diff --git a/cmd/utils/flags.go b/cmd/utils/flags.go
index e635dd89c3..9f309286bd 100644
--- a/cmd/utils/flags.go
+++ b/cmd/utils/flags.go
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/crypto/kzg4844"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth/catalyst"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth/downloader"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth/ethconfig"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth/filters"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth/gasprice"
@@ -1606,7 +1605,7 @@ func SetEthConfig(ctx *cli.Context, stack *node.Node, cfg *ethconfig.Config) {
 	godebug.SetGCPercent(int(gogc))
 
 	if ctx.IsSet(SyncTargetFlag.Name) {
-		cfg.SyncMode = downloader.FullSync // dev sync target forces full sync
+		cfg.SyncMode = ethconfig.FullSync // dev sync target forces full sync
 	} else if ctx.IsSet(SyncModeFlag.Name) {
 		if err = cfg.SyncMode.UnmarshalText([]byte(ctx.String(SyncModeFlag.Name))); err != nil {
 			Fatalf("invalid --syncmode flag: %v", err)
@@ -1677,7 +1676,7 @@ func SetEthConfig(ctx *cli.Context, stack *node.Node, cfg *ethconfig.Config) {
 	}
 	if !ctx.Bool(SnapshotFlag.Name) || cfg.SnapshotCache == 0 {
 		// If snap-sync is requested, this flag is also required
-		if cfg.SyncMode == downloader.SnapSync {
+		if cfg.SyncMode == ethconfig.SnapSync {
 			if !ctx.Bool(SnapshotFlag.Name) {
 				log.Warn("Snap sync requested, enabling --snapshot")
 			}
@@ -1743,7 +1742,7 @@ func SetEthConfig(ctx *cli.Context, stack *node.Node, cfg *ethconfig.Config) {
 		if !ctx.IsSet(NetworkIdFlag.Name) {
 			cfg.NetworkId = 1337
 		}
-		cfg.SyncMode = downloader.FullSync
+		cfg.SyncMode = ethconfig.FullSync
 		// Create new developer account or reuse existing one
 		var (
 			developer  accounts.Account
diff --git a/eth/backend.go b/eth/backend.go
index ccfe650f41..a3aa0a7b9b 100644
--- a/eth/backend.go
+++ b/eth/backend.go
@@ -424,17 +424,17 @@ func (s *Ethereum) Stop() error {
 
