diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 702bbc3090bc..ad17ea4ad0ca 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -528,6 +528,7 @@ tracing = "0.1.0"
 tracing-appender = "0.2"
 url = "2.3"
 zstd = "0.13"
+byteorder = "1"
 
 # metrics
 metrics = "0.24.0"
diff --git a/crates/primitives-traits/Cargo.toml b/crates/primitives-traits/Cargo.toml
index 20430fbc8829..b686a2e98ba3 100644
--- a/crates/primitives-traits/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/primitives-traits/Cargo.toml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ workspace = true
 
 [dependencies]
 # reth
-reth-codecs.workspace = true
+reth-codecs = { workspace = true, optional = true }
 
 # ethereum
 alloy-consensus.workspace = true
@@ -24,16 +24,16 @@ alloy-rlp.workspace = true
 revm-primitives.workspace = true
 
 # misc
-byteorder = "1"
+byteorder = { workspace = true, optional = true }
+bytes.workspace = true
 derive_more.workspace = true
 roaring = "0.10.2"
 serde_with = { workspace = true, optional = true }
 auto_impl.workspace = true
 
 # required by reth-codecs
-bytes.workspace = true
-modular-bitfield.workspace = true
-serde.workspace = true
+modular-bitfield = { workspace = true, optional = true }
+serde = { workspace = true, optional = true}
 
 # arbitrary utils
 arbitrary = { workspace = true, features = ["derive"], optional = true }
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ proptest.workspace = true
 rand.workspace = true
 serde_json.workspace = true
 test-fuzz.workspace = true
+modular-bitfield.workspace = true
+serde.workspace = true
 
 [features]
 default = ["std"]
@@ -59,11 +61,11 @@ std = [
 	"alloy-genesis/std",
 	"alloy-primitives/std",
 	"revm-primitives/std",
-	"serde/std"
+	"serde?/std"
 ]
 test-utils = [
 	"arbitrary",
-	"reth-codecs/test-utils"
+	"reth-codecs?/test-utils"
 ]
 arbitrary = [
 	"std",
@@ -74,7 +76,7 @@ arbitrary = [
 	"dep:proptest-arbitrary-interop",
 	"alloy-eips/arbitrary",
 	"revm-primitives/arbitrary",
-	"reth-codecs/arbitrary"
+	"reth-codecs?/arbitrary"
 ]
 serde-bincode-compat = [
 	"serde",
@@ -83,13 +85,19 @@ serde-bincode-compat = [
 	"alloy-eips/serde-bincode-compat"
 ]
 serde = [
+	"dep:serde",
 	"alloy-consensus/serde",
     "alloy-eips/serde",
     "alloy-primitives/serde",
     "bytes/serde",
     "rand/serde",
-    "reth-codecs/serde",
+    "reth-codecs?/serde",
     "revm-primitives/serde",
     "roaring/serde",
 	"revm-primitives/serde",
+]
+reth-codec = [
+	"dep:reth-codecs",
+	"dep:modular-bitfield",
+	"dep:byteorder",
 ]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/crates/primitives-traits/src/account.rs b/crates/primitives-traits/src/account.rs
index 927e39a52e17..c8504f3b63cb 100644
--- a/crates/primitives-traits/src/account.rs
+++ b/crates/primitives-traits/src/account.rs
@@ -1,32 +1,34 @@
 use alloy_consensus::constants::KECCAK_EMPTY;
 use alloy_genesis::GenesisAccount;
 use alloy_primitives::{keccak256, Bytes, B256, U256};
-use byteorder::{BigEndian, ReadBytesExt};
-use bytes::Buf;
 use derive_more::Deref;
-use reth_codecs::{add_arbitrary_tests, Compact};
-use revm_primitives::{AccountInfo, Bytecode as RevmBytecode, BytecodeDecodeError, JumpTable};
+use revm_primitives::{AccountInfo, Bytecode as RevmBytecode, BytecodeDecodeError};
 
