diff --git a/crates/optimism/evm/src/execute.rs b/crates/optimism/evm/src/execute.rs
index 205c85160dcd..ae16d3f99239 100644
--- a/crates/optimism/evm/src/execute.rs
+++ b/crates/optimism/evm/src/execute.rs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ use op_alloy_consensus::DepositTransaction;
 use reth_chainspec::EthereumHardforks;
 use reth_consensus::ConsensusError;
 use reth_evm::{
+    env::EvmEnv,
     execute::{
         balance_increment_state, BasicBlockExecutorProvider, BlockExecutionError,
         BlockExecutionStrategy, BlockExecutionStrategyFactory, BlockValidationError, ExecuteOutput,
@@ -111,8 +112,9 @@ where
     ///
     /// Caution: this does not initialize the tx environment.
     fn evm_env_for_block(&self, header: &Header, total_difficulty: U256) -> EnvWithHandlerCfg {
-        let (cfg, block_env) = self.evm_config.cfg_and_block_env(header, total_difficulty);
-        EnvWithHandlerCfg::new_with_cfg_env(cfg, block_env, Default::default())
+        let evm_env = self.evm_config.cfg_and_block_env(header, total_difficulty);
+        let EvmEnv { cfg_env_with_handler_cfg, block_env } = evm_env;
+        EnvWithHandlerCfg::new_with_cfg_env(cfg_env_with_handler_cfg, block_env, Default::default())
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/crates/optimism/evm/src/lib.rs b/crates/optimism/evm/src/lib.rs
index fb1f9fda7acc..ec5d2ce00560 100644
--- a/crates/optimism/evm/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/optimism/evm/src/lib.rs
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ use alloc::{sync::Arc, vec::Vec};
 use alloy_consensus::Header;
 use alloy_primitives::{Address, U256};
 use op_alloy_consensus::EIP1559ParamError;
-use reth_evm::{ConfigureEvm, ConfigureEvmEnv, NextBlockEnvAttributes};
+use reth_evm::{env::EvmEnv, ConfigureEvm, ConfigureEvmEnv, NextBlockEnvAttributes};
 use reth_optimism_chainspec::OpChainSpec;
 use reth_primitives::{transaction::FillTxEnv, Head, TransactionSigned};
 use reth_revm::{
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ impl ConfigureEvmEnv for OpEvmConfig {
         &self,
         parent: &Self::Header,
         attributes: NextBlockEnvAttributes,
-    ) -> Result<(CfgEnvWithHandlerCfg, BlockEnv), Self::Error> {
+    ) -> Result<EvmEnv, Self::Error> {
         // configure evm env based on parent block
         let cfg = CfgEnv::default().with_chain_id(self.chain_spec.chain().id());
 
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ impl ConfigureEvmEnv for OpEvmConfig {
             };
         }
 
-        Ok((cfg_env_with_handler_cfg, block_env))
+        Ok((cfg_env_with_handler_cfg, block_env).into())
     }
 }
 
@@ -251,12 +251,13 @@ mod tests {
 
         // Use the `OpEvmConfig` to create the `cfg_env` and `block_env` based on the ChainSpec,
         // Header, and total difficulty
-        let (cfg_env, _) = OpEvmConfig::new(Arc::new(OpChainSpec { inner: chain_spec.clone() }))
-            .cfg_and_block_env(&header, total_difficulty);
+        let EvmEnv { cfg_env_with_handler_cfg, .. } =
+            OpEvmConfig::new(Arc::new(OpChainSpec { inner: chain_spec.clone() }))
+                .cfg_and_block_env(&header, total_difficulty);
 
         // Assert that the chain ID in the `cfg_env` is correctly set to the chain ID of the
         // ChainSpec
-        assert_eq!(cfg_env.chain_id, chain_spec.chain().id());
+        assert_eq!(cfg_env_with_handler_cfg.chain_id, chain_spec.chain().id());
     }
 
