diff --git a/beacon-chain/blockchain/chain_info.go b/beacon-chain/blockchain/chain_info.go
index 85912e4da5..b5e2d3a7e0 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/chain_info.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/chain_info.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/gogo/protobuf/proto"
 	ethpb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/ethereumapis/eth/v1alpha1"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/helpers"
 	pb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/proto/beacon/p2p/v1"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/shared/params"
 )
@@ -30,6 +31,8 @@ type HeadFetcher interface {
 	HeadRoot() []byte
 	HeadBlock() *ethpb.BeaconBlock
 	HeadState(ctx context.Context) (*pb.BeaconState, error)
+	HeadValidatorsIndices(epoch uint64) ([]uint64, error)
+	HeadSeed(epoch uint64) ([32]byte, error)
 }
 
 // CanonicalRootFetcher defines a common interface for methods in blockchain service which
@@ -102,6 +105,16 @@ func (s *Service) HeadState(ctx context.Context) (*pb.BeaconState, error) {
 	return proto.Clone(s.headState).(*pb.BeaconState), nil
 }
 
+// HeadValidatorsIndices returns a list of active validator indices from the head view of a given epoch.
+func (s *Service) HeadValidatorsIndices(epoch uint64) ([]uint64, error) {
+	return helpers.ActiveValidatorIndices(s.headState, epoch)
+}
+
+// HeadSeed returns the seed from the head view of a given epoch.
+func (s *Service) HeadSeed(epoch uint64) ([32]byte, error) {
+	return helpers.Seed(s.headState, epoch, params.BeaconConfig().DomainBeaconAttester)
+}
+
 // CanonicalRoot returns the canonical root of a given slot.
 func (s *Service) CanonicalRoot(slot uint64) []byte {
 	s.headLock.RLock()
diff --git a/beacon-chain/blockchain/forkchoice/process_attestation.go b/beacon-chain/blockchain/forkchoice/process_attestation.go
index 2ca16d4319..af154c5720 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/forkchoice/process_attestation.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/forkchoice/process_attestation.go
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ func (s *Store) saveCheckpointState(ctx context.Context, baseState *pb.BeaconSta
 
 // verifyAttestation validates input attestation is valid.
 func (s *Store) verifyAttestation(ctx context.Context, baseState *pb.BeaconState, a *ethpb.Attestation) (*ethpb.IndexedAttestation, error) {
-	committee, err := helpers.BeaconCommittee(baseState, a.Data.Slot, a.Data.CommitteeIndex)
+	committee, err := helpers.BeaconCommitteeFromState(baseState, a.Data.Slot, a.Data.CommitteeIndex)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/beacon-chain/blockchain/forkchoice/process_block.go b/beacon-chain/blockchain/forkchoice/process_block.go
index 988c483b7e..9401d88c05 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/forkchoice/process_block.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/forkchoice/process_block.go
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ func (s *Store) updateBlockAttestationVote(ctx context.Context, att *ethpb.Attes
 	if baseState == nil {
 		return errors.New("no state found in db with attestation tgt root")
 	}
-	committee, err := helpers.BeaconCommittee(baseState, att.Data.Slot, att.Data.CommitteeIndex)
+	committee, err := helpers.BeaconCommitteeFromState(baseState, att.Data.Slot, att.Data.CommitteeIndex)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/beacon-chain/blockchain/forkchoice/process_block_test.go b/beacon-chain/blockchain/forkchoice/process_block_test.go
index 5930e12063..0e0676393c 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/forkchoice/process_block_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/forkchoice/process_block_test.go
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ func TestStore_UpdateBlockAttestationVote(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
-	committee, err := helpers.BeaconCommittee(beaconState, att.Data.Slot, att.Data.CommitteeIndex)
+	committee, err := helpers.BeaconCommitteeFromState(beaconState, att.Data.Slot, att.Data.CommitteeIndex)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Error(err)
 	}
diff --git a/beacon-chain/blockchain/testing/BUILD.bazel b/beacon-chain/blockchain/testing/BUILD.bazel
index 3e35577475..9ff1e24102 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/testing/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/testing/BUILD.bazel
@@ -8,9 +8,11 @@ go_library(
     visibility = ["//beacon-chain:__subpackages__"],
     deps = [
         "//beacon-chain/core/feed/state:go_default_library",
+        "//beacon-chain/core/helpers:go_default_library",
         "//beacon-chain/db:go_default_library",
         "//proto/beacon/p2p/v1:go_default_library",
         "//shared/event:go_default_library",
+        "//shared/params:go_default_library",
         "@com_github_pkg_errors//:go_default_library",
         "@com_github_prysmaticlabs_ethereumapis//eth/v1alpha1:go_default_library",
         "@com_github_prysmaticlabs_go_ssz//:go_default_library",
diff --git a/beacon-chain/blockchain/testing/mock.go b/beacon-chain/blockchain/testing/mock.go
index 95aa80f34e..7373013e1f 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/testing/mock.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/testing/mock.go
@@ -9,9 +9,11 @@ import (
 	ethpb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/ethereumapis/eth/v1alpha1"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/go-ssz"
 	statefeed "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/feed/state"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/helpers"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/db"
 	pb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/proto/beacon/p2p/v1"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/shared/event"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/shared/params"
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 )
 