-/// Identifier for [`LegacyRaw`](RevmBytecode::LegacyRaw).
-const LEGACY_RAW_BYTECODE_ID: u8 = 0;
+#[cfg(any(test, feature = "reth-codec"))]
+/// Identifiers used in [`Compact`](reth_codecs::Compact) encoding of [`Bytecode`].
+pub mod compact_ids {
+    /// Identifier for [`LegacyRaw`](revm_primitives::Bytecode::LegacyRaw).
+    pub const LEGACY_RAW_BYTECODE_ID: u8 = 0;
 
-/// Identifier for removed bytecode variant.
-const REMOVED_BYTECODE_ID: u8 = 1;
+    /// Identifier for removed bytecode variant.
+    pub const REMOVED_BYTECODE_ID: u8 = 1;
 
-/// Identifier for [`LegacyAnalyzed`](RevmBytecode::LegacyAnalyzed).
-const LEGACY_ANALYZED_BYTECODE_ID: u8 = 2;
+    /// Identifier for [`LegacyAnalyzed`](revm_primitives::Bytecode::LegacyAnalyzed).
+    pub const LEGACY_ANALYZED_BYTECODE_ID: u8 = 2;
 
-/// Identifier for [`Eof`](RevmBytecode::Eof).
-const EOF_BYTECODE_ID: u8 = 3;
+    /// Identifier for [`Eof`](revm_primitives::Bytecode::Eof).
+    pub const EOF_BYTECODE_ID: u8 = 3;
 
-/// Identifier for [`Eip7702`](RevmBytecode::Eip7702).
-const EIP7702_BYTECODE_ID: u8 = 4;
+    /// Identifier for [`Eip7702`](revm_primitives::Bytecode::Eip7702).
+    pub const EIP7702_BYTECODE_ID: u8 = 4;
+}
 
 /// An Ethereum account.
 #[cfg_attr(feature = "serde", derive(serde::Serialize, serde::Deserialize))]
-#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Default, Compact)]
+#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Default)]
 #[cfg_attr(any(test, feature = "arbitrary"), derive(arbitrary::Arbitrary))]
-#[add_arbitrary_tests(compact)]
+#[cfg_attr(any(test, feature = "reth-codec"), derive(reth_codecs::Compact))]
+#[cfg_attr(any(test, feature = "reth-codec"), reth_codecs::add_arbitrary_tests(compact))]
 pub struct Account {
     /// Account nonce.
     pub nonce: u64,
@@ -85,11 +87,17 @@ impl Bytecode {
     }
 }
 
-impl Compact for Bytecode {
+#[cfg(any(test, feature = "reth-codec"))]
+impl reth_codecs::Compact for Bytecode {
     fn to_compact<B>(&self, buf: &mut B) -> usize
     where
         B: bytes::BufMut + AsMut<[u8]>,
     {
+        use compact_ids::{
+            EIP7702_BYTECODE_ID, EOF_BYTECODE_ID, LEGACY_ANALYZED_BYTECODE_ID,
+            LEGACY_RAW_BYTECODE_ID,
+        };
+
         let bytecode = match &self.0 {
             RevmBytecode::LegacyRaw(bytes) => bytes,
             RevmBytecode::LegacyAnalyzed(analyzed) => analyzed.bytecode(),
@@ -128,7 +136,12 @@ impl Compact for Bytecode {
     // A panic will be triggered if a bytecode variant of 1 or greater than 2 is passed from the
     // database.
     fn from_compact(mut buf: &[u8], _: usize) -> (Self, &[u8]) {
-        let len = buf.read_u32::<BigEndian>().expect("could not read bytecode length");
+        use byteorder::ReadBytesExt;
+        use bytes::Buf;
+
+        use compact_ids::*;
+
+        let len = buf.read_u32::<byteorder::BigEndian>().expect("could not read bytecode length");
         let bytes = Bytes::from(buf.copy_to_bytes(len as usize));
         let variant = buf.read_u8().expect("could not read bytecode variant");
         let decoded = match variant {
@@ -139,8 +152,8 @@ impl Compact for Bytecode {
             LEGACY_ANALYZED_BYTECODE_ID => Self(unsafe {
                 RevmBytecode::new_analyzed(
                     bytes,
-                    buf.read_u64::<BigEndian>().unwrap() as usize,
-                    JumpTable::from_slice(buf),
+                    buf.read_u64::<byteorder::BigEndian>().unwrap() as usize,
+                    revm_primitives::JumpTable::from_slice(buf),
                 )
             }),
             EOF_BYTECODE_ID | EIP7702_BYTECODE_ID => {
@@ -187,9 +200,11 @@ impl From<Account> for AccountInfo {
 
