diff --git a/crates/transaction-pool/src/test_utils/mock.rs b/crates/transaction-pool/src/test_utils/mock.rs
index afa1638c8516..78982cb46575 100644
--- a/crates/transaction-pool/src/test_utils/mock.rs
+++ b/crates/transaction-pool/src/test_utils/mock.rs
@@ -719,6 +719,16 @@ impl PoolTransaction for MockTransaction {
         }
     }
 
+    /// Returns true if the transaction is a contract creation.
+    fn is_create(&self) -> bool {
+        match self {
+            Self::Legacy { to, .. } | Self::Eip1559 { to, .. } | Self::Eip2930 { to, .. } => {
+                to.is_create()
+            }
+            Self::Eip4844 { .. } => false,
+        }
+    }
+
     /// Returns the input data associated with the transaction.
     fn input(&self) -> &[u8] {
         self.get_input()
diff --git a/crates/transaction-pool/src/traits.rs b/crates/transaction-pool/src/traits.rs
index 6adb81729e17..11c8db225b0a 100644
--- a/crates/transaction-pool/src/traits.rs
+++ b/crates/transaction-pool/src/traits.rs
@@ -1061,6 +1061,11 @@ pub trait PoolTransaction: fmt::Debug + Send + Sync + Clone {
     /// [`TxKind::Create`] if the transaction is a contract creation.
     fn kind(&self) -> TxKind;
 
+    /// Returns true if the transaction is a contract creation.
+    /// We don't provide a default implementation via `kind` as it copies the 21-byte
+    /// [`TxKind`] for this simple check. A proper implementation shouldn't allocate.
+    fn is_create(&self) -> bool;
+
     /// Returns the recipient of the transaction if it is not a [`TxKind::Create`]
     /// transaction.
     fn to(&self) -> Option<Address> {
@@ -1109,7 +1114,7 @@ pub trait PoolTransaction: fmt::Debug + Send + Sync + Clone {
         &self,
         max_init_code_size: usize,
     ) -> Result<(), InvalidPoolTransactionError> {
-        if self.kind().is_create() && self.input().len() > max_init_code_size {
+        if self.is_create() && self.input().len() > max_init_code_size {
             Err(InvalidPoolTransactionError::ExceedsMaxInitCodeSize(
                 self.size(),
                 max_init_code_size,
@@ -1328,6 +1333,11 @@ impl PoolTransaction for EthPooledTransaction {
         self.transaction.kind()
     }
 
+    /// Returns true if the transaction is a contract creation.
+    fn is_create(&self) -> bool {
+        self.transaction.is_create()
+    }
+
     fn input(&self) -> &[u8] {
         self.transaction.input()
     }
diff --git a/crates/transaction-pool/src/validate/eth.rs b/crates/transaction-pool/src/validate/eth.rs
index ca7452225755..5249c1befa2c 100644
--- a/crates/transaction-pool/src/validate/eth.rs
+++ b/crates/transaction-pool/src/validate/eth.rs
@@ -815,7 +815,7 @@ pub fn ensure_intrinsic_gas<T: EthPoolTransaction>(
     let gas_after_merge = validate_initial_tx_gas(
         spec_id,
         transaction.input(),
-        transaction.kind().is_create(),
+        transaction.is_create(),
         transaction.access_list().map(|list| list.0.as_slice()).unwrap_or(&[]),
         transaction.authorization_count() as u64,
     );