@@ -131,6 +133,16 @@ func (ms *ChainService) ReceiveAttestationNoPubsub(context.Context, *ethpb.Attes
 	return nil
 }
 
+// HeadValidatorsIndices mocks the same method in the chain service.
+func (ms *ChainService) HeadValidatorsIndices(epoch uint64) ([]uint64, error) {
+	return helpers.ActiveValidatorIndices(ms.State, epoch)
+}
+
+// HeadSeed mocks the same method in the chain service.
+func (ms *ChainService) HeadSeed(epoch uint64) ([32]byte, error) {
+	return helpers.Seed(ms.State, epoch, params.BeaconConfig().DomainBeaconAttester)
+}
+
 // GenesisTime mocks the same method in the chain service.
 func (ms *ChainService) GenesisTime() time.Time {
 	return ms.Genesis
diff --git a/beacon-chain/core/blocks/block_operations.go b/beacon-chain/core/blocks/block_operations.go
index 6dc7104748..9097103423 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/core/blocks/block_operations.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/blocks/block_operations.go
@@ -828,7 +828,7 @@ func VerifyIndexedAttestation(ctx context.Context, beaconState *pb.BeaconState,
 // VerifyAttestation converts and attestation into an indexed attestation and verifies
 // the signature in that attestation.
 func VerifyAttestation(ctx context.Context, beaconState *pb.BeaconState, att *ethpb.Attestation) error {
-	committee, err := helpers.BeaconCommittee(beaconState, att.Data.Slot, att.Data.CommitteeIndex)
+	committee, err := helpers.BeaconCommitteeFromState(beaconState, att.Data.Slot, att.Data.CommitteeIndex)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/beacon-chain/core/blocks/block_operations_test.go b/beacon-chain/core/blocks/block_operations_test.go
index 78212e0e7e..ac2391aa4d 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/core/blocks/block_operations_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/blocks/block_operations_test.go
@@ -923,7 +923,7 @@ func TestProcessAttestations_OK(t *testing.T) {
 	beaconState.CurrentJustifiedCheckpoint.Root = []byte("hello-world")
 	beaconState.CurrentEpochAttestations = []*pb.PendingAttestation{}
 
-	committee, err := helpers.BeaconCommittee(beaconState, att.Data.Slot, att.Data.CommitteeIndex)
+	committee, err := helpers.BeaconCommitteeFromState(beaconState, att.Data.Slot, att.Data.CommitteeIndex)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Error(err)
 	}
@@ -982,7 +982,7 @@ func TestProcessAggregatedAttestation_OverlappingBits(t *testing.T) {
 	beaconState.CurrentJustifiedCheckpoint.Root = []byte("hello-world")
 	beaconState.CurrentEpochAttestations = []*pb.PendingAttestation{}
 
-	committee, err := helpers.BeaconCommittee(beaconState, att1.Data.Slot, att1.Data.CommitteeIndex)
+	committee, err := helpers.BeaconCommitteeFromState(beaconState, att1.Data.Slot, att1.Data.CommitteeIndex)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Error(err)
 	}
@@ -1016,7 +1016,7 @@ func TestProcessAggregatedAttestation_OverlappingBits(t *testing.T) {
 		CustodyBits:     custodyBits2,
 	}
 
-	committee, err = helpers.BeaconCommittee(beaconState, att2.Data.Slot, att2.Data.CommitteeIndex)
+	committee, err = helpers.BeaconCommitteeFromState(beaconState, att2.Data.Slot, att2.Data.CommitteeIndex)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Error(err)
 	}
@@ -1065,7 +1065,7 @@ func TestProcessAggregatedAttestation_NoOverlappingBits(t *testing.T) {
 	beaconState.CurrentJustifiedCheckpoint.Root = []byte("hello-world")
 	beaconState.CurrentEpochAttestations = []*pb.PendingAttestation{}
 
-	committee, err := helpers.BeaconCommittee(beaconState, att1.Data.Slot, att1.Data.CommitteeIndex)
+	committee, err := helpers.BeaconCommitteeFromState(beaconState, att1.Data.Slot, att1.Data.CommitteeIndex)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Error(err)
 	}
@@ -1098,7 +1098,7 @@ func TestProcessAggregatedAttestation_NoOverlappingBits(t *testing.T) {
 		CustodyBits:     custodyBits2,
 	}
 
-	committee, err = helpers.BeaconCommittee(beaconState, att2.Data.Slot, att2.Data.CommitteeIndex)
+	committee, err = helpers.BeaconCommitteeFromState(beaconState, att2.Data.Slot, att2.Data.CommitteeIndex)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Error(err)
 	}
@@ -1223,7 +1223,7 @@ func TestConvertToIndexed_OK(t *testing.T) {
 			Signature:           attestation.Signature,
 		}
 