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
-    use super::*;
     use alloy_primitives::{hex_literal::hex, B256, U256};
-    use revm_primitives::LegacyAnalyzedBytecode;
+    use reth_codecs::Compact;
+    use revm_primitives::{JumpTable, LegacyAnalyzedBytecode};
+
+    use super::*;
 
     #[test]
     fn test_account() {
diff --git a/crates/primitives-traits/src/block/body.rs b/crates/primitives-traits/src/block/body.rs
index 11c4dd785dd8..ff41536ba3f0 100644
--- a/crates/primitives-traits/src/block/body.rs
+++ b/crates/primitives-traits/src/block/body.rs
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ pub trait BlockBody:
     + MaybeSerde
 {
     /// Ordered list of signed transactions as committed in block.
-    // todo: requires trait for signed transaction
     type Transaction: Transaction;
 
     /// Returns reference to transactions in block.
diff --git a/crates/primitives-traits/src/block/header.rs b/crates/primitives-traits/src/block/header.rs
index 524835879f31..695e63ed10ee 100644
--- a/crates/primitives-traits/src/block/header.rs
+++ b/crates/primitives-traits/src/block/header.rs
@@ -3,15 +3,14 @@
 use core::fmt;
 
 use alloy_primitives::Sealable;
-use reth_codecs::Compact;
 
-use crate::{InMemorySize, MaybeSerde};
+use crate::{InMemorySize, MaybeCompact, MaybeSerde};
 
 /// Helper trait that unifies all behaviour required by block header to support full node
 /// operations.
-pub trait FullBlockHeader: BlockHeader + Compact {}
+pub trait FullBlockHeader: BlockHeader + MaybeCompact {}
 
-impl<T> FullBlockHeader for T where T: BlockHeader + Compact {}
+impl<T> FullBlockHeader for T where T: BlockHeader + MaybeCompact {}
 
 /// Abstraction of a block header.
 pub trait BlockHeader:
diff --git a/crates/primitives-traits/src/block/mod.rs b/crates/primitives-traits/src/block/mod.rs
index 01ed75bd9673..3f4fbd343eec 100644
--- a/crates/primitives-traits/src/block/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/primitives-traits/src/block/mod.rs
@@ -5,18 +5,18 @@ pub mod header;
 
 use alloc::fmt;
 
-use alloy_rlp::{Decodable, Encodable};
-
 use crate::{BlockHeader, FullBlockBody, FullBlockHeader, InMemorySize, MaybeSerde};
 
 /// Helper trait that unifies all behaviour required by block to support full node operations.
 pub trait FullBlock:
-    Block<Header: FullBlockHeader, Body: FullBlockBody> + Encodable + Decodable
+    Block<Header: FullBlockHeader, Body: FullBlockBody> + alloy_rlp::Encodable + alloy_rlp::Decodable
 {
 }
 
 impl<T> FullBlock for T where
-    T: Block<Header: FullBlockHeader, Body: FullBlockBody> + Encodable + Decodable
+    T: Block<Header: FullBlockHeader, Body: FullBlockBody>
+        + alloy_rlp::Encodable
+        + alloy_rlp::Decodable
 {
 }
 
diff --git a/crates/primitives-traits/src/header/sealed.rs b/crates/primitives-traits/src/header/sealed.rs
index d9931fc95c5b..f0a6869ed1e9 100644
--- a/crates/primitives-traits/src/header/sealed.rs
+++ b/crates/primitives-traits/src/header/sealed.rs
@@ -1,17 +1,19 @@
-use crate::InMemorySize;
 pub use alloy_consensus::Header;
+
+use core::mem;
+
 use alloy_consensus::Sealed;
 use alloy_eips::BlockNumHash;
 use alloy_primitives::{keccak256, BlockHash, Sealable, B256};
 use alloy_rlp::{Decodable, Encodable};
 use bytes::BufMut;
-use core::mem;
 use derive_more::{AsRef, Deref};
-use reth_codecs::add_arbitrary_tests;
-use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+
+use crate::InMemorySize;
 
 /// A helper struct to store the block number/hash and its parent hash.
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Hash, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Hash)]
+#[cfg_attr(feature = "serde", derive(serde::Serialize, serde::Deserialize))]
 pub struct BlockWithParent {
     /// Parent hash.
     pub parent: B256,
@@ -21,8 +23,9 @@ pub struct BlockWithParent {
 
 /// A [`Header`] that is sealed at a precalculated hash, use [`SealedHeader::unseal()`] if you want
 /// to modify header.
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Hash, AsRef, Deref, Serialize, Deserialize)]
-#[add_arbitrary_tests(rlp)]
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Hash, AsRef, Deref)]
+#[cfg_attr(feature = "serde", derive(serde::Serialize, serde::Deserialize))]
+#[cfg_attr(any(test, feature = "reth-codec"), reth_codecs::add_arbitrary_tests(rlp))]
 pub struct SealedHeader<H = Header> {
     /// Locked Header hash.
     hash: BlockHash,
diff --git a/crates/primitives-traits/src/integer_list.rs b/crates/primitives-traits/src/integer_list.rs
index 682fa0cf822f..6fc6d75899ce 100644
--- a/crates/primitives-traits/src/integer_list.rs
+++ b/crates/primitives-traits/src/integer_list.rs
@@ -1,13 +1,9 @@
 use alloc::vec::Vec;
-use bytes::BufMut;
 use core::fmt;
+
+use bytes::BufMut;
 use derive_more::Deref;
 use roaring::RoaringTreemap;
-use serde::{
-    de::{SeqAccess, Visitor},
-    ser::SerializeSeq,
-    Deserialize, Deserializer, Serialize, Serializer,
-};
 
 /// A data structure that uses Roaring Bitmaps to efficiently store a list of integers.
 ///
@@ -90,11 +86,14 @@ impl IntegerList {
     }
 }
 
-impl Serialize for IntegerList {
+#[cfg(feature = "serde")]
+impl serde::Serialize for IntegerList {
     fn serialize<S>(&self, serializer: S) -> Result<S::Ok, S::Error>
     where
-        S: Serializer,
+        S: serde::Serializer,
     {
+        use serde::ser::SerializeSeq;
+
         let mut seq = serializer.serialize_seq(Some(self.len() as usize))?;
         for e in &self.0 {
             seq.serialize_element(&e)?;
@@ -103,8 +102,11 @@ impl Serialize for IntegerList {
     }
 }
 
+#[cfg(feature = "serde")]
 struct IntegerListVisitor;
-impl<'de> Visitor<'de> for IntegerListVisitor {
+
+#[cfg(feature = "serde")]
+impl<'de> serde::de::Visitor<'de> for IntegerListVisitor {
     type Value = IntegerList;
 
     fn expecting(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
@@ -113,7 +115,7 @@ impl<'de> Visitor<'de> for IntegerListVisitor {
 
     fn visit_seq<E>(self, mut seq: E) -> Result<Self::Value, E::Error>
     where
-        E: SeqAccess<'de>,
+        E: serde::de::SeqAccess<'de>,
     {
         let mut list = IntegerList::empty();
         while let Some(item) = seq.next_element()? {
@@ -123,10 +125,11 @@ impl<'de> Visitor<'de> for IntegerListVisitor {
     }
 }
 
