diff --git a/crates/engine/tree/src/tree/mod.rs b/crates/engine/tree/src/tree/mod.rs
index 1c79fa3ef8..1d7200222b 100644
--- a/crates/engine/tree/src/tree/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/engine/tree/src/tree/mod.rs
@@ -1524,19 +1524,13 @@ where
     /// Return sealed block from database or in-memory state by hash.
     fn sealed_header_by_hash(&self, hash: B256) -> ProviderResult<Option<SealedHeader>> {
         // check memory first
-        let block = self
-            .state
-            .tree_state
-            .block_by_hash(hash)
-            // TODO: clone for compatibility. should we return an Arc here?
-            .map(|block| block.as_ref().clone().header);
+        let block =
+            self.state.tree_state.block_by_hash(hash).map(|block| block.as_ref().clone().header);
 
         if block.is_some() {
             Ok(block)
-        } else if let Some(block_num) = self.provider.block_number(hash)? {
-            Ok(self.provider.sealed_header(block_num)?)
         } else {
-            Ok(None)
+            self.provider.sealed_header_by_hash(hash)
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/crates/storage/storage-api/src/header.rs b/crates/storage/storage-api/src/header.rs
index ce984fb107..7202f51ddf 100644
--- a/crates/storage/storage-api/src/header.rs
+++ b/crates/storage/storage-api/src/header.rs
@@ -15,6 +15,11 @@ pub trait HeaderProvider: Send + Sync {
     /// Get header by block hash
     fn header(&self, block_hash: &BlockHash) -> ProviderResult<Option<Header>>;
 
+    /// Retrieves the header sealed by the given block hash.
+    fn sealed_header_by_hash(&self, block_hash: BlockHash) -> ProviderResult<Option<SealedHeader>> {
+        Ok(self.header(&block_hash)?.map(|header| SealedHeader::new(header, block_hash)))
+    }
+
     /// Get header by block number
     fn header_by_number(&self, num: u64) -> ProviderResult<Option<Header>>;