-		committee, err := helpers.BeaconCommittee(state, attestation.Data.Slot, attestation.Data.CommitteeIndex)
+		committee, err := helpers.BeaconCommitteeFromState(state, attestation.Data.Slot, attestation.Data.CommitteeIndex)
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Error(err)
 		}
diff --git a/beacon-chain/core/epoch/epoch_processing.go b/beacon-chain/core/epoch/epoch_processing.go
index f8181fee43..a6c7872cf3 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/core/epoch/epoch_processing.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/epoch/epoch_processing.go
@@ -339,8 +339,9 @@ func ProcessFinalUpdates(state *pb.BeaconState) (*pb.BeaconState, error) {
 func unslashedAttestingIndices(state *pb.BeaconState, atts []*pb.PendingAttestation) ([]uint64, error) {
 	var setIndices []uint64
 	seen := make(map[uint64]bool)
+
 	for _, att := range atts {
-		committee, err := helpers.BeaconCommittee(state, att.Data.Slot, att.Data.CommitteeIndex)
+		committee, err := helpers.BeaconCommitteeFromState(state, att.Data.Slot, att.Data.CommitteeIndex)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
diff --git a/beacon-chain/core/epoch/precompute/attestation.go b/beacon-chain/core/epoch/precompute/attestation.go
index 1df7f9a1aa..bd5d2fbc55 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/core/epoch/precompute/attestation.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/epoch/precompute/attestation.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ func ProcessAttestations(
 
 	v := &Validator{}
 	var err error
+
 	for _, a := range append(state.PreviousEpochAttestations, state.CurrentEpochAttestations...) {
 		v.IsCurrentEpochAttester, v.IsCurrentEpochTargetAttester, err = AttestedCurrentEpoch(state, a)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -35,8 +36,7 @@ func ProcessAttestations(
 			return nil, nil, errors.Wrap(err, "could not check validator attested previous epoch")
 		}
 
-		// Get attested indices and update the pre computed fields for each attested validators.
-		committee, err := helpers.BeaconCommittee(state, a.Data.Slot, a.Data.CommitteeIndex)
+		committee, err := helpers.BeaconCommitteeFromState(state, a.Data.Slot, a.Data.CommitteeIndex)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, nil, err
 		}
diff --git a/beacon-chain/core/epoch/precompute/attestation_test.go b/beacon-chain/core/epoch/precompute/attestation_test.go
index 9f012020d1..f095504300 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/core/epoch/precompute/attestation_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/epoch/precompute/attestation_test.go
@@ -199,7 +199,8 @@ func TestProcessAttestations(t *testing.T) {
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
-	committee, err := helpers.BeaconCommittee(beaconState, att1.Data.Slot, att1.Data.CommitteeIndex)
+
+	committee, err := helpers.BeaconCommitteeFromState(beaconState, att1.Data.Slot, att1.Data.CommitteeIndex)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Error(err)
 	}
@@ -209,7 +210,7 @@ func TestProcessAttestations(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Error("Not a prev epoch attester")
 		}
 	}
-	committee, err = helpers.BeaconCommittee(beaconState, att2.Data.Slot, att2.Data.CommitteeIndex)
+	committee, err = helpers.BeaconCommitteeFromState(beaconState, att2.Data.Slot, att2.Data.CommitteeIndex)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Error(err)
 	}
diff --git a/beacon-chain/core/helpers/attestation.go b/beacon-chain/core/helpers/attestation.go
index b4012d6e45..477665080c 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/core/helpers/attestation.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/helpers/attestation.go
@@ -121,21 +121,19 @@ func SlotSignature(state *pb.BeaconState, slot uint64, privKey *bls.SecretKey) (
 	return privKey.Sign(s[:], d), nil
 }
 
-// IsAggregator returns true if the signature is from the input validator.
+// IsAggregator returns true if the signature is from the input validator. The committee
+// count is provided as an argument rather than direct implementation from spec. Having
+// committee count as an argument allows cheaper computation at run time.
 //
 // Spec pseudocode definition:
 //   def is_aggregator(state: BeaconState, slot: Slot, index: CommitteeIndex, slot_signature: BLSSignature) -> bool:
 //    committee = get_beacon_committee(state, slot, index)
 //    modulo = max(1, len(committee) // TARGET_AGGREGATORS_PER_COMMITTEE)
 //    return bytes_to_int(hash(slot_signature)[0:8]) % modulo == 0
-func IsAggregator(state *pb.BeaconState, slot uint64, index uint64, slotSig []byte) (bool, error) {
-	committee, err := BeaconCommittee(state, slot, index)
-	if err != nil {
-		return false, err
-	}
+func IsAggregator(committeeCount uint64, slot uint64, index uint64, slotSig []byte) (bool, error) {
 	modulo := uint64(1)
-	if len(committee)/int(params.BeaconConfig().TargetAggregatorsPerCommittee) > 1 {
-		modulo = uint64(len(committee)) / params.BeaconConfig().TargetAggregatorsPerCommittee
+	if committeeCount/params.BeaconConfig().TargetAggregatorsPerCommittee > 1 {
+		modulo = committeeCount / params.BeaconConfig().TargetAggregatorsPerCommittee
 	}
 
