diff --git a/cmd/integration/commands/stages.go b/cmd/integration/commands/stages.go
index 75aa3f1df9b..8ce45841058 100644
--- a/cmd/integration/commands/stages.go
+++ b/cmd/integration/commands/stages.go
@@ -1511,6 +1511,7 @@ func newSync(ctx context.Context, db kv.RwDB, miningConfig *params.MiningConfig,
 		"",
 		chainConfig,
 		genesisBlock.Hash(),
+		genesisBlock.Time(),
 		engine,
 		1,
 		nil,
diff --git a/cmd/observer/observer/crawler.go b/cmd/observer/observer/crawler.go
index e79b756a578..2794d0a6944 100644
--- a/cmd/observer/observer/crawler.go
+++ b/cmd/observer/observer/crawler.go
@@ -76,7 +76,11 @@ func NewCrawler(
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unknown chain %s", chain)
 	}
 
-	forkFilter := forkid.NewStaticFilter(chainConfig, *genesisHash)
+	// TODO(yperbasis) This might be a problem for chains that have a time-based fork (Shanghai, Cancun, etc)
+	// in genesis already, e.g. Holesky.
+	genesisTime := uint64(0)
+
+	forkFilter := forkid.NewStaticFilter(chainConfig, *genesisHash, genesisTime)
 
 	diplomacy := NewDiplomacy(
 		database.NewDBRetrier(db, logger),
diff --git a/cmd/observer/observer/server.go b/cmd/observer/observer/server.go
index b10879a89ce..7981bbb17cb 100644
--- a/cmd/observer/observer/server.go
+++ b/cmd/observer/observer/server.go
@@ -108,7 +108,11 @@ func makeForksENREntry(chain string) (enr.Entry, error) {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unknown chain %s", chain)
 	}
 
-	heightForks, timeForks := forkid.GatherForks(chainConfig)
+	// TODO(yperbasis) This might be a problem for chains that have a time-based fork (Shanghai, Cancun, etc)
+	// in genesis already, e.g. Holesky.
+	genesisTime := uint64(0)
+
+	heightForks, timeForks := forkid.GatherForks(chainConfig, genesisTime)
 	return eth.CurrentENREntryFromForks(heightForks, timeForks, *genesisHash, 0, 0), nil
 }
 
diff --git a/cmd/sentry/sentry/eth_handshake_test.go b/cmd/sentry/sentry/eth_handshake_test.go
index becf32e2f24..57eed30b339 100644
--- a/cmd/sentry/sentry/eth_handshake_test.go
+++ b/cmd/sentry/sentry/eth_handshake_test.go
@@ -20,15 +20,15 @@ import (
 func TestCheckPeerStatusCompatibility(t *testing.T) {
 	var version uint = direct.ETH66
 	networkID := params.MainnetChainConfig.ChainID.Uint64()
+	heightForks, timeForks := forkid.GatherForks(params.MainnetChainConfig, 0 /* genesisTime */)
 	goodReply := eth.StatusPacket{
 		ProtocolVersion: uint32(version),
 		NetworkID:       networkID,
 		TD:              big.NewInt(0),
 		Head:            libcommon.Hash{},
 		Genesis:         params.MainnetGenesisHash,
-		ForkID:          forkid.NewID(params.MainnetChainConfig, params.MainnetGenesisHash, 0, 0),
+		ForkID:          forkid.NewIDFromForks(heightForks, timeForks, params.MainnetGenesisHash, 0, 0),
 	}
-	heightForks, timeForks := forkid.GatherForks(params.MainnetChainConfig)
 	status := proto_sentry.StatusData{
 		NetworkId:       networkID,
 		TotalDifficulty: gointerfaces.ConvertUint256IntToH256(new(uint256.Int)),
diff --git a/cmd/sentry/sentry/sentry_grpc_server_test.go b/cmd/sentry/sentry/sentry_grpc_server_test.go
index 9940a9361a2..147f117d759 100644
--- a/cmd/sentry/sentry/sentry_grpc_server_test.go
+++ b/cmd/sentry/sentry/sentry_grpc_server_test.go
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ func testSentryServer(db kv.Getter, genesis *types.Genesis, genesisHash libcommo
 
