diff --git a/op-e2e/actions/plasma_test.go b/op-e2e/actions/plasma_test.go
index e4bf18229eb9..0c1426b48a58 100644
--- a/op-e2e/actions/plasma_test.go
+++ b/op-e2e/actions/plasma_test.go
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ func NewL2PlasmaDA(t Testing, params ...PlasmaParam) *L2PlasmaDA {
 	plasmaCfg, err := sd.RollupCfg.PlasmaConfig()
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
-	daMgr := plasma.NewPlasmaDAWithStorage(log, plasmaCfg, storage, l1F, &plasma.NoopMetrics{})
+	daMgr := plasma.NewPlasmaDAWithStorage(log, plasmaCfg, storage, &plasma.NoopMetrics{})
 
 	sequencer := NewL2Sequencer(t, log, l1F, nil, daMgr, engCl, sd.RollupCfg, 0)
 	miner.ActL1SetFeeRecipient(common.Address{'A'})
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ func (a *L2PlasmaDA) NewVerifier(t Testing) *L2Verifier {
 	l1F, err := sources.NewL1Client(a.miner.RPCClient(), a.log, nil, sources.L1ClientDefaultConfig(a.sd.RollupCfg, false, sources.RPCKindBasic))
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
-	daMgr := plasma.NewPlasmaDAWithStorage(a.log, a.plasmaCfg, a.storage, l1F, &plasma.NoopMetrics{})
+	daMgr := plasma.NewPlasmaDAWithStorage(a.log, a.plasmaCfg, a.storage, &plasma.NoopMetrics{})
 
 	verifier := NewL2Verifier(t, a.log, l1F, nil, daMgr, engCl, a.sd.RollupCfg, &sync.Config{}, safedb.Disabled)
 
diff --git a/op-node/node/node.go b/op-node/node/node.go
index 1960676f1421..324a595f4ab2 100644
--- a/op-node/node/node.go
+++ b/op-node/node/node.go
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ func (n *OpNode) initL2(ctx context.Context, cfg *Config, snapshotLog log.Logger
 	if cfg.Plasma.Enabled && err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to get plasma config: %w", err)
 	}
-	plasmaDA := plasma.NewPlasmaDA(n.log, cfg.Plasma, rpCfg, n.l1Source, n.metrics.PlasmaMetrics)
+	plasmaDA := plasma.NewPlasmaDA(n.log, cfg.Plasma, rpCfg, n.metrics.PlasmaMetrics)
 	if cfg.SafeDBPath != "" {
 		n.log.Info("Safe head database enabled", "path", cfg.SafeDBPath)
 		safeDB, err := safedb.NewSafeDB(n.log, cfg.SafeDBPath)
diff --git a/op-node/rollup/derive/data_source.go b/op-node/rollup/derive/data_source.go
index 3cef221cf4be..45b4e3a63c9a 100644
--- a/op-node/rollup/derive/data_source.go
+++ b/op-node/rollup/derive/data_source.go
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ type DataIter interface {
 
 type L1TransactionFetcher interface {
 	InfoAndTxsByHash(ctx context.Context, hash common.Hash) (eth.BlockInfo, types.Transactions, error)
+	FetchReceipts(ctx context.Context, blockHash common.Hash) (eth.BlockInfo, types.Receipts, error)
+	L1BlockRefByNumber(context.Context, uint64) (eth.L1BlockRef, error)
 }
 
 type L1BlobsFetcher interface {
@@ -28,9 +30,9 @@ type L1BlobsFetcher interface {
 
 type PlasmaInputFetcher interface {
 	// GetInput fetches the input for the given commitment at the given block number from the DA storage service.
-	GetInput(ctx context.Context, c plasma.Keccak256Commitment, blockId eth.BlockID) (eth.Data, error)
+	GetInput(ctx context.Context, l1 plasma.L1Fetcher, c plasma.Keccak256Commitment, blockId eth.BlockID) (eth.Data, error)
 	// AdvanceL1Origin advances the L1 origin to the given block number, syncing the DA challenge events.
-	AdvanceL1Origin(ctx context.Context, blockId eth.BlockID) error
+	AdvanceL1Origin(ctx context.Context, l1 plasma.L1Fetcher, blockId eth.BlockID) error
 	// Reset the challenge origin in case of L1 reorg
 	Reset(ctx context.Context, base eth.L1BlockRef, baseCfg eth.SystemConfig) error
 	// Notify L1 finalized head so plasma finality is always behind L1
@@ -82,7 +84,7 @@ func (ds *DataSourceFactory) OpenData(ctx context.Context, ref eth.L1BlockRef, b
 	}
 	if ds.dsCfg.plasmaEnabled {
 		// plasma([calldata | blobdata](l1Ref)) -> data
-		return NewPlasmaDataSource(ds.log, src, ds.plasmaFetcher, ref.ID()), nil
+		return NewPlasmaDataSource(ds.log, src, ds.fetcher, ds.plasmaFetcher, ref.ID()), nil
 	}
 	return src, nil
 }
diff --git a/op-node/rollup/derive/plasma_data_source.go b/op-node/rollup/derive/plasma_data_source.go
index 3523af2572d4..d5eb552beb49 100644
--- a/op-node/rollup/derive/plasma_data_source.go
+++ b/op-node/rollup/derive/plasma_data_source.go
@@ -16,16 +16,18 @@ type PlasmaDataSource struct {
 	log     log.Logger
 	src     DataIter
 	fetcher PlasmaInputFetcher
+	l1      L1TransactionFetcher
 	id      eth.BlockID
 	// keep track of a pending commitment so we can keep trying to fetch the input.
 	comm plasma.Keccak256Commitment
 }
 
