diff --git a/config/mempool/default_config.json b/config/mempool/default_config.json
index 9b05cc32c2..a382bcd06a 100644
--- a/config/mempool/default_config.json
+++ b/config/mempool/default_config.json
@@ -119,6 +119,11 @@
     "privacy": "Public",
     "value": true
   },
+  "batcher_config.block_builder_config.versioned_constants_overrides.#is_none": {
+    "description": "Flag for an optional field.",
+    "privacy": "TemporaryValue",
+    "value": true
+  },
   "batcher_config.block_builder_config.versioned_constants_overrides.invoke_tx_max_n_steps": {
     "description": "Maximum number of steps the invoke function is allowed to run.",
     "privacy": "Public",
diff --git a/crates/batcher/src/block_builder.rs b/crates/batcher/src/block_builder.rs
index fe827b6e2f..e7463d8b7d 100644
--- a/crates/batcher/src/block_builder.rs
+++ b/crates/batcher/src/block_builder.rs
@@ -21,7 +21,12 @@ use blockifier::versioned_constants::{VersionedConstants, VersionedConstantsOver
 use indexmap::IndexMap;
 #[cfg(test)]
 use mockall::automock;
-use papyrus_config::dumping::{append_sub_config_name, ser_param, SerializeConfig};
+use papyrus_config::dumping::{
+    append_sub_config_name,
+    ser_optional_sub_config,
+    ser_param,
+    SerializeConfig,
+};
 use papyrus_config::{ParamPath, ParamPrivacyInput, SerializedParam};
 use papyrus_storage::StorageReader;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
@@ -90,52 +95,6 @@ impl BlockBuilder {
     }
 }
 
-impl Default for BlockBuilderConfig {
-    fn default() -> Self {
-        Self {
-            // TODO: update the default values once the actual values are known.
-            chain_info: ChainInfo::default(),
-            execute_config: TransactionExecutorConfig::default(),
-            bouncer_config: BouncerConfig::default(),
-            sequencer_address: ContractAddress::default(),
-            use_kzg_da: true,
-            tx_chunk_size: 100,
-            versioned_constants_overrides: VersionedConstantsOverrides::default(),
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-impl SerializeConfig for BlockBuilderConfig {
-    fn dump(&self) -> BTreeMap<ParamPath, SerializedParam> {
-        let mut dump = append_sub_config_name(self.chain_info.dump(), "chain_info");
-        dump.append(&mut append_sub_config_name(self.execute_config.dump(), "execute_config"));
-        dump.append(&mut append_sub_config_name(self.bouncer_config.dump(), "bouncer_config"));
-        dump.append(&mut BTreeMap::from([ser_param(
-            "sequencer_address",
-            &self.sequencer_address,
-            "The address of the sequencer.",
-            ParamPrivacyInput::Public,
-        )]));
-        dump.append(&mut BTreeMap::from([ser_param(
-            "use_kzg_da",
-            &self.use_kzg_da,
-            "Indicates whether the kzg mechanism is used for data availability.",
-            ParamPrivacyInput::Public,
-        )]));
-        dump.append(&mut BTreeMap::from([ser_param(
-            "tx_chunk_size",
-            &self.tx_chunk_size,
-            "The size of the transaction chunk.",
-            ParamPrivacyInput::Public,
-        )]));
-        dump.append(&mut append_sub_config_name(
-            self.versioned_constants_overrides.dump(),
-            "versioned_constants_overrides",
-        ));
-        dump
-    }
-}
-
 #[async_trait]
 impl BlockBuilderTrait for BlockBuilder {
     async fn build_block(
@@ -232,8 +191,53 @@ pub struct BlockBuilderConfig {
     pub sequencer_address: ContractAddress,
     pub use_kzg_da: bool,
     pub tx_chunk_size: usize,
-    // TODO(Ayelet): Make this field optional.
-    pub versioned_constants_overrides: VersionedConstantsOverrides,
+    pub versioned_constants_overrides: Option<VersionedConstantsOverrides>,
+}
+
+impl Default for BlockBuilderConfig {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            // TODO: update the default values once the actual values are known.
+            chain_info: ChainInfo::default(),
+            execute_config: TransactionExecutorConfig::default(),
+            bouncer_config: BouncerConfig::default(),
+            sequencer_address: ContractAddress::default(),
+            use_kzg_da: true,
+            tx_chunk_size: 100,
+            versioned_constants_overrides: None,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl SerializeConfig for BlockBuilderConfig {
+    fn dump(&self) -> BTreeMap<ParamPath, SerializedParam> {
+        let mut dump = append_sub_config_name(self.chain_info.dump(), "chain_info");
+        dump.append(&mut append_sub_config_name(self.execute_config.dump(), "execute_config"));
+        dump.append(&mut append_sub_config_name(self.bouncer_config.dump(), "bouncer_config"));
+        dump.append(&mut BTreeMap::from([ser_param(
+            "sequencer_address",
+            &self.sequencer_address,
+            "The address of the sequencer.",
+            ParamPrivacyInput::Public,
+        )]));
+        dump.append(&mut BTreeMap::from([ser_param(
+            "use_kzg_da",
+            &self.use_kzg_da,
+            "Indicates whether the kzg mechanism is used for data availability.",
+            ParamPrivacyInput::Public,
+        )]));
+        dump.append(&mut BTreeMap::from([ser_param(
+            "tx_chunk_size",
+            &self.tx_chunk_size,
+            "The size of the transaction chunk.",
+            ParamPrivacyInput::Public,
+        )]));
+        dump.append(&mut ser_optional_sub_config(
+            &self.versioned_constants_overrides,
+            "versioned_constants_overrides",
+        ));
+        dump
+    }
 }
 
