diff --git a/SmartContracts/src/avs/PreconfRegistry.sol b/SmartContracts/src/avs/PreconfRegistry.sol
index 9b6de67..d45209d 100644
--- a/SmartContracts/src/avs/PreconfRegistry.sol
+++ b/SmartContracts/src/avs/PreconfRegistry.sol
@@ -124,11 +124,7 @@ contract PreconfRegistry is IPreconfRegistry, BLSSignatureChecker, Initializable
             //     revert ValidatorSignatureExpired();
             // }
 
-            // Point compress the public key just how it is done on the consensus layer
-            uint256[2] memory compressedPubKey = addValidatorParams[i].pubkey.compress();
-            // Use the hash for ease of mapping
-            bytes32 pubKeyHash = keccak256(abi.encodePacked(compressedPubKey));
-
+            bytes32 pubKeyHash = _hashBLSPubKey(addValidatorParams[i].pubkey);
             Validator memory validator = validators[pubKeyHash];
 
             // Update the validator if it has no preconfer assigned, or if it has stopped proposing
@@ -162,11 +158,7 @@ contract PreconfRegistry is IPreconfRegistry, BLSSignatureChecker, Initializable
      */
     function removeValidators(RemoveValidatorParam[] calldata removeValidatorParams) external {
         for (uint256 i; i < removeValidatorParams.length; ++i) {
-            // Point compress the public key just how it is done on the consensus layer
-            uint256[2] memory compressedPubKey = removeValidatorParams[i].pubkey.compress();
-            // Use the hash for ease of mapping
-            bytes32 pubKeyHash = keccak256(abi.encodePacked(compressedPubKey));
-
+            bytes32 pubKeyHash = _hashBLSPubKey(removeValidatorParams[i].pubkey);
             Validator memory validator = validators[pubKeyHash];
 
             // Revert if the validator is not active (or already removed, but waiting to stop proposing)
@@ -238,4 +230,9 @@ contract PreconfRegistry is IPreconfRegistry, BLSSignatureChecker, Initializable
     {
         return abi.encodePacked(block.chainid, validatorOp, expiry, preconfer);
     }
+
+    function _hashBLSPubKey(BLS12381.G1Point calldata pubkey) internal pure returns (bytes32) {
+        uint256[2] memory compressedPubKey = pubkey.compress();
+        return keccak256(abi.encodePacked(compressedPubKey));
+    }
 }