     #[test]
diff --git a/crates/optimism/payload/src/builder.rs b/crates/optimism/payload/src/builder.rs
index 0af6832f656f..5dcd81cf96ba 100644
--- a/crates/optimism/payload/src/builder.rs
+++ b/crates/optimism/payload/src/builder.rs
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ use op_alloy_rpc_types_engine::OpPayloadAttributes;
 use reth_basic_payload_builder::*;
 use reth_chain_state::ExecutedBlock;
 use reth_chainspec::{ChainSpecProvider, EthereumHardforks};
-use reth_evm::{system_calls::SystemCaller, ConfigureEvm, NextBlockEnvAttributes};
+use reth_evm::{env::EvmEnv, system_calls::SystemCaller, ConfigureEvm, NextBlockEnvAttributes};
 use reth_execution_types::ExecutionOutcome;
 use reth_optimism_chainspec::OpChainSpec;
 use reth_optimism_consensus::calculate_receipt_root_no_memo_optimism;
@@ -124,9 +124,10 @@ where
         Client: StateProviderFactory + ChainSpecProvider<ChainSpec = OpChainSpec>,
         Pool: TransactionPool<Transaction: PoolTransaction<Consensus = TransactionSigned>>,
     {
-        let (initialized_cfg, initialized_block_env) = self
+        let evm_env = self
             .cfg_and_block_env(&args.config.attributes, &args.config.parent_header)
             .map_err(PayloadBuilderError::other)?;
+        let EvmEnv { cfg_env_with_handler_cfg, block_env } = evm_env;
 
         let BuildArguments { client, pool, mut cached_reads, config, cancel, best_payload } = args;
 
@@ -134,8 +135,8 @@ where
             evm_config: self.evm_config.clone(),
             chain_spec: client.chain_spec(),
             config,
-            initialized_cfg,
-            initialized_block_env,
+            initialized_cfg: cfg_env_with_handler_cfg,
+            initialized_block_env: block_env,
             cancel,
             best_payload,
         };
@@ -164,13 +165,13 @@ impl<EvmConfig, Txs> OpPayloadBuilder<EvmConfig, Txs>
 where
     EvmConfig: ConfigureEvm<Header = Header, Transaction = TransactionSigned>,
 {
-    /// Returns the configured [`CfgEnvWithHandlerCfg`] and [`BlockEnv`] for the targeted payload
+    /// Returns the configured [`EvmEnv`] for the targeted payload
     /// (that has the `parent` as its parent).
     pub fn cfg_and_block_env(
         &self,
         attributes: &OpPayloadBuilderAttributes,
         parent: &Header,
-    ) -> Result<(CfgEnvWithHandlerCfg, BlockEnv), EvmConfig::Error> {
+    ) -> Result<EvmEnv, EvmConfig::Error> {
         let next_attributes = NextBlockEnvAttributes {
             timestamp: attributes.timestamp(),
             suggested_fee_recipient: attributes.suggested_fee_recipient(),
@@ -193,16 +194,17 @@ where
         let attributes = OpPayloadBuilderAttributes::try_new(parent.hash(), attributes, 3)
             .map_err(PayloadBuilderError::other)?;
 
-        let (initialized_cfg, initialized_block_env) =
+        let evm_env =
             self.cfg_and_block_env(&attributes, &parent).map_err(PayloadBuilderError::other)?;
+        let EvmEnv { cfg_env_with_handler_cfg, block_env } = evm_env;
 
         let config = PayloadConfig { parent_header: Arc::new(parent), attributes };
         let ctx = OpPayloadBuilderCtx {
             evm_config: self.evm_config.clone(),
             chain_spec: client.chain_spec(),
             config,
-            initialized_cfg,
-            initialized_block_env,
+            initialized_cfg: cfg_env_with_handler_cfg,
+            initialized_block_env: block_env,
             cancel: Default::default(),
             best_payload: Default::default(),
         };