diff --git a/crates/rpc/rpc-eth-api/src/helpers/pending_block.rs b/crates/rpc/rpc-eth-api/src/helpers/pending_block.rs
index f2d1416139..a0065d7934 100644
--- a/crates/rpc/rpc-eth-api/src/helpers/pending_block.rs
+++ b/crates/rpc/rpc-eth-api/src/helpers/pending_block.rs
@@ -399,9 +399,7 @@ pub trait LoadPendingBlock:
             execution_outcome.block_logs_bloom(block_number).expect("Block is present");
 
         // calculate the state root
-        let state_provider = &db.database;
-        let state_root =
-            state_provider.state_root(hashed_state).map_err(Self::Error::from_eth_err)?;
+        let state_root = db.database.state_root(hashed_state).map_err(Self::Error::from_eth_err)?;
 
         // create the block header
         let transactions_root = calculate_transaction_root(&executed_txs);
diff --git a/crates/rpc/rpc-eth-types/src/simulate.rs b/crates/rpc/rpc-eth-types/src/simulate.rs
index 4249c78fe6..62f0e24b1c 100644
--- a/crates/rpc/rpc-eth-types/src/simulate.rs
+++ b/crates/rpc/rpc-eth-types/src/simulate.rs
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ pub fn build_block<T: TransactionCompat>(
         }
     }
 
-    let state_root = db.db.0.state_root(hashed_state)?;
+    let state_root = db.db.state_root(hashed_state)?;
 
     let header = reth_primitives::Header {
         beneficiary: block_env.coinbase,