-func NewPlasmaDataSource(log log.Logger, src DataIter, fetcher PlasmaInputFetcher, id eth.BlockID) *PlasmaDataSource {
+func NewPlasmaDataSource(log log.Logger, src DataIter, l1 L1TransactionFetcher, fetcher PlasmaInputFetcher, id eth.BlockID) *PlasmaDataSource {
 	return &PlasmaDataSource{
 		log:     log,
 		src:     src,
 		fetcher: fetcher,
+		l1:      l1,
 		id:      id,
 	}
 }
@@ -35,7 +37,7 @@ func (s *PlasmaDataSource) Next(ctx context.Context) (eth.Data, error) {
 	// before we can proceed to fetch the input data. This function can be called multiple times
 	// for the same origin and noop if the origin was already processed. It is also called if
 	// there is not commitment in the current origin.
-	if err := s.fetcher.AdvanceL1Origin(ctx, s.id); err != nil {
+	if err := s.fetcher.AdvanceL1Origin(ctx, s.l1, s.id); err != nil {
 		if errors.Is(err, plasma.ErrReorgRequired) {
 			return nil, NewResetError(fmt.Errorf("new expired challenge"))
 		}
@@ -58,7 +60,7 @@ func (s *PlasmaDataSource) Next(ctx context.Context) (eth.Data, error) {
 		s.comm = comm
 	}
 	// use the commitment to fetch the input from the plasma DA provider.
-	data, err := s.fetcher.GetInput(ctx, s.comm, s.id)
+	data, err := s.fetcher.GetInput(ctx, s.l1, s.comm, s.id)
 	// GetInput may call for a reorg if the pipeline is stalled and the plasma DA manager
 	// continued syncing origins detached from the pipeline origin.
 	if errors.Is(err, plasma.ErrReorgRequired) {
@@ -66,7 +68,7 @@ func (s *PlasmaDataSource) Next(ctx context.Context) (eth.Data, error) {
 		return nil, NewResetError(err)
 	} else if errors.Is(err, plasma.ErrExpiredChallenge) {
 		// this commitment was challenged and the challenge expired.
-		s.log.Warn("challenge expired, skipping batch", "comm", fmt.Sprintf("%x", s.comm))
+		s.log.Warn("challenge expired, skipping batch", "comm", s.comm)
 		s.comm = nil
 		// skip the input
 		return s.Next(ctx)
diff --git a/op-node/rollup/derive/plasma_data_source_test.go b/op-node/rollup/derive/plasma_data_source_test.go
index d62f85806ae9..ba2e7c6f06ce 100644
--- a/op-node/rollup/derive/plasma_data_source_test.go
+++ b/op-node/rollup/derive/plasma_data_source_test.go
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ func TestPlasmaDataSource(t *testing.T) {
 
 	daState := plasma.NewState(logger, metrics)
 
-	da := plasma.NewPlasmaDAWithState(logger, pcfg, storage, l1F, metrics, daState)
+	da := plasma.NewPlasmaDAWithState(logger, pcfg, storage, metrics, daState)
 
 	finalitySignal := &MockFinalitySignal{}
 	da.OnFinalizedHeadSignal(finalitySignal.OnFinalized)
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ func TestPlasmaDataSourceStall(t *testing.T) {
 
 	daState := plasma.NewState(logger, metrics)
 
