diff --git a/crates/bitcoin-da/Cargo.toml b/crates/bitcoin-da/Cargo.toml
index 0a4c9ff69..285da8c09 100644
--- a/crates/bitcoin-da/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/bitcoin-da/Cargo.toml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ homepage = { workspace = true }
 license = "MIT OR Apache-2.0"
 publish = false
 repository = { workspace = true }
-rust-version = "1.66"
+rust-version = "1.67"
 
 # See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
 
diff --git a/crates/bitcoin-da/src/service.rs b/crates/bitcoin-da/src/service.rs
index 73236fa4d..9aa9ec399 100644
--- a/crates/bitcoin-da/src/service.rs
+++ b/crates/bitcoin-da/src/service.rs
@@ -821,7 +821,7 @@ mod tests {
     use bitcoin::hashes::Hash;
     use bitcoin::secp256k1::Keypair;
     use bitcoin::{BlockHash, CompactTarget};
-    use sov_rollup_interface::da::{DaVerifier, SequencerCommitment};
+    use sov_rollup_interface::da::DaVerifier;
     use sov_rollup_interface::services::da::{DaService, SlotData};
 
     use super::BitcoinService;
diff --git a/crates/bitcoin-da/src/verifier.rs b/crates/bitcoin-da/src/verifier.rs
index 3158b01ad..46d5ec474 100644
--- a/crates/bitcoin-da/src/verifier.rs
+++ b/crates/bitcoin-da/src/verifier.rs
@@ -200,9 +200,8 @@ impl DaVerifier for BitcoinVerifier {
                     }
                 }
                 Some(mut commitment_idx) => {
-                    let merkle_root = merkle_tree::BitcoinMerkleTree::new(inclusion_proof.wtxids)
-                        .root()
-                        .expect("Merkle root should not fail");
+                    let merkle_root =
+                        merkle_tree::BitcoinMerkleTree::new(inclusion_proof.wtxids).root();
 
                     let input_witness_value = coinbase_tx.input[0].witness.iter().next().unwrap();