diff --git a/crates/node-api/src/evm/traits.rs b/crates/node-api/src/evm/traits.rs
index d0a8f3c418..bc0b900719 100644
--- a/crates/node-api/src/evm/traits.rs
+++ b/crates/node-api/src/evm/traits.rs
@@ -5,11 +5,19 @@ use revm_primitives::{BlockEnv, CfgEnvWithHandlerCfg, SpecId, TxEnv};
 /// Trait for configuring the EVM for executing full blocks.
 pub trait ConfigureEvm: ConfigureEvmEnv {
     /// Returns new EVM with the given database
+    ///
+    /// This does not automatically configure the EVM with [ConfigureEvmEnv] methods. It is up to
+    /// the caller to call an appropriate method to fill the transaction and block environment
+    /// before executing any transactions using the provided EVM.
     fn evm<'a, DB: Database + 'a>(&self, db: DB) -> Evm<'a, (), DB> {
         EvmBuilder::default().with_db(db).build()
     }
 
-    /// Returns a new EVM with the given inspector
+    /// Returns a new EVM with the given inspector.
+    ///
+    /// This does not automatically configure the EVM with [ConfigureEvmEnv] methods. It is up to
+    /// the caller to call an appropriate method to fill the transaction and block environment
+    /// before executing any transactions using the provided EVM.
     fn evm_with_inspector<'a, DB: Database + 'a, I>(&self, db: DB, inspector: I) -> Evm<'a, I, DB> {
         EvmBuilder::default().with_db(db).with_external_context(inspector).build()
     }