diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index d7effc49c..6802524cd 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -6064,6 +6064,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "reth-blockchain-tree",
  "reth-cli-runner",
  "reth-config",
+ "reth-consensus",
  "reth-consensus-common",
  "reth-db",
  "reth-discv4",
@@ -6114,12 +6115,14 @@ version = "0.2.0-beta.6"
 dependencies = [
  "futures-util",
  "reth-beacon-consensus",
+ "reth-consensus",
  "reth-engine-primitives",
  "reth-evm",
  "reth-interfaces",
  "reth-primitives",
  "reth-provider",
  "reth-revm",
+ "reth-rpc-types",
  "reth-stages-api",
  "reth-transaction-pool",
  "tokio",
@@ -6159,6 +6162,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "reth-beacon-consensus-core",
  "reth-blockchain-tree",
  "reth-config",
+ "reth-consensus",
  "reth-db",
  "reth-downloaders",
  "reth-engine-primitives",
@@ -6191,8 +6195,8 @@ dependencies = [
 name = "reth-beacon-consensus-core"
 version = "0.2.0-beta.6"
 dependencies = [
+ "reth-consensus",
  "reth-consensus-common",
- "reth-interfaces",
  "reth-primitives",
 ]
 
@@ -6206,6 +6210,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "lru",
  "metrics",
  "parking_lot 0.12.1",
+ "reth-consensus",
  "reth-db",
  "reth-interfaces",
  "reth-metrics",
@@ -6274,11 +6279,21 @@ dependencies = [
  "toml",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "reth-consensus"
+version = "0.2.0-beta.6"
+dependencies = [
+ "auto_impl",
+ "reth-primitives",
+ "thiserror",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "reth-consensus-common"
 version = "0.2.0-beta.6"
 dependencies = [
  "mockall",
+ "reth-consensus",
  "reth-interfaces",
  "reth-primitives",
  "reth-provider",
@@ -6405,6 +6420,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "rand 0.8.5",
  "rayon",
  "reth-config",
+ "reth-consensus",
  "reth-db",
  "reth-interfaces",
  "reth-metrics",
@@ -6649,10 +6665,10 @@ dependencies = [
  "futures",
  "parking_lot 0.12.1",
  "rand 0.8.5",
+ "reth-consensus",
  "reth-eth-wire-types",
  "reth-network-api",
  "reth-primitives",
- "reth-rpc-types",
  "secp256k1 0.27.0",
  "thiserror",
  "tokio",
@@ -6781,6 +6797,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "pin-project",
  "pprof",
  "rand 0.8.5",
+ "reth-consensus",
  "reth-discv4",
  "reth-discv5",
  "reth-dns-discovery",
@@ -6875,6 +6892,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "reth-beacon-consensus",
  "reth-blockchain-tree",
  "reth-config",
+ "reth-consensus",
  "reth-db",
  "reth-downloaders",
  "reth-exex",
@@ -6993,12 +7011,12 @@ dependencies = [
  "pin-project",
  "reth-beacon-consensus",
  "reth-db",
- "reth-interfaces",
  "reth-network",
  "reth-network-api",
  "reth-primitives",
  "reth-provider",
  "reth-prune",
+ "reth-rpc-types",
  "reth-stages",
  "reth-static-file",
  "tokio",
@@ -7173,6 +7191,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "reth-metrics",
  "reth-nippy-jar",
  "reth-primitives",
+ "reth-rpc-types",
  "reth-trie",
  "revm",
  "strum 0.26.2",
@@ -7422,6 +7441,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "rayon",
  "reth-codecs",
  "reth-config",
+ "reth-consensus",
  "reth-db",
  "reth-downloaders",
  "reth-etl",
@@ -7450,6 +7470,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "auto_impl",
  "futures-util",
  "metrics",
+ "reth-consensus",
  "reth-db",
  "reth-interfaces",
  "reth-metrics",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 8cf53ef55..1fb403e1b 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ members = [
     "crates/consensus/beacon/",
     "crates/consensus/beacon-core/",
     "crates/consensus/common/",
+    "crates/consensus/consensus/",
     "crates/ethereum-forks/",
     "crates/e2e-test-utils/",
     "crates/etl/",
@@ -84,7 +85,7 @@ members = [
     "examples/custom-inspector/",
     "examples/exex/minimal/",
     "examples/exex/op-bridge/",
-    "testing/ef-tests/",
+    "testing/ef-tests/"
 ]
 default-members = ["bin/reth"]
 
@@ -207,6 +208,7 @@ reth-blockchain-tree = { path = "crates/blockchain-tree" }
 reth-cli-runner = { path = "crates/cli/runner" }
 reth-codecs = { path = "crates/storage/codecs" }
 reth-config = { path = "crates/config" }
+reth-consensus = { path = "crates/consensus/consensus" }
 reth-consensus-common = { path = "crates/consensus/common" }
 reth-db = { path = "crates/storage/db" }
 reth-discv4 = { path = "crates/net/discv4" }
diff --git a/bin/reth/Cargo.toml b/bin/reth/Cargo.toml
index ea1ee87f0..ff2515464 100644
--- a/bin/reth/Cargo.toml
+++ b/bin/reth/Cargo.toml
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ reth-node-optimism = { workspace = true, optional = true, features = [
 reth-node-core.workspace = true
 reth-node-builder.workspace = true
 reth-node-events.workspace = true
+reth-consensus.workspace = true
 
