diff --git a/arb-gateway/README.md b/arb-gateway/README.md
index 4b7daaa5..da036dac 100644
--- a/arb-gateway/README.md
+++ b/arb-gateway/README.md
@@ -1,24 +1,24 @@
 # @ensdomains/arb-gateway
 
-An instantiation of [evm-gateway](https://github.com/ensdomains/evmgateway/tree/main/evm-gateway) that targets Optimism - that is, it implements a CCIP-Read gateway that generates proofs of contract state on Optimism.
+An instantiation of [evm-gateway](https://github.com/ensdomains/evmgateway/tree/main/evm-gateway) that targets Arbitrum - that is, it implements a CCIP-Read gateway that generates proofs of contract state on Arbitrum.
 
 For a detailed readme and usage instructions, see the [monorepo readme](https://github.com/ensdomains/evmgateway/tree/main).
 
-## How to use op-gateway locally via cloudflare dev env (aka wrangler)
+## How to use arb-gateway locally via cloudflare dev env (aka wrangler)
 
 ```
 npm install -g bun
-cd op-gateway
+cd arb-gateway
 bun install
 touch .dev.vars
 ## set L1_PROVIDER_URL, L2_PROVIDER_URL, L2_ROLLUP
 yarn dev
 ```
 
-## How to deploy op-gateway to cloudflare
+## How to deploy arb-gateway to cloudflare
 
 ```
-cd op-gateway
+cd arb-gateway
 npm install -g wrangler
 wrngler login
 
diff --git a/arb-verifier/README.md b/arb-verifier/README.md
index b4d563eb..ce5d8671 100644
--- a/arb-verifier/README.md
+++ b/arb-verifier/README.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# @ensdomains/op-verifier
+# @ensdomains/arb-verifier
 
 A complete Solidity library that facilitates sending CCIP-Read requests for Arbitrum state, and verifying the responses.
 
diff --git a/arb-verifier/contracts/ArbVerifier.sol b/arb-verifier/contracts/ArbVerifier.sol
index 13d5b720..1b699794 100644
--- a/arb-verifier/contracts/ArbVerifier.sol
+++ b/arb-verifier/contracts/ArbVerifier.sol
@@ -77,14 +77,13 @@ contract ArbVerifier is IEVMVerifier {
      * Decodes a block by extracting and converting the bytes32 value from the RLP-encoded block information.
      *
      * @param {bytes} rlpEncodedBlock - The RLP-encoded block information.
-     * @returns {bytes32} The decoded bytes32 value extracted from the RLP-encoded block information.
-     *
-     * @notice This function is designed to be used internally within the contract.
+     * @returns {bytes32} The stateRoot extracted from the RLP-encoded block information.
      */
     function decodeBlock(
         bytes memory rlpEncdoedBlock
     ) internal pure returns (bytes32) {
         RLPReader.RLPItem[] memory i = RLPReader.readList(rlpEncdoedBlock);
+        //StateRoot is located at idx 3
         return bytes32(RLPReader.readBytes(i[3]));
     }
 }
diff --git a/arb-verifier/hardhat.config.ts b/arb-verifier/hardhat.config.ts
index d5163453..9b5f07e4 100644
--- a/arb-verifier/hardhat.config.ts
+++ b/arb-verifier/hardhat.config.ts
@@ -2,8 +2,10 @@ import '@nomicfoundation/hardhat-toolbox';
 import 'hardhat-deploy';
 import 'hardhat-deploy-ethers';
 import { HardhatUserConfig } from 'hardhat/config';
-import 'ethers'
-const DEPLOYER_PRIVATE_KEY = process.env.DEPLOYER_PRIVATE_KEY || "ac0974bec39a17e36ba4a6b4d238ff944bacb478cbed5efcae784d7bf4f2ff80";
+import 'ethers';
+const DEPLOYER_PRIVATE_KEY =
+  process.env.DEPLOYER_PRIVATE_KEY ||
+  'ac0974bec39a17e36ba4a6b4d238ff944bacb478cbed5efcae784d7bf4f2ff80';
 const L1_PROVIDER_URL = process.env.L1_PROVIDER_URL || '';
 const L1_ETHERSCAN_API_KEY = process.env.L1_ETHERSCAN_API_KEY;
 const L2_ETHERSCAN_API_KEY = process.env.L2_ETHERSCAN_API_KEY;
@@ -12,26 +14,26 @@ const config: HardhatUserConfig = {
   solidity: '0.8.19',
   networks: {
     arbDevnetL1: {
-      url: "http://127.0.0.1:8545/",
+      url: 'http://127.0.0.1:8545/',
       accounts: [
         '0xb6b15c8cb491557369f3c7d2c287b053eb229daa9c22138887752191c9520659',
       ],
-      deploy: ["deploy_l1/"],
+      deploy: ['deploy_l1/'],
       companionNetworks: {
-        l2: "arbDevnetL2",
+        l2: 'arbDevnetL2',
       },
     },
     arbDevnetL2: {
-      url: "http://127.0.0.1:8547/",
+      url: 'http://127.0.0.1:8547/',
       accounts: [
         '0xb6b15c8cb491557369f3c7d2c287b053eb229daa9c22138887752191c9520659',
       ],
-      deploy: ["deploy_l2/"],
+      deploy: ['deploy_l2/'],
     },
     goerli: {
       url: L1_PROVIDER_URL,
       accounts: [DEPLOYER_PRIVATE_KEY],
-      deploy: ["deploy_l1/"],
+      deploy: ['deploy_l1/'],
       companionNetworks: {
         l2: 'arbitrumGoerli',
       },
@@ -59,8 +61,8 @@ const config: HardhatUserConfig = {
     ],
   },
   namedAccounts: {
-    'deployer': 0,
-  }
+    deployer: 0,
+  },
 };
 
 export default config;
diff --git a/arb-verifier/package.json b/arb-verifier/package.json
index 3abfcf4b..3d10fe72 100644
--- a/arb-verifier/package.json
+++ b/arb-verifier/package.json
@@ -38,8 +38,6 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@ensdomains/evm-verifier": "^0.1.0",
-    "@eth-optimism/contracts": "^0.6.0",
-    "@eth-optimism/contracts-bedrock": "^0.16.2",
     "@arbitrum/nitro-contracts": "^1.1.0"
   }
 }