 // SyncMode retrieves the current sync mode, either explicitly set, or derived
 // from the chain status.
-func (s *Ethereum) SyncMode() downloader.SyncMode {
+func (s *Ethereum) SyncMode() ethconfig.SyncMode {
 	// If we're in snap sync mode, return that directly
 	if s.handler.snapSync.Load() {
-		return downloader.SnapSync
+		return ethconfig.SnapSync
 	}
 	// We are probably in full sync, but we might have rewound to before the
 	// snap sync pivot, check if we should re-enable snap sync.
 	head := s.blockchain.CurrentBlock()
 	if pivot := rawdb.ReadLastPivotNumber(s.chainDb); pivot != nil {
 		if head.Number.Uint64() < *pivot {
-			return downloader.SnapSync
+			return ethconfig.SnapSync
 		}
 	}
 	// We are in a full sync, but the associated head state is missing. To complete
@@ -442,8 +442,8 @@ func (s *Ethereum) SyncMode() downloader.SyncMode {
 	// persistent state is corrupted, just mismatch with the head block.
 	if !s.blockchain.HasState(head.Root) {
 		log.Info("Reenabled snap sync as chain is stateless")
-		return downloader.SnapSync
+		return ethconfig.SnapSync
 	}
 	// Nope, we're really full syncing
-	return downloader.FullSync
+	return ethconfig.FullSync
 }
diff --git a/eth/catalyst/api.go b/eth/catalyst/api.go
index fa9752734e..3e45ad9e4f 100644
--- a/eth/catalyst/api.go
+++ b/eth/catalyst/api.go
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/vm"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth/downloader"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth/ethconfig"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/internal/version"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/log"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/miner"
@@ -918,7 +918,7 @@ func (api *ConsensusAPI) newPayload(params engine.ExecutableData, versionedHashe
 	// tries to make it import a block. That should be denied as pushing something
 	// into the database directly will conflict with the assumptions of snap sync
 	// that it has an empty db that it can fill itself.
-	if api.eth.SyncMode() != downloader.FullSync {
+	if api.eth.SyncMode() != ethconfig.FullSync {
 		return api.delayPayloadImport(block), nil
 	}
 	if !api.eth.BlockChain().HasBlockAndState(block.ParentHash(), block.NumberU64()-1) {
@@ -1031,7 +1031,7 @@ func (api *ConsensusAPI) delayPayloadImport(block *types.Block) engine.PayloadSt
 	// payload as non-integratable on top of the existing sync. We'll just
 	// have to rely on the beacon client to forcefully update the head with
 	// a forkchoice update request.
-	if api.eth.SyncMode() == downloader.FullSync {
+	if api.eth.SyncMode() == ethconfig.FullSync {
 		// In full sync mode, failure to import a well-formed block can only mean
 		// that the parent state is missing and the syncer rejected extending the
 		// current cycle with the new payload.
diff --git a/eth/catalyst/api_test.go b/eth/catalyst/api_test.go
index 3ac719c23e..e0a155f12b 100644
--- a/eth/catalyst/api_test.go
+++ b/eth/catalyst/api_test.go
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/crypto"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/crypto/kzg4844"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth/downloader"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth/ethconfig"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/internal/version"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/miner"
@@ -452,7 +451,7 @@ func startEthService(t *testing.T, genesis *core.Genesis, blocks []*types.Block)
 	}
 
 	mcfg := miner.DefaultConfig
-	ethcfg := &ethconfig.Config{Genesis: genesis, SyncMode: downloader.FullSync, TrieTimeout: time.Minute, TrieDirtyCache: 256, TrieCleanCache: 256, Miner: mcfg}
+	ethcfg := &ethconfig.Config{Genesis: genesis, SyncMode: ethconfig.FullSync, TrieTimeout: time.Minute, TrieDirtyCache: 256, TrieCleanCache: 256, Miner: mcfg}
 	ethservice, err := eth.New(n, ethcfg)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal("can't create eth service:", err)
diff --git a/eth/catalyst/simulated_beacon_test.go b/eth/catalyst/simulated_beacon_test.go
index 7e9fd7b324..79d9ba738e 100644
--- a/eth/catalyst/simulated_beacon_test.go
+++ b/eth/catalyst/simulated_beacon_test.go
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/crypto"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth/downloader"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth/ethconfig"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/miner"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/node"
@@ -49,7 +48,7 @@ func startSimulatedBeaconEthService(t *testing.T, genesis *core.Genesis, period
 		t.Fatal("can't create node:", err)
 	}
 
-	ethcfg := &ethconfig.Config{Genesis: genesis, SyncMode: downloader.FullSync, TrieTimeout: time.Minute, TrieDirtyCache: 256, TrieCleanCache: 256, Miner: miner.DefaultConfig}
+	ethcfg := &ethconfig.Config{Genesis: genesis, SyncMode: ethconfig.FullSync, TrieTimeout: time.Minute, TrieDirtyCache: 256, TrieCleanCache: 256, Miner: miner.DefaultConfig}
 	ethservice, err := eth.New(n, ethcfg)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal("can't create eth service:", err)
diff --git a/eth/catalyst/tester.go b/eth/catalyst/tester.go
index 0922ac0ba6..db2d638701 100644
--- a/eth/catalyst/tester.go
+++ b/eth/catalyst/tester.go
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth/downloader"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth/ethconfig"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/log"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/node"
 )
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ func (tester *FullSyncTester) Start() error {
 