 	b := hashutil.Hash(slotSig)
diff --git a/beacon-chain/core/helpers/attestation_test.go b/beacon-chain/core/helpers/attestation_test.go
index 8276e11624..09dc096d7e 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/core/helpers/attestation_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/helpers/attestation_test.go
@@ -228,8 +228,13 @@ func TestSlotSignature_Verify(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestIsAggregator_True(t *testing.T) {
 	beaconState, privKeys := testutil.DeterministicGenesisState(t, 100)
+
+	committee, err := helpers.BeaconCommitteeFromState(beaconState, 0, 0)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
 	sig := privKeys[0].Sign([]byte{}, 0)
-	agg, err := helpers.IsAggregator(beaconState, 0, 0, sig.Marshal())
+	agg, err := helpers.IsAggregator(uint64(len(committee)), 0, 0, sig.Marshal())
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -243,8 +248,12 @@ func TestIsAggregator_False(t *testing.T) {
 	defer params.UseMainnetConfig()
 	beaconState, privKeys := testutil.DeterministicGenesisState(t, 2048)
 
+	committee, err := helpers.BeaconCommitteeFromState(beaconState, 0, 0)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
 	sig := privKeys[0].Sign([]byte{}, 0)
-	agg, err := helpers.IsAggregator(beaconState, 0, 0, sig.Marshal())
+	agg, err := helpers.IsAggregator(uint64(len(committee)), 0, 0, sig.Marshal())
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
diff --git a/beacon-chain/core/helpers/committee.go b/beacon-chain/core/helpers/committee.go
index 528592ba09..c2c84c1cb6 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/core/helpers/committee.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/helpers/committee.go
@@ -17,7 +17,12 @@ import (
 
 var committeeCache = cache.NewCommitteesCache()
 
-// CommitteeCountAtSlot returns the number of crosslink committees of a slot.
+// SlotCommitteeCount returns the number of crosslink committees of a slot. The
+// active validator count is provided as an argument rather than a direct implementation
+// from the spec definition. Having the active validator count as an argument allows for
+// cheaper computation, instead of retrieving head state, one can retrieve the validator
+// count.
+//
 //
 // Spec pseudocode definition:
 //   def get_committee_count_at_slot(state: BeaconState, slot: Slot) -> uint64:
@@ -29,23 +34,22 @@ var committeeCache = cache.NewCommitteesCache()
 //        MAX_COMMITTEES_PER_SLOT,
 //        len(get_active_validator_indices(state, epoch)) // SLOTS_PER_EPOCH // TARGET_COMMITTEE_SIZE,
 //    ))
-func CommitteeCountAtSlot(state *pb.BeaconState, slot uint64) (uint64, error) {
-	epoch := SlotToEpoch(slot)
-	count, err := ActiveValidatorCount(state, epoch)
-	if err != nil {
-		return 0, errors.Wrap(err, "could not get active count")
-	}
-	var committeePerSlot = count / params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch / params.BeaconConfig().TargetCommitteeSize
+func SlotCommitteeCount(activeValidatorCount uint64) uint64 {
+	var committeePerSlot = activeValidatorCount / params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch / params.BeaconConfig().TargetCommitteeSize
+
 	if committeePerSlot > params.BeaconConfig().MaxCommitteesPerSlot {
-		return params.BeaconConfig().MaxCommitteesPerSlot, nil
+		return params.BeaconConfig().MaxCommitteesPerSlot
 	}
 	if committeePerSlot == 0 {
-		return 1, nil
+		return 1
 	}
-	return committeePerSlot, nil
+
+	return committeePerSlot
 }
 
-// BeaconCommittee returns the crosslink committee of a given slot and committee index.
+// BeaconCommitteeFromState returns the crosslink committee of a given slot and committee index. This
+// is a spec implementation where state is used as an argument. In case of state retrieval
+// becomes expensive, consider using BeaconCommittee below.
 //
 // Spec pseudocode definition:
 //   def get_beacon_committee(state: BeaconState, slot: Slot, index: CommitteeIndex) -> Sequence[ValidatorIndex]:
@@ -61,15 +65,15 @@ func CommitteeCountAtSlot(state *pb.BeaconState, slot uint64) (uint64, error) {
 //        index=epoch_offset,
 //        count=committees_per_slot * SLOTS_PER_EPOCH,
 //    )
-func BeaconCommittee(state *pb.BeaconState, slot uint64, index uint64) ([]uint64, error) {
+func BeaconCommitteeFromState(state *pb.BeaconState, slot uint64, committeeIndex uint64) ([]uint64, error) {
 	epoch := SlotToEpoch(slot)
-	if featureconfig.Get().EnableNewCache {
-		seed, err := Seed(state, epoch, params.BeaconConfig().DomainBeaconAttester)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "could not get seed")
-		}
+	seed, err := Seed(state, epoch, params.BeaconConfig().DomainBeaconAttester)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "could not get seed")
+	}
 
