diff --git a/ethereum/core/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/mainnet/AuthorityProcessor.java b/ethereum/core/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/mainnet/AuthorityProcessor.java
index 7a53ecce388..f79e2c98e3a 100644
--- a/ethereum/core/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/mainnet/AuthorityProcessor.java
+++ b/ethereum/core/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/mainnet/AuthorityProcessor.java
@@ -31,10 +31,10 @@
 public class AuthorityProcessor {
   private static final Logger LOG = LoggerFactory.getLogger(AuthorityProcessor.class);
 
-  private final BigInteger chainId;
+  private final Optional<BigInteger> maybeChainId;
 
-  public AuthorityProcessor(final BigInteger chainId) {
-    this.chainId = chainId;
+  public AuthorityProcessor(final Optional<BigInteger> maybeChainId) {
+    this.maybeChainId = maybeChainId;
   }
 
   public void addContractToAuthority(
@@ -53,9 +53,9 @@ public void addContractToAuthority(
                         authorityAddress -> {
                           LOG.trace("Set code authority: {}", authorityAddress);
 
-                          if (!chainId.equals(BigInteger.ZERO)
+                          if (maybeChainId.isPresent()
                               && !payload.chainId().equals(BigInteger.ZERO)
-                              && !chainId.equals(payload.chainId())) {
+                              && !maybeChainId.get().equals(payload.chainId())) {
                             return;
                           }
 
diff --git a/ethereum/core/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/mainnet/ClassicProtocolSpecs.java b/ethereum/core/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/mainnet/ClassicProtocolSpecs.java
index 710c5743cd3..aec844894f7 100644
--- a/ethereum/core/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/mainnet/ClassicProtocolSpecs.java
+++ b/ethereum/core/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/mainnet/ClassicProtocolSpecs.java
@@ -155,8 +155,7 @@ public static ProtocolSpecBuilder atlantisDefinition(
                     false,
                     evmConfiguration.evmStackSize(),
                     feeMarket,
-                    CoinbaseFeePriceCalculator.frontier(),
-                    new AuthorityProcessor(chainId.orElse(BigInteger.ZERO))))
+                    CoinbaseFeePriceCalculator.frontier()))
         .name("Atlantis");
   }
 
@@ -290,8 +289,7 @@ public static ProtocolSpecBuilder spiralDefinition(
                     true,
                     evmConfiguration.evmStackSize(),
                     feeMarket,
-                    CoinbaseFeePriceCalculator.frontier(),
-                    new AuthorityProcessor(chainId.orElse(BigInteger.ZERO))))
+                    CoinbaseFeePriceCalculator.frontier()))
         .name("Spiral");
   }
 }
diff --git a/ethereum/core/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/mainnet/MainnetProtocolSpecs.java b/ethereum/core/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/mainnet/MainnetProtocolSpecs.java
index f5c1f3c3549..6f09df923eb 100644
--- a/ethereum/core/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/mainnet/MainnetProtocolSpecs.java
+++ b/ethereum/core/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/mainnet/MainnetProtocolSpecs.java
@@ -131,8 +131,7 @@ public static ProtocolSpecBuilder frontierDefinition(final EvmConfiguration evmC
                     false,
                     evmConfiguration.evmStackSize(),
                     FeeMarket.legacy(),
-                    CoinbaseFeePriceCalculator.frontier(),
-                    new AuthorityProcessor(BigInteger.ZERO)))
+                    CoinbaseFeePriceCalculator.frontier()))
         .privateTransactionProcessorBuilder(
             (transactionValidatorFactory,
                 contractCreationProcessor,
@@ -265,8 +264,7 @@ public static ProtocolSpecBuilder spuriousDragonDefinition(
                     false,
                     evmConfiguration.evmStackSize(),
                     feeMarket,
-                    CoinbaseFeePriceCalculator.frontier(),
-                    new AuthorityProcessor(chainId.orElse(BigInteger.ZERO))))
+                    CoinbaseFeePriceCalculator.frontier()))
         .name("SpuriousDragon");
   }
 
