diff --git a/consensus/clique/clique.go b/consensus/clique/clique.go
index f708050ab..c693189ea 100644
--- a/consensus/clique/clique.go
+++ b/consensus/clique/clique.go
@@ -302,9 +302,22 @@ func (c *Clique) verifyHeader(chain consensus.ChainHeaderReader, header *types.H
 	if chain.Config().IsShanghai(header.Number, header.Time) {
 		return errors.New("clique does not support shanghai fork")
 	}
+	// Verify the non-existence of withdrawalsHash.
+	if header.WithdrawalsHash != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("invalid withdrawalsHash: have %x, expected nil", header.WithdrawalsHash)
+	}
 	if chain.Config().IsCancun(header.Number, header.Time) {
 		return errors.New("clique does not support cancun fork")
 	}
+	// Verify the non-existence of cancun-specific header fields
+	switch {
+	case header.ExcessBlobGas != nil:
+		return fmt.Errorf("invalid excessBlobGas: have %d, expected nil", header.ExcessBlobGas)
+	case header.BlobGasUsed != nil:
+		return fmt.Errorf("invalid blobGasUsed: have %d, expected nil", header.BlobGasUsed)
+	case header.ParentBeaconRoot != nil:
+		return fmt.Errorf("invalid parentBeaconRoot, have %#x, expected nil", header.ParentBeaconRoot)
+	}
 	// All basic checks passed, verify cascading fields
 	return c.verifyCascadingFields(chain, header, parents)
 }
@@ -753,6 +766,15 @@ func encodeSigHeader(w io.Writer, header *types.Header) {
 	if header.WithdrawalsHash != nil {
 		panic("unexpected withdrawal hash value in clique")
 	}
+	if header.ExcessBlobGas != nil {
+		panic("unexpected excess blob gas value in clique")
+	}
+	if header.BlobGasUsed != nil {
+		panic("unexpected blob gas used value in clique")
+	}
+	if header.ParentBeaconRoot != nil {
+		panic("unexpected parent beacon root value in clique")
+	}
 	if err := rlp.Encode(w, enc); err != nil {
 		panic("can't encode: " + err.Error())
 	}
diff --git a/consensus/ethash/consensus.go b/consensus/ethash/consensus.go
index 8eb9863da..130dfdf21 100644
--- a/consensus/ethash/consensus.go
+++ b/consensus/ethash/consensus.go
@@ -266,9 +266,22 @@ func (ethash *Ethash) verifyHeader(chain consensus.ChainHeaderReader, header, pa
 	if chain.Config().IsShanghai(header.Number, header.Time) {
 		return errors.New("ethash does not support shanghai fork")
 	}
+	// Verify the non-existence of withdrawalsHash.
+	if header.WithdrawalsHash != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("invalid withdrawalsHash: have %x, expected nil", header.WithdrawalsHash)
+	}
 	if chain.Config().IsCancun(header.Number, header.Time) {
 		return errors.New("ethash does not support cancun fork")
 	}
+	// Verify the non-existence of cancun-specific header fields
+	switch {
+	case header.ExcessBlobGas != nil:
+		return fmt.Errorf("invalid excessBlobGas: have %d, expected nil", header.ExcessBlobGas)
+	case header.BlobGasUsed != nil:
+		return fmt.Errorf("invalid blobGasUsed: have %d, expected nil", header.BlobGasUsed)
+	case header.ParentBeaconRoot != nil:
+		return fmt.Errorf("invalid parentBeaconRoot, have %#x, expected nil", header.ParentBeaconRoot)
+	}
 	// Add some fake checks for tests
 	if ethash.fakeDelay != nil {
 		time.Sleep(*ethash.fakeDelay)
@@ -533,6 +546,15 @@ func (ethash *Ethash) SealHash(header *types.Header) (hash common.Hash) {
 	if header.WithdrawalsHash != nil {
 		panic("withdrawal hash set on ethash")
 	}
+	if header.ExcessBlobGas != nil {
+		panic("excess blob gas set on ethash")
+	}
+	if header.BlobGasUsed != nil {
+		panic("blob gas used set on ethash")
+	}
+	if header.ParentBeaconRoot != nil {
+		panic("parent beacon root set on ethash")
+	}
 	rlp.Encode(hasher, enc)
 	hasher.Sum(hash[:0])
 	return hash