diff --git a/stwo_cairo_verifier/src/channel.cairo b/stwo_cairo_verifier/src/channel.cairo
index d5fcd799..7dde85df 100644
--- a/stwo_cairo_verifier/src/channel.cairo
+++ b/stwo_cairo_verifier/src/channel.cairo
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 use core::array::SpanTrait;
 use core::num::traits::{WrappingMul, WrappingSub};
-use core::poseidon::{hades_permutation, poseidon_hash_span};
+use core::poseidon::hades_permutation;
 use core::traits::DivRem;
 use crate::fields::m31::M31Trait;
 use crate::fields::qm31::QM31Trait;
-use crate::utils::pack4;
+use crate::utils::{pack4, poseidon_hash_span};
 use crate::{BaseField, SecureField};
 
 /// Equals `2^31`.
diff --git a/stwo_cairo_verifier/src/utils.cairo b/stwo_cairo_verifier/src/utils.cairo
index 02b16b47..3aa30a7e 100644
--- a/stwo_cairo_verifier/src/utils.cairo
+++ b/stwo_cairo_verifier/src/utils.cairo
@@ -3,8 +3,10 @@ use core::box::BoxTrait;
 use core::dict::Felt252Dict;
 use core::dict::Felt252DictEntryTrait;
 use core::dict::Felt252DictTrait;
+use core::hash::HashStateTrait;
 use core::iter::{IntoIterator, Iterator};
 use core::num::traits::BitSize;
+use core::poseidon::{HashState, hades_permutation};
 use core::traits::DivRem;
 use core::traits::PanicDestruct;
 use crate::BaseField;
@@ -226,6 +228,36 @@ pub fn bit_reverse_index(mut index: usize, mut bits: u32) -> usize {
     result
 }
 
+/// Computes the Poseidon hash on the given input.
+///
+/// Applies the sponge construction to digest many elements.
+/// To distinguish between use cases, the capacity element is initialized to 0.
+/// To distinguish between different input sizes always pads with 1, and possibly with another 0 to
+/// complete to an even-sized input.
+// Copied from standard library. Removed gas counting.
+pub fn poseidon_hash_span(mut span: Span<felt252>) -> felt252 {
+    _poseidon_hash_span_inner((0, 0, 0), ref span)
+}
+
+/// Helper function for poseidon_hash_span.
+// Copied from standard library. Removed gas counting.
+fn _poseidon_hash_span_inner(
+    state: (felt252, felt252, felt252), ref span: Span<felt252>,
+) -> felt252 {
+    let (s0, s1, s2) = state;
+    let x = *match span.pop_front() {
+        Option::Some(x) => x,
+        Option::None => { return HashState { s0, s1, s2, odd: false }.finalize(); },
+    };
+    let y = *match span.pop_front() {
+        Option::Some(y) => y,
+        Option::None => { return HashState { s0: s0 + x, s1, s2, odd: true }.finalize(); },
+    };
+    let next_state = hades_permutation(s0 + x, s1 + y, s2);
+    _poseidon_hash_span_inner(next_state, ref span)
+}
+
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use super::{ArrayImpl, bit_reverse_index};
diff --git a/stwo_cairo_verifier/src/vcs/hasher.cairo b/stwo_cairo_verifier/src/vcs/hasher.cairo
index b25d5435..4eb1d4aa 100644
--- a/stwo_cairo_verifier/src/vcs/hasher.cairo
+++ b/stwo_cairo_verifier/src/vcs/hasher.cairo
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 use core::array::ArrayTrait;
 use core::hash::HashStateTrait;
-use core::poseidon::{HashState, hades_permutation, poseidon_hash_span};
+use core::poseidon::{HashState, hades_permutation};
 use crate::BaseField;
+use crate::utils::poseidon_hash_span;
 
 /// 8 M31 elements fit in a hash, since 31*8 = 242 < 252.
 const M31_ELEMENETS_IN_HASH: usize = 8;