 # crypto
 alloy-rlp.workspace = true
diff --git a/bin/reth/src/commands/debug_cmd/build_block.rs b/bin/reth/src/commands/debug_cmd/build_block.rs
index 566198ec8..7aaef00fa 100644
--- a/bin/reth/src/commands/debug_cmd/build_block.rs
+++ b/bin/reth/src/commands/debug_cmd/build_block.rs
@@ -18,8 +18,9 @@ use reth_blockchain_tree::{
     BlockchainTree, BlockchainTreeConfig, ShareableBlockchainTree, TreeExternals,
 };
 use reth_cli_runner::CliContext;
+use reth_consensus::Consensus;
 use reth_db::{init_db, DatabaseEnv};
-use reth_interfaces::{consensus::Consensus, RethResult};
+use reth_interfaces::RethResult;
 use reth_node_api::PayloadBuilderAttributes;
 #[cfg(not(feature = "optimism"))]
 use reth_node_ethereum::EthEvmConfig;
diff --git a/bin/reth/src/commands/debug_cmd/execution.rs b/bin/reth/src/commands/debug_cmd/execution.rs
index 10f485a73..2384a9af0 100644
--- a/bin/reth/src/commands/debug_cmd/execution.rs
+++ b/bin/reth/src/commands/debug_cmd/execution.rs
@@ -14,16 +14,14 @@ use futures::{stream::select as stream_select, StreamExt};
 use reth_beacon_consensus::BeaconConsensus;
 use reth_cli_runner::CliContext;
 use reth_config::{config::EtlConfig, Config};
+use reth_consensus::Consensus;
 use reth_db::{database::Database, init_db, DatabaseEnv};
 use reth_downloaders::{
     bodies::bodies::BodiesDownloaderBuilder,
     headers::reverse_headers::ReverseHeadersDownloaderBuilder,
 };
 use reth_exex::ExExManagerHandle;
-use reth_interfaces::{
-    consensus::Consensus,
-    p2p::{bodies::client::BodiesClient, headers::client::HeadersClient},
-};
+use reth_interfaces::p2p::{bodies::client::BodiesClient, headers::client::HeadersClient};
 use reth_network::{NetworkEvents, NetworkHandle};
 use reth_network_api::NetworkInfo;
 use reth_node_core::init::init_genesis;
diff --git a/bin/reth/src/commands/debug_cmd/merkle.rs b/bin/reth/src/commands/debug_cmd/merkle.rs
index ed8783e96..d806306d4 100644
--- a/bin/reth/src/commands/debug_cmd/merkle.rs
+++ b/bin/reth/src/commands/debug_cmd/merkle.rs
@@ -14,9 +14,10 @@ use clap::Parser;
 use reth_beacon_consensus::BeaconConsensus;
 use reth_cli_runner::CliContext;
 use reth_config::Config;
+use reth_consensus::Consensus;
 use reth_db::{cursor::DbCursorRO, init_db, tables, transaction::DbTx, DatabaseEnv};
 use reth_exex::ExExManagerHandle;
-use reth_interfaces::{consensus::Consensus, p2p::full_block::FullBlockClient};
+use reth_interfaces::p2p::full_block::FullBlockClient;
 use reth_network::NetworkHandle;
 use reth_network_api::NetworkInfo;
 use reth_node_ethereum::EthEvmConfig;
diff --git a/bin/reth/src/commands/debug_cmd/replay_engine.rs b/bin/reth/src/commands/debug_cmd/replay_engine.rs
index 0ef866396..841b9e3c6 100644
--- a/bin/reth/src/commands/debug_cmd/replay_engine.rs
+++ b/bin/reth/src/commands/debug_cmd/replay_engine.rs
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ use reth_blockchain_tree::{
 };
 use reth_cli_runner::CliContext;
 use reth_config::Config;
+use reth_consensus::Consensus;
 use reth_db::{init_db, DatabaseEnv};
-use reth_interfaces::consensus::Consensus;
 use reth_network::NetworkHandle;
 use reth_network_api::NetworkInfo;
 use reth_node_core::engine_api_store::{EngineApiStore, StoredEngineApiMessage};
diff --git a/bin/reth/src/commands/import.rs b/bin/reth/src/commands/import.rs
index dc3140924..4542f10be 100644
--- a/bin/reth/src/commands/import.rs
+++ b/bin/reth/src/commands/import.rs
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ use eyre::Context;
 use futures::{Stream, StreamExt};
 use reth_beacon_consensus::BeaconConsensus;
 use reth_config::{config::EtlConfig, Config};
+use reth_consensus::Consensus;
 use reth_db::{database::Database, init_db};
 use reth_downloaders::{
     bodies::bodies::BodiesDownloaderBuilder,
@@ -20,12 +21,9 @@ use reth_downloaders::{
     headers::reverse_headers::ReverseHeadersDownloaderBuilder,
 };
 use reth_exex::ExExManagerHandle;
-use reth_interfaces::{
-    consensus::Consensus,
-    p2p::{
-        bodies::downloader::BodyDownloader,
-        headers::downloader::{HeaderDownloader, SyncTarget},
-    },
+use reth_interfaces::p2p::{
+    bodies::downloader::BodyDownloader,
+    headers::downloader::{HeaderDownloader, SyncTarget},
 };
 use reth_node_core::init::init_genesis;
 use reth_node_ethereum::EthEvmConfig;
diff --git a/bin/reth/src/commands/stage/unwind.rs b/bin/reth/src/commands/stage/unwind.rs
index 7810a4416..a1fe7d8a0 100644
--- a/bin/reth/src/commands/stage/unwind.rs
+++ b/bin/reth/src/commands/stage/unwind.rs
@@ -10,13 +10,13 @@ use crate::{
 use clap::{Parser, Subcommand};
 use reth_beacon_consensus::BeaconConsensus;
 use reth_config::{Config, PruneConfig};
+use reth_consensus::Consensus;
 use reth_db::{database::Database, open_db};
 use reth_downloaders::{
     bodies::bodies::BodiesDownloaderBuilder,
     headers::reverse_headers::ReverseHeadersDownloaderBuilder,
 };
 use reth_exex::ExExManagerHandle;
-use reth_interfaces::consensus::Consensus;
 use reth_node_core::{
     args::{get_secret_key, NetworkArgs},
     dirs::ChainPath,
diff --git a/crates/blockchain-tree/Cargo.toml b/crates/blockchain-tree/Cargo.toml
index 3a6ab1439..1757b2939 100644
--- a/crates/blockchain-tree/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/blockchain-tree/Cargo.toml
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ reth-provider.workspace = true
 reth-stages-api.workspace = true
 reth-trie = { workspace = true, features = ["metrics"] }
 reth-trie-parallel = { workspace = true, features = ["parallel"] }
+reth-consensus.workspace = true
 
 # common
 parking_lot.workspace = true
diff --git a/crates/blockchain-tree/src/blockchain_tree.rs b/crates/blockchain-tree/src/blockchain_tree.rs
index 02bae76bb..799e7e343 100644
--- a/crates/blockchain-tree/src/blockchain_tree.rs
+++ b/crates/blockchain-tree/src/blockchain_tree.rs
@@ -5,13 +5,13 @@ use crate::{
     state::{BlockChainId, TreeState},
     AppendableChain, BlockIndices, BlockchainTreeConfig, BundleStateData, TreeExternals,
 };
+use reth_consensus::{Consensus, ConsensusError};
 use reth_db::database::Database;
 use reth_interfaces::{
     blockchain_tree::{
         error::{BlockchainTreeError, CanonicalError, InsertBlockError, InsertBlockErrorKind},
         BlockAttachment, BlockStatus, BlockValidationKind, CanonicalOutcome, InsertPayloadOk,
     },
-    consensus::{Consensus, ConsensusError},
     executor::{BlockExecutionError, BlockValidationError},
     provider::RootMismatch,
     RethResult,
diff --git a/crates/blockchain-tree/src/chain.rs b/crates/blockchain-tree/src/chain.rs
index 2444cf24a..c091b800a 100644
--- a/crates/blockchain-tree/src/chain.rs
+++ b/crates/blockchain-tree/src/chain.rs
@@ -5,13 +5,13 @@
 
 use super::externals::TreeExternals;
 use crate::BundleStateDataRef;
+use reth_consensus::{Consensus, ConsensusError};
 use reth_db::database::Database;
 use reth_interfaces::{
     blockchain_tree::{
         error::{BlockchainTreeError, InsertBlockErrorKind},
         BlockAttachment, BlockValidationKind,
     },
-    consensus::{Consensus, ConsensusError},
     RethResult,
 };
 use reth_primitives::{
diff --git a/crates/blockchain-tree/src/externals.rs b/crates/blockchain-tree/src/externals.rs
index 5a288271e..c3bda1ae2 100644
--- a/crates/blockchain-tree/src/externals.rs
+++ b/crates/blockchain-tree/src/externals.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 //! Blockchain tree externals.
 
+use reth_consensus::Consensus;
 use reth_db::{
     cursor::DbCursorRO, database::Database, static_file::HeaderMask, tables, transaction::DbTx,
 };
-use reth_interfaces::{consensus::Consensus, RethResult};
+use reth_interfaces::RethResult;
 use reth_primitives::{BlockHash, BlockNumber, StaticFileSegment};
 use reth_provider::{ProviderFactory, StatsReader};
 use std::{collections::BTreeMap, sync::Arc};
diff --git a/crates/consensus/auto-seal/Cargo.toml b/crates/consensus/auto-seal/Cargo.toml
index 5fbf4f07a..ec96426a4 100644
--- a/crates/consensus/auto-seal/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/consensus/auto-seal/Cargo.toml
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ reth-revm.workspace = true
 reth-transaction-pool.workspace = true
 reth-evm.workspace = true
 reth-engine-primitives.workspace = true
+reth-consensus.workspace = true
+reth-rpc-types.workspace = true
 
 # async
 futures-util.workspace = true
diff --git a/crates/consensus/auto-seal/src/lib.rs b/crates/consensus/auto-seal/src/lib.rs
index 62a293664..f6de63979 100644
--- a/crates/consensus/auto-seal/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/consensus/auto-seal/src/lib.rs
@@ -16,12 +16,10 @@
 #![cfg_attr(docsrs, feature(doc_cfg, doc_auto_cfg))]
 
 use reth_beacon_consensus::BeaconEngineMessage;
+use reth_consensus::{Consensus, ConsensusError};
 use reth_engine_primitives::EngineTypes;
 use reth_evm::ConfigureEvm;
-use reth_interfaces::{
-    consensus::{Consensus, ConsensusError},
-    executor::{BlockExecutionError, BlockValidationError},
-};
+use reth_interfaces::executor::{BlockExecutionError, BlockValidationError};
 use reth_primitives::{
     constants::{EMPTY_RECEIPTS, EMPTY_TRANSACTIONS, ETHEREUM_BLOCK_GAS_LIMIT},
     eip4844::calculate_excess_blob_gas,
diff --git a/crates/consensus/auto-seal/src/task.rs b/crates/consensus/auto-seal/src/task.rs
index e76b4333e..53bfc6356 100644
--- a/crates/consensus/auto-seal/src/task.rs
+++ b/crates/consensus/auto-seal/src/task.rs
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ use futures_util::{future::BoxFuture, FutureExt};
 use reth_beacon_consensus::{BeaconEngineMessage, ForkchoiceStatus};
 use reth_engine_primitives::EngineTypes;
 use reth_evm::ConfigureEvm;
-use reth_interfaces::consensus::ForkchoiceState;
 use reth_primitives::{Block, ChainSpec, IntoRecoveredTransaction, SealedBlockWithSenders};
 use reth_provider::{CanonChainTracker, CanonStateNotificationSender, Chain, StateProviderFactory};
+use reth_rpc_types::engine::ForkchoiceState;
 use reth_stages_api::PipelineEvent;
 use reth_transaction_pool::{TransactionPool, ValidPoolTransaction};
 use std::{
diff --git a/crates/consensus/beacon-core/Cargo.toml b/crates/consensus/beacon-core/Cargo.toml
index 232631f73..b5c778b05 100644
--- a/crates/consensus/beacon-core/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/consensus/beacon-core/Cargo.toml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ workspace = true
 # reth
 reth-consensus-common.workspace = true
 reth-primitives.workspace = true
-reth-interfaces.workspace = true
+reth-consensus.workspace = true
 
 [features]
 optimism = ["reth-primitives/optimism"]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/crates/consensus/beacon-core/src/lib.rs b/crates/consensus/beacon-core/src/lib.rs
index 599e01009..c2a3df6e6 100644
--- a/crates/consensus/beacon-core/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/consensus/beacon-core/src/lib.rs
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@
 #![cfg_attr(not(test), warn(unused_crate_dependencies))]
 #![cfg_attr(docsrs, feature(doc_cfg, doc_auto_cfg))]
 
+use reth_consensus::{Consensus, ConsensusError};
 use reth_consensus_common::validation;
-use reth_interfaces::consensus::{Consensus, ConsensusError};
 use reth_primitives::{
     constants::MAXIMUM_EXTRA_DATA_SIZE, Chain, ChainSpec, Hardfork, Header, SealedBlock,
     SealedHeader, EMPTY_OMMER_ROOT_HASH, U256,
diff --git a/crates/consensus/beacon/Cargo.toml b/crates/consensus/beacon/Cargo.toml
index 439002ec5..0fed12597 100644
--- a/crates/consensus/beacon/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/consensus/beacon/Cargo.toml
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ reth-downloaders.workspace = true
 reth-evm-ethereum.workspace = true
 reth-ethereum-engine-primitives.workspace = true
 reth-config.workspace = true
+reth-consensus.workspace = true
 
 assert_matches.workspace = true
 
diff --git a/crates/consensus/beacon/src/engine/event.rs b/crates/consensus/beacon/src/engine/event.rs
index 168130de7..d5cbdee46 100644
--- a/crates/consensus/beacon/src/engine/event.rs
+++ b/crates/consensus/beacon/src/engine/event.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use crate::engine::forkchoice::ForkchoiceStatus;
-use reth_interfaces::consensus::ForkchoiceState;
 use reth_primitives::{SealedBlock, SealedHeader, B256};
+use reth_rpc_types::engine::ForkchoiceState;
 use std::{sync::Arc, time::Duration};
 
 /// Events emitted by [crate::BeaconConsensusEngine].
diff --git a/crates/consensus/beacon/src/engine/message.rs b/crates/consensus/beacon/src/engine/message.rs
index 464dcedb2..f9f1a84d4 100644
--- a/crates/consensus/beacon/src/engine/message.rs
+++ b/crates/consensus/beacon/src/engine/message.rs
@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@ use crate::{
 };
 use futures::{future::Either, FutureExt};
 use reth_engine_primitives::EngineTypes;
-use reth_interfaces::{consensus::ForkchoiceState, RethResult};
+use reth_interfaces::RethResult;
 use reth_payload_builder::error::PayloadBuilderError;
 use reth_rpc_types::engine::{
-    CancunPayloadFields, ExecutionPayload, ForkChoiceUpdateResult, ForkchoiceUpdateError,
-    ForkchoiceUpdated, PayloadId, PayloadStatus, PayloadStatusEnum,
+    CancunPayloadFields, ExecutionPayload, ForkChoiceUpdateResult, ForkchoiceState,
+    ForkchoiceUpdateError, ForkchoiceUpdated, PayloadId, PayloadStatus, PayloadStatusEnum,
 };
 use std::{
     future::Future,
diff --git a/crates/consensus/beacon/src/engine/mod.rs b/crates/consensus/beacon/src/engine/mod.rs
index 877e6f450..5e22a4860 100644
--- a/crates/consensus/beacon/src/engine/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/consensus/beacon/src/engine/mod.rs
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ use reth_interfaces::{
         error::{BlockchainTreeError, CanonicalError, InsertBlockError, InsertBlockErrorKind},
         BlockStatus, BlockchainTreeEngine, CanonicalOutcome, InsertPayloadOk,
     },
-    consensus::ForkchoiceState,
     executor::BlockValidationError,
     p2p::{bodies::client::BodiesClient, headers::client::HeadersClient},
     provider::ProviderResult,
@@ -31,7 +30,8 @@ use reth_provider::{
     StageCheckpointReader,
 };
 use reth_rpc_types::engine::{
-    CancunPayloadFields, ExecutionPayload, PayloadStatus, PayloadStatusEnum, PayloadValidationError,
+    CancunPayloadFields, ExecutionPayload, ForkchoiceState, PayloadStatus, PayloadStatusEnum,
+    PayloadValidationError,
 };
 use reth_stages_api::{ControlFlow, Pipeline};
 use reth_tasks::TaskSpawner;
diff --git a/crates/consensus/beacon/src/engine/test_utils.rs b/crates/consensus/beacon/src/engine/test_utils.rs
index 329ea6446..297269975 100644
--- a/crates/consensus/beacon/src/engine/test_utils.rs
+++ b/crates/consensus/beacon/src/engine/test_utils.rs
@@ -7,16 +7,15 @@ use reth_blockchain_tree::{
     config::BlockchainTreeConfig, externals::TreeExternals, BlockchainTree, ShareableBlockchainTree,
 };
 use reth_config::config::EtlConfig;
+use reth_consensus::Consensus;
 use reth_db::{test_utils::TempDatabase, DatabaseEnv as DE};
-use reth_ethereum_engine_primitives::EthEngineTypes;
-use reth_evm_ethereum::EthEvmConfig;
-type DatabaseEnv = TempDatabase<DE>;
 use reth_downloaders::{
     bodies::bodies::BodiesDownloaderBuilder,
     headers::reverse_headers::ReverseHeadersDownloaderBuilder,
 };
+use reth_ethereum_engine_primitives::EthEngineTypes;
+use reth_evm_ethereum::EthEvmConfig;
 use reth_interfaces::{
-    consensus::Consensus,
     executor::BlockExecutionError,
     p2p::{bodies::client::BodiesClient, either::EitherDownloader, headers::client::HeadersClient},
     sync::NoopSyncStateUpdater,
@@ -40,6 +39,8 @@ use reth_tasks::TokioTaskExecutor;
 use std::{collections::VecDeque, sync::Arc};
 use tokio::sync::{oneshot, watch};
 
