diff --git a/packages/block/src/block/constructors.ts b/packages/block/src/block/constructors.ts
index 780f3f12ce3..3181c454e6e 100644
--- a/packages/block/src/block/constructors.ts
+++ b/packages/block/src/block/constructors.ts
@@ -9,13 +9,13 @@ import {
 } from '@ethereumjs/tx'
 import {
   CLRequestFactory,
-  ConsolidationRequest,
-  WithdrawalRequest,
   bigIntToHex,
   bytesToHex,
   bytesToUtf8,
+  createConsolidationRequestFromJSON,
   createDepositRequestFromJSON,
   createWithdrawal,
+  createWithdrawalRequestFromJSON,
   equalsBytes,
   fetchFromProvider,
   getProvider,
@@ -424,12 +424,12 @@ export async function createBlockFromExecutionPayload(
   }
   if (withdrawalRequests !== undefined && withdrawalRequests !== null) {
     for (const wJson of withdrawalRequests) {
-      requests!.push(WithdrawalRequest.fromJSON(wJson))
+      requests!.push(createWithdrawalRequestFromJSON(wJson))
     }
   }
   if (consolidationRequests !== undefined && consolidationRequests !== null) {
     for (const cJson of consolidationRequests) {
-      requests!.push(ConsolidationRequest.fromJSON(cJson))
+      requests!.push(createConsolidationRequestFromJSON(cJson))
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/block/test/eip7685block.spec.ts b/packages/block/test/eip7685block.spec.ts
index a724d51fe44..ef90625ca34 100644
--- a/packages/block/test/eip7685block.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/block/test/eip7685block.spec.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 import { Common, Hardfork, Mainnet } from '@ethereumjs/common'
 import {
   KECCAK256_RLP,
-  WithdrawalRequest,
   bytesToBigInt,
   createDepositRequest,
+  createWithdrawalRequest,
   randomBytes,
 } from '@ethereumjs/util'
 import { assert, describe, expect, it } from 'vitest'
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ function getRandomWithdrawalRequest(): CLRequest<CLRequestType> {
     validatorPubkey: randomBytes(48),
     amount: bytesToBigInt(randomBytes(8)),
   }
-  return WithdrawalRequest.fromRequestData(withdrawalRequestData) as CLRequest<CLRequestType>
+  return createWithdrawalRequest(withdrawalRequestData) as CLRequest<CLRequestType>
 }
 
 const common = new Common({
diff --git a/packages/client/test/rpc/engine/preimages.spec.ts b/packages/client/test/rpc/engine/preimages.spec.ts
index 2c72907e600..a4e8848cbb8 100644
--- a/packages/client/test/rpc/engine/preimages.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/client/test/rpc/engine/preimages.spec.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import {
 import { createTxFromSerializedData } from '@ethereumjs/tx'
 import {
   bytesToHex,
-  createWithdrawalFromData,
+  createWithdrawal,
   equalsBytes,
   hexToBytes,
   intToBytes,
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ async function genBlockWithdrawals(blockNumber: number) {
           }
         })
   const withdrawalsRoot = bytesToHex(
-    await genWithdrawalsTrieRoot(withdrawals.map(createWithdrawalFromData)),
+    await genWithdrawalsTrieRoot(withdrawals.map(createWithdrawal)),
   )
 
   return { withdrawals, withdrawalsRoot }
diff --git a/packages/util/src/request.ts b/packages/util/src/request.ts
index a809485a1de..67adbafff68 100644
--- a/packages/util/src/request.ts
+++ b/packages/util/src/request.ts
@@ -166,20 +166,6 @@ export class ConsolidationRequest extends CLRequest<CLRequestType.Consolidation>
     super(CLRequestType.Consolidation)
   }
 