 		// Trigger beacon sync with the provided block hash as trusted
 		// chain head.
-		err := tester.backend.Downloader().BeaconDevSync(downloader.FullSync, tester.target, tester.closed)
+		err := tester.backend.Downloader().BeaconDevSync(ethconfig.FullSync, tester.target, tester.closed)
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Info("Failed to trigger beacon sync", "err", err)
 		}
diff --git a/eth/downloader/beaconsync.go b/eth/downloader/beaconsync.go
index e682536e07..c142ea7435 100644
--- a/eth/downloader/beaconsync.go
+++ b/eth/downloader/beaconsync.go
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/rawdb"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth/ethconfig"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/log"
 )
 
@@ -198,9 +199,9 @@ func (d *Downloader) findBeaconAncestor() (uint64, error) {
 	var chainHead *types.Header
 
 	switch d.getMode() {
-	case FullSync:
+	case ethconfig.FullSync:
 		chainHead = d.blockchain.CurrentBlock()
-	case SnapSync:
+	case ethconfig.SnapSync:
 		chainHead = d.blockchain.CurrentSnapBlock()
 	default:
 		panic("unknown sync mode")
@@ -218,9 +219,9 @@ func (d *Downloader) findBeaconAncestor() (uint64, error) {
 	}
 	var linked bool
 	switch d.getMode() {
-	case FullSync:
+	case ethconfig.FullSync:
 		linked = d.blockchain.HasBlock(beaconTail.ParentHash, beaconTail.Number.Uint64()-1)
-	case SnapSync:
+	case ethconfig.SnapSync:
 		linked = d.blockchain.HasFastBlock(beaconTail.ParentHash, beaconTail.Number.Uint64()-1)
 	default:
 		panic("unknown sync mode")
@@ -253,9 +254,9 @@ func (d *Downloader) findBeaconAncestor() (uint64, error) {
 
 		var known bool
 		switch d.getMode() {
-		case FullSync:
+		case ethconfig.FullSync:
 			known = d.blockchain.HasBlock(h.Hash(), n)
-		case SnapSync:
+		case ethconfig.SnapSync:
 			known = d.blockchain.HasFastBlock(h.Hash(), n)
 		default:
 			panic("unknown sync mode")
diff --git a/eth/downloader/downloader.go b/eth/downloader/downloader.go
index fadb68ef03..8ac5d2eb31 100644
--- a/eth/downloader/downloader.go
+++ b/eth/downloader/downloader.go
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/rawdb"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/state/snapshot"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth/ethconfig"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth/protocols/snap"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/ethdb"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/event"
@@ -69,6 +70,17 @@ var (
 	errNoPivotHeader           = errors.New("pivot header is not found")
 )
 
+// SyncMode defines the sync method of the downloader.
+// Deprecated: use ethconfig.SyncMode instead
+type SyncMode = ethconfig.SyncMode
+
+const (
+	// Deprecated: use ethconfig.FullSync
+	FullSync = ethconfig.FullSync
+	// Deprecated: use ethconfig.SnapSync
+	SnapSync = ethconfig.SnapSync
+)
+
 // peerDropFn is a callback type for dropping a peer detected as malicious.
 type peerDropFn func(id string)
 
@@ -230,9 +242,9 @@ func (d *Downloader) Progress() ethereum.SyncProgress {
 	current := uint64(0)
 	mode := d.getMode()
 	switch mode {
-	case FullSync:
+	case ethconfig.FullSync:
 		current = d.blockchain.CurrentBlock().Number.Uint64()
-	case SnapSync:
+	case ethconfig.SnapSync:
 		current = d.blockchain.CurrentSnapBlock().Number.Uint64()
 	default:
 		log.Error("Unknown downloader mode", "mode", mode)
@@ -326,7 +338,7 @@ func (d *Downloader) synchronise(mode SyncMode, beaconPing chan struct{}) error
 	if d.notified.CompareAndSwap(false, true) {
 		log.Info("Block synchronisation started")
 	}
-	if mode == SnapSync {
+	if mode == ethconfig.SnapSync {
 		// Snap sync will directly modify the persistent state, making the entire
 		// trie database unusable until the state is fully synced. To prevent any
 		// subsequent state reads, explicitly disable the trie database and state
@@ -434,7 +446,7 @@ func (d *Downloader) syncToHead() (err error) {
 	// threshold (i.e. new chain). In that case we won't really snap sync
 	// anyway, but still need a valid pivot block to avoid some code hitting
 	// nil panics on access.
-	if mode == SnapSync && pivot == nil {
+	if mode == ethconfig.SnapSync && pivot == nil {
 		pivot = d.blockchain.CurrentBlock()
 	}
 	height := latest.Number.Uint64()
@@ -452,7 +464,7 @@ func (d *Downloader) syncToHead() (err error) {
 	d.syncStatsLock.Unlock()
 