+type DatabaseEnv = TempDatabase<DE>;
+
 type TestBeaconConsensusEngine<Client> = BeaconConsensusEngine<
     Arc<DatabaseEnv>,
     BlockchainProvider<
diff --git a/crates/consensus/common/Cargo.toml b/crates/consensus/common/Cargo.toml
index 4659dd3e1..5e5a6ef57 100644
--- a/crates/consensus/common/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/consensus/common/Cargo.toml
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ workspace = true
 reth-primitives.workspace = true
 reth-interfaces.workspace = true
 reth-provider.workspace = true
+reth-consensus.workspace=true
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 reth-interfaces = { workspace = true, features = ["test-utils"] }
diff --git a/crates/consensus/common/src/validation.rs b/crates/consensus/common/src/validation.rs
index 1ab466c77..949061882 100644
--- a/crates/consensus/common/src/validation.rs
+++ b/crates/consensus/common/src/validation.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 //! Collection of methods for block validation.
 
-use reth_interfaces::{consensus::ConsensusError, RethResult};
+use reth_consensus::ConsensusError;
+use reth_interfaces::RethResult;
 use reth_primitives::{
     constants::eip4844::{DATA_GAS_PER_BLOB, MAX_DATA_GAS_PER_BLOCK},
     BlockNumber, ChainSpec, GotExpected, Hardfork, Header, InvalidTransactionError, SealedBlock,
diff --git a/crates/consensus/consensus/Cargo.toml b/crates/consensus/consensus/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6e4fc7ee9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/consensus/consensus/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+[package]
+name = "reth-consensus"
+version.workspace = true
+edition.workspace = true
+rust-version.workspace = true
+license.workspace = true
+homepage.workspace = true
+repository.workspace = true
+
+[lints]
+workspace = true
+
+[dependencies]
+reth-primitives.workspace = true
+
+# misc
+auto_impl.workspace = true
+thiserror.workspace = true
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/crates/interfaces/src/consensus.rs b/crates/consensus/consensus/src/lib.rs
similarity index 95%
rename from crates/interfaces/src/consensus.rs
rename to crates/consensus/consensus/src/lib.rs
index b7d03b72e..ab2453b74 100644
--- a/crates/interfaces/src/consensus.rs
+++ b/crates/consensus/consensus/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,12 +1,19 @@
+//! Consensus protocol functions
+
+#![doc(
+    html_logo_url = "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/paradigmxyz/reth/main/assets/reth-docs.png",
+    html_favicon_url = "https://avatars0.githubusercontent.com/u/97369466?s=256",
+    issue_tracker_base_url = "https://github.com/paradigmxyz/reth/issues/"
+)]
+#![cfg_attr(not(test), warn(unused_crate_dependencies))]
+#![cfg_attr(docsrs, feature(doc_cfg, doc_auto_cfg))]
+
 use reth_primitives::{
     BlockHash, BlockNumber, GotExpected, GotExpectedBoxed, Header, HeaderValidationError,
     InvalidTransactionError, SealedBlock, SealedHeader, B256, U256,
 };
 use std::fmt::Debug;
 
-/// Re-export fork choice state
-pub use reth_rpc_types::engine::ForkchoiceState;
-
 /// Consensus is a protocol that chooses canonical chain.
 #[auto_impl::auto_impl(&, Arc)]
 pub trait Consensus: Debug + Send + Sync {
diff --git a/crates/interfaces/Cargo.toml b/crates/interfaces/Cargo.toml
index 8f4aa494a..70ac2f942 100644
--- a/crates/interfaces/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/interfaces/Cargo.toml
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@ workspace = true
 
 [dependencies]
 reth-primitives.workspace = true
-reth-rpc-types.workspace = true
 reth-network-api.workspace = true
 reth-eth-wire-types.workspace = true
+reth-consensus.workspace = true
 
 # async
 futures.workspace = true
diff --git a/crates/interfaces/src/blockchain_tree/error.rs b/crates/interfaces/src/blockchain_tree/error.rs
index e08211a4f..34e018835 100644
--- a/crates/interfaces/src/blockchain_tree/error.rs
+++ b/crates/interfaces/src/blockchain_tree/error.rs
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 //! Error handling for the blockchain tree
 
 use crate::{
-    consensus::ConsensusError,
     executor::{BlockExecutionError, BlockValidationError},
     provider::ProviderError,
     RethError,
 };
+use reth_consensus::ConsensusError;
 use reth_primitives::{BlockHash, BlockNumber, SealedBlock};
 
 /// Various error cases that can occur when a block violates tree assumptions.
diff --git a/crates/interfaces/src/error.rs b/crates/interfaces/src/error.rs
index c49323595..df307ae09 100644
--- a/crates/interfaces/src/error.rs
+++ b/crates/interfaces/src/error.rs
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 use crate::{
     blockchain_tree::error::{BlockchainTreeError, CanonicalError},
-    consensus::ConsensusError,
     db::DatabaseError,
     executor::BlockExecutionError,
     provider::ProviderError,
 };
+use reth_consensus::ConsensusError;
 use reth_network_api::NetworkError;
 use reth_primitives::fs::FsPathError;
 
diff --git a/crates/interfaces/src/lib.rs b/crates/interfaces/src/lib.rs
index b8cfb7b39..e60d4a621 100644
--- a/crates/interfaces/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/interfaces/src/lib.rs
@@ -12,9 +12,6 @@
 #![cfg_attr(not(test), warn(unused_crate_dependencies))]
 #![cfg_attr(docsrs, feature(doc_cfg, doc_auto_cfg))]
 
-/// Consensus traits.
-pub mod consensus;
-
 /// Database error
 pub mod db;
 
