diff --git a/crates/optimism/trie/src/api.rs b/crates/optimism/trie/src/api.rs
index 27483c133a1..ed42b1615cb 100644
--- a/crates/optimism/trie/src/api.rs
+++ b/crates/optimism/trie/src/api.rs
@@ -1,55 +1,12 @@
 //! Storage API for external storage of intermediary trie nodes.
 
+use crate::OpProofsStorageResult;
 use alloy_eips::eip1898::BlockWithParent;
 use alloy_primitives::{map::HashMap, B256, U256};
 use auto_impl::auto_impl;
-use reth_db::DatabaseError;
 use reth_primitives_traits::Account;
 use reth_trie::{updates::TrieUpdates, BranchNodeCompact, HashedPostState, Nibbles};
 use std::fmt::Debug;
-use thiserror::Error;
-
-/// Error type for storage operations
-#[derive(Debug, Error)]
-pub enum OpProofsStorageError {
-    /// No blocks found
-    #[error("No blocks found")]
-    NoBlocksFound,
-    /// Parent block number is less than earliest stored block number
-    #[error("Parent block number is less than earliest stored block number")]
-    UnknownParent,
-    /// Block is out of order
-    #[error("Block {block_number} is out of order (parent: {parent_block_hash}, latest stored block hash: {latest_block_hash})")]
-    OutOfOrder {
-        /// The block number being inserted
-        block_number: u64,
-        /// The parent hash of the block being inserted
-        parent_block_hash: B256,
-        /// block hash of the latest stored block
-        latest_block_hash: B256,
-    },
-    /// Block update failed since parent state
-    #[error("Cannot execute block updates for block {0} without parent state {1} (latest stored block number: {2})")]
-    BlockUpdateFailed(u64, u64, u64),
-    /// State root mismatch
-    #[error("State root mismatch for block {0} (have: {1}, expected: {2})")]
-    StateRootMismatch(u64, B256, B256),
-    /// Error occurred while interacting with the database.
-    #[error(transparent)]
-    DatabaseError(#[from] DatabaseError),
-    /// Other error
-    #[error("Other error: {0}")]
-    Other(eyre::Error),
-}
-
-impl From<OpProofsStorageError> for DatabaseError {
-    fn from(error: OpProofsStorageError) -> Self {
-        Self::Other(error.to_string())
-    }
-}
-
-/// Result type for storage operations
-pub type OpProofsStorageResult<T> = Result<T, OpProofsStorageError>;
 
 /// Seeks and iterates over trie nodes in the database by path (lexicographical order)
 pub trait OpProofsTrieCursorRO: Send + Sync {
diff --git a/crates/optimism/trie/src/error.rs b/crates/optimism/trie/src/error.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7dd9a5484ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/optimism/trie/src/error.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+//! Errors interfacing with [`OpProofsStore`](crate::OpProofsStore) type.
+
+use alloy_primitives::B256;
+use reth_db::DatabaseError;
+use thiserror::Error;
+
+/// Error type for storage operations
+#[derive(Debug, Error)]
+pub enum OpProofsStorageError {
+    /// No blocks found
+    #[error("No blocks found")]
+    NoBlocksFound,
+    /// Parent block number is less than earliest stored block number
+    #[error("Parent block number is less than earliest stored block number")]
+    UnknownParent,
+    /// Block is out of order
+    #[error("Block {block_number} is out of order (parent: {parent_block_hash}, latest stored block hash: {latest_block_hash})")]
+    OutOfOrder {
+        /// The block number being inserted
+        block_number: u64,
+        /// The parent hash of the block being inserted
+        parent_block_hash: B256,
+        /// block hash of the latest stored block
+        latest_block_hash: B256,
+    },
+    /// Block update failed since parent state
+    #[error("Cannot execute block updates for block {0} without parent state {1} (latest stored block number: {2})")]
+    BlockUpdateFailed(u64, u64, u64),
+    /// State root mismatch
+    #[error("State root mismatch for block {0} (have: {1}, expected: {2})")]
+    StateRootMismatch(u64, B256, B256),
+    /// Error occurred while interacting with the database.
+    #[error(transparent)]
+    DatabaseError(#[from] DatabaseError),
+    /// Other error
+    #[error("Other error: {0}")]
+    Other(eyre::Error),
+}
+
+impl From<OpProofsStorageError> for DatabaseError {
+    fn from(error: OpProofsStorageError) -> Self {
+        Self::Other(error.to_string())
+    }
+}
+
+/// Result type for storage operations
+pub type OpProofsStorageResult<T> = Result<T, OpProofsStorageError>;
diff --git a/crates/optimism/trie/src/lib.rs b/crates/optimism/trie/src/lib.rs
index a4e57110c97..cee57d0af82 100644
--- a/crates/optimism/trie/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/optimism/trie/src/lib.rs
@@ -13,10 +13,7 @@
 #![cfg_attr(not(test), warn(unused_crate_dependencies))]
 
 pub mod api;
-pub use api::{
-    BlockStateDiff, OpProofsHashedCursorRO, OpProofsStorageError, OpProofsStorageResult,
-    OpProofsStore, OpProofsTrieCursorRO,
-};
+pub use api::{BlockStateDiff, OpProofsHashedCursorRO, OpProofsStore, OpProofsTrieCursorRO};
 
 pub mod backfill;
 pub use backfill::BackfillJob;
@@ -52,3 +49,6 @@ pub use cursor::{OpProofsHashedAccountCursor, OpProofsHashedStorageCursor, OpPro
 
 pub mod cursor_factory;
 pub use cursor_factory::{OpProofsHashedAccountCursorFactory, OpProofsTrieCursorFactory};
+
+pub mod error;
+pub use error::{OpProofsStorageError, OpProofsStorageResult};
diff --git a/crates/optimism/trie/src/live.rs b/crates/optimism/trie/src/live.rs
index c2ac5fc3fb4..23063a4ee84 100644
--- a/crates/optimism/trie/src/live.rs
+++ b/crates/optimism/trie/src/live.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 //! Live trie collector for external proofs storage.
 
 use crate::{
-    api::{BlockStateDiff, OpProofsStorageError, OpProofsStore},
-    provider::OpProofsStateProviderRef,
-    OpProofsStorage,
+    provider::OpProofsStateProviderRef, BlockStateDiff, OpProofsStorage, OpProofsStorageError,
+    OpProofsStore,
 };
 use alloy_eips::{eip1898::BlockWithParent, NumHash};
 use derive_more::Constructor;