diff --git a/.changelog/unreleased/improvements/2964-skip-revalidation-of-blockstore-LoadBlockFromMeta-.md b/.changelog/unreleased/improvements/2964-skip-revalidation-of-blockstore-LoadBlockFromMeta-.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..26fdb6c7ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changelog/unreleased/improvements/2964-skip-revalidation-of-blockstore-LoadBlockFromMeta-.md
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+- `[blockstore]` Remove a redundant `Header.ValidateBasic` call in `LoadBlockMeta`, 75% reducing this time.
+  ([\#2964](https://github.com/cometbft/cometbft/pull/2964))
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/store/store.go b/store/store.go
index 19583496d0..0d7f5a432d 100644
--- a/store/store.go
+++ b/store/store.go
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ func (bs *BlockStore) LoadBlockMeta(height int64) *types.BlockMeta {
 		panic(fmt.Errorf("unmarshal to cmtproto.BlockMeta: %w", err))
 	}
 
-	blockMeta, err := types.BlockMetaFromProto(pbbm)
+	blockMeta, err := types.BlockMetaFromTrustedProto(pbbm)
 	if err != nil {
 		panic(fmt.Errorf("error from proto blockMeta: %w", err))
 	}
diff --git a/types/block_meta.go b/types/block_meta.go
index d66cc8f36c..9dcefcb34d 100644
--- a/types/block_meta.go
+++ b/types/block_meta.go
@@ -41,6 +41,14 @@ func (bm *BlockMeta) ToProto() *cmtproto.BlockMeta {
 }
 
 func BlockMetaFromProto(pb *cmtproto.BlockMeta) (*BlockMeta, error) {
+	bm, err := BlockMetaFromTrustedProto(pb)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return bm, bm.ValidateBasic()
+}
+
+func BlockMetaFromTrustedProto(pb *cmtproto.BlockMeta) (*BlockMeta, error) {
 	if pb == nil {
 		return nil, errors.New("blockmeta is empty")
 	}
@@ -62,7 +70,7 @@ func BlockMetaFromProto(pb *cmtproto.BlockMeta) (*BlockMeta, error) {
 	bm.Header = h
 	bm.NumTxs = int(pb.NumTxs)
 
-	return bm, bm.ValidateBasic()
+	return bm, nil
 }
 
 // ValidateBasic performs basic validation.
diff --git a/types/block_meta_test.go b/types/block_meta_test.go
index b557f284a5..269291d2e9 100644
--- a/types/block_meta_test.go
+++ b/types/block_meta_test.go
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ func TestBlockMeta_ToProto(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Run(tt.testName, func(t *testing.T) {
 			pb := tt.bm.ToProto()
 
-			bm, err := BlockMetaFromProto(pb)
+			bm, err := BlockMetaFromTrustedProto(pb)
 
 			if !tt.expErr {
 				require.NoError(t, err, tt.testName)