@@ -427,8 +425,7 @@ static ProtocolSpecBuilder londonDefinition(
                     false,
                     evmConfiguration.evmStackSize(),
                     feeMarket,
-                    CoinbaseFeePriceCalculator.eip1559(),
-                    new AuthorityProcessor(chainId.orElse(BigInteger.ZERO))))
+                    CoinbaseFeePriceCalculator.eip1559()))
         .contractCreationProcessorBuilder(
             evm ->
                 new ContractCreationProcessor(
@@ -528,8 +525,7 @@ static ProtocolSpecBuilder shanghaiDefinition(
                     true,
                     evmConfiguration.evmStackSize(),
                     feeMarket,
-                    CoinbaseFeePriceCalculator.eip1559(),
-                    new AuthorityProcessor(chainId.orElse(BigInteger.ZERO))))
+                    CoinbaseFeePriceCalculator.eip1559()))
         // Contract creation rules for EIP-3860 Limit and meter intitcode
         .transactionValidatorFactoryBuilder(
             (evm, gasLimitCalculator, feeMarket) ->
@@ -600,7 +596,7 @@ static ProtocolSpecBuilder cancunDefinition(
                     evmConfiguration.evmStackSize(),
                     feeMarket,
                     CoinbaseFeePriceCalculator.eip1559(),
-                    new AuthorityProcessor(chainId.orElse(BigInteger.ZERO))))
+                    new AuthorityProcessor(chainId)))
         // change to check for max blob gas per block for EIP-4844
         .transactionValidatorFactoryBuilder(
             (evm, gasLimitCalculator, feeMarket) ->
diff --git a/ethereum/core/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/mainnet/MainnetTransactionProcessor.java b/ethereum/core/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/mainnet/MainnetTransactionProcessor.java
index 5984be0e1d5..9ad1db7d896 100644
--- a/ethereum/core/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/mainnet/MainnetTransactionProcessor.java
+++ b/ethereum/core/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/mainnet/MainnetTransactionProcessor.java
@@ -81,7 +81,30 @@ public class MainnetTransactionProcessor {
   protected final FeeMarket feeMarket;
   private final CoinbaseFeePriceCalculator coinbaseFeePriceCalculator;
 
-  private final AuthorityProcessor authorityProcessor;
+  private final Optional<AuthorityProcessor> maybeAuthorityProcessor;
+
+  public MainnetTransactionProcessor(
+      final GasCalculator gasCalculator,
+      final TransactionValidatorFactory transactionValidatorFactory,
+      final AbstractMessageProcessor contractCreationProcessor,
+      final AbstractMessageProcessor messageCallProcessor,
+      final boolean clearEmptyAccounts,
+      final boolean warmCoinbase,
+      final int maxStackSize,
+      final FeeMarket feeMarket,
+      final CoinbaseFeePriceCalculator coinbaseFeePriceCalculator) {
+    this(
+        gasCalculator,
+        transactionValidatorFactory,
+        contractCreationProcessor,
+        messageCallProcessor,
+        clearEmptyAccounts,
+        warmCoinbase,
+        maxStackSize,
+        feeMarket,
+        coinbaseFeePriceCalculator,
+        null);
+  }
 
   public MainnetTransactionProcessor(
       final GasCalculator gasCalculator,
@@ -93,7 +116,7 @@ public MainnetTransactionProcessor(
       final int maxStackSize,
       final FeeMarket feeMarket,
       final CoinbaseFeePriceCalculator coinbaseFeePriceCalculator,
-      final AuthorityProcessor authorityProcessor) {
+      final AuthorityProcessor maybeAuthorityProcessor) {
     this.gasCalculator = gasCalculator;
     this.transactionValidatorFactory = transactionValidatorFactory;
     this.contractCreationProcessor = contractCreationProcessor;
@@ -103,7 +126,7 @@ public MainnetTransactionProcessor(
     this.maxStackSize = maxStackSize;
     this.feeMarket = feeMarket;
     this.coinbaseFeePriceCalculator = coinbaseFeePriceCalculator;
-    this.authorityProcessor = authorityProcessor;
+    this.maybeAuthorityProcessor = Optional.ofNullable(maybeAuthorityProcessor);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -386,7 +409,13 @@ public TransactionProcessingResult processTransaction(
         commonMessageFrameBuilder.versionedHashes(
             Optional.of(transaction.getVersionedHashes().get().stream().toList()));
       } else if (transaction.getAuthorizationList().isPresent()) {
-        authorityProcessor.addContractToAuthority(worldUpdater, authorizedCodeService, transaction);
+        if (maybeAuthorityProcessor.isEmpty()) {
+          throw new RuntimeException("Authority processor is required for 7702 transactions");
+        }
+
+        maybeAuthorityProcessor
+            .get()
+            .addContractToAuthority(worldUpdater, authorizedCodeService, transaction);
         addressList.addAll(authorizedCodeService.getAuthorities());
       } else {
         commonMessageFrameBuilder.versionedHashes(Optional.empty());
diff --git a/ethereum/core/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/mainnet/MainnetTransactionProcessorTest.java b/ethereum/core/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/mainnet/MainnetTransactionProcessorTest.java
index d901183187f..b2f5718dad3 100644
--- a/ethereum/core/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/mainnet/MainnetTransactionProcessorTest.java
+++ b/ethereum/core/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/mainnet/MainnetTransactionProcessorTest.java
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ MainnetTransactionProcessor createTransactionProcessor(final boolean warmCoinbas
         MAX_STACK_SIZE,
         FeeMarket.legacy(),
         CoinbaseFeePriceCalculator.frontier(),
-        new AuthorityProcessor(BigInteger.ONE));
+        new AuthorityProcessor(Optional.of(BigInteger.ONE)));
   }
 
   @Test