diff --git a/core/types/data_blob.go b/core/types/data_blob.go
index e53e40bf5ad1..5892f5287304 100644
--- a/core/types/data_blob.go
+++ b/core/types/data_blob.go
@@ -377,9 +377,12 @@ func (blobs Blobs) ComputeCommitmentsAndAggregatedProof() (commitments []KZGComm
 		for i := range aggregatePoly {
 			aggregateBlob[i] = bls.FrTo32(&aggregatePoly[i])
 		}
-		root := tree.GetHashFn().HashTreeRoot(&aggregateBlob, &aggregateCommitment)
+		sum, err := sszHash(&PolynomialAndCommitment{aggregateBlob, aggregateCommitment})
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, nil, KZGProof{}, err
+		}
 		var z bls.Fr
-		hashToFr(&z, root)
+		hashToFr(&z, sum)
 
 		var y bls.Fr
 		kzg.EvaluatePolyInEvaluationForm(&y, aggregatePoly[:], &z)
@@ -399,8 +402,20 @@ type BlobsAndCommitments struct {
 	BlobKzgs BlobKzgs
 }
 
-func (h *BlobsAndCommitments) HashTreeRoot(hFn tree.HashFn) tree.Root {
-	return hFn.HashTreeRoot(&h.Blobs, &h.BlobKzgs)
+func (b *BlobsAndCommitments) HashTreeRoot(hFn tree.HashFn) tree.Root {
+	return hFn.HashTreeRoot(&b.Blobs, &b.BlobKzgs)
+}
+
+func (b *BlobsAndCommitments) Serialize(w *codec.EncodingWriter) error {
+	return w.Container(&b.Blobs, &b.BlobKzgs)
+}
+
+func (b *BlobsAndCommitments) ByteLength() uint64 {
+	return codec.ContainerLength(&b.Blobs, &b.BlobKzgs)
+}
+
+func (b *BlobsAndCommitments) FixedLength() uint64 {
+	return 0
 }
 
 type PolynomialAndCommitment struct {
@@ -412,6 +427,18 @@ func (p *PolynomialAndCommitment) HashTreeRoot(hFn tree.HashFn) tree.Root {
 	return hFn.HashTreeRoot(&p.b, &p.c)
 }
 
+func (p *PolynomialAndCommitment) Serialize(w *codec.EncodingWriter) error {
+	return w.Container(&p.b, &p.c)
+}
+
+func (p *PolynomialAndCommitment) ByteLength() uint64 {
+	return codec.ContainerLength(&p.b, &p.c)
+}
+
+func (p *PolynomialAndCommitment) FixedLength() uint64 {
+	return 0
+}
+
 type BlobTxWrapper struct {
 	Tx                 SignedBlobTx
 	BlobKzgs           BlobKzgs
@@ -487,10 +514,12 @@ func (b *BlobTxWrapData) verifyBlobs(inner TxData) error {
 	}
 	var aggregateCommitment KZGCommitment
 	copy(aggregateCommitment[:], bls.ToCompressedG1(aggregateCommitmentG1))
-	hasher := PolynomialAndCommitment{aggregateBlob, aggregateCommitment}
-	root := hasher.HashTreeRoot(tree.GetHashFn())
+	sum, err := sszHash(&PolynomialAndCommitment{aggregateBlob, aggregateCommitment})
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 	var z bls.Fr
-	hashToFr(&z, root)
+	hashToFr(&z, sum)
 
 	var y bls.Fr
 	kzg.EvaluatePolyInEvaluationForm(&y, aggregatePoly[:], &z)
@@ -555,10 +584,12 @@ func computePowers(r *bls.Fr, n int) []bls.Fr {
 
 func computeAggregateKzgCommitment(blobs Blobs, commitments []KZGCommitment) ([]bls.Fr, *bls.G1Point, error) {
 	// create challenges
-	hasher := BlobsAndCommitments{blobs, commitments}
-	root := hasher.HashTreeRoot(tree.GetHashFn())
+	sum, err := sszHash(&BlobsAndCommitments{blobs, commitments})
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, nil, err
+	}
 	var r bls.Fr
-	hashToFr(&r, root)
+	hashToFr(&r, sum)
 
 	powers := computePowers(&r, len(blobs))
 
@@ -579,9 +610,9 @@ func computeAggregateKzgCommitment(blobs Blobs, commitments []KZGCommitment) ([]
 	return aggregatePoly, aggregateCommitmentG1, nil
 }
 
-func hashToFr(out *bls.Fr, root tree.Root) {
+func hashToFr(out *bls.Fr, h [32]byte) {
 	// re-interpret as little-endian
-	var b [32]byte = root
+	var b [32]byte = h
 	for i := 0; i < 16; i++ {
 		b[31-i], b[i] = b[i], b[31-i]
 	}
diff --git a/core/types/hashing.go b/core/types/hashing.go
index 3915a474e66d..1ad4c6bf9c25 100644
--- a/core/types/hashing.go
+++ b/core/types/hashing.go
@@ -18,8 +18,10 @@ package types
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
+	"crypto/sha256"
 	"sync"
 
+	"github.com/protolambda/ztyp/codec"
 	"github.com/protolambda/ztyp/tree"
 
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
@@ -126,3 +128,14 @@ func DeriveSha(list DerivableList, hasher TrieHasher) common.Hash {
 	}
 	return hasher.Hash()
 }
+
+// sszHash returns the hash ot the raw serialized ssz-container (i.e. without merkelization)
+func sszHash(c codec.Serializable) ([32]byte, error) {
+	sha := sha256.New()
+	if err := c.Serialize(codec.NewEncodingWriter(sha)); err != nil {
+		return [32]byte{}, err
+	}
+	var sum [32]byte
+	copy(sum[:], sha.Sum(nil))
+	return sum, nil
+}