diff --git a/beacon-chain/sync/checkpoint/BUILD.bazel b/beacon-chain/sync/checkpoint/BUILD.bazel
index 1e5527253..4c9f551bf 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/sync/checkpoint/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/beacon-chain/sync/checkpoint/BUILD.bazel
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ go_library(
     name = "go_default_library",
     srcs = [
         "api.go",
+        "common.go",
         "file.go",
         "log.go",
     ],
@@ -12,7 +13,6 @@ go_library(
     deps = [
         "//api/client/beacon:go_default_library",
         "//beacon-chain/db:go_default_library",
-        "//config/params:go_default_library",
         "//io/file:go_default_library",
         "@com_github_pkg_errors//:go_default_library",
         "@com_github_sirupsen_logrus//:go_default_library",
diff --git a/beacon-chain/sync/checkpoint/api.go b/beacon-chain/sync/checkpoint/api.go
index 4ed9dc658..d008b0ab9 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/sync/checkpoint/api.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/sync/checkpoint/api.go
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v5/api/client/beacon"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v5/beacon-chain/db"
-	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v5/config/params"
 )
 
 // APIInitializer manages initializing the beacon node using checkpoint sync, retrieving the checkpoint state and root
@@ -28,14 +27,12 @@ func NewAPIInitializer(beaconNodeHost string) (*APIInitializer, error) {
 // Initialize downloads origin state and block for checkpoint sync and initializes database records to
 // prepare the node to begin syncing from that point.
 func (dl *APIInitializer) Initialize(ctx context.Context, d db.Database) error {
-	origin, err := d.OriginCheckpointBlockRoot(ctx)
-	if err == nil && origin != params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash {
-		log.Warnf("Origin checkpoint root %#x found in db, ignoring checkpoint sync flags", origin)
+	exists, err := isCheckpointStatePresent(ctx, d)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if exists {
 		return nil
-	} else {
-		if !errors.Is(err, db.ErrNotFound) {
-			return errors.Wrap(err, "error while checking database for origin root")
-		}
 	}
 	od, err := beacon.DownloadFinalizedData(ctx, dl.c)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/beacon-chain/sync/checkpoint/common.go b/beacon-chain/sync/checkpoint/common.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d7f22cf1f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/beacon-chain/sync/checkpoint/common.go
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+package checkpoint
+
+import (
+	"context"
+
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v5/beacon-chain/db"
+)
+
+// Initializer describes a type that is able to obtain the checkpoint sync data (BeaconState and SignedBeaconBlock)
+// in some way and perform database setup to prepare the beacon node for syncing from the given checkpoint.
+// See FileInitializer and APIInitializer.
+type Initializer interface {
+	Initialize(ctx context.Context, d db.Database) error
+}
+
+// isCheckpointStatePresent checks if the checkpoint and corresponding state exist in the database.
+func isCheckpointStatePresent(ctx context.Context, d db.Database) (bool, error) {
+	origin, err := d.OriginCheckpointBlockRoot(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		if errors.Is(err, db.ErrNotFound) {
+			return false, nil
+		}
+		return false, errors.Wrap(err, "error while checking database for origin root")
+	}
+	// Check corresponding state
+	if d.HasState(ctx, origin) {
+		return true, nil
+	}
+	return false, nil
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/beacon-chain/sync/checkpoint/file.go b/beacon-chain/sync/checkpoint/file.go
index ba2ca1dc8..0e9fbeede 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/sync/checkpoint/file.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/sync/checkpoint/file.go
@@ -7,17 +7,9 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v5/beacon-chain/db"
-	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v5/config/params"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v5/io/file"
 )
 
-// Initializer describes a type that is able to obtain the checkpoint sync data (BeaconState and SignedBeaconBlock)
-// in some way and perform database setup to prepare the beacon node for syncing from the given checkpoint.
-// See FileInitializer and APIInitializer.
-type Initializer interface {
-	Initialize(ctx context.Context, d db.Database) error
-}
-
 // NewFileInitializer validates the given path information and creates an Initializer which will
 // use the provided state and block files to prepare the node for checkpoint sync.
 func NewFileInitializer(blockPath string, statePath string) (*FileInitializer, error) {
@@ -42,14 +34,12 @@ type FileInitializer struct {
 // Initialize is called in the BeaconNode db startup code if an Initializer is present.
 // Initialize does what is needed to prepare the beacon node database for syncing from the weak subjectivity checkpoint.
 func (fi *FileInitializer) Initialize(ctx context.Context, d db.Database) error {
-	origin, err := d.OriginCheckpointBlockRoot(ctx)
-	if err == nil && origin != params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash {
-		log.Warnf("Origin checkpoint root %#x found in db, ignoring checkpoint sync flags", origin)
+	exists, err := isCheckpointStatePresent(ctx, d)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if exists {
 		return nil
-	} else {
-		if !errors.Is(err, db.ErrNotFound) {
-			return errors.Wrap(err, "error while checking database for origin root")
-		}
 	}
 	serBlock, err := file.ReadFileAsBytes(fi.blockPath)
 	if err != nil {