-	da := plasma.NewPlasmaDAWithState(logger, pcfg, storage, l1F, metrics, daState)
+	da := plasma.NewPlasmaDAWithState(logger, pcfg, storage, metrics, daState)
 
 	finalitySignal := &MockFinalitySignal{}
 	da.OnFinalizedHeadSignal(finalitySignal.OnFinalized)
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@ func TestPlasmaDataSourceInvalidData(t *testing.T) {
 		ChallengeWindow: 90, ResolveWindow: 90,
 	}
 
-	da := plasma.NewPlasmaDAWithStorage(logger, pcfg, storage, l1F, &plasma.NoopMetrics{})
+	da := plasma.NewPlasmaDAWithStorage(logger, pcfg, storage, &plasma.NoopMetrics{})
 
 	// Create rollup genesis and config
 	l1Time := uint64(2)
diff --git a/op-plasma/damgr.go b/op-plasma/damgr.go
index 37e4b6ff90b8..13d67aa505ba 100644
--- a/op-plasma/damgr.go
+++ b/op-plasma/damgr.go
@@ -63,8 +63,8 @@ type DA struct {
 	metrics Metricer
 
 	storage DAStorage
-	l1      L1Fetcher
 
+	// the DA state keeps track of all the commitments and their challenge status.
 	state *State
 
 	// the latest l1 block we synced challenge contract events from
@@ -74,35 +74,34 @@ type DA struct {
 	// the latest recorded finalized head as per the l1 finalization signal
 	l1FinalizedHead eth.L1BlockRef
 	// flag the reset function we are resetting because of an expired challenge
-	resetting int
+	resetting bool
 
 	finalizedHeadSignalFunc HeadSignalFn
 }
 
 // NewPlasmaDA creates a new PlasmaDA instance with the given log and CLIConfig.
-func NewPlasmaDA(log log.Logger, cli CLIConfig, cfg Config, l1f L1Fetcher, metrics Metricer) *DA {
-	return NewPlasmaDAWithStorage(log, cfg, cli.NewDAClient(), l1f, metrics)
+func NewPlasmaDA(log log.Logger, cli CLIConfig, cfg Config, metrics Metricer) *DA {
+	return NewPlasmaDAWithStorage(log, cfg, cli.NewDAClient(), metrics)
 }
 
 // NewPlasmaDAWithStorage creates a new PlasmaDA instance with the given log and DAStorage interface.
-func NewPlasmaDAWithStorage(log log.Logger, cfg Config, storage DAStorage, l1f L1Fetcher, metrics Metricer) *DA {
+func NewPlasmaDAWithStorage(log log.Logger, cfg Config, storage DAStorage, metrics Metricer) *DA {
 	return &DA{
 		log:     log,
 		cfg:     cfg,
 		storage: storage,
-		l1:      l1f,
 		metrics: metrics,
 		state:   NewState(log, metrics),
 	}
 }
 
 // NewPlasmaWithState creates a plasma storage from initial state used for testing in isolation.
-func NewPlasmaDAWithState(log log.Logger, cfg Config, storage DAStorage, l1f L1Fetcher, metrics Metricer, state *State) *DA {
+// We pass the L1Fetcher to each method so it is kept in sync with the conf depth of the pipeline.
+func NewPlasmaDAWithState(log log.Logger, cfg Config, storage DAStorage, metrics Metricer, state *State) *DA {
 	return &DA{
 		log:     log,
 		cfg:     cfg,
 		storage: storage,
-		l1:      l1f,
 		metrics: metrics,
 		state:   state,
 	}
@@ -138,20 +137,24 @@ func (d *DA) Finalize(l1Finalized eth.L1BlockRef) {
 // LookAhead increments the challenges origin and process the new block if it exists.
 // It is used when the derivation pipeline stalls due to missing data and we need to continue
 // syncing challenge events until the challenge is resolved or expires.
-func (d *DA) LookAhead(ctx context.Context) error {
-	blkRef, err := d.l1.L1BlockRefByNumber(ctx, d.origin.Number+1)
+func (d *DA) LookAhead(ctx context.Context, l1 L1Fetcher) error {
+	blkRef, err := l1.L1BlockRefByNumber(ctx, d.origin.Number+1)
 	// temporary error, will do a backoff
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	return d.AdvanceL1Origin(ctx, blkRef.ID())
+	return d.AdvanceL1Origin(ctx, l1, blkRef.ID())
 }
 
