queryParams.Add("proposer_pubkey", proposerPubkey)
+	queryParams.Add("block_hash", blockHash)
+
+	fullUrl := fmt.Sprintf("%s/internal/payload_contents?%s", API_ROOT, queryParams.Encode())
+
+	var err error
+
+	resp, err := http.Get(fullUrl)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	if resp.StatusCode == 404 {
+		return nil, ErrExecutionPayloadNotFound
+	}
+
+	body, err := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	payload := new(builderApi.VersionedSubmitBlindedBlockResponse)
+	err = json.Unmarshal(body, &payload)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return payload, nil
+}
+
+func GetBidTrace(slot uint64, proposerPubkey, blockHash string) (*common.BidTraceV2, error) {
+	queryParams := url.Values{}
+	queryParams.Add("slot", fmt.Sprintf("%d", slot))
+	queryParams.Add("proposer_pubkey", proposerPubkey)
+	queryParams.Add("block_hash", blockHash)
+
+	fullUrl := fmt.Sprintf("%s/internal/bid_trace?%s", API_ROOT, queryParams.Encode())
+
+	var err error
+
+	resp, err := http.Get(fullUrl)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	body, err := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	bidtrace := new(common.BidTraceV2)
+	err = json.Unmarshal(body, &bidtrace)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return bidtrace, nil
+}
diff --git a/services/api/service.go b/services/api/service.go
index 155e3f1d2..959716662 100644
--- a/services/api/service.go
+++ b/services/api/service.go
@@ -1393,7 +1393,7 @@ func (api *RelayAPI) handleGetPayload(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request)
 
 	// Save information about delivered payload
 	defer func() {
-		bidTrace, err := api.redis.GetBidTrace(uint64(slot), proposerPubkey.String(), blockHash.String())
+		bidTrace, err := datastore.GetBidTrace(uint64(slot), proposerPubkey.String(), blockHash.String())
 		if err != nil {
 			log.WithError(err).Info("failed to get bidTrace for delivered payload from redis")
 			return
@@ -1538,13 +1538,13 @@ func (api *RelayAPI) handleGetPayload(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request)
 	// Get the response - from Redis, Memcache or DB
 	// note that recent mev-boost versions only send getPayload to relays that provided the bid, older versions send getPayload to all relays.
 	// Additionally, proposers may feel it's safer to ask for a bid from all relays and fork.
-	getPayloadResp, err = api.datastore.GetGetPayloadResponse(log, uint64(slot), proposerPubkey.String(), blockHash.String())
+	getPayloadResp, err = datastore.GetPayloadContents(uint64(slot), proposerPubkey.String(), blockHash.String())
 	if err != nil || getPayloadResp == nil {
 		log.WithError(err).Warn("failed first attempt to get execution payload")
 
 		// Wait, then try again.
 		time.Sleep(time.Duration(timeoutGetPayloadRetryMs) * time.Millisecond)
-		getPayloadResp, err = api.datastore.GetGetPayloadResponse(log, uint64(slot), proposerPubkey.String(), blockHash.String())
+		getPayloadResp, err = datastore.GetPayloadContents(uint64(slot), proposerPubkey.String(), blockHash.String())
 
 		if err != nil || getPayloadResp == nil {
 			// Still not found! Error out now.