diff --git a/crates/block-producer/src/batch_builder/mod.rs b/crates/block-producer/src/batch_builder/mod.rs
index 0e80a9b08..d32889ca1 100644
--- a/crates/block-producer/src/batch_builder/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/block-producer/src/batch_builder/mod.rs
@@ -2,12 +2,16 @@ use std::{num::NonZeroUsize, ops::Range, time::Duration};
 
 use miden_node_proto::domain::batch::BatchInputs;
 use miden_node_utils::formatting::format_array;
-use miden_objects::batch::{BatchId, ProposedBatch, ProvenBatch};
+use miden_objects::{
+    batch::{BatchId, ProposedBatch, ProvenBatch},
+    MIN_PROOF_SECURITY_LEVEL,
+};
 use miden_proving_service_client::proving_service::batch_prover::RemoteBatchProver;
 use miden_tx_batch_prover::LocalBatchProver;
 use rand::Rng;
 use tokio::{task::JoinSet, time};
 use tracing::{debug, info, instrument, Span};
+use url::Url;
 
 use crate::{
     domain::transaction::AuthenticatedTransaction, errors::BuildBatchError, mempool::SharedMempool,
@@ -31,10 +35,22 @@ pub struct BatchBuilder {
     ///
     /// Note: this _must_ be sign positive and less than 1.0.
     pub failure_rate: f32,
+    /// The batch prover to use.
+    ///
+    /// If not provided, a local batch prover is used.
+    batch_prover: BatchProver,
 }
 
-impl Default for BatchBuilder {
-    fn default() -> Self {
+impl BatchBuilder {
+    /// Creates a new [`BatchBuilder`] with the given batch prover URL.
+    ///
+    /// If no URL is provided, a local batch prover is used.
+    pub fn new(batch_prover_url: Option<Url>) -> Self {
+        let batch_prover = match batch_prover_url {
+            Some(url) => BatchProver::new_remote(url),
+            None => BatchProver::new_local(MIN_PROOF_SECURITY_LEVEL),
+        };
+
         Self {
             batch_interval: SERVER_BUILD_BATCH_FREQUENCY,
             // SAFETY: 2 is non-zero so this always succeeds.
@@ -42,17 +58,16 @@ impl Default for BatchBuilder {
             // Note: The range cannot be empty.
             simulated_proof_time: Duration::ZERO..Duration::from_millis(1),
             failure_rate: 0.0,
+            batch_prover,
         }
     }
-}
 
-impl BatchBuilder {
     /// Starts the [`BatchBuilder`], creating and proving batches at the configured interval.
     ///
     /// A pool of batch-proving workers is spawned, which are fed new batch jobs periodically.
     /// A batch is skipped if there are no available workers, or if there are no transactions
     /// available to batch.
-    pub async fn run(self, mempool: SharedMempool, store: StoreClient, batch_prover: BatchProver) {
+    pub async fn run(self, mempool: SharedMempool, store: StoreClient) {
         assert!(
             self.failure_rate < 1.0 && self.failure_rate.is_sign_positive(),
             "Failure rate must be a percentage"
@@ -66,7 +81,7 @@ impl BatchBuilder {
             self.simulated_proof_time,
             self.failure_rate,
             store,
-            batch_prover,
+            self.batch_prover,
         );
 
         loop {
diff --git a/crates/block-producer/src/server.rs b/crates/block-producer/src/server.rs
index 12d790ab0..8a97c0e56 100644
--- a/crates/block-producer/src/server.rs
+++ b/crates/block-producer/src/server.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ use miden_node_utils::{
 };
 use miden_objects::{
     block::BlockNumber, transaction::ProvenTransaction, utils::serde::Deserializable,
-    MIN_PROOF_SECURITY_LEVEL,
 };
 use tokio::{net::TcpListener, sync::Mutex};
 use tokio_stream::wrappers::TcpListenerStream;
@@ -19,7 +18,7 @@ use tonic::Status;
 use tracing::{debug, info, instrument};
 
 use crate::{
-    batch_builder::{BatchBuilder, BatchProver},
+    batch_builder::BatchBuilder,
     block_builder::BlockBuilder,
     config::BlockProducerConfig,
     domain::transaction::AuthenticatedTransaction,
@@ -45,7 +44,6 @@ pub struct BlockProducer {
     rpc_listener: TcpListener,
     store: StoreClient,
     chain_tip: BlockNumber,
-    batch_prover: BatchProver,
 }
 
 impl BlockProducer {
@@ -82,13 +80,8 @@ impl BlockProducer {
 
         info!(target: COMPONENT, "Server initialized");
 
-        let batch_prover = match config.batch_prover_url {
-            Some(url) => BatchProver::new_remote(url),
-            None => BatchProver::new_local(MIN_PROOF_SECURITY_LEVEL),
-        };
-
         Ok(Self {
-            batch_builder: BatchBuilder::default(),
+            batch_builder: BatchBuilder::new(config.batch_prover_url),
             block_builder: BlockBuilder::new(store.clone()),
             batch_budget: BatchBudget::default(),
             block_budget: BlockBudget::default(),
@@ -97,7 +90,6 @@ impl BlockProducer {
             store,
             rpc_listener,
             chain_tip,
-            batch_prover,
         })
     }
 
@@ -112,7 +104,6 @@ impl BlockProducer {
             store,
             chain_tip,
             expiration_slack,
-            batch_prover,
         } = self;
 
         let mempool = Mempool::shared(
@@ -136,7 +127,7 @@ impl BlockProducer {
                 let mempool = mempool.clone();
                 let store = store.clone();
                 async {
-                    batch_builder.run(mempool, store, batch_prover).await;
+                    batch_builder.run(mempool, store).await;
                     Ok(())
                 }
             })