 // Reset the challenge event derivation origin in case of L1 reorg
 func (d *DA) Reset(ctx context.Context, base eth.L1BlockRef, baseCfg eth.SystemConfig) error {
-	// resetting due to expired challenge, do not clear state
-	if d.resetting > 0 {
-		d.resetting--
+	// resetting due to expired challenge, do not clear state.
+	// If the DA source returns ErrReset, the pipeline is forced to reset by the rollup driver.
+	// In that case the Reset function will be called immediately, BEFORE the pipeline can
+	// call any further stage to step. Thus the state will NOT be cleared if the reset originates
+	// from this stage of the pipeline.
+	if d.resetting {
+		d.resetting = false
 	} else {
 		// resetting due to L1 reorg, clear state
 		d.origin = base.ID()
@@ -162,7 +165,7 @@ func (d *DA) Reset(ctx context.Context, base eth.L1BlockRef, baseCfg eth.SystemC
 
 // GetInput returns the input data for the given commitment bytes. blockNumber is required to lookup
 // the challenge status in the DataAvailabilityChallenge L1 contract.
-func (d *DA) GetInput(ctx context.Context, comm Keccak256Commitment, blockId eth.BlockID) (eth.Data, error) {
+func (d *DA) GetInput(ctx context.Context, l1 L1Fetcher, comm Keccak256Commitment, blockId eth.BlockID) (eth.Data, error) {
 	// If the challenge head is ahead in the case of a pipeline reset or stall, we might have synced a
 	// challenge event for this commitment. Otherwise we mark the commitment as part of the canonical
 	// chain so potential future challenge events can be selected.
@@ -189,7 +192,7 @@ func (d *DA) GetInput(ctx context.Context, comm Keccak256Commitment, blockId eth
 		} else if notFound {
 			// data is missing and a challenge is active, we must wait for the challenge to resolve
 			// hence we continue syncing new origins to sync the new challenge events.
-			if err := d.LookAhead(ctx); err != nil {
+			if err := d.LookAhead(ctx, l1); err != nil {
 				return nil, err
 			}
 			return nil, ErrPendingChallenge
@@ -215,7 +218,7 @@ func (d *DA) GetInput(ctx context.Context, comm Keccak256Commitment, blockId eth
 				return nil, ErrMissingPastWindow
 			} else {
 				// continue syncing challenges hoping it eventually is challenged and resolved
-				if err := d.LookAhead(ctx); err != nil {
+				if err := d.LookAhead(ctx, l1); err != nil {
 					return nil, err
 				}
 				return nil, ErrPendingChallenge
@@ -235,27 +238,27 @@ func (d *DA) isExpired(bn uint64) bool {
 // after the new resolveWindow, computes and signals the new finalized head and sets the l1 block
 // as the new head for tracking challenges. If forwards an error if any new challenge have expired to
 // trigger a derivation reset.
-func (d *DA) AdvanceL1Origin(ctx context.Context, block eth.BlockID) error {
+func (d *DA) AdvanceL1Origin(ctx context.Context, l1 L1Fetcher, block eth.BlockID) error {
 	// do not repeat for the same origin
 	if block.Number <= d.origin.Number {
 		return nil
 	}
 	// sync challenges for the given block ID
-	if err := d.LoadChallengeEvents(ctx, block); err != nil {
+	if err := d.LoadChallengeEvents(ctx, l1, block); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 	// advance challenge window, computing the finalized head
 	bn, err := d.state.ExpireChallenges(block.Number)
 	if err != nil {
 		// warn the reset function not to clear the state
-		d.resetting++
+		d.resetting = true
 		return err
 	}
 
 	// finalized head signal is called only when the finalized head number increases
 	// and the l1 finalized head ahead of the DA finalized head.
 	if bn > d.finalizedHead.Number {
-		ref, err := d.l1.L1BlockRefByNumber(ctx, bn)
+		ref, err := l1.L1BlockRefByNumber(ctx, bn)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -273,9 +276,9 @@ func (d *DA) AdvanceL1Origin(ctx context.Context, block eth.BlockID) error {
 }
 
 // LoadChallengeEvents fetches the l1 block receipts and updates the challenge status
-func (d *DA) LoadChallengeEvents(ctx context.Context, block eth.BlockID) error {
+func (d *DA) LoadChallengeEvents(ctx context.Context, l1 L1Fetcher, block eth.BlockID) error {
 	// filter any challenge event logs in the block
-	logs, err := d.fetchChallengeLogs(ctx, block)
+	logs, err := d.fetchChallengeLogs(ctx, l1, block)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -290,7 +293,7 @@ func (d *DA) LoadChallengeEvents(ctx context.Context, block eth.BlockID) error {
 		switch status {
 		case ChallengeResolved:
 			// cached with input resolution call so not expensive
-			_, txs, err := d.l1.InfoAndTxsByHash(ctx, block.Hash)
+			_, txs, err := l1.InfoAndTxsByHash(ctx, block.Hash)
 			if err != nil {
 				d.log.Error("failed to fetch l1 block", "block", block.Number, "err", err)
 				continue
@@ -330,9 +333,9 @@ func (d *DA) LoadChallengeEvents(ctx context.Context, block eth.BlockID) error {
 }
 