-		indices, err := committeeCache.Committee(slot, seed, index)
+	if featureconfig.Get().EnableNewCache {
+		indices, err := committeeCache.Committee(slot, seed, committeeIndex)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "could not interface with committee cache")
 		}
@@ -78,30 +82,34 @@ func BeaconCommittee(state *pb.BeaconState, slot uint64, index uint64) ([]uint64
 		}
 	}
 
-	committeesPerSlot, err := CommitteeCountAtSlot(state, slot)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "could not get committee count at slot")
-	}
-	epochOffset := index + (slot%params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch)*committeesPerSlot
-	count := committeesPerSlot * params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch
-
-	seed, err := Seed(state, epoch, params.BeaconConfig().DomainBeaconAttester)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "could not get seed")
-	}
-
 	indices, err := ActiveValidatorIndices(state, epoch)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "could not get active indices")
 	}
 
+	return BeaconCommittee(indices, seed, slot, committeeIndex)
+}
+
+// BeaconCommittee returns the crosslink committee of a given slot and committee index. The
+// validator indices and seed are provided as an argument rather than a direct implementation
+// from the spec definition. Having them as an argument allows for cheaper computation run time.
+func BeaconCommittee(validatorIndices []uint64, seed [32]byte, slot uint64, committeeIndex uint64) ([]uint64, error) {
 	if featureconfig.Get().EnableNewCache {
-		if err := UpdateCommitteeCache(state); err != nil {
-			return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "could not update committee cache")
+		indices, err := committeeCache.Committee(slot, seed, committeeIndex)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "could not interface with committee cache")
+		}
+		if indices != nil {
+			return indices, nil
 		}
 	}
 
-	return ComputeCommittee(indices, seed, epochOffset, count)
+	committeesPerSlot := SlotCommitteeCount(uint64(len(validatorIndices)))
+
+	epochOffset := committeeIndex + (slot%params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch)*committeesPerSlot
+	count := committeesPerSlot * params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch
+
+	return ComputeCommittee(validatorIndices, seed, epochOffset, count)
 }
 
 // BeaconCommitteeWithoutCache returns the crosslink committee of a given slot and committee index without the
@@ -109,11 +117,11 @@ func BeaconCommittee(state *pb.BeaconState, slot uint64, index uint64) ([]uint64
 // TODO(3603): Delete this function when issue 3603 closes.
 func BeaconCommitteeWithoutCache(state *pb.BeaconState, slot uint64, index uint64) ([]uint64, error) {
 	epoch := SlotToEpoch(slot)
-
-	committeesPerSlot, err := CommitteeCountAtSlot(state, slot)
+	activeValidatorCount, err := ActiveValidatorCount(state, epoch)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "could not get committee count at slot")
+		return nil, err
 	}
+	committeesPerSlot := SlotCommitteeCount(activeValidatorCount)
 	epochOffset := index + (slot%params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch)*committeesPerSlot
 	count := committeesPerSlot * params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch
 
@@ -121,7 +129,6 @@ func BeaconCommitteeWithoutCache(state *pb.BeaconState, slot uint64, index uint6
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "could not get seed")
 	}
-
 	indices, err := ActiveValidatorIndices(state, epoch)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "could not get active indices")
@@ -212,7 +219,7 @@ func CommitteeAssignments(state *pb.BeaconState, epoch uint64) (map[uint64]*Comm
 	if epoch > NextEpoch(state) {
 		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf(
 			"epoch %d can't be greater than next epoch %d",
-			epoch, 
+			epoch,
 			NextEpoch(state),
 		)
 	}
@@ -229,13 +236,13 @@ func CommitteeAssignments(state *pb.BeaconState, epoch uint64) (map[uint64]*Comm
 		proposerIndexToSlot[i] = slot
 	}
 
-	// Each slot in an epoch has a different set of committees. This value is derived from the
-	// active validator set, which does not change.
-	numCommitteesPerSlot, err := CommitteeCountAtSlot(state, StartSlot(epoch))
+	activeValidatorIndices, err := ActiveValidatorIndices(state, epoch)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, err
 	}
-
+	// Each slot in an epoch has a different set of committees. This value is derived from the
+	// active validator set, which does not change.
+	numCommitteesPerSlot := SlotCommitteeCount(uint64(len(activeValidatorIndices)))
 	validatorIndexToCommittee := make(map[uint64]*CommitteeAssignmentContainer)
 
 	// Compute all committees for all slots.
@@ -243,7 +250,7 @@ func CommitteeAssignments(state *pb.BeaconState, epoch uint64) (map[uint64]*Comm
 		// Compute committees.
 		for j := uint64(0); j < numCommitteesPerSlot; j++ {
 			slot := startSlot + i
-			committee, err := BeaconCommittee(state, slot, j /*committee index*/)
+			committee, err := BeaconCommitteeFromState(state, slot, j /*committee index*/)
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, nil, err
 			}
@@ -316,13 +323,14 @@ func CommitteeAssignment(
 		proposerIndexToSlot[i] = slot
 	}
 
