diff --git a/.github/workflows/eest.yml b/.github/workflows/eest.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..b975e80bd6856
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/eest.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+# Runs Ethereum execution spec tests (EEST).
+#
+# To add a new EEST test suite to the workflow, add the following:
+#
+# - The tag for the release
+# - The name of the release artifact (e.g. `fixtures.tar.gz`)
+#
+# The workflow will download each suite in parallel in a matrix, and run the blockchain tests and blockchain engine tests inside.
+#
+# The workflow will not run state tests, these are deferred to revm.
+
+name: eest
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+  merge_group:
+  push:
+    branches: [main, onbjerg/eest] # todo: temp
+
+env:
+  CARGO_TERM_COLOR: always
+  RUST_BACKTRACE: full
+
+concurrency:
+  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.head_ref || github.run_id }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
+jobs:
+  # build reest
+  # save to cache
+  setup:
+    runs-on:
+      group: Reth
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
+      - uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2
+        with:
+          cache-on-failure: true
+
+  # restore reest from cache
+  # download fixtures, untar
+  # run with reest
+  test:
+    name: test (${{ matrix.tag }}, ${{ matrix.type }})
+    needs: setup
+    runs-on:
+      group: Reth
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        # TODO(onbjerg): For some reason just specifying type as a top-level matrix value
+        # ignores one of the includes, so instead I have to duplicate type across matrix members
+        include:
+          - tag: v3.0.0
+            artifact: fixtures_stable.tar.gz
+            type: blockchain_tests
+          - tag: v3.0.0
+            artifact: fixtures_stable.tar.gz
+            type: blockchain_tests_engine
+          - tag: pectra-devnet-4@v1.0.1
+            artifact: fixtures_pectra-devnet-4.tar.gz
+            type: blockchain_tests
+    steps:
+      - name: Download fixtures
+        run: |
+          wget https://github.com/ethereum/execution-spec-tests/releases/download/${{ matrix.tag }}/${{ matrix.artifact }}
+          tar -xvzf ${{ matrix.artifact }}
+          rm ${{ matrix.artifact }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/unit.yml b/.github/workflows/unit.yml
index defd9a6f535d6..55b79aa4a2bb0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/unit.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/unit.yml
@@ -65,31 +65,6 @@ jobs:
             --partition hash:${{ matrix.partition }}/2 \
             -E "!kind(test)"
 
-  state:
-    name: Ethereum state tests
-    runs-on:
-      group: Reth
-    env:
-      RUST_LOG: info,sync=error
-      RUST_BACKTRACE: 1
-    timeout-minutes: 30
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - name: Checkout ethereum/tests
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-        with:
-          repository: ethereum/tests
-          ref: 1c23e3c27ac53b794de0844d2d5e19cd2495b9d8
-          path: testing/ef-tests/ethereum-tests
-          submodules: recursive
-          fetch-depth: 1
-      - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
-      - uses: taiki-e/install-action@nextest
-      - uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2
-        with:
-          cache-on-failure: true
-      - run: cargo nextest run --release -p ef-tests --features "asm-keccak ef-tests"
-
   doc:
     name: doc tests (${{ matrix.network }})
     runs-on: