diff --git a/crates/primitives/Cargo.toml b/crates/primitives/Cargo.toml
index ee8786acb..813baa616 100644
--- a/crates/primitives/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/primitives/Cargo.toml
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ derive_more = { workspace = true, features = [
     "into",
     "into_iterator",
     "display",
+    "deref",
 ] }
 paste.workspace = true
 
diff --git a/crates/primitives/src/sealed.rs b/crates/primitives/src/sealed.rs
index f69ded2d6..54a1318b6 100644
--- a/crates/primitives/src/sealed.rs
+++ b/crates/primitives/src/sealed.rs
@@ -1,26 +1,21 @@
+use derive_more::Deref;
+
 use crate::B256;
 
 /// A consensus hashable item, with its memoized hash.
 ///
 /// We do not implement any specific hashing algorithm here. Instead types
 /// implement the [`Sealable`] trait to provide define their own hash.
-#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Hash)]
+#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Hash, Deref)]
 #[cfg_attr(feature = "serde", derive(serde::Serialize, serde::Deserialize))]
 pub struct Sealed<T> {
     /// The inner item
+    #[deref]
     inner: T,
     /// Its hash.
     seal: B256,
 }
 
-impl<T> core::ops::Deref for Sealed<T> {
-    type Target = T;
-
-    fn deref(&self) -> &Self::Target {
-        self.inner()
-    }
-}
-
 impl<T> Sealed<T> {
     /// Instantiate without performing the hash. This should be used carefully.
     pub const fn new_unchecked(inner: T, seal: B256) -> Self {