-impl<'de> Deserialize<'de> for IntegerList {
+#[cfg(feature = "serde")]
+impl<'de> serde::Deserialize<'de> for IntegerList {
     fn deserialize<D>(deserializer: D) -> Result<Self, D::Error>
     where
-        D: Deserializer<'de>,
+        D: serde::Deserializer<'de>,
     {
         deserializer.deserialize_byte_buf(IntegerListVisitor)
     }
diff --git a/crates/primitives-traits/src/lib.rs b/crates/primitives-traits/src/lib.rs
index 38e83f8ccdfd..5c969152d8d6 100644
--- a/crates/primitives-traits/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/primitives-traits/src/lib.rs
@@ -103,3 +103,17 @@ pub trait MaybeSerde {}
 impl<T> MaybeSerde for T where T: serde::Serialize + for<'de> serde::Deserialize<'de> {}
 #[cfg(not(feature = "serde"))]
 impl<T> MaybeSerde for T {}
+
+/// Helper trait that requires database encoding implementation since `reth-codec` feature is
+/// enabled.
+#[cfg(feature = "reth-codec")]
+pub trait MaybeCompact: reth_codecs::Compact {}
+/// Noop. Helper trait that would require database encoding implementation if `reth-codec` feature
+/// were enabled.
+#[cfg(not(feature = "reth-codec"))]
+pub trait MaybeCompact {}
+
+#[cfg(feature = "reth-codec")]
+impl<T> MaybeCompact for T where T: reth_codecs::Compact {}
+#[cfg(not(feature = "reth-codec"))]
+impl<T> MaybeCompact for T {}
diff --git a/crates/primitives-traits/src/receipt.rs b/crates/primitives-traits/src/receipt.rs
index 64839ecb8b4b..4370d2ac00f7 100644
--- a/crates/primitives-traits/src/receipt.rs
+++ b/crates/primitives-traits/src/receipt.rs
@@ -1,16 +1,17 @@
 //! Receipt abstraction
 
-use crate::{InMemorySize, MaybeSerde};
+use core::fmt;
+
 use alloc::vec::Vec;
 use alloy_consensus::TxReceipt;
 use alloy_primitives::B256;
-use core::fmt;
-use reth_codecs::Compact;
+
+use crate::{InMemorySize, MaybeCompact, MaybeSerde};
 
 /// Helper trait that unifies all behaviour required by receipt to support full node operations.
-pub trait FullReceipt: Receipt + Compact {}
+pub trait FullReceipt: Receipt + MaybeCompact {}
 
-impl<T> FullReceipt for T where T: ReceiptExt + Compact {}
+impl<T> FullReceipt for T where T: ReceiptExt + MaybeCompact {}
 
 /// Abstraction of a receipt.
 #[auto_impl::auto_impl(&, Arc)]
diff --git a/crates/primitives-traits/src/storage.rs b/crates/primitives-traits/src/storage.rs
index 39b6155ee284..c6b9b1e11c75 100644
--- a/crates/primitives-traits/src/storage.rs
+++ b/crates/primitives-traits/src/storage.rs
@@ -1,13 +1,12 @@
 use alloy_primitives::{B256, U256};
-use reth_codecs::{add_arbitrary_tests, Compact};
-use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 
 /// Account storage entry.
 ///
 /// `key` is the subkey when used as a value in the `StorageChangeSets` table.
-#[derive(Debug, Default, Copy, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize, Deserialize, PartialOrd, Ord)]
+#[derive(Debug, Default, Copy, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, PartialOrd, Ord)]
+#[cfg_attr(feature = "serde", derive(serde::Serialize, serde::Deserialize))]
 #[cfg_attr(any(test, feature = "arbitrary"), derive(arbitrary::Arbitrary))]
-#[add_arbitrary_tests(compact)]
+#[cfg_attr(any(test, feature = "reth-codec"), reth_codecs::add_arbitrary_tests(compact))]
 pub struct StorageEntry {
     /// Storage key.
     pub key: B256,
@@ -31,7 +30,8 @@ impl From<(B256, U256)> for StorageEntry {
 // NOTE: Removing reth_codec and manually encode subkey
 // and compress second part of the value. If we have compression
 // over whole value (Even SubKey) that would mess up fetching of values with seek_by_key_subkey
-impl Compact for StorageEntry {
+#[cfg(any(test, feature = "reth-codec"))]
+impl reth_codecs::Compact for StorageEntry {
     fn to_compact<B>(&self, buf: &mut B) -> usize
     where
         B: bytes::BufMut + AsMut<[u8]>,
diff --git a/crates/primitives-traits/src/transaction/mod.rs b/crates/primitives-traits/src/transaction/mod.rs
index 8bd0027a8b21..7647c94496f6 100644
--- a/crates/primitives-traits/src/transaction/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/primitives-traits/src/transaction/mod.rs
@@ -7,14 +7,13 @@ pub mod tx_type;
 use core::{fmt, hash::Hash};
 