diff --git a/crates/interfaces/src/p2p/error.rs b/crates/interfaces/src/p2p/error.rs
index 3c4e351fc..6d822f44c 100644
--- a/crates/interfaces/src/p2p/error.rs
+++ b/crates/interfaces/src/p2p/error.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 use super::headers::client::HeadersRequest;
-use crate::{consensus::ConsensusError, db::DatabaseError, provider::ProviderError};
+use crate::{db::DatabaseError, provider::ProviderError};
+use reth_consensus::ConsensusError;
 use reth_network_api::ReputationChangeKind;
 use reth_primitives::{
     BlockHashOrNumber, BlockNumber, GotExpected, GotExpectedBoxed, Header, WithPeerId, B256,
diff --git a/crates/interfaces/src/p2p/full_block.rs b/crates/interfaces/src/p2p/full_block.rs
index 3ab8e7644..cb4c66543 100644
--- a/crates/interfaces/src/p2p/full_block.rs
+++ b/crates/interfaces/src/p2p/full_block.rs
@@ -1,13 +1,11 @@
 use super::headers::client::HeadersRequest;
-use crate::{
-    consensus::{Consensus, ConsensusError},
-    p2p::{
-        bodies::client::{BodiesClient, SingleBodyRequest},
-        error::PeerRequestResult,
-        headers::client::{HeadersClient, SingleHeaderRequest},
-    },
+use crate::p2p::{
+    bodies::client::{BodiesClient, SingleBodyRequest},
+    error::PeerRequestResult,
+    headers::client::{HeadersClient, SingleHeaderRequest},
 };
 use futures::Stream;
+use reth_consensus::{Consensus, ConsensusError};
 use reth_primitives::{
     BlockBody, GotExpected, Header, HeadersDirection, SealedBlock, SealedHeader, WithPeerId, B256,
 };
diff --git a/crates/interfaces/src/p2p/headers/downloader.rs b/crates/interfaces/src/p2p/headers/downloader.rs
index 9eea13aab..500a1a1bc 100644
--- a/crates/interfaces/src/p2p/headers/downloader.rs
+++ b/crates/interfaces/src/p2p/headers/downloader.rs
@@ -1,11 +1,8 @@
 use super::error::HeadersDownloaderResult;
-use crate::{
-    consensus::Consensus,
-    p2p::error::{DownloadError, DownloadResult},
-};
+use crate::p2p::error::{DownloadError, DownloadResult};
 use futures::Stream;
+use reth_consensus::Consensus;
 use reth_primitives::{BlockHashOrNumber, SealedHeader, B256};
-
 /// A downloader capable of fetching and yielding block headers.
 ///
 /// A downloader represents a distinct strategy for submitting requests to download block headers,
diff --git a/crates/interfaces/src/p2p/headers/error.rs b/crates/interfaces/src/p2p/headers/error.rs
index 12eab9548..f586aaf74 100644
--- a/crates/interfaces/src/p2p/headers/error.rs
+++ b/crates/interfaces/src/p2p/headers/error.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use crate::consensus::ConsensusError;
+use reth_consensus::ConsensusError;
 use reth_primitives::SealedHeader;
 use thiserror::Error;
 
diff --git a/crates/interfaces/src/p2p/headers/mod.rs b/crates/interfaces/src/p2p/headers/mod.rs
index 5746c1b2d..56aabf9d6 100644
--- a/crates/interfaces/src/p2p/headers/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/interfaces/src/p2p/headers/mod.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ pub mod client;
 /// A downloader that receives and verifies block headers, is generic
 /// over the Consensus and the HeadersClient being used.
 ///
-/// [`Consensus`]: crate::consensus::Consensus
+/// [`Consensus`]: reth_consensus::Consensus
 /// [`HeadersClient`]: client::HeadersClient
 pub mod downloader;
 
diff --git a/crates/interfaces/src/p2p/mod.rs b/crates/interfaces/src/p2p/mod.rs
index 8e4d7c84f..75f3a8fc4 100644
--- a/crates/interfaces/src/p2p/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/interfaces/src/p2p/mod.rs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ pub mod full_block;
 /// of a Linear and a Parallel downloader generic over the [`Consensus`] and
 /// [`HeadersClient`].
 ///
-/// [`Consensus`]: crate::consensus::Consensus
+/// [`Consensus`]: reth_consensus::Consensus
 /// [`HeadersClient`]: crate::p2p::headers::client::HeadersClient
 pub mod headers;
 
diff --git a/crates/interfaces/src/test_utils/headers.rs b/crates/interfaces/src/test_utils/headers.rs
index 8262d9ae0..c0da9ff16 100644
--- a/crates/interfaces/src/test_utils/headers.rs
+++ b/crates/interfaces/src/test_utils/headers.rs
@@ -1,19 +1,17 @@
 //! Testing support for headers related interfaces.
 
-use crate::{
-    consensus::{self, Consensus, ConsensusError},
-    p2p::{
-        download::DownloadClient,
-        error::{DownloadError, DownloadResult, PeerRequestResult, RequestError},
-        headers::{
-            client::{HeadersClient, HeadersRequest},
-            downloader::{HeaderDownloader, SyncTarget},
-            error::HeadersDownloaderResult,
-        },
-        priority::Priority,
+use crate::p2p::{
+    download::DownloadClient,
+    error::{DownloadError, DownloadResult, PeerRequestResult, RequestError},
+    headers::{
+        client::{HeadersClient, HeadersRequest},
+        downloader::{HeaderDownloader, SyncTarget},
+        error::HeadersDownloaderResult,
     },
+    priority::Priority,
 };
 use futures::{Future, FutureExt, Stream, StreamExt};
+use reth_consensus::{Consensus, ConsensusError};
 use reth_primitives::{
     Header, HeadersDirection, PeerId, SealedBlock, SealedHeader, WithPeerId, U256,
 };
@@ -274,7 +272,7 @@ impl TestConsensus {
 impl Consensus for TestConsensus {
     fn validate_header(&self, _header: &SealedHeader) -> Result<(), ConsensusError> {
         if self.fail_validation() {
-            Err(consensus::ConsensusError::BaseFeeMissing)
+            Err(ConsensusError::BaseFeeMissing)
         } else {
             Ok(())
         }
@@ -286,7 +284,7 @@ impl Consensus for TestConsensus {
         _parent: &SealedHeader,
     ) -> Result<(), ConsensusError> {
         if self.fail_validation() {
-            Err(consensus::ConsensusError::BaseFeeMissing)
+            Err(ConsensusError::BaseFeeMissing)
         } else {
             Ok(())
         }
@@ -298,15 +296,15 @@ impl Consensus for TestConsensus {
         _total_difficulty: U256,
     ) -> Result<(), ConsensusError> {
         if self.fail_validation() {
-            Err(consensus::ConsensusError::BaseFeeMissing)
+            Err(ConsensusError::BaseFeeMissing)
         } else {
             Ok(())
         }
     }
 
-    fn validate_block(&self, _block: &SealedBlock) -> Result<(), consensus::ConsensusError> {
+    fn validate_block(&self, _block: &SealedBlock) -> Result<(), ConsensusError> {
         if self.fail_validation() {
-            Err(consensus::ConsensusError::BaseFeeMissing)
+            Err(ConsensusError::BaseFeeMissing)
         } else {
             Ok(())
         }
diff --git a/crates/net/downloaders/Cargo.toml b/crates/net/downloaders/Cargo.toml
index 7ae6db8e6..b5de192f2 100644
--- a/crates/net/downloaders/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/net/downloaders/Cargo.toml
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ reth-primitives.workspace = true
 reth-tasks.workspace = true
 reth-provider.workspace = true
 reth-config.workspace = true
+reth-consensus.workspace = true
 
