diff --git a/consensus/types/src/aggregate_and_proof.rs b/consensus/types/src/aggregate_and_proof.rs
index 6edd8d3892..735ac0d299 100644
--- a/consensus/types/src/aggregate_and_proof.rs
+++ b/consensus/types/src/aggregate_and_proof.rs
@@ -144,6 +144,3 @@ impl<E: EthSpec> AggregateAndProof<E> {
         self.selection_proof().verify(validator_pubkey, message)
     }
 }
-
-impl<E: EthSpec> SignedRoot for AggregateAndProof<E> {}
-impl<E: EthSpec> SignedRoot for AggregateAndProofRef<'_, E> {}
diff --git a/consensus/types/src/attestation_data.rs b/consensus/types/src/attestation_data.rs
index 7578981f51..da85b5e018 100644
--- a/consensus/types/src/attestation_data.rs
+++ b/consensus/types/src/attestation_data.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use crate::test_utils::TestRandom;
-use crate::{Checkpoint, Hash256, SignedRoot, Slot};
+use crate::{Checkpoint, Hash256, Slot};
 
 use crate::slot_data::SlotData;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
@@ -38,8 +38,6 @@ pub struct AttestationData {
     pub target: Checkpoint,
 }
 
-impl SignedRoot for AttestationData {}
-
 impl SlotData for AttestationData {
     fn get_slot(&self) -> Slot {
         self.slot
diff --git a/consensus/types/src/beacon_block.rs b/consensus/types/src/beacon_block.rs
index 6ea897cf1a..a9dfc8b0ec 100644
--- a/consensus/types/src/beacon_block.rs
+++ b/consensus/types/src/beacon_block.rs
@@ -81,9 +81,6 @@ pub struct BeaconBlock<E: EthSpec, Payload: AbstractExecPayload<E> = FullPayload
 
 pub type BlindedBeaconBlock<E> = BeaconBlock<E, BlindedPayload<E>>;
 
-impl<E: EthSpec, Payload: AbstractExecPayload<E>> SignedRoot for BeaconBlock<E, Payload> {}
-impl<E: EthSpec, Payload: AbstractExecPayload<E>> SignedRoot for BeaconBlockRef<'_, E, Payload> {}
-
 /// Empty block trait for each block variant to implement.
 pub trait EmptyBlock {
     /// Returns an empty block to be used during genesis.
diff --git a/consensus/types/src/beacon_block_header.rs b/consensus/types/src/beacon_block_header.rs
index b382359313..b7bf1abafa 100644
--- a/consensus/types/src/beacon_block_header.rs
+++ b/consensus/types/src/beacon_block_header.rs
@@ -33,8 +33,6 @@ pub struct BeaconBlockHeader {
     pub body_root: Hash256,
 }
 
-impl SignedRoot for BeaconBlockHeader {}
-
 impl BeaconBlockHeader {
     /// Returns the `tree_hash_root` of the header.
     ///
diff --git a/consensus/types/src/bls_to_execution_change.rs b/consensus/types/src/bls_to_execution_change.rs
index 07d71b360f..6116802a61 100644
--- a/consensus/types/src/bls_to_execution_change.rs
+++ b/consensus/types/src/bls_to_execution_change.rs
@@ -27,8 +27,6 @@ pub struct BlsToExecutionChange {
     pub to_execution_address: Address,
 }
 
-impl SignedRoot for BlsToExecutionChange {}
-
 impl BlsToExecutionChange {
     pub fn sign(
         self,
diff --git a/consensus/types/src/builder_bid.rs b/consensus/types/src/builder_bid.rs
index 49911c3909..6ca22045e0 100644
--- a/consensus/types/src/builder_bid.rs
+++ b/consensus/types/src/builder_bid.rs
@@ -98,8 +98,6 @@ impl<E: EthSpec> ForkVersionDecode for BuilderBid<E> {
     }
 }
 
-impl<E: EthSpec> SignedRoot for BuilderBid<E> {}
-
 /// Validator registration, for use in interacting with servers implementing the builder API.
 #[derive(PartialEq, Debug, Encode, Serialize, Deserialize, Clone)]
 #[serde(bound = "E: EthSpec")]
diff --git a/consensus/types/src/consolidation_request.rs b/consensus/types/src/consolidation_request.rs
index e2df0bb972..d2fbd1ba60 100644
--- a/consensus/types/src/consolidation_request.rs
+++ b/consensus/types/src/consolidation_request.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use crate::{test_utils::TestRandom, Address, PublicKeyBytes, SignedRoot};
+use crate::{test_utils::TestRandom, Address, PublicKeyBytes};
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use ssz::Encode;
 use ssz_derive::{Decode, Encode};
@@ -37,8 +37,6 @@ impl ConsolidationRequest {
     }
 }
 
-impl SignedRoot for ConsolidationRequest {}
-
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
diff --git a/consensus/types/src/contribution_and_proof.rs b/consensus/types/src/contribution_and_proof.rs
index 321c12d220..a803df3b49 100644
--- a/consensus/types/src/contribution_and_proof.rs
+++ b/consensus/types/src/contribution_and_proof.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use super::{
-    ChainSpec, EthSpec, Fork, Hash256, SecretKey, Signature, SignedRoot, SyncCommitteeContribution,
+    ChainSpec, EthSpec, Fork, Hash256, SecretKey, Signature, SyncCommitteeContribution,
     SyncSelectionProof,
 };
 use crate::test_utils::TestRandom;
@@ -68,5 +68,3 @@ impl<E: EthSpec> ContributionAndProof<E> {
         }
     }
 }
-
-impl<E: EthSpec> SignedRoot for ContributionAndProof<E> {}
diff --git a/consensus/types/src/deposit_message.rs b/consensus/types/src/deposit_message.rs
index 6184d0aeb3..fc9f9f9cb7 100644
--- a/consensus/types/src/deposit_message.rs
+++ b/consensus/types/src/deposit_message.rs
@@ -28,8 +28,6 @@ pub struct DepositMessage {
     pub amount: u64,
 }
 
