diff --git a/crates/optimism/rpc/src/eth/mod.rs b/crates/optimism/rpc/src/eth/mod.rs
index bc1692dff4ea..d12a2dd02cd3 100644
--- a/crates/optimism/rpc/src/eth/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/optimism/rpc/src/eth/mod.rs
@@ -243,13 +243,9 @@ where
 
 impl<N> Trace for OpEthApi<N>
 where
-    Self: LoadState,
-    N: FullNodeComponents,
+    Self: LoadState<Evm: ConfigureEvm<Header = Header>>,
+    N: RpcNodeCore,
 {
-    #[inline]
-    fn evm_config(&self) -> &impl ConfigureEvm<Header = Header> {
-        self.inner.evm_config()
-    }
 }
 
 impl<N> AddDevSigners for OpEthApi<N>
diff --git a/crates/rpc/rpc-eth-api/src/helpers/trace.rs b/crates/rpc/rpc-eth-api/src/helpers/trace.rs
index 6c7dd0f6f8d9..da1d1cdb919b 100644
--- a/crates/rpc/rpc-eth-api/src/helpers/trace.rs
+++ b/crates/rpc/rpc-eth-api/src/helpers/trace.rs
@@ -21,12 +21,7 @@ use revm_primitives::{EnvWithHandlerCfg, EvmState, ExecutionResult, ResultAndSta
 use super::{Call, LoadBlock, LoadPendingBlock, LoadState, LoadTransaction};
 
 /// Executes CPU heavy tasks.
-pub trait Trace: LoadState {
-    /// Returns a handle for reading evm config.
-    ///
-    /// Data access in default (L1) trait method implementations.
-    fn evm_config(&self) -> &impl ConfigureEvm<Header = Header>;
-
+pub trait Trace: LoadState<Evm: ConfigureEvm<Header = Header>> {
     /// Executes the [`EnvWithHandlerCfg`] against the given [Database] without committing state
     /// changes.
     fn inspect<DB, I>(
@@ -60,7 +55,7 @@ pub trait Trace: LoadState {
 
         I: GetInspector<DB>,
     {
-        let mut evm = Trace::evm_config(self).evm_with_env_and_inspector(db, env, inspector);
+        let mut evm = self.evm_config().evm_with_env_and_inspector(db, env, inspector);
         let res = evm.transact().map_err(Self::Error::from_evm_err)?;
         let (db, env) = evm.into_db_and_env_with_handler_cfg();
         Ok((res, env, db))
@@ -201,7 +196,7 @@ pub trait Trace: LoadState {
 
                 // apply relevant system calls
                 let mut system_caller = SystemCaller::new(
-                    Trace::evm_config(&this).clone(),
+                    this.evm_config().clone(),
                     RpcNodeCore::provider(&this).chain_spec(),
                 );
                 system_caller
@@ -344,7 +339,7 @@ pub trait Trace: LoadState {
 
                 // apply relevant system calls
                 let mut system_caller = SystemCaller::new(
-                    Trace::evm_config(&this).clone(),
+                    this.evm_config().clone(),
                     RpcNodeCore::provider(&this).chain_spec(),
                 );
                 system_caller
@@ -379,7 +374,7 @@ pub trait Trace: LoadState {
                             block_number: Some(block_number),
                             base_fee: Some(base_fee),
                         };
-                        let tx_env = Trace::evm_config(&this).tx_env(tx, *signer);
+                        let tx_env = this.evm_config().tx_env(tx, *signer);
                         (tx_info, tx_env)
                     })
                     .peekable();
diff --git a/crates/rpc/rpc/src/eth/helpers/trace.rs b/crates/rpc/rpc/src/eth/helpers/trace.rs
index c40b7acf50d1..b270ed1b2ad1 100644
--- a/crates/rpc/rpc/src/eth/helpers/trace.rs
+++ b/crates/rpc/rpc/src/eth/helpers/trace.rs
@@ -6,13 +6,7 @@ use reth_rpc_eth_api::helpers::{LoadState, Trace};
 
 use crate::EthApi;
 
-impl<Provider, Pool, Network, EvmConfig> Trace for EthApi<Provider, Pool, Network, EvmConfig>
-where
-    Self: LoadState,
-    EvmConfig: ConfigureEvm<Header = Header>,
+impl<Provider, Pool, Network, EvmConfig> Trace for EthApi<Provider, Pool, Network, EvmConfig> where
+    Self: LoadState<Evm: ConfigureEvm<Header = Header>>
 {
-    #[inline]
-    fn evm_config(&self) -> &impl ConfigureEvm<Header = Header> {
-        self.inner.evm_config()
-    }
 }