diff --git a/crates/consensus/common/src/validation.rs b/crates/consensus/common/src/validation.rs
index cbc4f8607..b5314cdd1 100644
--- a/crates/consensus/common/src/validation.rs
+++ b/crates/consensus/common/src/validation.rs
@@ -11,11 +11,11 @@ use revm_primitives::calc_excess_blob_gas;
 
 /// Gas used needs to be less than gas limit. Gas used is going to be checked after execution.
 #[inline]
-pub const fn validate_header_gas(header: &Header) -> Result<(), ConsensusError> {
-    if header.gas_used > header.gas_limit {
+pub fn validate_header_gas<H: BlockHeader>(header: &H) -> Result<(), ConsensusError> {
+    if header.gas_used() > header.gas_limit() {
         return Err(ConsensusError::HeaderGasUsedExceedsGasLimit {
-            gas_used: header.gas_used,
-            gas_limit: header.gas_limit,
+            gas_used: header.gas_used(),
+            gas_limit: header.gas_limit(),
         })
     }
     Ok(())
diff --git a/crates/ethereum/consensus/src/lib.rs b/crates/ethereum/consensus/src/lib.rs
index 1bb7b1422..2c260c4a7 100644
--- a/crates/ethereum/consensus/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/ethereum/consensus/src/lib.rs
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ impl<ChainSpec: Send + Sync + EthChainSpec + EthereumHardforks + Debug> HeaderVa
     for EthBeaconConsensus<ChainSpec>
 {
     fn validate_header(&self, header: &SealedHeader) -> Result<(), ConsensusError> {
-        validate_header_gas(header)?;
+        validate_header_gas(header.header())?;
         validate_header_base_fee(header.header(), &self.chain_spec)?;
 
         // EIP-4895: Beacon chain push withdrawals as operations
diff --git a/crates/optimism/consensus/src/lib.rs b/crates/optimism/consensus/src/lib.rs
index 58b93b53d..69d943785 100644
--- a/crates/optimism/consensus/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/optimism/consensus/src/lib.rs
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ impl Consensus for OpBeaconConsensus {
 
 impl HeaderValidator for OpBeaconConsensus {
     fn validate_header(&self, header: &SealedHeader) -> Result<(), ConsensusError> {
-        validate_header_gas(header)?;
+        validate_header_gas(header.header())?;
         validate_header_base_fee(header.header(), &self.chain_spec)
     }