diff --git a/crates/net/network/Cargo.toml b/crates/net/network/Cargo.toml
index cbd2ce5ec74..714c4477cff 100644
--- a/crates/net/network/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/net/network/Cargo.toml
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ tempfile = { version = "3.3", optional = true }
 # reth
 reth-discv4 = { path = "../discv4", features = ["test-utils"] }
 reth-interfaces = { workspace = true, features = ["test-utils"] }
+reth-primitives = { workspace = true, features = ["test-utils"] }
 
 # we need to enable the test-utils feature in our own crate to use utils in
 # integration tests
diff --git a/crates/primitives/src/genesis.rs b/crates/primitives/src/genesis.rs
index 97aa9baf0cc..e4b435956d5 100644
--- a/crates/primitives/src/genesis.rs
+++ b/crates/primitives/src/genesis.rs
@@ -431,6 +431,7 @@ pub struct CliqueConfig {
     pub epoch: Option<u64>,
 }
 
+#[cfg(feature = "test-utils")]
 mod ethers_compat {
     use super::*;
     use ethers_core::utils::{
diff --git a/crates/primitives/src/header.rs b/crates/primitives/src/header.rs
index d02d26c07fe..0235ba8bb98 100644
--- a/crates/primitives/src/header.rs
+++ b/crates/primitives/src/header.rs
@@ -672,6 +672,7 @@ impl From<HeadersDirection> for bool {
     }
 }
 
+#[cfg(feature = "test-utils")]
 mod ethers_compat {
     use super::*;
     use ethers_core::types::{Block, H256 as EthersH256};