-  public static fromRequestData(consolidationData: ConsolidationRequestData): ConsolidationRequest {
-    const { sourceAddress, sourcePubkey, targetPubkey } = consolidationData
-    return new ConsolidationRequest(sourceAddress, sourcePubkey, targetPubkey)
-  }
-
-  public static fromJSON(jsonData: ConsolidationRequestV1): ConsolidationRequest {
-    const { sourceAddress, sourcePubkey, targetPubkey } = jsonData
-    return this.fromRequestData({
-      sourceAddress: hexToBytes(sourceAddress),
-      sourcePubkey: hexToBytes(sourcePubkey),
-      targetPubkey: hexToBytes(targetPubkey),
-    })
-  }
-
   serialize() {
     return concatBytes(
       Uint8Array.from([this.type]),
@@ -194,19 +180,6 @@ export class ConsolidationRequest extends CLRequest<CLRequestType.Consolidation>
       targetPubkey: bytesToHex(this.targetPubkey),
     }
   }
-
-  public static deserialize(bytes: Uint8Array): ConsolidationRequest {
-    const [sourceAddress, sourcePubkey, targetPubkey] = RLP.decode(bytes.slice(1)) as [
-      Uint8Array,
-      Uint8Array,
-      Uint8Array,
-    ]
-    return this.fromRequestData({
-      sourceAddress,
-      sourcePubkey,
-      targetPubkey,
-    })
-  }
 }
 
 export class CLRequestFactory {
@@ -217,7 +190,7 @@ export class CLRequestFactory {
       case CLRequestType.Withdrawal:
         return createWithDrawalRequestFromBytes(bytes)
       case CLRequestType.Consolidation:
-        return ConsolidationRequest.deserialize(bytes)
+        return createConsolidationRequestFromBytes(bytes)
       default:
         throw Error(`Invalid request type=${bytes[0]}`)
     }
@@ -283,3 +256,34 @@ export function createWithDrawalRequestFromBytes(bytes: Uint8Array): WithdrawalR
     amount: bytesToBigInt(amount),
   })
 }
+
+export function createConsolidationRequest(
+  consolidationData: ConsolidationRequestData,
+): ConsolidationRequest {
+  const { sourceAddress, sourcePubkey, targetPubkey } = consolidationData
+  return new ConsolidationRequest(sourceAddress, sourcePubkey, targetPubkey)
+}
+
+export function createConsolidationRequestFromJSON(
+  jsonData: ConsolidationRequestV1,
+): ConsolidationRequest {
+  const { sourceAddress, sourcePubkey, targetPubkey } = jsonData
+  return createConsolidationRequest({
+    sourceAddress: hexToBytes(sourceAddress),
+    sourcePubkey: hexToBytes(sourcePubkey),
+    targetPubkey: hexToBytes(targetPubkey),
+  })
+}
+
+export function createConsolidationRequestFromBytes(bytes: Uint8Array): ConsolidationRequest {
+  const [sourceAddress, sourcePubkey, targetPubkey] = RLP.decode(bytes.slice(1)) as [
+    Uint8Array,
+    Uint8Array,
+    Uint8Array,
+  ]
+  return createConsolidationRequest({
+    sourceAddress,
+    sourcePubkey,
+    targetPubkey,
+  })
+}
diff --git a/packages/vm/src/requests.ts b/packages/vm/src/requests.ts
index be70abddf44..781ac015759 100644
--- a/packages/vm/src/requests.ts
+++ b/packages/vm/src/requests.ts
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 import { Mainnet } from '@ethereumjs/common'
 import {
-  ConsolidationRequest,
-  WithdrawalRequest,
   bigIntToAddressBytes,
   bigIntToBytes,
   bytesToBigInt,
   bytesToHex,
   bytesToInt,
   createAddressFromString,
+  createConsolidationRequest,
   createDepositRequest,
+  createWithdrawalRequest,
   setLengthLeft,
   unpadBytes,
 } from '@ethereumjs/util'
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ const accumulateEIP7002Requests = async (
       const sourceAddress = slicedBytes.slice(0, 20) // 20 Bytes
       const validatorPubkey = slicedBytes.slice(20, 68) // 48 Bytes
       const amount = bytesToBigInt(unpadBytes(slicedBytes.slice(68, 76))) // 8 Bytes / Uint64
-      requests.push(WithdrawalRequest.fromRequestData({ sourceAddress, validatorPubkey, amount }))
+      requests.push(createWithdrawalRequest({ sourceAddress, validatorPubkey, amount }))
     }
   }
 
@@ -143,9 +143,7 @@ const accumulateEIP7251Requests = async (
       const sourceAddress = slicedBytes.slice(0, 20) // 20 Bytes
       const sourcePubkey = slicedBytes.slice(20, 68) // 48 Bytes
       const targetPubkey = slicedBytes.slice(68, 116) // 48 bytes
-      requests.push(
-        ConsolidationRequest.fromRequestData({ sourceAddress, sourcePubkey, targetPubkey }),
-      )
+      requests.push(createConsolidationRequest({ sourceAddress, sourcePubkey, targetPubkey }))
     }
   }