diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 93fb51d9b..d1d81ed9f 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -7391,6 +7391,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "assert_matches",
  "criterion",
  "crossbeam-channel",
+ "derive_more",
  "futures",
  "metrics",
  "rand 0.8.5",
diff --git a/crates/engine/tree/Cargo.toml b/crates/engine/tree/Cargo.toml
index f428c8771..6a6a67a5e 100644
--- a/crates/engine/tree/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/engine/tree/Cargo.toml
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ reth-metrics = { workspace = true, features = ["common"] }
 # misc
 rayon.workspace = true
 tracing.workspace = true
+derive_more.workspace = true
 
 # optional deps for test-utils
 reth-prune-types = { workspace = true, optional = true }
diff --git a/crates/engine/tree/src/tree/root.rs b/crates/engine/tree/src/tree/root.rs
index f80546c25..10547e766 100644
--- a/crates/engine/tree/src/tree/root.rs
+++ b/crates/engine/tree/src/tree/root.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 //! State root task related functionality.
 
 use alloy_primitives::map::HashSet;
+use derive_more::derive::Deref;
 use rayon::iter::{ParallelBridge, ParallelIterator};
 use reth_errors::ProviderError;
 use reth_evm::system_calls::OnStateHook;
@@ -22,7 +23,6 @@ use reth_trie_sparse::{
 use revm_primitives::{keccak256, EvmState, B256};
 use std::{
     collections::BTreeMap,
-    ops::Deref,
     sync::{
         mpsc::{self, channel, Receiver, Sender},
         Arc,
@@ -185,6 +185,7 @@ impl ProofSequencer {
 
 /// A wrapper for the sender that signals completion when dropped
 #[allow(dead_code)]
+#[derive(Deref)]
 pub(crate) struct StateHookSender<BPF: BlindedProviderFactory>(Sender<StateRootMessage<BPF>>);
 
 #[allow(dead_code)]
@@ -194,14 +195,6 @@ impl<BPF: BlindedProviderFactory> StateHookSender<BPF> {
     }
 }
 
-impl<BPF: BlindedProviderFactory> Deref for StateHookSender<BPF> {
-    type Target = Sender<StateRootMessage<BPF>>;
-
-    fn deref(&self) -> &Self::Target {
-        &self.0
-    }
-}
-
 impl<BPF: BlindedProviderFactory> Drop for StateHookSender<BPF> {
     fn drop(&mut self) {
         // Send completion signal when the sender is dropped
@@ -355,7 +348,6 @@ where
             // TODO: replace with parallel proof
             let result = Proof::overlay_multiproof(
                 provider.tx_ref(),
-                // TODO(alexey): this clone can be expensive, we should avoid it
                 input.as_ref().clone(),
                 proof_targets.clone(),
             );