diff --git a/ethereum/spec/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/teku/spec/executionlayer/ExecutionLayerChannelStub.java b/ethereum/spec/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/teku/spec/executionlayer/ExecutionLayerChannelStub.java
index e2afbebe165..92a44ec3ffd 100644
--- a/ethereum/spec/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/teku/spec/executionlayer/ExecutionLayerChannelStub.java
+++ b/ethereum/spec/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/teku/spec/executionlayer/ExecutionLayerChannelStub.java
@@ -108,7 +108,13 @@ public ExecutionLayerChannelStub(
     this.transitionEmulationEnabled = enableTransitionEmulation;
     this.terminalBlockHashInTTDMode =
         terminalBlockHashInTTDMode.orElse(Bytes32.fromHexStringLenient("0x01"));
-    this.blobsUtil = new BlobsUtil(spec, KZG.INSTANCE);
+    final KZG kzg;
+    if (spec.isMilestoneSupported(SpecMilestone.DENEB)) {
+      kzg = KZG.getInstance();
+    } else {
+      kzg = KZG.NOOP;
+    }
+    this.blobsUtil = new BlobsUtil(spec, kzg);
   }
 
   public ExecutionLayerChannelStub(
diff --git a/ethereum/spec/src/property-test/java/tech/pegasys/teku/spec/logic/versions/deneb/helpers/KzgResolver.java b/ethereum/spec/src/property-test/java/tech/pegasys/teku/spec/logic/versions/deneb/helpers/KzgResolver.java
index 14b75b00b1a..d14e7ba6db4 100644
--- a/ethereum/spec/src/property-test/java/tech/pegasys/teku/spec/logic/versions/deneb/helpers/KzgResolver.java
+++ b/ethereum/spec/src/property-test/java/tech/pegasys/teku/spec/logic/versions/deneb/helpers/KzgResolver.java
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ private KZG getKzgWithTrustedSetup() {
 
   private static class KzgAutoLoadFree implements Store.CloseOnReset {
 
-    private final KZG kzg = KZG.INSTANCE;
+    private final KZG kzg = KZG.getInstance();
 
     private KzgAutoLoadFree() {
       TrustedSetupLoader.loadTrustedSetupForTests(kzg);
diff --git a/ethereum/spec/src/testFixtures/java/tech/pegasys/teku/spec/generator/ChainBuilder.java b/ethereum/spec/src/testFixtures/java/tech/pegasys/teku/spec/generator/ChainBuilder.java
index d37b43a81b9..839cb1f603f 100644
--- a/ethereum/spec/src/testFixtures/java/tech/pegasys/teku/spec/generator/ChainBuilder.java
+++ b/ethereum/spec/src/testFixtures/java/tech/pegasys/teku/spec/generator/ChainBuilder.java
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@
 import tech.pegasys.teku.kzg.KZG;
 import tech.pegasys.teku.kzg.KZGCommitment;
 import tech.pegasys.teku.kzg.KZGProof;
-import tech.pegasys.teku.kzg.trusted_setups.TrustedSetupLoader;
 import tech.pegasys.teku.spec.Spec;
 import tech.pegasys.teku.spec.SpecMilestone;
 import tech.pegasys.teku.spec.datastructures.blobs.versions.deneb.Blob;
@@ -108,14 +107,7 @@ private ChainBuilder(
       final Optional<UInt64> maybeEarliestBlobSidecarSlot) {
     this.spec = spec;
     this.validatorKeys = validatorKeys;
-    final KZG kzg;
-    if (spec.isMilestoneSupported(SpecMilestone.DENEB)) {
-      kzg = KZG.INSTANCE;
-      TrustedSetupLoader.loadTrustedSetupForTests(kzg);
-    } else {
-      kzg = KZG.NOOP;
-    }
-    blobsUtil = new BlobsUtil(spec, kzg);
+    blobsUtil = new BlobsUtil(spec, KZG.NOOP);
     attestationGenerator = new AttestationGenerator(spec, validatorKeys);
     attesterSlashingGenerator = new AttesterSlashingGenerator(spec, validatorKeys);
     blockProposalTestUtil = new BlockProposalTestUtil(spec);
diff --git a/infrastructure/kzg/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/teku/kzg/KZG.java b/infrastructure/kzg/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/teku/kzg/KZG.java
index cbf909d3cd4..eacb60e4089 100644
--- a/infrastructure/kzg/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/teku/kzg/KZG.java
+++ b/infrastructure/kzg/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/teku/kzg/KZG.java
@@ -22,7 +22,9 @@
  */
 public interface KZG {
 
-  KZG INSTANCE = CKZG4844.getInstance();
+  static KZG getInstance() {
+    return CKZG4844.getInstance();
+  }
 
   KZG NOOP =
       new KZG() {
diff --git a/services/beaconchain/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/teku/services/beaconchain/BeaconChainController.java b/services/beaconchain/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/teku/services/beaconchain/BeaconChainController.java
index d7773c50be9..0334a6e895e 100644
--- a/services/beaconchain/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/teku/services/beaconchain/BeaconChainController.java
+++ b/services/beaconchain/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/teku/services/beaconchain/BeaconChainController.java
@@ -473,7 +473,7 @@ protected void initExecutionLayer() {
 
   protected void initKzg() {
     if (spec.isMilestoneSupported(SpecMilestone.DENEB)) {
-      kzg = KZG.INSTANCE;
+      kzg = KZG.getInstance();
       final String trustedSetupFile =
           beaconConfig
               .eth2NetworkConfig()