 	// Ensure our origin point is below any snap sync pivot point
-	if mode == SnapSync {
+	if mode == ethconfig.SnapSync {
 		if height <= uint64(fsMinFullBlocks) {
 			origin = 0
 		} else {
@@ -466,10 +478,10 @@ func (d *Downloader) syncToHead() (err error) {
 		}
 	}
 	d.committed.Store(true)
-	if mode == SnapSync && pivot.Number.Uint64() != 0 {
+	if mode == ethconfig.SnapSync && pivot.Number.Uint64() != 0 {
 		d.committed.Store(false)
 	}
-	if mode == SnapSync {
+	if mode == ethconfig.SnapSync {
 		// Set the ancient data limitation. If we are running snap sync, all block
 		// data older than ancientLimit will be written to the ancient store. More
 		// recent data will be written to the active database and will wait for the
@@ -523,13 +535,13 @@ func (d *Downloader) syncToHead() (err error) {
 		func() error { return d.fetchReceipts(origin + 1) }, // Receipts are retrieved during snap sync
 		func() error { return d.processHeaders(origin + 1) },
 	}
-	if mode == SnapSync {
+	if mode == ethconfig.SnapSync {
 		d.pivotLock.Lock()
 		d.pivotHeader = pivot
 		d.pivotLock.Unlock()
 
 		fetchers = append(fetchers, func() error { return d.processSnapSyncContent() })
-	} else if mode == FullSync {
+	} else if mode == ethconfig.FullSync {
 		fetchers = append(fetchers, func() error { return d.processFullSyncContent() })
 	}
 	return d.spawnSync(fetchers)
@@ -676,7 +688,7 @@ func (d *Downloader) processHeaders(origin uint64) error {
 				chunkHashes := hashes[:limit]
 
 				// In case of header only syncing, validate the chunk immediately
-				if mode == SnapSync {
+				if mode == ethconfig.SnapSync {
 					// Although the received headers might be all valid, a legacy
 					// PoW/PoA sync must not accept post-merge headers. Make sure
 					// that any transition is rejected at this point.
diff --git a/eth/downloader/queue.go b/eth/downloader/queue.go
index a2f916ebbc..6c9175a95a 100644
--- a/eth/downloader/queue.go
+++ b/eth/downloader/queue.go
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common/prque"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/crypto/kzg4844"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth/ethconfig"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/log"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/metrics"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/params"
@@ -180,7 +181,7 @@ func (q *queue) Reset(blockCacheLimit int, thresholdInitialSize int) {
 	defer q.lock.Unlock()
 
 	q.closed = false
-	q.mode = FullSync
+	q.mode = ethconfig.FullSync
 
 	q.headerHead = common.Hash{}
 	q.headerPendPool = make(map[string]*fetchRequest)
@@ -328,7 +329,7 @@ func (q *queue) Schedule(headers []*types.Header, hashes []common.Hash, from uin
 			q.blockTaskQueue.Push(header, -int64(header.Number.Uint64()))
 		}
 		// Queue for receipt retrieval
-		if q.mode == SnapSync && !header.EmptyReceipts() {
+		if q.mode == ethconfig.SnapSync && !header.EmptyReceipts() {
 			if _, ok := q.receiptTaskPool[hash]; ok {
 				log.Warn("Header already scheduled for receipt fetch", "number", header.Number, "hash", hash)
 			} else {
@@ -523,7 +524,7 @@ func (q *queue) reserveHeaders(p *peerConnection, count int, taskPool map[common
 		// we can ask the resultcache if this header is within the
 		// "prioritized" segment of blocks. If it is not, we need to throttle
 