 	headTd256 := new(uint256.Int)
 	headTd256.SetFromBig(headTd)
-	heightForks, timeForks := forkid.GatherForks(genesis.Config)
+	heightForks, timeForks := forkid.GatherForks(genesis.Config, genesis.Timestamp)
 	s.statusData = &proto_sentry.StatusData{
 		NetworkId:       1,
 		TotalDifficulty: gointerfaces.ConvertUint256IntToH256(headTd256),
diff --git a/cmd/sentry/sentry/sentry_multi_client.go b/cmd/sentry/sentry/sentry_multi_client.go
index e2d5bf950c0..15b9ddb5f60 100644
--- a/cmd/sentry/sentry/sentry_multi_client.go
+++ b/cmd/sentry/sentry/sentry_multi_client.go
@@ -278,6 +278,7 @@ func NewMultiClient(
 	nodeName string,
 	chainConfig *chain.Config,
 	genesisHash libcommon.Hash,
+	genesisTime uint64,
 	engine consensus.Engine,
 	networkID uint64,
 	sentries []direct.SentryClient,
@@ -322,7 +323,7 @@ func NewMultiClient(
 		logger:                            logger,
 	}
 	cs.ChainConfig = chainConfig
-	cs.heightForks, cs.timeForks = forkid.GatherForks(cs.ChainConfig)
+	cs.heightForks, cs.timeForks = forkid.GatherForks(cs.ChainConfig, genesisTime)
 	cs.genesisHash = genesisHash
 	cs.networkId = networkID
 	var err error
diff --git a/core/forkid/forkid.go b/core/forkid/forkid.go
index f137c4815f6..5eee62811bb 100644
--- a/core/forkid/forkid.go
+++ b/core/forkid/forkid.go
@@ -55,12 +55,6 @@ type ID struct {
 // Filter is a fork id filter to validate a remotely advertised ID.
 type Filter func(id ID) error
 
-// NewID calculates the Ethereum fork ID from the chain config, genesis hash, head height and time.
-func NewID(config *chain.Config, genesis libcommon.Hash, headHeight, headTime uint64) ID {
-	heightForks, timeForks := GatherForks(config)
-	return NewIDFromForks(heightForks, timeForks, genesis, headHeight, headTime)
-}
-
 func NewIDFromForks(heightForks, timeForks []uint64, genesis libcommon.Hash, headHeight, headTime uint64) ID {
 	// Calculate the starting checksum from the genesis hash
 	hash := crc32.ChecksumIEEE(genesis[:])
@@ -104,9 +98,9 @@ func NewFilterFromForks(heightForks, timeForks []uint64, genesis libcommon.Hash,
 }
 
 // NewStaticFilter creates a filter at block zero.
-func NewStaticFilter(config *chain.Config, genesis libcommon.Hash) Filter {
-	heightForks, timeForks := GatherForks(config)
-	return newFilter(heightForks, timeForks, genesis, 0, 0)
+func NewStaticFilter(config *chain.Config, genesisHash libcommon.Hash, genesisTime uint64) Filter {
+	heightForks, timeForks := GatherForks(config, genesisTime)
+	return newFilter(heightForks, timeForks, genesisHash, 0 /* headHeight */, genesisTime)
 }
 
 // Simple heuristic returning true if the value is a Unix time after 2 Dec 2022.
@@ -215,7 +209,7 @@ func checksumToBytes(hash uint32) [4]byte {
 }
 