+	activeValidatorIndices, err := ActiveValidatorIndices(state, epoch)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, 0, 0, 0, err
+	}
 	for slot := startSlot; slot < startSlot+params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch; slot++ {
-		countAtSlot, err := CommitteeCountAtSlot(state, slot)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, 0, 0, 0, errors.Wrapf(err, "could not get committee count at slot %d", slot)
-		}
+		countAtSlot := SlotCommitteeCount(uint64(len(activeValidatorIndices)))
 		for i := uint64(0); i < countAtSlot; i++ {
-			committee, err := BeaconCommittee(state, slot, i)
+			committee, err := BeaconCommitteeFromState(state, slot, i)
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, 0, 0, 0, errors.Wrapf(err, "could not get crosslink committee at slot %d", slot)
 			}
@@ -350,8 +358,8 @@ func VerifyBitfieldLength(bf bitfield.Bitfield, committeeSize uint64) error {
 
 // VerifyAttestationBitfieldLengths verifies that an attestations aggregation and custody bitfields are
 // a valid length matching the size of the committee.
-func VerifyAttestationBitfieldLengths(bState *pb.BeaconState, att *ethpb.Attestation) error {
-	committee, err := BeaconCommittee(bState, att.Data.Slot, att.Data.CommitteeIndex)
+func VerifyAttestationBitfieldLengths(state *pb.BeaconState, att *ethpb.Attestation) error {
+	committee, err := BeaconCommitteeFromState(state, att.Data.Slot, att.Data.CommitteeIndex)
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "could not retrieve beacon committees")
 	}
@@ -406,10 +414,9 @@ func UpdateCommitteeCache(state *pb.BeaconState) error {
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-		count, err := CommitteeCountAtSlot(state, StartSlot(epoch))
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
+
+		count := SlotCommitteeCount(uint64(len(shuffledIndices)))
+
 		seed, err := Seed(state, epoch, params.BeaconConfig().DomainBeaconAttester)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
diff --git a/beacon-chain/core/helpers/committee_test.go b/beacon-chain/core/helpers/committee_test.go
index ab6deb4dfc..2da5b2fcf7 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/core/helpers/committee_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/helpers/committee_test.go
@@ -116,7 +116,8 @@ func TestAttestationParticipants_NoCommitteeCache(t *testing.T) {
 	for _, tt := range tests {
 		attestationData.Target = &ethpb.Checkpoint{Epoch: 0}
 		attestationData.Slot = tt.attestationSlot
-		committee, err := BeaconCommittee(state, tt.attestationSlot, 0 /* committee index */)
+
+		committee, err := BeaconCommitteeFromState(state, tt.attestationSlot, 0 /* committee index */)
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Error(err)
 		}
@@ -210,7 +211,7 @@ func TestAttestationParticipants_EmptyBitfield(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	attestationData := &ethpb.AttestationData{Target: &ethpb.Checkpoint{}}
 
-	committee, err := BeaconCommittee(state, attestationData.Slot, attestationData.CommitteeIndex)
+	committee, err := BeaconCommitteeFromState(state, attestationData.Slot, attestationData.CommitteeIndex)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -394,7 +395,7 @@ func TestCommitteeAssignments_CanRetrieve(t *testing.T) {
 
 	state := &pb.BeaconState{
 		Validators:  validators,
-		Slot:        2*params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch, // epoch 2
+		Slot:        2 * params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch, // epoch 2
 		RandaoMixes: make([][]byte, params.BeaconConfig().EpochsPerHistoricalVector),
 	}
 
diff --git a/beacon-chain/core/state/transition.go b/beacon-chain/core/state/transition.go
index 8f42d53e06..1b97c7f00a 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/core/state/transition.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/state/transition.go
@@ -610,7 +610,7 @@ func CanProcessEpoch(state *pb.BeaconState) bool {
 func ProcessEpochPrecompute(ctx context.Context, state *pb.BeaconState) (*pb.BeaconState, error) {
 	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "beacon-chain.ChainService.state.ProcessEpoch")
 	defer span.End()
-	span.AddAttributes(trace.Int64Attribute("epoch", int64(helpers.SlotToEpoch(state.Slot))))
+	span.AddAttributes(trace.Int64Attribute("epoch", int64(helpers.CurrentEpoch(state))))
 
 	vp, bp := precompute.New(ctx, state)
 	vp, bp, err := precompute.ProcessAttestations(ctx, state, vp, bp)
diff --git a/beacon-chain/core/state/transition_test.go b/beacon-chain/core/state/transition_test.go
index de1ad50b34..7869b0c493 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/core/state/transition_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/state/transition_test.go
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ func TestProcessBlock_PassesProcessingConditions(t *testing.T) {
 	blockAtt := &ethpb.Attestation{
 		Data: &ethpb.AttestationData{
 			Slot:   beaconState.Slot - 1,
-			Target: &ethpb.Checkpoint{Epoch: helpers.SlotToEpoch(beaconState.Slot)},
+			Target: &ethpb.Checkpoint{Epoch: helpers.CurrentEpoch(beaconState)},
 			Source: &ethpb.Checkpoint{
 				Epoch: 0,
 				Root:  []byte("hello-world"),
@@ -387,7 +387,8 @@ func TestProcessBlock_PassesProcessingConditions(t *testing.T) {
 		AggregationBits: aggBits,
 		CustodyBits:     custodyBits,
 	}
-	committee, err := helpers.BeaconCommittee(beaconState, blockAtt.Data.Slot, blockAtt.Data.CommitteeIndex)
+
+	committee, err := helpers.BeaconCommitteeFromState(beaconState, blockAtt.Data.Slot, blockAtt.Data.CommitteeIndex)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Error(err)
 	}
@@ -633,7 +634,7 @@ func BenchmarkProcessBlk_65536Validators_FullBlock(b *testing.B) {
 
