diff --git a/zkevm-circuits/src/sha256_circuit/circuit.rs b/zkevm-circuits/src/sha256_circuit/circuit.rs
index 8e8eebd8a4..3f20471f55 100644
--- a/zkevm-circuits/src/sha256_circuit/circuit.rs
+++ b/zkevm-circuits/src/sha256_circuit/circuit.rs
@@ -270,12 +270,12 @@ impl CircuitConfig {
         sha256_table: impl SHA256Table,
         spec_challenge: Expression<Fr>,
     ) -> Self {
-        let helper = meta.advice_column(); // index 3
-        let trans_byte = meta.advice_column(); // index 4
+        let copied_data = meta.advice_column();
+        let trans_byte = meta.advice_column();
 
         let bytes_rlc = sha256_table.hashes_rlc();
         let byte_counter = sha256_table.input_len();
-        let copied_data = sha256_table.input_rlc();
+        let helper = sha256_table.input_rlc();
         let s_output = sha256_table.s_enable();
         let s_final_block = sha256_table.is_effect();
 
@@ -290,6 +290,7 @@ impl CircuitConfig {
         let byte_range = meta.lookup_table_column();
         let table16 = Table16Chip::configure(meta);
 
+        meta.enable_equality(helper);
         meta.enable_equality(copied_data);
         meta.enable_equality(bytes_rlc);
         meta.enable_equality(s_final_block);
@@ -763,7 +764,7 @@ impl CircuitConfig {
                 input_block.bytes_rlc.copy_advice(
                     || "copy input rlc",
                     &mut region,
-                    self.copied_data,
+                    self.helper,
                     final_row,
                 )?;
                 input_block.byte_counter.copy_advice(
@@ -779,12 +780,14 @@ impl CircuitConfig {
                     final_row,
                 )?;
 
-                region.assign_advice(
-                    || "flush unused row",
-                    self.trans_byte,
-                    final_row,
-                    || Value::known(Fr::zero()),
-                )?;
+                for col in [self.trans_byte, self.copied_data] {
+                    region.assign_advice(
+                        || "flush unused row",
+                        col,
+                        final_row,
+                        || Value::known(Fr::zero()),
+                    )?;
+                }
 
                 region.assign_advice(
                     || "flush unused row",
diff --git a/zkevm-circuits/src/sha256_circuit/test.rs b/zkevm-circuits/src/sha256_circuit/test.rs
index 1b0ce5b45d..9a85cc0e51 100644
--- a/zkevm-circuits/src/sha256_circuit/test.rs
+++ b/zkevm-circuits/src/sha256_circuit/test.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use halo2_proofs::{
-    circuit::{Layouter, SimpleFloorPlanner, Value},
+    circuit::{Layouter, SimpleFloorPlanner},
     plonk::{create_proof, keygen_pk, keygen_vk, verify_proof, Circuit, ConstraintSystem, Error},
     transcript::{Blake2bRead, Blake2bWrite, Challenge255},
 };
@@ -7,9 +7,10 @@ use rand::rngs::OsRng;
 
 use super::{circuit::*, BLOCK_SIZE};
 
+use crate::util::Challenges;
 use halo2_proofs::{
     halo2curves::bn256::{Bn256, Fr},
-    plonk::{Advice, Any, Column, Expression, Fixed},
+    plonk::{Advice, Any, Column, Fixed, SecondPhase},
     poly::{
         commitment::ParamsProver,
         kzg::{
@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@ struct MyCircuit {
 }
 
 impl Circuit<Fr> for MyCircuit {
-    type Config = CircuitConfig;
+    type Config = (CircuitConfig, Challenges);
     type FloorPlanner = SimpleFloorPlanner;
 
     fn without_witnesses(&self) -> Self {
@@ -59,23 +60,25 @@ impl Circuit<Fr> for MyCircuit {
 
         let dev_table = DevTable {
             s_enable: meta.fixed_column(),
-            input_rlc: meta.advice_column(),
             input_len: meta.advice_column(),
-            hashes_rlc: meta.advice_column(),
+            input_rlc: meta.advice_column_in(SecondPhase),
+            hashes_rlc: meta.advice_column_in(SecondPhase),
             is_effect: meta.advice_column(),
         };
         meta.enable_constant(dev_table.s_enable);
 
-        let chng = Expression::Constant(Fr::from(0x100u64));
-        Self::Config::configure(meta, dev_table, chng)
+        let challenges = Challenges::construct(meta);
+        let chng = challenges.exprs(meta).keccak_input();
+        (CircuitConfig::configure(meta, dev_table, chng), challenges)
     }
 
     fn synthesize(
         &self,
-        config: Self::Config,
+        (config, challenges): Self::Config,
         mut layouter: impl Layouter<Fr>,
     ) -> Result<(), Error> {
-        let chng_v = Value::known(Fr::from(0x100u64));
+        let challenges = challenges.values(&layouter);
+        let chng_v = challenges.keccak_input();
         let mut hasher = Hasher::new(config, &mut layouter)?;
 
         for _ in 0..self.blocks {
@@ -114,7 +117,7 @@ fn vk_stable() {
         &params,
         &pk,
         &[circuit],
-        &[],
+        &[&[]],
         OsRng,
         &mut transcript,
     )
@@ -127,7 +130,7 @@ fn vk_stable() {
         &params,
         &vk_from_empty,
         strategy,
-        &[],
+        &[&[]],
         &mut transcript,
     )
     .unwrap();