diff --git a/crates/ethereum/evm/src/lib.rs b/crates/ethereum/evm/src/lib.rs
index 9b5cd3196..fdb121ef8 100644
--- a/crates/ethereum/evm/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/ethereum/evm/src/lib.rs
@@ -116,8 +116,6 @@ impl ConfigureEvm for EthEvmConfig {
     ) -> reth_revm::Evm<'_, Self::DefaultExternalContext<'_>, DB> {
         EvmBuilder::default().with_db(db).build()
     }
-
-    fn default_external_context<'a>(&self) -> Self::DefaultExternalContext<'a> {}
 }
 
 #[cfg(test)]
diff --git a/crates/evm/src/builder.rs b/crates/evm/src/builder.rs
index 68888983e..019e7d9a6 100644
--- a/crates/evm/src/builder.rs
+++ b/crates/evm/src/builder.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 //! Builder for creating an EVM with a database and environment.
 
 use revm::{inspector_handle_register, Database, Evm, EvmBuilder, GetInspector};
-use revm_primitives::EnvWithHandlerCfg;
+use revm_primitives::{Env, EnvWithHandlerCfg};
 
 /// Builder for creating an EVM with a database and environment.
 ///
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ pub struct RethEvmBuilder<DB: Database, EXT = ()> {
     /// The database to use for the EVM.
     db: DB,
     /// The environment to use for the EVM.
-    env: Option<Box<EnvWithHandlerCfg>>,
+    env: Option<Box<Env>>,
     /// The external context for the EVM.
     external_context: EXT,
 }
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ where
     }
 
     /// Set the environment for the EVM.
-    pub fn with_env(mut self, env: Box<EnvWithHandlerCfg>) -> Self {
+    pub fn with_env(mut self, env: Box<Env>) -> Self {
         self.env = Some(env);
         self
     }
@@ -44,8 +44,7 @@ where
         let mut builder =
             EvmBuilder::default().with_db(self.db).with_external_context(self.external_context);
         if let Some(env) = self.env {
-            builder = builder.with_spec_id(env.clone().spec_id());
-            builder = builder.with_env(env.env);
+            builder = builder.with_env(env);
         }
 
         builder.build()
@@ -60,8 +59,7 @@ where
         let mut builder =
             EvmBuilder::default().with_db(self.db).with_external_context(self.external_context);
         if let Some(env) = self.env {
-            builder = builder.with_spec_id(env.clone().spec_id());
-            builder = builder.with_env(env.env);
+            builder = builder.with_env(env);
         }
         builder
             .with_external_context(inspector)
@@ -105,7 +103,7 @@ pub trait EvmFactory {
         db: DB,
         env: EnvWithHandlerCfg,
     ) -> Evm<'a, Self::DefaultExternalContext<'a>, DB> {
-        RethEvmBuilder::new(db, self.default_external_context()).with_env(env.into()).build()
+        RethEvmBuilder::new(db, self.default_external_context()).with_env(env.env).build()
     }
 
     /// Returns a new EVM with the given database configured with the given environment settings,
@@ -125,7 +123,7 @@ pub trait EvmFactory {
         I: GetInspector<DB>,
     {
         RethEvmBuilder::new(db, self.default_external_context())
-            .with_env(env.into())
+            .with_env(env.env)
             .build_with_inspector(inspector)
     }
 
diff --git a/crates/evm/src/lib.rs b/crates/evm/src/lib.rs
index 334abd456..c92eb8e92 100644
--- a/crates/evm/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/evm/src/lib.rs
@@ -14,10 +14,9 @@ extern crate alloc;
 
 use core::ops::Deref;
 
-use crate::builder::RethEvmBuilder;
 use reth_chainspec::ChainSpec;
 use reth_primitives::{Address, Header, TransactionSigned, TransactionSignedEcRecovered, U256};
-use revm::{Database, Evm, GetInspector};
+use revm::{inspector_handle_register, Database, Evm, EvmBuilder, GetInspector};
 use revm_primitives::{
     BlockEnv, Bytes, CfgEnvWithHandlerCfg, Env, EnvWithHandlerCfg, SpecId, TxEnv,
 };
@@ -55,7 +54,10 @@ pub trait ConfigureEvm: ConfigureEvmEnv {
         db: DB,
         env: EnvWithHandlerCfg,
     ) -> Evm<'_, Self::DefaultExternalContext<'_>, DB> {
-        RethEvmBuilder::new(db, self.default_external_context()).with_env(env.into()).build()
+        let mut evm = self.evm(db);
+        evm.modify_spec_id(env.spec_id());
+        evm.context.evm.env = env.env;
+        evm
     }
 
     /// Returns a new EVM with the given database configured with the given environment settings,
@@ -74,9 +76,10 @@ pub trait ConfigureEvm: ConfigureEvmEnv {
         DB: Database,
         I: GetInspector<DB>,
     {
-        RethEvmBuilder::new(db, self.default_external_context())
-            .with_env(env.into())
-            .build_with_inspector(inspector)
+        let mut evm = self.evm_with_inspector(db, inspector);
+        evm.modify_spec_id(env.spec_id());
+        evm.context.evm.env = env.env;
+        evm
     }
 
     /// Returns a new EVM with the given inspector.
@@ -89,11 +92,12 @@ pub trait ConfigureEvm: ConfigureEvmEnv {
         DB: Database,
         I: GetInspector<DB>,
     {
-        RethEvmBuilder::new(db, self.default_external_context()).build_with_inspector(inspector)
+        EvmBuilder::default()
+            .with_db(db)
+            .with_external_context(inspector)
+            .append_handler_register(inspector_handle_register)
+            .build()
     }
-
-    /// Provides the default external context.
-    fn default_external_context<'a>(&self) -> Self::DefaultExternalContext<'a>;
 }
 
 /// This represents the set of methods used to configure the EVM's environment before block
diff --git a/crates/optimism/evm/src/lib.rs b/crates/optimism/evm/src/lib.rs
index ece9bcd56..1d7f22f3c 100644
--- a/crates/optimism/evm/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/optimism/evm/src/lib.rs
@@ -129,8 +129,6 @@ impl ConfigureEvm for OptimismEvmConfig {
             .append_handler_register(inspector_handle_register)
             .build()
     }
-
-    fn default_external_context<'a>(&self) -> Self::DefaultExternalContext<'a> {}
 }
 
 #[cfg(test)]
diff --git a/examples/custom-evm/src/main.rs b/examples/custom-evm/src/main.rs
index f10f0c3c7..4c2f3b712 100644
--- a/examples/custom-evm/src/main.rs
+++ b/examples/custom-evm/src/main.rs
@@ -130,8 +130,6 @@ impl ConfigureEvm for MyEvmConfig {
             .append_handler_register(inspector_handle_register)
             .build()
     }
-
-    fn default_external_context<'a>(&self) -> Self::DefaultExternalContext<'a> {}
 }
 
 /// Builds a regular ethereum block executor that uses the custom EVM.
diff --git a/examples/stateful-precompile/src/main.rs b/examples/stateful-precompile/src/main.rs
index 5505f6d16..dd598a801 100644
--- a/examples/stateful-precompile/src/main.rs
+++ b/examples/stateful-precompile/src/main.rs
@@ -193,8 +193,6 @@ impl ConfigureEvm for MyEvmConfig {
             .append_handler_register(inspector_handle_register)
             .build()
     }
-
-    fn default_external_context<'a>(&self) -> Self::DefaultExternalContext<'a> {}
 }
 
 /// Builds a regular ethereum block executor that uses the custom EVM.