 # async
 futures.workspace = true
diff --git a/crates/net/downloaders/src/bodies/bodies.rs b/crates/net/downloaders/src/bodies/bodies.rs
index d45c9b191..28b43359e 100644
--- a/crates/net/downloaders/src/bodies/bodies.rs
+++ b/crates/net/downloaders/src/bodies/bodies.rs
@@ -3,16 +3,14 @@ use crate::{bodies::task::TaskDownloader, metrics::BodyDownloaderMetrics};
 use futures::Stream;
 use futures_util::StreamExt;
 use reth_config::BodiesConfig;
-use reth_interfaces::{
-    consensus::Consensus,
-    p2p::{
-        bodies::{
-            client::BodiesClient,
-            downloader::{BodyDownloader, BodyDownloaderResult},
-            response::BlockResponse,
-        },
-        error::{DownloadError, DownloadResult},
+use reth_consensus::Consensus;
+use reth_interfaces::p2p::{
+    bodies::{
+        client::BodiesClient,
+        downloader::{BodyDownloader, BodyDownloaderResult},
+        response::BlockResponse,
     },
+    error::{DownloadError, DownloadResult},
 };
 use reth_primitives::{BlockNumber, SealedHeader};
 use reth_provider::HeaderProvider;
diff --git a/crates/net/downloaders/src/bodies/queue.rs b/crates/net/downloaders/src/bodies/queue.rs
index 0fc9635df..072e059a4 100644
--- a/crates/net/downloaders/src/bodies/queue.rs
+++ b/crates/net/downloaders/src/bodies/queue.rs
@@ -2,12 +2,10 @@ use super::request::BodiesRequestFuture;
 use crate::metrics::BodyDownloaderMetrics;
 use futures::{stream::FuturesUnordered, Stream};
 use futures_util::StreamExt;
-use reth_interfaces::{
-    consensus::Consensus,
-    p2p::{
-        bodies::{client::BodiesClient, response::BlockResponse},
-        error::DownloadResult,
-    },
+use reth_consensus::Consensus;
+use reth_interfaces::p2p::{
+    bodies::{client::BodiesClient, response::BlockResponse},
+    error::DownloadResult,
 };
 use reth_primitives::{BlockNumber, SealedHeader};
 use std::{
diff --git a/crates/net/downloaders/src/bodies/request.rs b/crates/net/downloaders/src/bodies/request.rs
index 302256ef4..1a87928d5 100644
--- a/crates/net/downloaders/src/bodies/request.rs
+++ b/crates/net/downloaders/src/bodies/request.rs
@@ -1,12 +1,10 @@
 use crate::metrics::{BodyDownloaderMetrics, ResponseMetrics};
 use futures::{Future, FutureExt};
-use reth_interfaces::{
-    consensus::{Consensus as ConsensusTrait, Consensus},
-    p2p::{
-        bodies::{client::BodiesClient, response::BlockResponse},
-        error::{DownloadError, DownloadResult},
-        priority::Priority,
-    },
+use reth_consensus::Consensus;
+use reth_interfaces::p2p::{
+    bodies::{client::BodiesClient, response::BlockResponse},
+    error::{DownloadError, DownloadResult},
+    priority::Priority,
 };
 use reth_primitives::{
     BlockBody, GotExpected, PeerId, SealedBlock, SealedHeader, WithPeerId, B256,
diff --git a/crates/net/downloaders/src/bodies/task.rs b/crates/net/downloaders/src/bodies/task.rs
index a57e5e486..2d9bb3f96 100644
--- a/crates/net/downloaders/src/bodies/task.rs
+++ b/crates/net/downloaders/src/bodies/task.rs
@@ -42,8 +42,9 @@ impl TaskDownloader {
     /// # Example
     ///
     /// ```
+    /// use reth_consensus::Consensus;
     /// use reth_downloaders::bodies::{bodies::BodiesDownloaderBuilder, task::TaskDownloader};
-    /// use reth_interfaces::{consensus::Consensus, p2p::bodies::client::BodiesClient};
+    /// use reth_interfaces::p2p::bodies::client::BodiesClient;
     /// use reth_provider::HeaderProvider;
     /// use std::sync::Arc;
     ///
diff --git a/crates/net/downloaders/src/headers/reverse_headers.rs b/crates/net/downloaders/src/headers/reverse_headers.rs
index 3af45c172..8d2318507 100644
--- a/crates/net/downloaders/src/headers/reverse_headers.rs
+++ b/crates/net/downloaders/src/headers/reverse_headers.rs
@@ -6,17 +6,15 @@ use futures::{stream::Stream, FutureExt};
 use futures_util::{stream::FuturesUnordered, StreamExt};
 use rayon::prelude::*;
 use reth_config::config::HeadersConfig;
-use reth_interfaces::{
-    consensus::Consensus,
-    p2p::{
-        error::{DownloadError, DownloadResult, PeerRequestResult},
-        headers::{
-            client::{HeadersClient, HeadersRequest},
-            downloader::{validate_header_download, HeaderDownloader, SyncTarget},
-            error::{HeadersDownloaderError, HeadersDownloaderResult},
-        },
-        priority::Priority,
+use reth_consensus::Consensus;
+use reth_interfaces::p2p::{
+    error::{DownloadError, DownloadResult, PeerRequestResult},
+    headers::{
+        client::{HeadersClient, HeadersRequest},
+        downloader::{validate_header_download, HeaderDownloader, SyncTarget},
+        error::{HeadersDownloaderError, HeadersDownloaderResult},
     },
+    priority::Priority,
 };
 use reth_primitives::{
     BlockHashOrNumber, BlockNumber, GotExpected, Header, HeadersDirection, PeerId, SealedHeader,
diff --git a/crates/net/downloaders/src/headers/task.rs b/crates/net/downloaders/src/headers/task.rs
index 83f00d4f1..16597342b 100644
--- a/crates/net/downloaders/src/headers/task.rs
+++ b/crates/net/downloaders/src/headers/task.rs
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ impl TaskDownloader {
     /// # use std::sync::Arc;
     /// # use reth_downloaders::headers::reverse_headers::ReverseHeadersDownloader;
     /// # use reth_downloaders::headers::task::TaskDownloader;
-    /// # use reth_interfaces::consensus::Consensus;
+    /// # use reth_consensus::Consensus;
     /// # use reth_interfaces::p2p::headers::client::HeadersClient;
     /// # fn t<H: HeadersClient + 'static>(consensus:Arc<dyn Consensus>, client: Arc<H>) {
     ///    let downloader = ReverseHeadersDownloader::<H>::builder().build(
diff --git a/crates/net/network/Cargo.toml b/crates/net/network/Cargo.toml
index 8e4c110bb..dbf7f5fa2 100644
--- a/crates/net/network/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/net/network/Cargo.toml
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ reth-transaction-pool.workspace = true
 reth-provider.workspace = true
 reth-rpc-types.workspace = true
 reth-tokio-util.workspace = true
+reth-consensus.workspace = true
 
 # ethereum
 enr = { workspace = true, features = ["serde", "rust-secp256k1"] }
diff --git a/crates/net/network/src/import.rs b/crates/net/network/src/import.rs
index d127dab8f..738851f0a 100644
--- a/crates/net/network/src/import.rs
+++ b/crates/net/network/src/import.rs
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ pub enum BlockValidation {
 pub enum BlockImportError {
     /// Consensus error
     #[error(transparent)]
-    Consensus(#[from] reth_interfaces::consensus::ConsensusError),
+    Consensus(#[from] reth_consensus::ConsensusError),
 }
 
 /// An implementation of `BlockImport` used in Proof-of-Stake consensus that does nothing.
diff --git a/crates/node-builder/Cargo.toml b/crates/node-builder/Cargo.toml
index c245203ca..aae73f5a6 100644
--- a/crates/node-builder/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/node-builder/Cargo.toml
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ reth-stages.workspace = true
 reth-config.workspace = true
 reth-downloaders.workspace = true
 reth-node-events.workspace = true
+reth-consensus.workspace = true
 
