diff --git a/consensus/dummy/dynamic_fees.go b/consensus/dummy/dynamic_fees.go
index e6f957cc5a..9898e8f27b 100644
--- a/consensus/dummy/dynamic_fees.go
+++ b/consensus/dummy/dynamic_fees.go
@@ -97,11 +97,12 @@ func CalcBaseFee(config *params.ChainConfig, feeConfig commontype.FeeConfig, par
 // If [timestamp] is less than the timestamp of [parent], then it uses the same timestamp as parent.
 // Warning: This function should only be used in estimation and should not be used when calculating the canonical
 // base fee for a subsequent block.
-func EstimateNextBaseFee(config *params.ChainConfig, feeConfig commontype.FeeConfig, parent *types.Header, timestamp uint64) ([]byte, *big.Int, error) {
+func EstimateNextBaseFee(config *params.ChainConfig, feeConfig commontype.FeeConfig, parent *types.Header, timestamp uint64) (*big.Int, error) {
 	if timestamp < parent.Time {
 		timestamp = parent.Time
 	}
-	return CalcBaseFee(config, feeConfig, parent, timestamp)
+	_, baseFee, err := CalcBaseFee(config, feeConfig, parent, timestamp)
+	return baseFee, err
 }
 
 // selectBigWithinBounds returns [value] if it is within the bounds:
diff --git a/core/txpool/blobpool/blobpool.go b/core/txpool/blobpool/blobpool.go
index 470a2b4e39..3dc6ab8439 100644
--- a/core/txpool/blobpool/blobpool.go
+++ b/core/txpool/blobpool/blobpool.go
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ func (p *BlobPool) Init(gasTip uint64, head *types.Header, reserve txpool.Addres
 		p.Close()
 		return err
 	}
-	_, baseFee, err := dummy.EstimateNextBaseFee(
+	baseFee, err := dummy.EstimateNextBaseFee(
 		p.chain.Config(),
 		feeConfig,
 		p.head,
@@ -851,7 +851,7 @@ func (p *BlobPool) Reset(oldHead, newHead *types.Header) {
 		log.Error("Failed to get fee config to reset blobpool fees", "err", err)
 		return
 	}
-	_, baseFeeBig, err := dummy.EstimateNextBaseFee(
+	baseFeeBig, err := dummy.EstimateNextBaseFee(
 		p.chain.Config(),
 		feeConfig,
 		p.head,
diff --git a/core/txpool/legacypool/legacypool.go b/core/txpool/legacypool/legacypool.go
index 11256937db..47ddf2632b 100644
--- a/core/txpool/legacypool/legacypool.go
+++ b/core/txpool/legacypool/legacypool.go
@@ -1834,7 +1834,7 @@ func (pool *LegacyPool) updateBaseFeeAt(head *types.Header) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	_, baseFeeEstimate, err := dummy.EstimateNextBaseFee(pool.chainconfig, feeConfig, head, uint64(time.Now().Unix()))
+	baseFeeEstimate, err := dummy.EstimateNextBaseFee(pool.chainconfig, feeConfig, head, uint64(time.Now().Unix()))
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/eth/gasprice/gasprice.go b/eth/gasprice/gasprice.go
index 899c2eba0e..818c4623f1 100644
--- a/eth/gasprice/gasprice.go
+++ b/eth/gasprice/gasprice.go
@@ -268,8 +268,7 @@ func (oracle *Oracle) estimateNextBaseFee(ctx context.Context) (*big.Int, error)
 	// If the block does have a baseFee, calculate the next base fee
 	// based on the current time and add it to the tip to estimate the
 	// total gas price estimate.
-	_, nextBaseFee, err := dummy.EstimateNextBaseFee(oracle.backend.ChainConfig(), feeConfig, header, oracle.clock.Unix())
-	return nextBaseFee, err
+	return dummy.EstimateNextBaseFee(oracle.backend.ChainConfig(), feeConfig, header, oracle.clock.Unix())
 }
 
 // SuggestPrice returns an estimated price for legacy transactions.