-impl SignedRoot for DepositMessage {}
-
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
diff --git a/consensus/types/src/fork_data.rs b/consensus/types/src/fork_data.rs
index 52ce57a2a9..077f8c5bbf 100644
--- a/consensus/types/src/fork_data.rs
+++ b/consensus/types/src/fork_data.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use crate::test_utils::TestRandom;
-use crate::{Hash256, SignedRoot};
+use crate::Hash256;
 
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use ssz_derive::{Decode, Encode};
@@ -28,8 +28,6 @@ pub struct ForkData {
     pub genesis_validators_root: Hash256,
 }
 
-impl SignedRoot for ForkData {}
-
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
diff --git a/consensus/types/src/signing_data.rs b/consensus/types/src/signing_data.rs
index f30d5fdfcb..37e6986505 100644
--- a/consensus/types/src/signing_data.rs
+++ b/consensus/types/src/signing_data.rs
@@ -33,3 +33,5 @@ pub trait SignedRoot: TreeHash {
         .tree_hash_root()
     }
 }
+
+impl<T: TreeHash> SignedRoot for T {}
diff --git a/consensus/types/src/slot_epoch.rs b/consensus/types/src/slot_epoch.rs
index 0391756047..601f2b1133 100644
--- a/consensus/types/src/slot_epoch.rs
+++ b/consensus/types/src/slot_epoch.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 //! may lead to programming errors which are not detected by the compiler.
 
 use crate::test_utils::TestRandom;
-use crate::{ChainSpec, SignedRoot};
+use crate::ChainSpec;
 
 use rand::RngCore;
 use safe_arith::{ArithError, SafeArith};
diff --git a/consensus/types/src/slot_epoch_macros.rs b/consensus/types/src/slot_epoch_macros.rs
index eee267355a..87c7222b37 100644
--- a/consensus/types/src/slot_epoch_macros.rs
+++ b/consensus/types/src/slot_epoch_macros.rs
@@ -292,8 +292,6 @@ macro_rules! impl_ssz {
             }
         }
 
-        impl SignedRoot for $type {}
-
         impl TestRandom for $type {
             fn random_for_test(rng: &mut impl RngCore) -> Self {
                 $type::from(u64::random_for_test(rng))
diff --git a/consensus/types/src/sync_aggregator_selection_data.rs b/consensus/types/src/sync_aggregator_selection_data.rs
index 3da130bb06..cd5ca82db9 100644
--- a/consensus/types/src/sync_aggregator_selection_data.rs
+++ b/consensus/types/src/sync_aggregator_selection_data.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use crate::test_utils::TestRandom;
-use crate::{SignedRoot, Slot};
+use crate::Slot;
 
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use ssz_derive::{Decode, Encode};
@@ -25,8 +25,6 @@ pub struct SyncAggregatorSelectionData {
     pub subcommittee_index: u64,
 }
 
-impl SignedRoot for SyncAggregatorSelectionData {}
-
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
diff --git a/consensus/types/src/sync_committee_contribution.rs b/consensus/types/src/sync_committee_contribution.rs
index e160332f45..d09746e725 100644
--- a/consensus/types/src/sync_committee_contribution.rs
+++ b/consensus/types/src/sync_committee_contribution.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use super::{AggregateSignature, EthSpec, SignedRoot};
+use super::{AggregateSignature, EthSpec};
 use crate::slot_data::SlotData;
 use crate::{test_utils::TestRandom, BitVector, Hash256, Slot, SyncCommitteeMessage};
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
@@ -75,8 +75,6 @@ impl<E: EthSpec> SyncCommitteeContribution<E> {
     }
 }
 
-impl SignedRoot for Hash256 {}
-
 /// This is not in the spec, but useful for determining uniqueness of sync committee contributions
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Serialize, Deserialize, Encode, Decode, TreeHash, TestRandom)]
 pub struct SyncContributionData {
diff --git a/consensus/types/src/validator_registration_data.rs b/consensus/types/src/validator_registration_data.rs
index 345771074c..8620a7f88e 100644
--- a/consensus/types/src/validator_registration_data.rs
+++ b/consensus/types/src/validator_registration_data.rs
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@ pub struct ValidatorRegistrationData {
     pub pubkey: PublicKeyBytes,
 }
 
-impl SignedRoot for ValidatorRegistrationData {}
-
 impl SignedValidatorRegistrationData {
     pub fn verify_signature(&self, spec: &ChainSpec) -> bool {
         self.message
diff --git a/consensus/types/src/voluntary_exit.rs b/consensus/types/src/voluntary_exit.rs
index 153506f47a..408d274c34 100644
--- a/consensus/types/src/voluntary_exit.rs
+++ b/consensus/types/src/voluntary_exit.rs
@@ -31,8 +31,6 @@ pub struct VoluntaryExit {
     pub validator_index: u64,
 }
 
-impl SignedRoot for VoluntaryExit {}
-
 impl VoluntaryExit {
     pub fn sign(
         self,