diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 839c2f539..03b084f47 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -8464,7 +8464,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "reth-optimism-consensus",
  "reth-optimism-forks",
  "reth-optimism-primitives",
- "reth-primitives",
  "reth-primitives-traits",
  "reth-revm",
  "revm",
diff --git a/crates/optimism/evm/Cargo.toml b/crates/optimism/evm/Cargo.toml
index c9dba34b4..e1d496d74 100644
--- a/crates/optimism/evm/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/optimism/evm/Cargo.toml
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ workspace = true
 reth-chainspec.workspace = true
 reth-ethereum-forks.workspace = true
 reth-evm.workspace = true
-reth-primitives.workspace = true
 reth-primitives-traits.workspace = true
 reth-execution-errors.workspace = true
 reth-execution-types.workspace = true
@@ -46,7 +45,6 @@ thiserror.workspace = true
 [dev-dependencies]
 reth-evm = { workspace = true, features = ["test-utils"] }
 reth-revm = { workspace = true, features = ["test-utils"] }
-reth-primitives = { workspace = true, features = ["test-utils"] }
 reth-optimism-chainspec.workspace = true
 alloy-genesis.workspace = true
 alloy-consensus.workspace = true
@@ -56,7 +54,6 @@ reth-optimism-primitives = { workspace = true, features = ["arbitrary"] }
 default = ["std"]
 std = [
     "reth-consensus/std",
-    "reth-primitives/std",
     "reth-revm/std",
     "alloy-consensus/std",
     "alloy-eips/std",
diff --git a/crates/optimism/evm/src/execute.rs b/crates/optimism/evm/src/execute.rs
index 5a080fa1c..ad3e1118a 100644
--- a/crates/optimism/evm/src/execute.rs
+++ b/crates/optimism/evm/src/execute.rs
@@ -22,8 +22,7 @@ use reth_optimism_chainspec::OpChainSpec;
 use reth_optimism_consensus::validate_block_post_execution;
 use reth_optimism_forks::OpHardforks;
 use reth_optimism_primitives::{transaction::signed::OpTransaction, DepositReceipt, OpPrimitives};
-use reth_primitives::{NodePrimitives, RecoveredBlock};
-use reth_primitives_traits::{BlockBody, SignedTransaction};
+use reth_primitives_traits::{BlockBody, NodePrimitives, RecoveredBlock, SignedTransaction};
 use revm::State;
 use revm_primitives::{db::DatabaseCommit, ResultAndState};
 use tracing::trace;
@@ -320,7 +319,7 @@ impl OpExecutorProvider {
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
     use crate::OpChainSpec;
-    use alloy_consensus::{Header, TxEip1559};
+    use alloy_consensus::{Block, BlockBody, Header, TxEip1559};
     use alloy_primitives::{
         b256, Address, PrimitiveSignature as Signature, StorageKey, StorageValue, U256,
     };
@@ -329,7 +328,7 @@ mod tests {
     use reth_evm::execute::{BasicBlockExecutorProvider, BatchExecutor, BlockExecutorProvider};
     use reth_optimism_chainspec::OpChainSpecBuilder;
     use reth_optimism_primitives::{OpReceipt, OpTransactionSigned};
-    use reth_primitives::{Account, Block, BlockBody};
+    use reth_primitives_traits::Account;
     use reth_revm::{
         database::StateProviderDatabase, test_utils::StateProviderTest, L1_BLOCK_CONTRACT,
     };
diff --git a/crates/optimism/evm/src/l1.rs b/crates/optimism/evm/src/l1.rs
index 6da2422de..fb789d06c 100644
--- a/crates/optimism/evm/src/l1.rs
+++ b/crates/optimism/evm/src/l1.rs
@@ -350,13 +350,12 @@ where
 
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+    use alloy_consensus::{Block, BlockBody};
     use alloy_eips::eip2718::Decodable2718;
     use reth_optimism_chainspec::OP_MAINNET;
     use reth_optimism_forks::OpHardforks;
     use reth_optimism_primitives::OpTransactionSigned;
-    use reth_primitives::{Block, BlockBody};
-
-    use super::*;
 
     #[test]
     fn sanity_l1_block() {
diff --git a/crates/optimism/evm/src/lib.rs b/crates/optimism/evm/src/lib.rs
index 711400db1..6e49cf2b8 100644
--- a/crates/optimism/evm/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/optimism/evm/src/lib.rs
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ mod tests {
     };
     use reth_optimism_chainspec::BASE_MAINNET;
     use reth_optimism_primitives::{OpBlock, OpPrimitives, OpReceipt};
-    use reth_primitives::{Account, Log, RecoveredBlock};
+    use reth_primitives_traits::{Account, Log, RecoveredBlock};
     use revm::{
         db::{BundleState, CacheDB, EmptyDBTyped},
         inspectors::NoOpInspector,