diff --git a/crates/evm/Cargo.toml b/crates/evm/Cargo.toml
index 2b1c5edfc..b26e08347 100644
--- a/crates/evm/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/evm/Cargo.toml
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ sov-state = { path = "../sovereign-sdk/module-system/sov-state" }
 citrea-primitives = { path = "../primitives" }
 
 anyhow = { workspace = true }
-async-trait = { workspace = true }
 borsh = { workspace = true, features = ["rc"] }
 clap = { workspace = true, optional = true }
 hex = { workspace = true }
diff --git a/crates/evm/src/query.rs b/crates/evm/src/query.rs
index 3ba6fdb69..be2f7e8f0 100644
--- a/crates/evm/src/query.rs
+++ b/crates/evm/src/query.rs
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ impl<C: sov_modules_api::Context> Evm<C> {
 
     /// Handler for: `eth_chainId`
     #[rpc_method(name = "eth_chainId")]
-    pub async fn chain_id(&self, working_set: &mut WorkingSet<C>) -> RpcResult<Option<U64>> {
+    pub fn chain_id(&self, working_set: &mut WorkingSet<C>) -> RpcResult<Option<U64>> {
         tracing::debug!("evm module: eth_chainId");
 
         let chain_id = reth_primitives::U64::from(