diff --git a/crates/optimism/trie/Cargo.toml b/crates/optimism/trie/Cargo.toml
index bbed81d116c..705a3969d3d 100644
--- a/crates/optimism/trie/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/optimism/trie/Cargo.toml
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ workspace = true
 [dependencies]
 # reth
 reth-db = { workspace = true, features = ["mdbx"] }
-reth-db-api.workspace = true
 reth-evm.workspace = true
 reth-execution-errors.workspace = true
 reth-node-api.workspace = true
@@ -52,6 +51,8 @@ tokio = { workspace = true, features = ["test-util", "rt-multi-thread", "macros"
 tempfile.workspace = true
 test-case.workspace = true
 reth-db = { workspace = true, features = ["test-utils"] }
+# workaround for failing doc test <https://github.com/op-rs/op-reth/pull/234>
+reth-db-api = { workspace = true, features = ["test-utils"] }
 reth-trie = { workspace = true, features = ["test-utils"] }
 
 [features]
diff --git a/crates/optimism/trie/src/db/cursor.rs b/crates/optimism/trie/src/db/cursor.rs
index d3f73dd388e..ff11b2b17fd 100644
--- a/crates/optimism/trie/src/db/cursor.rs
+++ b/crates/optimism/trie/src/db/cursor.rs
@@ -5,12 +5,11 @@ use crate::{
     OpProofsHashedCursor, OpProofsStorageError, OpProofsStorageResult, OpProofsTrieCursor,
 };
 use alloy_primitives::{B256, U256};
-use reth_db::DatabaseEnv;
-use reth_db_api::{
+use reth_db::{
     cursor::{DbCursorRO, DbDupCursorRO},
     table::{DupSort, Table},
     transaction::DbTx,
-    Database,
+    Database, DatabaseEnv,
 };
 use reth_primitives_traits::Account;
 use reth_trie::{BranchNodeCompact, Nibbles, StoredNibbles};
@@ -296,13 +295,10 @@ mod tests {
     use super::*;
     use crate::db::models;
     use reth_db::{
-        mdbx::{init_db_for, DatabaseArguments},
-        DatabaseEnv,
-    };
-    use reth_db_api::{
         cursor::DbDupCursorRW,
+        mdbx::{init_db_for, DatabaseArguments},
         transaction::{DbTx, DbTxMut},
-        Database,
+        Database, DatabaseEnv,
     };
     use reth_trie::{BranchNodeCompact, Nibbles, StoredNibbles};
     use tempfile::TempDir;
diff --git a/crates/optimism/trie/src/proof.rs b/crates/optimism/trie/src/proof.rs
index faa987267e0..0df47e6e848 100644
--- a/crates/optimism/trie/src/proof.rs
+++ b/crates/optimism/trie/src/proof.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ use alloy_primitives::{
     map::{B256Map, HashMap},
     Address, Bytes, B256, U256,
 };
-use reth_db_api::DatabaseError;
+use reth_db::DatabaseError;
 use reth_execution_errors::{StateProofError, StateRootError, StorageRootError, TrieWitnessError};
 use reth_primitives_traits::Account;
 use reth_trie::{