 ## async
 futures.workspace = true
diff --git a/crates/node-builder/src/builder.rs b/crates/node-builder/src/builder.rs
index c47478047..3d7d3a044 100644
--- a/crates/node-builder/src/builder.rs
+++ b/crates/node-builder/src/builder.rs
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ use reth_blockchain_tree::{
     BlockchainTree, BlockchainTreeConfig, ShareableBlockchainTree, TreeExternals,
 };
 use reth_config::config::EtlConfig;
+use reth_consensus::Consensus;
 use reth_db::{
     database::Database,
     database_metrics::{DatabaseMetadata, DatabaseMetrics},
@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@ use reth_db::{
     DatabaseEnv,
 };
 use reth_exex::{ExExContext, ExExHandle, ExExManager, ExExManagerHandle};
-use reth_interfaces::{consensus::Consensus, p2p::either::EitherDownloader};
+use reth_interfaces::p2p::either::EitherDownloader;
 use reth_network::{NetworkBuilder, NetworkConfig, NetworkEvents, NetworkHandle};
 use reth_node_api::{
     FullNodeComponents, FullNodeComponentsAdapter, FullNodeTypes, FullNodeTypesAdapter, NodeTypes,
diff --git a/crates/node-builder/src/setup.rs b/crates/node-builder/src/setup.rs
index bb67cad66..03bf45893 100644
--- a/crates/node-builder/src/setup.rs
+++ b/crates/node-builder/src/setup.rs
@@ -2,18 +2,16 @@
 
 use crate::ConfigureEvm;
 use reth_config::{config::StageConfig, PruneConfig};
+use reth_consensus::Consensus;
 use reth_db::database::Database;
 use reth_downloaders::{
     bodies::bodies::BodiesDownloaderBuilder,
     headers::reverse_headers::ReverseHeadersDownloaderBuilder,
 };
 use reth_exex::ExExManagerHandle;
-use reth_interfaces::{
-    consensus::Consensus,
-    p2p::{
-        bodies::{client::BodiesClient, downloader::BodyDownloader},
-        headers::{client::HeadersClient, downloader::HeaderDownloader},
-    },
+use reth_interfaces::p2p::{
+    bodies::{client::BodiesClient, downloader::BodyDownloader},
+    headers::{client::HeadersClient, downloader::HeaderDownloader},
 };
 use reth_node_core::{
     node_config::NodeConfig,
diff --git a/crates/node/events/Cargo.toml b/crates/node/events/Cargo.toml
index 9c66f1469..83f2bd13a 100644
--- a/crates/node/events/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/node/events/Cargo.toml
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@ reth-network-api.workspace = true
 reth-stages.workspace = true
 reth-prune.workspace = true
 reth-static-file.workspace = true
-reth-interfaces.workspace = true
 reth-db.workspace = true
 reth-primitives.workspace = true
+reth-rpc-types.workspace = true
 
 # async
 tokio.workspace = true
diff --git a/crates/node/events/src/node.rs b/crates/node/events/src/node.rs
index b18cc5f0b..32bf66e1b 100644
--- a/crates/node/events/src/node.rs
+++ b/crates/node/events/src/node.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ use reth_beacon_consensus::{
     BeaconConsensusEngineEvent, ConsensusEngineLiveSyncProgress, ForkchoiceStatus,
 };
 use reth_db::{database::Database, database_metrics::DatabaseMetadata};
-use reth_interfaces::consensus::ForkchoiceState;
 use reth_network::{NetworkEvent, NetworkHandle};
 use reth_network_api::PeersInfo;
 use reth_primitives::{
@@ -15,6 +14,7 @@ use reth_primitives::{
     BlockNumber, B256,
 };
 use reth_prune::PrunerEvent;
+use reth_rpc_types::engine::ForkchoiceState;
 use reth_stages::{ExecOutput, PipelineEvent};
 use reth_static_file::StaticFileProducerEvent;
 use std::{
diff --git a/crates/rpc/rpc-engine-api/Cargo.toml b/crates/rpc/rpc-engine-api/Cargo.toml
index 271363963..b7e6eeccb 100644
--- a/crates/rpc/rpc-engine-api/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/rpc/rpc-engine-api/Cargo.toml
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ workspace = true
 [dependencies]
 # reth
 reth-primitives.workspace = true
-reth-interfaces.workspace = true
 reth-provider.workspace = true
 reth-rpc-types.workspace = true
 reth-rpc-api.workspace = true
diff --git a/crates/rpc/rpc-engine-api/src/engine_api.rs b/crates/rpc/rpc-engine-api/src/engine_api.rs
index 7fc52b21c..01db0bb11 100644
--- a/crates/rpc/rpc-engine-api/src/engine_api.rs
+++ b/crates/rpc/rpc-engine-api/src/engine_api.rs
@@ -6,15 +6,14 @@ use reth_engine_primitives::{
     validate_payload_timestamp, EngineApiMessageVersion, EngineTypes, PayloadAttributes,
     PayloadBuilderAttributes, PayloadOrAttributes,
 };
-use reth_interfaces::consensus::ForkchoiceState;
 use reth_payload_builder::PayloadStore;
 use reth_primitives::{BlockHash, BlockHashOrNumber, BlockNumber, ChainSpec, Hardfork, B256, U64};
 use reth_provider::{BlockReader, EvmEnvProvider, HeaderProvider, StateProviderFactory};
 use reth_rpc_api::EngineApiServer;
 use reth_rpc_types::engine::{
     CancunPayloadFields, ExecutionPayload, ExecutionPayloadBodiesV1, ExecutionPayloadInputV2,
-    ExecutionPayloadV1, ExecutionPayloadV3, ForkchoiceUpdated, PayloadId, PayloadStatus,
-    TransitionConfiguration, CAPABILITIES,
+    ExecutionPayloadV1, ExecutionPayloadV3, ForkchoiceState, ForkchoiceUpdated, PayloadId,
+    PayloadStatus, TransitionConfiguration, CAPABILITIES,
 };
 use reth_rpc_types_compat::engine::payload::{
     convert_payload_input_v2_to_payload, convert_to_payload_body_v1,
diff --git a/crates/stages-api/Cargo.toml b/crates/stages-api/Cargo.toml
index d991a47af..d1e31ba78 100644
--- a/crates/stages-api/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/stages-api/Cargo.toml
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ reth-db.workspace = true
 reth-interfaces.workspace = true
 reth-static-file.workspace = true
 reth-tokio-util.workspace = true
+reth-consensus.workspace = true
 
 # metrics
 reth-metrics.workspace = true
diff --git a/crates/stages-api/src/error.rs b/crates/stages-api/src/error.rs
index 3b744e7cb..3d7ae1d72 100644
--- a/crates/stages-api/src/error.rs
+++ b/crates/stages-api/src/error.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
+use reth_consensus::ConsensusError;
 use reth_interfaces::{
-    consensus, db::DatabaseError as DbError, executor, p2p::error::DownloadError, RethError,
+    db::DatabaseError as DbError, executor, p2p::error::DownloadError, RethError,
 };
 use reth_primitives::{BlockNumber, SealedHeader, StaticFileSegment, TxNumber};
 use reth_provider::ProviderError;
@@ -13,7 +14,7 @@ use tokio::sync::mpsc::error::SendError;
 pub enum BlockErrorKind {
     /// The block encountered a validation error.
     #[error("validation error: {0}")]
-    Validation(#[from] consensus::ConsensusError),
+    Validation(#[from] ConsensusError),
     /// The block encountered an execution error.
     #[error("execution error: {0}")]
     Execution(#[from] executor::BlockExecutionError),
@@ -49,7 +50,7 @@ pub enum StageError {
         header: Box<SealedHeader>,
         /// The error that occurred when attempting to attach the header.
         #[source]
-        error: Box<consensus::ConsensusError>,
+        error: Box<ConsensusError>,
     },
     /// The headers stage is missing sync gap.
     #[error("missing sync gap")]
diff --git a/crates/stages-api/src/pipeline/mod.rs b/crates/stages-api/src/pipeline/mod.rs
index bb1512958..1b455a939 100644
--- a/crates/stages-api/src/pipeline/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/stages-api/src/pipeline/mod.rs
@@ -552,8 +552,8 @@ mod tests {
     use super::*;
     use crate::{test_utils::TestStage, UnwindOutput};
     use assert_matches::assert_matches;
+    use reth_consensus::ConsensusError;
     use reth_interfaces::{
-        consensus,
         provider::ProviderError,
         test_utils::{generators, generators::random_header},
     };
@@ -922,9 +922,7 @@ mod tests {
                             5,
                             Default::default(),
                         )),
-                        error: BlockErrorKind::Validation(
-                            consensus::ConsensusError::BaseFeeMissing,
-                        ),
+                        error: BlockErrorKind::Validation(ConsensusError::BaseFeeMissing),
                     }))
                     .add_unwind(Ok(UnwindOutput { checkpoint: StageCheckpoint::new(0) }))
                     .add_exec(Ok(ExecOutput { checkpoint: StageCheckpoint::new(10), done: true })),
diff --git a/crates/stages/Cargo.toml b/crates/stages/Cargo.toml
index df98d1dd7..3c4a3d5a1 100644
--- a/crates/stages/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/stages/Cargo.toml
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ reth-trie = { workspace = true, features = ["metrics"] }
 reth-etl.workspace = true
 reth-config.workspace = true
 reth-stages-api = { workspace = true, features = ["test-utils"] }
+reth-consensus.workspace = true
 