-		stale, throttle, item, err := q.resultCache.AddFetch(header, q.mode == SnapSync)
+		stale, throttle, item, err := q.resultCache.AddFetch(header, q.mode == ethconfig.SnapSync)
 		if stale {
 			// Don't put back in the task queue, this item has already been
 			// delivered upstream
diff --git a/eth/ethconfig/config.go b/eth/ethconfig/config.go
index 8542bc97c4..6b75ab816f 100644
--- a/eth/ethconfig/config.go
+++ b/eth/ethconfig/config.go
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/txpool/blobpool"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/txpool/legacypool"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth/downloader"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth/gasprice"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/ethdb"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/log"
@@ -49,7 +48,7 @@ var FullNodeGPO = gasprice.Config{
 
 // Defaults contains default settings for use on the Ethereum main net.
 var Defaults = Config{
-	SyncMode:           downloader.SnapSync,
+	SyncMode:           SnapSync,
 	NetworkId:          0, // enable auto configuration of networkID == chainID
 	TxLookupLimit:      2350000,
 	TransactionHistory: 2350000,
@@ -80,7 +79,7 @@ type Config struct {
 	// Network ID separates blockchains on the peer-to-peer networking level. When left
 	// zero, the chain ID is used as network ID.
 	NetworkId uint64
-	SyncMode  downloader.SyncMode
+	SyncMode  SyncMode
 
 	// This can be set to list of enrtree:// URLs which will be queried for
 	// nodes to connect to.
diff --git a/eth/ethconfig/gen_config.go b/eth/ethconfig/gen_config.go
index 0ec0eaddeb..8e954eaefb 100644
--- a/eth/ethconfig/gen_config.go
+++ b/eth/ethconfig/gen_config.go
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/txpool/blobpool"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/txpool/legacypool"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth/downloader"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth/gasprice"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/miner"
 )
@@ -19,7 +18,7 @@ func (c Config) MarshalTOML() (interface{}, error) {
 	type Config struct {
 		Genesis                 *core.Genesis `toml:",omitempty"`
 		NetworkId               uint64
-		SyncMode                downloader.SyncMode
+		SyncMode                SyncMode
 		EthDiscoveryURLs        []string
 		SnapDiscoveryURLs       []string
 		NoPruning               bool
@@ -95,7 +94,7 @@ func (c *Config) UnmarshalTOML(unmarshal func(interface{}) error) error {
 	type Config struct {
 		Genesis                 *core.Genesis `toml:",omitempty"`
 		NetworkId               *uint64
-		SyncMode                *downloader.SyncMode
+		SyncMode                *SyncMode
 		EthDiscoveryURLs        []string
 		SnapDiscoveryURLs       []string
 		NoPruning               *bool
diff --git a/eth/downloader/modes.go b/eth/ethconfig/syncmode.go
similarity index 99%
rename from eth/downloader/modes.go
rename to eth/ethconfig/syncmode.go
index 9d8e1f313c..af5dbbb961 100644
--- a/eth/downloader/modes.go
+++ b/eth/ethconfig/syncmode.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 // You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
 // along with the go-ethereum library. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
-package downloader
+package ethconfig
 
 import "fmt"
 