 use alloy_primitives::B256;
-use reth_codecs::Compact;
 
-use crate::{FullTxType, InMemorySize, MaybeArbitrary, MaybeSerde, TxType};
+use crate::{FullTxType, InMemorySize, MaybeArbitrary, MaybeCompact, MaybeSerde, TxType};
 
 /// Helper trait that unifies all behaviour required by transaction to support full node operations.
-pub trait FullTransaction: Transaction<Type: FullTxType> + Compact {}
+pub trait FullTransaction: Transaction<Type: FullTxType> + MaybeCompact {}
 
-impl<T> FullTransaction for T where T: Transaction<Type: FullTxType> + Compact {}
+impl<T> FullTransaction for T where T: Transaction<Type: FullTxType> + MaybeCompact {}
 
 /// Abstraction of a transaction.
 pub trait Transaction:
diff --git a/crates/primitives-traits/src/transaction/signed.rs b/crates/primitives-traits/src/transaction/signed.rs
index 633b0caf7b2d..563f3a6f3366 100644
--- a/crates/primitives-traits/src/transaction/signed.rs
+++ b/crates/primitives-traits/src/transaction/signed.rs
@@ -5,18 +5,19 @@ use core::hash::Hash;
 
 use alloy_eips::eip2718::{Decodable2718, Encodable2718};
 use alloy_primitives::{keccak256, Address, PrimitiveSignature, TxHash, B256};
-use reth_codecs::Compact;
 
-use crate::{FillTxEnv, FullTransaction, InMemorySize, MaybeArbitrary, MaybeSerde, Transaction};
+use crate::{
+    FillTxEnv, FullTransaction, InMemorySize, MaybeArbitrary, MaybeCompact, MaybeSerde, Transaction,
+};
 
 /// Helper trait that unifies all behaviour required by block to support full node operations.
 pub trait FullSignedTx:
-    SignedTransaction<Transaction: FullTransaction> + FillTxEnv + Compact
+    SignedTransaction<Transaction: FullTransaction> + FillTxEnv + MaybeCompact
 {
 }
 
 impl<T> FullSignedTx for T where
-    T: SignedTransaction<Transaction: FullTransaction> + FillTxEnv + Compact
+    T: SignedTransaction<Transaction: FullTransaction> + FillTxEnv + MaybeCompact
 {
 }
 
@@ -41,7 +42,7 @@ pub trait SignedTransaction:
     + MaybeArbitrary
     + InMemorySize
 {
-    /// Transaction type that is signed.
+    /// Unsigned transaction type.
     type Transaction: Transaction;
 
     /// Returns reference to transaction hash.
diff --git a/crates/primitives-traits/src/transaction/tx_type.rs b/crates/primitives-traits/src/transaction/tx_type.rs
index 866242098d3f..931fcb773bf4 100644
--- a/crates/primitives-traits/src/transaction/tx_type.rs
+++ b/crates/primitives-traits/src/transaction/tx_type.rs
@@ -3,15 +3,14 @@
 use core::fmt;
 
 use alloy_primitives::{U64, U8};
-use reth_codecs::Compact;
 
