diff --git a/crates/optimism/trie/src/db/models/block.rs b/crates/optimism/trie/src/db/models/block.rs
index ea14cf15149..6c5bd9c5cfa 100644
--- a/crates/optimism/trie/src/db/models/block.rs
+++ b/crates/optimism/trie/src/db/models/block.rs
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@ impl BlockNumberHash {
     }
 
     /// Get the block hash.
-    pub const fn hash(&self) -> B256 {
-        self.0.hash
+    pub const fn hash(&self) -> &B256 {
+        &self.0.hash
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/crates/optimism/trie/src/db/store.rs b/crates/optimism/trie/src/db/store.rs
index 600606c3e13..73f3da5d08b 100644
--- a/crates/optimism/trie/src/db/store.rs
+++ b/crates/optimism/trie/src/db/store.rs
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ impl MdbxProofsStorage {
         let result = self.env.view(|tx| {
             let mut cursor = tx.cursor_read::<ProofWindow>().ok()?;
             let value = cursor.seek_exact(key).ok()?;
-            value.map(|(_, val)| (val.number(), val.hash()))
+            value.map(|(_, val)| (val.number(), *val.hash()))
         });
         Ok(result?)
     }