 # async
 tokio = { workspace = true, features = ["sync"] }
diff --git a/crates/stages/src/lib.rs b/crates/stages/src/lib.rs
index f8e427763..cf2b8acbe 100644
--- a/crates/stages/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/stages/src/lib.rs
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 //! # use std::sync::Arc;
 //! # use reth_downloaders::bodies::bodies::BodiesDownloaderBuilder;
 //! # use reth_downloaders::headers::reverse_headers::ReverseHeadersDownloaderBuilder;
-//! # use reth_interfaces::consensus::Consensus;
 //! # use reth_interfaces::test_utils::{TestBodiesClient, TestConsensus, TestHeadersClient};
 //! # use reth_revm::EvmProcessorFactory;
 //! # use reth_primitives::{PeerId, MAINNET, B256, PruneModes};
@@ -28,6 +27,7 @@
 //! # use reth_provider::test_utils::create_test_provider_factory;
 //! # use reth_static_file::StaticFileProducer;
 //! # use reth_config::config::EtlConfig;
+//! # use reth_consensus::Consensus;
 //! #
 //! # let chain_spec = MAINNET.clone();
 //! # let consensus: Arc<dyn Consensus> = Arc::new(TestConsensus::default());
diff --git a/crates/stages/src/sets.rs b/crates/stages/src/sets.rs
index 833f2af8e..4f04e9b10 100644
--- a/crates/stages/src/sets.rs
+++ b/crates/stages/src/sets.rs
@@ -58,10 +58,10 @@ use crate::{
     StageSet, StageSetBuilder,
 };
 use reth_config::config::EtlConfig;
+use reth_consensus::Consensus;
 use reth_db::database::Database;
-use reth_interfaces::{
-    consensus::Consensus,
-    p2p::{bodies::downloader::BodyDownloader, headers::downloader::HeaderDownloader},
+use reth_interfaces::p2p::{
+    bodies::downloader::BodyDownloader, headers::downloader::HeaderDownloader,
 };
 use reth_provider::{ExecutorFactory, HeaderSyncGapProvider, HeaderSyncMode};
 use std::sync::Arc;
diff --git a/crates/stages/src/stages/headers.rs b/crates/stages/src/stages/headers.rs
index a862d4afc..f90149e1a 100644
--- a/crates/stages/src/stages/headers.rs
+++ b/crates/stages/src/stages/headers.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 use futures_util::StreamExt;
 use reth_codecs::Compact;
 use reth_config::config::EtlConfig;
+use reth_consensus::Consensus;
 use reth_db::{
     cursor::{DbCursorRO, DbCursorRW},
     database::Database,
@@ -10,7 +11,6 @@ use reth_db::{
 };
 use reth_etl::Collector;
 use reth_interfaces::{
-    consensus::Consensus,
     p2p::headers::{downloader::HeaderDownloader, error::HeadersDownloaderError},
     provider::ProviderError,
 };
diff --git a/crates/stages/src/stages/merkle.rs b/crates/stages/src/stages/merkle.rs
index 9b4eec87f..bfdb9782b 100644
--- a/crates/stages/src/stages/merkle.rs
+++ b/crates/stages/src/stages/merkle.rs
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 use reth_codecs::Compact;
+use reth_consensus::ConsensusError;
 use reth_db::{
     database::Database,
     tables,
     transaction::{DbTx, DbTxMut},
 };
-use reth_interfaces::consensus;
 use reth_primitives::{
     stage::{EntitiesCheckpoint, MerkleCheckpoint, StageCheckpoint, StageId},
     trie::StoredSubNode,
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ fn validate_state_root(
     } else {
         warn!(target: "sync::stages::merkle", ?target_block, ?got, ?expected, "Failed to verify block state root");
         Err(StageError::Block {
-            error: BlockErrorKind::Validation(consensus::ConsensusError::BodyStateRootDiff(
+            error: BlockErrorKind::Validation(ConsensusError::BodyStateRootDiff(
                 GotExpected { got, expected: expected.state_root }.into(),
             )),
             block: Box::new(expected),
diff --git a/crates/stages/src/stages/sender_recovery.rs b/crates/stages/src/stages/sender_recovery.rs
index 04a30cb2e..5ddb2dfc0 100644
--- a/crates/stages/src/stages/sender_recovery.rs
+++ b/crates/stages/src/stages/sender_recovery.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+use reth_consensus::ConsensusError;
 use reth_db::{
     cursor::DbCursorRW,
     database::Database,
@@ -6,7 +7,6 @@ use reth_db::{
     transaction::{DbTx, DbTxMut},
     RawValue,
 };
-use reth_interfaces::consensus;
 use reth_primitives::{
     stage::{EntitiesCheckpoint, StageCheckpoint, StageId},
     Address, PruneSegment, StaticFileSegment, TransactionSignedNoHash, TxNumber,
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ fn recover_range<DB: Database>(
                             Err(StageError::Block {
                                 block: Box::new(sealed_header),
                                 error: BlockErrorKind::Validation(
-                                    consensus::ConsensusError::TransactionSignerRecoveryError,
+                                    ConsensusError::TransactionSignerRecoveryError,
                                 ),
                             })
                         }
diff --git a/crates/storage/provider/Cargo.toml b/crates/storage/provider/Cargo.toml
index 6f9305e88..526cbdaa5 100644
--- a/crates/storage/provider/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/storage/provider/Cargo.toml
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ workspace = true
 # reth
 reth-primitives.workspace = true
 reth-interfaces.workspace = true
+reth-rpc-types.workspace = true
 reth-db.workspace = true
 reth-trie = { workspace = true, features = ["metrics"] }
 reth-nippy-jar.workspace = true
diff --git a/crates/storage/provider/src/providers/mod.rs b/crates/storage/provider/src/providers/mod.rs
index f696c86d7..b3011a9b0 100644
--- a/crates/storage/provider/src/providers/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/storage/provider/src/providers/mod.rs
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ use reth_interfaces::{
         BlockValidationKind, BlockchainTreeEngine, BlockchainTreeViewer, CanonicalOutcome,
         InsertPayloadOk,
     },
-    consensus::ForkchoiceState,
     provider::ProviderResult,
     RethResult,
 };
@@ -61,6 +60,7 @@ use chain_info::ChainInfoTracker;
 
 mod consistent_view;
 pub use consistent_view::{ConsistentDbView, ConsistentViewError};
+use reth_rpc_types::engine::ForkchoiceState;
 
 /// The main type for interacting with the blockchain.
 ///
diff --git a/crates/storage/provider/src/traits/chain_info.rs b/crates/storage/provider/src/traits/chain_info.rs
index 82d879df4..5e6379f01 100644
--- a/crates/storage/provider/src/traits/chain_info.rs
+++ b/crates/storage/provider/src/traits/chain_info.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-use reth_interfaces::consensus::ForkchoiceState;
 use reth_primitives::SealedHeader;
+use reth_rpc_types::engine::ForkchoiceState;
 use std::time::Instant;
 
 /// A type that can track updates related to fork choice updates.