diff --git a/crates/engine/tree/Cargo.toml b/crates/engine/tree/Cargo.toml
index e7f3c46911..ff7d0c7460 100644
--- a/crates/engine/tree/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/engine/tree/Cargo.toml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ workspace = true
 [dependencies]
 # reth
 reth-chain-state.workspace = true
-reth-chainspec = { workspace = true, optional = true }
+reth-chainspec.workspace = true
 reth-consensus.workspace = true
 reth-db.workspace = true
 reth-engine-primitives = { workspace = true, features = ["std"] }
@@ -79,7 +79,6 @@ reth-tracing = { workspace = true, optional = true }
 # reth
 reth-evm-ethereum = { workspace = true, features = ["test-utils"] }
 reth-chain-state = { workspace = true, features = ["test-utils"] }
-reth-chainspec.workspace = true
 reth-db-common.workspace = true
 reth-ethereum-consensus.workspace = true
 metrics-util = { workspace = true, features = ["debugging"] }