diff --git a/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/beacon_chain.rs b/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/beacon_chain.rs
index da69a31a4..f54772ec0 100644
--- a/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/beacon_chain.rs
+++ b/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/beacon_chain.rs
@@ -1271,7 +1271,7 @@ impl<T: BeaconChainTypes> BeaconChain<T> {
             &mut state,
             &block,
             Some(block_root),
-            BlockSignatureStrategy::VerifyIndividual,
+            BlockSignatureStrategy::VerifyBulk,
             &self.spec,
         ) {
             Err(BlockProcessingError::BeaconStateError(e)) => {
diff --git a/tests/ef_tests/src/cases/sanity_blocks.rs b/tests/ef_tests/src/cases/sanity_blocks.rs
index 24ae6f81c..45e018a29 100644
--- a/tests/ef_tests/src/cases/sanity_blocks.rs
+++ b/tests/ef_tests/src/cases/sanity_blocks.rs
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ impl<E: EthSpec> Case for SanityBlocks<E> {
                     &mut state,
                     block,
                     None,
-                    BlockSignatureStrategy::VerifyIndividual,
+                    BlockSignatureStrategy::VerifyBulk,
                     spec,
                 )?;