 // fetchChallengeLogs returns logs for challenge events if any for the given block
-func (d *DA) fetchChallengeLogs(ctx context.Context, block eth.BlockID) ([]*types.Log, error) { //cached with deposits events call so not expensive
+func (d *DA) fetchChallengeLogs(ctx context.Context, l1 L1Fetcher, block eth.BlockID) ([]*types.Log, error) { //cached with deposits events call so not expensive
 	var logs []*types.Log
-	_, receipts, err := d.l1.FetchReceipts(ctx, block.Hash)
+	_, receipts, err := l1.FetchReceipts(ctx, block.Hash)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/op-plasma/damgr_test.go b/op-plasma/damgr_test.go
index c69fb3e1215d..b80b2a33046f 100644
--- a/op-plasma/damgr_test.go
+++ b/op-plasma/damgr_test.go
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ func TestFilterInvalidBlockNumber(t *testing.T) {
 	bn := uint64(19)
 	bhash := common.HexToHash("0xd438144ffab918b1349e7cd06889c26800c26d8edc34d64f750e3e097166a09c")
 
-	da := NewPlasmaDAWithStorage(logger, pcfg, storage, l1F, &NoopMetrics{})
+	da := NewPlasmaDAWithStorage(logger, pcfg, storage, &NoopMetrics{})
 
 	receipts := types.Receipts{&types.Receipt{
 		Type:   2,
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ func TestFilterInvalidBlockNumber(t *testing.T) {
 	l1F.ExpectFetchReceipts(bhash, nil, receipts, nil)
 
 	// we get 1 logs successfully filtered as valid status updated contract event
-	logs, err := da.fetchChallengeLogs(ctx, id)
+	logs, err := da.fetchChallengeLogs(ctx, l1F, id)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	require.Equal(t, len(logs), 1)
 
diff --git a/op-plasma/damock.go b/op-plasma/damock.go
index 3beb3654cc99..f21e80df25e0 100644
--- a/op-plasma/damock.go
+++ b/op-plasma/damock.go
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ var ErrNotEnabled = errors.New("plasma not enabled")
 // PlasmaDisabled is a noop plasma DA implementation for stubbing.
 type PlasmaDisabled struct{}
 
-func (d *PlasmaDisabled) GetInput(ctx context.Context, commitment Keccak256Commitment, blockId eth.BlockID) (eth.Data, error) {
+func (d *PlasmaDisabled) GetInput(ctx context.Context, l1 L1Fetcher, commitment Keccak256Commitment, blockId eth.BlockID) (eth.Data, error) {
 	return nil, ErrNotEnabled
 }
 
@@ -94,6 +94,6 @@ func (d *PlasmaDisabled) Finalize(ref eth.L1BlockRef) {
 func (d *PlasmaDisabled) OnFinalizedHeadSignal(f HeadSignalFn) {
 }
 
-func (d *PlasmaDisabled) AdvanceL1Origin(ctx context.Context, blockId eth.BlockID) error {
+func (d *PlasmaDisabled) AdvanceL1Origin(ctx context.Context, l1 L1Fetcher, blockId eth.BlockID) error {
 	return ErrNotEnabled
 }
diff --git a/op-plasma/dastate.go b/op-plasma/dastate.go
index 4fea48e6424f..b36471d4db61 100644
--- a/op-plasma/dastate.go
+++ b/op-plasma/dastate.go
@@ -171,16 +171,15 @@ func (s *State) Prune(bn uint64) {
 	} else {
 		bn = 0
 	}
-	for i := 0; i < len(s.comms); i++ {
-		c := s.comms[i]
-		if c.blockNumber < bn {
-			s.log.Debug("prune commitment", "expiresAt", c.expiresAt, "blockNumber", c.blockNumber)
-			delete(s.commsByKey, string(c.key))
-		} else {
-			// once we're past the given index, remove all commitments
-			s.comms = s.comms[i:]
-			break
-		}
+	if s.comms.Len() == 0 {
+		return
+	}
+	// only first element is the highest priority (lowest block number).
+	// next highest priority is swapped to the first position after a Pop.
+	for s.comms[0].blockNumber < bn {
+		c := heap.Pop(&s.comms).(*Commitment)
+		s.log.Debug("prune commitment", "expiresAt", c.expiresAt, "blockNumber", c.blockNumber)
+		delete(s.commsByKey, string(c.key))
 	}
 }