diff --git a/eth/handler.go b/eth/handler.go
index b28081eef0..583dc2835d 100644
--- a/eth/handler.go
+++ b/eth/handler.go
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/crypto"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth/downloader"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth/ethconfig"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth/fetcher"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth/protocols/eth"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth/protocols/snap"
@@ -87,7 +88,7 @@ type handlerConfig struct {
 	Chain          *core.BlockChain       // Blockchain to serve data from
 	TxPool         txPool                 // Transaction pool to propagate from
 	Network        uint64                 // Network identifier to advertise
-	Sync           downloader.SyncMode    // Whether to snap or full sync
+	Sync           ethconfig.SyncMode     // Whether to snap or full sync
 	BloomCache     uint64                 // Megabytes to alloc for snap sync bloom
 	EventMux       *event.TypeMux         // Legacy event mux, deprecate for `feed`
 	RequiredBlocks map[uint64]common.Hash // Hard coded map of required block hashes for sync challenges
@@ -145,7 +146,7 @@ func newHandler(config *handlerConfig) (*handler, error) {
 		handlerDoneCh:  make(chan struct{}),
 		handlerStartCh: make(chan struct{}),
 	}
-	if config.Sync == downloader.FullSync {
+	if config.Sync == ethconfig.FullSync {
 		// The database seems empty as the current block is the genesis. Yet the snap
 		// block is ahead, so snap sync was enabled for this node at a certain point.
 		// The scenarios where this can happen is
diff --git a/eth/handler_eth_test.go b/eth/handler_eth_test.go
index 55f7da87dd..ce17345358 100644
--- a/eth/handler_eth_test.go
+++ b/eth/handler_eth_test.go
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/rawdb"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/vm"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth/downloader"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth/ethconfig"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth/protocols/eth"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/event"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/p2p"
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ func testForkIDSplit(t *testing.T, protocol uint) {
 			Chain:      chainNoFork,
 			TxPool:     newTestTxPool(),
 			Network:    1,
-			Sync:       downloader.FullSync,
+			Sync:       ethconfig.FullSync,
 			BloomCache: 1,
 		})
 		ethProFork, _ = newHandler(&handlerConfig{
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ func testForkIDSplit(t *testing.T, protocol uint) {
 			Chain:      chainProFork,
 			TxPool:     newTestTxPool(),
 			Network:    1,
-			Sync:       downloader.FullSync,
+			Sync:       ethconfig.FullSync,
 			BloomCache: 1,
 		})
 	)
diff --git a/eth/handler_test.go b/eth/handler_test.go
index 7b250df2e9..b63d3e8592 100644
--- a/eth/handler_test.go
+++ b/eth/handler_test.go
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/vm"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/crypto"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth/downloader"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth/ethconfig"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/ethdb"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/event"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/params"
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ func newTestHandlerWithBlocks(blocks int) *testHandler {
 		Chain:      chain,
 		TxPool:     txpool,
 		Network:    1,
-		Sync:       downloader.SnapSync,
+		Sync:       ethconfig.SnapSync,
 		BloomCache: 1,
 	})
 	handler.Start(1000)
diff --git a/eth/sync_test.go b/eth/sync_test.go
index 7ede0a82c5..57eea73790 100644
--- a/eth/sync_test.go
+++ b/eth/sync_test.go
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth/downloader"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth/ethconfig"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth/protocols/eth"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth/protocols/snap"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/p2p"
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ func testSnapSyncDisabling(t *testing.T, ethVer uint, snapVer uint) {
 	time.Sleep(250 * time.Millisecond)
 
 	// Check that snap sync was disabled
-	if err := empty.handler.downloader.BeaconSync(downloader.SnapSync, full.chain.CurrentBlock(), nil); err != nil {
+	if err := empty.handler.downloader.BeaconSync(ethconfig.SnapSync, full.chain.CurrentBlock(), nil); err != nil {
 		t.Fatal("sync failed:", err)
 	}
 	empty.handler.enableSyncedFeatures()
diff --git a/ethclient/simulated/backend.go b/ethclient/simulated/backend.go
index 6e07aa68d0..65d44b9efa 100644
--- a/ethclient/simulated/backend.go
+++ b/ethclient/simulated/backend.go
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth/catalyst"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth/downloader"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth/ethconfig"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth/filters"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/ethclient"
@@ -85,7 +84,7 @@ func NewBackend(alloc types.GenesisAlloc, options ...func(nodeConf *node.Config,
 		GasLimit: ethconfig.Defaults.Miner.GasCeil,
 		Alloc:    alloc,
 	}
-	ethConf.SyncMode = downloader.FullSync
+	ethConf.SyncMode = ethconfig.FullSync
 	ethConf.TxPool.NoLocals = true
 
 	for _, option := range options {