 	// Precache the shuffled indices
 	for i := uint64(0); i < committeeCount; i++ {
-		if _, err := helpers.BeaconCommittee(s, 0, i); err != nil {
+		if _, err := helpers.BeaconCommitteeFromState(s, 0, i); err != nil {
 			b.Fatal(err)
 		}
 	}
@@ -676,7 +677,7 @@ func TestProcessBlk_AttsBasedOnValidatorCount(t *testing.T) {
 			CustodyBits:     custodyBits,
 		}
 
-		committee, err := helpers.BeaconCommittee(s, att.Data.Slot, att.Data.CommitteeIndex)
+		committee, err := helpers.BeaconCommitteeFromState(s, att.Data.Slot, att.Data.CommitteeIndex)
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Error(err)
 		}
diff --git a/beacon-chain/operations/attestation_test.go b/beacon-chain/operations/attestation_test.go
index 9e4cae047a..0cf7ccd649 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/operations/attestation_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/operations/attestation_test.go
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ func TestHandleAttestation_Saves_NewAttestation(t *testing.T) {
 		AggregationBits: bitfield.Bitlist{0xCF, 0xC0, 0xC0, 0xC0, 0x01},
 		CustodyBits:     bitfield.Bitlist{0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x01},
 	}
-	committee, err := helpers.BeaconCommittee(beaconState, att.Data.Slot, att.Data.CommitteeIndex)
+	committee, err := helpers.BeaconCommitteeFromState(beaconState, att.Data.Slot, att.Data.CommitteeIndex)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -138,9 +138,9 @@ func TestHandleAttestation_Aggregates_LargeNumValidators(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	// Next up, we compute the committee for the attestation we're testing.
-	committee, err := helpers.BeaconCommittee(beaconState, att.Data.Slot, att.Data.CommitteeIndex)
+	committee, err := helpers.BeaconCommitteeFromState(beaconState, att.Data.Slot, att.Data.CommitteeIndex)
 	if err != nil {
-		t.Error(err)
+		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 	attDataRoot, err := ssz.HashTreeRoot(att.Data)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -213,9 +213,9 @@ func TestHandleAttestation_Skips_PreviouslyAggregatedAttestations(t *testing.T)
 		CustodyBits: bitfield.Bitlist{0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x01},
 	}
 
-	committee, err := helpers.BeaconCommittee(beaconState, att1.Data.Slot, att1.Data.CommitteeIndex)
+	committee, err := helpers.BeaconCommitteeFromState(beaconState, att1.Data.Slot, att1.Data.CommitteeIndex)
 	if err != nil {
-		t.Error(err)
+		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 	aggregationBits := bitfield.NewBitlist(uint64(len(committee)))
 	aggregationBits.SetBitAt(0, true)
@@ -353,9 +353,9 @@ func TestRetrieveAttestations_OK(t *testing.T) {
 		AggregationBits: aggBits,
 		CustodyBits:     custodyBits,
 	}
-	committee, err := helpers.BeaconCommittee(beaconState, att.Data.Slot, att.Data.CommitteeIndex)
+	committee, err := helpers.BeaconCommitteeFromState(beaconState, att.Data.Slot, att.Data.CommitteeIndex)
 	if err != nil {
-		t.Error(err)
+		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 	attestingIndices, err := helpers.AttestingIndices(att.AggregationBits, committee)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/beacon-chain/rpc/aggregator/BUILD.bazel b/beacon-chain/rpc/aggregator/BUILD.bazel
index 211ae7e4b2..7f345f3834 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/rpc/aggregator/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/beacon-chain/rpc/aggregator/BUILD.bazel
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ go_library(
     deps = [
         "//beacon-chain/blockchain:go_default_library",
         "//beacon-chain/core/helpers:go_default_library",
-        "//beacon-chain/core/state:go_default_library",
         "//beacon-chain/db:go_default_library",
         "//beacon-chain/sync:go_default_library",
         "//proto/beacon/rpc/v1:go_default_library",
diff --git a/beacon-chain/rpc/aggregator/server.go b/beacon-chain/rpc/aggregator/server.go
index 3a3c3e18c8..a6d3120ce9 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/rpc/aggregator/server.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/rpc/aggregator/server.go
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/blockchain"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/helpers"
-	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/state"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/db"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/sync"
 	pb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/proto/beacon/rpc/v1"
@@ -40,21 +39,6 @@ func (as *Server) SubmitAggregateAndProof(ctx context.Context, req *pb.Aggregati
 		return nil, status.Errorf(codes.Unavailable, "Syncing to latest head, not ready to respond")
 	}
 