 pub struct BlockBuilderFactory {
@@ -260,12 +264,13 @@ impl BlockBuilderFactory {
             },
             use_kzg_da: block_builder_config.use_kzg_da,
         };
+        let versioned_constants = VersionedConstants::latest_with_overrides(
+            block_builder_config.versioned_constants_overrides,
+        );
         let block_context = BlockContext::new(
             next_block_info,
             block_builder_config.chain_info,
-            VersionedConstants::get_versioned_constants(
-                block_builder_config.versioned_constants_overrides,
-            ),
+            versioned_constants,
             block_builder_config.bouncer_config,
         );
 
diff --git a/crates/blockifier/src/versioned_constants.rs b/crates/blockifier/src/versioned_constants.rs
index 2036369235..a50a696f78 100644
--- a/crates/blockifier/src/versioned_constants.rs
+++ b/crates/blockifier/src/versioned_constants.rs
@@ -301,6 +301,7 @@ impl VersionedConstants {
         Self { vm_resource_fee_cost, archival_data_gas_costs, ..latest }
     }
 
+    // TODO(Arni): Share code with latest_with_overrides.
     pub fn latest_constants_with_overrides(
         validate_max_n_steps: u32,
         max_recursion_depth: usize,
@@ -308,7 +309,9 @@ impl VersionedConstants {
         Self { validate_max_n_steps, max_recursion_depth, ..Self::latest_constants().clone() }
     }
 
-    /// Returns the latest versioned constants after applying the given overrides.
+    // TODO(Arni): Consider replacing each call to this function with `latest_with_overrides`, and
+    // squashing the functions together.
+    /// Returns the latest versioned constants, applying the given overrides.
     pub fn get_versioned_constants(
         versioned_constants_overrides: VersionedConstantsOverrides,
     ) -> Self {
@@ -325,6 +328,16 @@ impl VersionedConstants {
         }
     }
 
+    /// Returns the latest versioned constants, applying the given overrides if provided.
+    pub fn latest_with_overrides(
+        versioned_constants_overrides: Option<VersionedConstantsOverrides>,
+    ) -> Self {
+        match versioned_constants_overrides {
+            Some(overrides) => Self::get_versioned_constants(overrides),
+            None => Self::latest_constants().clone(),
+        }
+    }
+
     pub fn get_archival_data_gas_costs(
         &self,
         mode: &GasVectorComputationMode,