diff --git a/chia/_tests/core/data_layer/test_merkle_blob.py b/chia/_tests/core/data_layer/test_merkle_blob.py
index 26c62a42e15f..20a56db8c558 100644
--- a/chia/_tests/core/data_layer/test_merkle_blob.py
+++ b/chia/_tests/core/data_layer/test_merkle_blob.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 from chia_rs.datalayer import KeyId, TreeIndex, ValueId
 
 from chia._tests.util.misc import DataCase, Marks, datacases
-from chia.data_layer.data_layer_util import InternalNode, Side, internal_hash
+from chia.data_layer.data_layer_util import Side, internal_hash
 from chia.data_layer.util.merkle_blob import (
     InvalidIndexError,
     KeyOrValueId,
@@ -216,13 +216,6 @@ def test_merkle_blob_two_leafs_loads() -> None:
     ]
     assert merkle_blob.get_lineage_with_indexes(root.left) == expected
 
-    merkle_blob.calculate_lazy_hashes()
-    son_hash = bytes32(range(32))
-    root_hash = internal_hash(son_hash, son_hash)
-    expected_node = InternalNode(root_hash, son_hash, son_hash)
-    assert merkle_blob.get_lineage_by_key_id(KeyId(KeyOrValueId(int64(0x0405060708090A0B)))) == [expected_node]
-    assert merkle_blob.get_lineage_by_key_id(KeyId(KeyOrValueId(int64(0x1415161718191A1B)))) == [expected_node]
-
 
 def generate_kvid(seed: int) -> tuple[KeyId, ValueId]:
     kv_ids: list[KeyOrValueId] = []
diff --git a/chia/data_layer/data_store.py b/chia/data_layer/data_store.py
index 22d2d99b88ca..2c8debe51c30 100644
--- a/chia/data_layer/data_store.py
+++ b/chia/data_layer/data_store.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 import contextlib
 import copy
+import itertools
 import logging
 from collections import defaultdict
 from collections.abc import AsyncIterator, Awaitable
@@ -860,7 +861,19 @@ async def get_ancestors(
             merkle_blob = await self.get_merkle_blob(root_hash=root_hash)
             reference_kid, _ = await self.get_node_by_hash(node_hash, store_id)
 
-        return merkle_blob.get_lineage_by_key_id(reference_kid)
+        reference_index = merkle_blob.key_to_index[reference_kid]
+        lineage = merkle_blob.get_lineage_with_indexes(reference_index)
+        result: list[InternalNode] = []
+        for index, node in itertools.islice(lineage, 1, None):
+            assert isinstance(node, RawInternalMerkleNode)
+            result.append(
+                InternalNode(
+                    hash=node.hash,
+                    left_hash=merkle_blob.get_hash_at_index(node.left),
+                    right_hash=merkle_blob.get_hash_at_index(node.right),
+                )
+            )
+        return result
 
     async def get_internal_nodes(self, store_id: bytes32, root_hash: Optional[bytes32] = None) -> list[InternalNode]:
         async with self.db_wrapper.reader() as reader:
diff --git a/chia/data_layer/util/merkle_blob.py b/chia/data_layer/util/merkle_blob.py
index 9cc7017bfaac..1a8a01424ca1 100644
--- a/chia/data_layer/util/merkle_blob.py
+++ b/chia/data_layer/util/merkle_blob.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 from chia_rs.datalayer import KeyId, TreeIndex, ValueId
 
-from chia.data_layer.data_layer_util import InternalNode, ProofOfInclusion, ProofOfInclusionLayer, Side, internal_hash
+from chia.data_layer.data_layer_util import ProofOfInclusion, ProofOfInclusionLayer, Side, internal_hash
 from chia.types.blockchain_format.sized_bytes import bytes32
 from chia.util.hash import std_hash
 from chia.util.ints import int64, uint8, uint32
@@ -232,18 +232,6 @@ def get_lineage_with_indexes(self, index: TreeIndex) -> list[tuple[TreeIndex, Ra
             lineage.append((index, node))
         return lineage
 
-    def get_lineage_by_key_id(self, key_id: KeyId) -> list[InternalNode]:
-        index = self.key_to_index[key_id]
-        lineage = self.get_lineage_with_indexes(index)
-        internal_nodes: list[InternalNode] = []
-        for _, node in lineage[1:]:
-            assert isinstance(node, RawInternalMerkleNode)
-            left_node = self.get_raw_node(node.left)
-            right_node = self.get_raw_node(node.right)
-            internal_nodes.append(InternalNode(bytes32(node.hash), bytes32(left_node.hash), bytes32(right_node.hash)))
-
-        return internal_nodes
-
     def update_entry(
         self,
         index: TreeIndex,