 // GatherForks gathers all the known forks and creates a sorted list out of them.
-func GatherForks(config *chain.Config) (heightForks []uint64, timeForks []uint64) {
+func GatherForks(config *chain.Config, genesisTime uint64) (heightForks []uint64, timeForks []uint64) {
 	// Gather all the fork block numbers via reflection
 	kind := reflect.TypeOf(chain.Config{})
 	conf := reflect.ValueOf(config).Elem()
@@ -237,7 +231,10 @@ func GatherForks(config *chain.Config) (heightForks []uint64, timeForks []uint64
 		rule := conf.Field(i).Interface().(*big.Int)
 		if rule != nil {
 			if time {
-				timeForks = append(timeForks, rule.Uint64())
+				t := rule.Uint64()
+				if t > genesisTime {
+					timeForks = append(timeForks, t)
+				}
 			} else {
 				heightForks = append(heightForks, rule.Uint64())
 			}
diff --git a/core/forkid/forkid_test.go b/core/forkid/forkid_test.go
index d8894d81661..4a8e69b6226 100644
--- a/core/forkid/forkid_test.go
+++ b/core/forkid/forkid_test.go
@@ -145,7 +145,8 @@ func TestCreation(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	for i, tt := range tests {
 		for j, ttt := range tt.cases {
-			if have := NewID(tt.config, tt.genesis, ttt.head, ttt.time); have != ttt.want {
+			heightForks, timeForks := GatherForks(tt.config, 0 /* genesisTime */)
+			if have := NewIDFromForks(heightForks, timeForks, tt.genesis, ttt.head, ttt.time); have != ttt.want {
 				t.Errorf("test %d, case %d: fork ID mismatch: have %x, want %x", i, j, have, ttt.want)
 			}
 		}
@@ -222,7 +223,7 @@ func TestValidation(t *testing.T) {
 		// fork) at block 7279999, before Petersburg. Local is incompatible.
 		{7279999, ID{Hash: checksumToBytes(0xa00bc324), Next: 7279999}, ErrLocalIncompatibleOrStale},
 	}
-	heightForks, timeForks := GatherForks(params.MainnetChainConfig)
+	heightForks, timeForks := GatherForks(params.MainnetChainConfig, 0 /* genesisTime */)
 	for i, tt := range tests {
 		filter := newFilter(heightForks, timeForks, params.MainnetGenesisHash, tt.head, 0)
 		if err := filter(tt.id); err != tt.err {
diff --git a/eth/backend.go b/eth/backend.go
index 6ad8fbace5a..1eb55723bdc 100644
--- a/eth/backend.go
+++ b/eth/backend.go
@@ -493,6 +493,7 @@ func New(stack *node.Node, config *ethconfig.Config, logger log.Logger) (*Ethere
 		stack.Config().NodeName(),
 		chainConfig,
 		genesis.Hash(),
+		genesis.Time(),
 		backend.engine,
 		backend.config.NetworkID,
 		sentries,
diff --git a/turbo/jsonrpc/erigon_system.go b/turbo/jsonrpc/erigon_system.go
index 6f193898eec..7bd708cc2ec 100644
--- a/turbo/jsonrpc/erigon_system.go
+++ b/turbo/jsonrpc/erigon_system.go
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ func (api *ErigonImpl) Forks(ctx context.Context) (Forks, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return Forks{}, err
 	}
-	heightForks, timeForks := forkid.GatherForks(chainConfig)
+	heightForks, timeForks := forkid.GatherForks(chainConfig, genesis.Time())
 
 	return Forks{genesis.Hash(), heightForks, timeForks}, nil
 }
diff --git a/turbo/stages/mock/mock_sentry.go b/turbo/stages/mock/mock_sentry.go
index d3e0127ca8c..164201603f1 100644
--- a/turbo/stages/mock/mock_sentry.go
+++ b/turbo/stages/mock/mock_sentry.go
@@ -369,6 +369,7 @@ func MockWithEverything(tb testing.TB, gspec *types.Genesis, key *ecdsa.PrivateK
 		"mock",
 		mock.ChainConfig,
 		mock.Genesis.Hash(),
+		mock.Genesis.Time(),
 		mock.Engine,
 		networkID,
 		sentries,