-use crate::InMemorySize;
+use crate::{InMemorySize, MaybeCompact};
 
 /// Helper trait that unifies all behaviour required by transaction type ID to support full node
 /// operations.
-pub trait FullTxType: TxType + Compact {}
+pub trait FullTxType: TxType + MaybeCompact {}
 
-impl<T> FullTxType for T where T: TxType + Compact {}
+impl<T> FullTxType for T where T: TxType + MaybeCompact {}
 
 /// Trait representing the behavior of a transaction type.
 pub trait TxType:
diff --git a/crates/primitives/Cargo.toml b/crates/primitives/Cargo.toml
index 89282c8f93d7..ebfa26aef0a4 100644
--- a/crates/primitives/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/primitives/Cargo.toml
@@ -105,7 +105,12 @@ std = [
 	"serde/std",
 	"alloy-trie/std"
 ]
-reth-codec = ["dep:reth-codecs", "dep:zstd", "dep:modular-bitfield", "std"]
+reth-codec = [
+	"dep:reth-codecs",
+	"dep:zstd",
+	"dep:modular-bitfield", "std",
+	"reth-primitives-traits/reth-codec",
+]
 asm-keccak = ["alloy-primitives/asm-keccak", "revm-primitives/asm-keccak"]
 arbitrary = [
 	"dep:arbitrary",
diff --git a/crates/storage/db-api/Cargo.toml b/crates/storage/db-api/Cargo.toml
index bcc3e7789847..3aa908a60093 100644
--- a/crates/storage/db-api/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/storage/db-api/Cargo.toml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ workspace = true
 reth-codecs.workspace = true
 reth-db-models.workspace = true
 reth-primitives = { workspace = true, features = ["reth-codec"] }
-reth-primitives-traits = { workspace = true, features = ["serde"] }
+reth-primitives-traits = { workspace = true, features = ["serde", "reth-codec"] }
 reth-prune-types.workspace = true
 reth-stages-types.workspace = true
 reth-storage-errors.workspace = true
diff --git a/crates/storage/db-models/Cargo.toml b/crates/storage/db-models/Cargo.toml
index 44c0c3d962a5..0997c08b784d 100644
--- a/crates/storage/db-models/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/storage/db-models/Cargo.toml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ workspace = true
 [dependencies]
 # reth
 reth-codecs.workspace = true
-reth-primitives-traits = { workspace = true, features = ["serde"] }
+reth-primitives-traits = { workspace = true, features = ["serde", "reth-codec"] }
 
 # ethereum
 alloy-primitives.workspace = true
diff --git a/crates/storage/db/Cargo.toml b/crates/storage/db/Cargo.toml
index 7dca8aa84752..af72bc43f7e9 100644
--- a/crates/storage/db/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/storage/db/Cargo.toml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ workspace = true
 # reth
 reth-db-api.workspace = true
 reth-primitives = { workspace = true, features = ["reth-codec"] }
-reth-primitives-traits = { workspace = true, features = ["serde"] }
+reth-primitives-traits = { workspace = true, features = ["serde", "reth-codec"] }
 reth-fs-util.workspace = true
 reth-storage-errors.workspace = true
 reth-nippy-jar.workspace = true
diff --git a/crates/storage/provider/Cargo.toml b/crates/storage/provider/Cargo.toml
index 674f02adabc3..974de01e0045 100644
--- a/crates/storage/provider/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/storage/provider/Cargo.toml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ reth-chainspec.workspace = true
 reth-blockchain-tree-api.workspace = true
 reth-execution-types.workspace = true
 reth-primitives = { workspace = true, features = ["reth-codec", "secp256k1"] }
-reth-primitives-traits.workspace = true
+reth-primitives-traits = { workspace = true, features = ["reth-codec"] }
 reth-fs-util.workspace = true
 reth-errors.workspace = true
 reth-storage-errors.workspace = true