-	headState, err := as.HeadFetcher.HeadState(ctx)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, status.Errorf(codes.Internal, "Could not retrieve head state: %v", err)
-	}
-
-	// Advance slots if it is behind the epoch start of requested slot.
-	// Ex: head slot is 100, req slot is 150, epoch start of 150 is 128. Advance 100 to 128.
-	reqEpochStartSlot := helpers.StartSlot(helpers.SlotToEpoch(req.Slot))
-	if reqEpochStartSlot > headState.Slot {
-		headState, err = state.ProcessSlots(ctx, headState, reqEpochStartSlot)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, status.Errorf(codes.Internal, "Could not process slots up to %d: %v", req.Slot, err)
-		}
-	}
-
 	validatorIndex, exists, err := as.BeaconDB.ValidatorIndex(ctx, bytesutil.ToBytes48(req.PublicKey))
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, status.Errorf(codes.Internal, "Could not get validator index from DB: %v", err)
@@ -63,8 +47,22 @@ func (as *Server) SubmitAggregateAndProof(ctx context.Context, req *pb.Aggregati
 		return nil, status.Error(codes.Internal, "Could not locate validator index in DB")
 	}
 
+	epoch := helpers.SlotToEpoch(req.Slot)
+	activeValidatorIndices, err := as.HeadFetcher.HeadValidatorsIndices(epoch)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, status.Errorf(codes.Internal, "Could not get validators: %v", err)
+	}
+	seed, err := as.HeadFetcher.HeadSeed(epoch)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, status.Errorf(codes.Internal, "Could not get seed: %v", err)
+	}
+	committee, err := helpers.BeaconCommittee(activeValidatorIndices, seed, req.Slot, req.CommitteeIndex)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
 	// Check if the validator is an aggregator
-	isAggregator, err := helpers.IsAggregator(headState, req.Slot, req.CommitteeIndex, req.SlotSignature)
+	isAggregator, err := helpers.IsAggregator(uint64(len(committee)), req.Slot, req.CommitteeIndex, req.SlotSignature)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, status.Errorf(codes.Internal, "Could not get aggregator status: %v", err)
 	}
diff --git a/beacon-chain/rpc/validator/assignments_test.go b/beacon-chain/rpc/validator/assignments_test.go
index d0fd7ecbe2..c7cedad7bd 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/rpc/validator/assignments_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/rpc/validator/assignments_test.go
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ func BenchmarkCommitteeAssignment(b *testing.B) {
 	ctx := context.Background()
 
 	genesis := blk.NewGenesisBlock([]byte{})
-	depChainStart := uint64(8192*2)
+	depChainStart := uint64(8192 * 2)
 	deposits, _, _ := testutil.DeterministicDepositsAndKeys(depChainStart)
 	eth1Data, err := testutil.DeterministicEth1Data(len(deposits))
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/shared/testutil/block.go b/shared/testutil/block.go
index d3483675c3..a9989df53f 100644
--- a/shared/testutil/block.go
+++ b/shared/testutil/block.go
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ func generateAttesterSlashings(
 	attesterSlashings := make([]*ethpb.AttesterSlashing, numSlashings)
 	for i := uint64(0); i < numSlashings; i++ {
 		committeeIndex := rand.Uint64() % params.BeaconConfig().MaxCommitteesPerSlot
-		committee, err := helpers.BeaconCommittee(bState, bState.Slot, committeeIndex)
+		committee, err := helpers.BeaconCommitteeFromState(bState, bState.Slot, committeeIndex)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
@@ -330,10 +330,11 @@ func GenerateAttestations(
 		}
 	}
 
-	committeesPerSlot, err := helpers.CommitteeCountAtSlot(bState, slot)
+	activeValidatorCount, err := helpers.ActiveValidatorCount(bState, currentEpoch)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+	committeesPerSlot := helpers.SlotCommitteeCount(activeValidatorCount)
 
 	if numToGen < committeesPerSlot {
 		log.Printf(
@@ -361,7 +362,7 @@ func GenerateAttestations(
 
 	domain := helpers.Domain(bState.Fork, currentEpoch, params.BeaconConfig().DomainBeaconAttester)
 	for c := uint64(0); c < committeesPerSlot && c < numToGen; c++ {
-		committee, err := helpers.BeaconCommittee(bState, slot, c)
+		committee, err := helpers.BeaconCommitteeFromState(bState, slot, c)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
diff --git a/tools/blocktree/main.go b/tools/blocktree/main.go
index 820a1cf099..1ec4e54ddf 100644
--- a/tools/blocktree/main.go
+++ b/tools/blocktree/main.go
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ func main() {
 		}
 		// Retrieve attestation indices
 		for _, att := range atts {
-			committee, err := helpers.BeaconCommittee(state, att.Data.Slot, att.Data.CommitteeIndex)
+			committee, err := helpers.BeaconCommitteeFromState(state, att.Data.Slot, att.Data.CommitteeIndex)
 			if err != nil {
 				panic(err)
 			}