diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index bb2577577f83..740810d1b1b8 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -8227,6 +8227,7 @@ dependencies = [
 name = "reth-optimism-primitives"
 version = "1.1.0"
 dependencies = [
+ "alloy-consensus",
  "alloy-primitives",
  "reth-primitives",
  "reth-primitives-traits",
diff --git a/crates/chainspec/src/spec.rs b/crates/chainspec/src/spec.rs
index e6e8a67d75d3..a8bae966b58e 100644
--- a/crates/chainspec/src/spec.rs
+++ b/crates/chainspec/src/spec.rs
@@ -1814,9 +1814,7 @@ Post-merge hard forks (timestamp based):
             hex!("078dc6061b1d8eaa8493384b59c9c65ceb917201221d08b80c4de6770b6ec7e7").into();
         assert_eq!(chainspec.genesis_header().state_root, expected_state_root);
 
-        let expected_withdrawals_hash: B256 =
-            hex!("56e81f171bcc55a6ff8345e692c0f86e5b48e01b996cadc001622fb5e363b421").into();
-        assert_eq!(chainspec.genesis_header().withdrawals_root, Some(expected_withdrawals_hash));
+        assert_eq!(chainspec.genesis_header().withdrawals_root, Some(EMPTY_ROOT_HASH));
 
         let expected_hash: B256 =
             hex!("1fc027d65f820d3eef441ebeec139ebe09e471cf98516dce7b5643ccb27f418c").into();
diff --git a/crates/consensus/common/src/validation.rs b/crates/consensus/common/src/validation.rs
index 88a4cabe96c5..df66a00d1dfe 100644
--- a/crates/consensus/common/src/validation.rs
+++ b/crates/consensus/common/src/validation.rs
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ pub fn validate_against_parent_4844(
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
-    use alloy_consensus::TxEip4844;
+    use alloy_consensus::{TxEip4844, EMPTY_ROOT_HASH};
     use alloy_primitives::{
         hex_literal::hex, Address, BlockHash, BlockNumber, Bytes, Parity, Sealable, U256,
     };
@@ -444,8 +444,8 @@ mod tests {
             ommers_hash: hex!("1dcc4de8dec75d7aab85b567b6ccd41ad312451b948a7413f0a142fd40d49347").into(),
             beneficiary: hex!("4675c7e5baafbffbca748158becba61ef3b0a263").into(),
             state_root: hex!("8337403406e368b3e40411138f4868f79f6d835825d55fd0c2f6e17b1a3948e9").into(),
-            transactions_root: hex!("56e81f171bcc55a6ff8345e692c0f86e5b48e01b996cadc001622fb5e363b421").into(),
-            receipts_root: hex!("56e81f171bcc55a6ff8345e692c0f86e5b48e01b996cadc001622fb5e363b421").into(),
+            transactions_root: EMPTY_ROOT_HASH,
+            receipts_root: EMPTY_ROOT_HASH,
             logs_bloom: hex!("002400000000004000220000800002000000000000000000000000000000100000000000000000100000000000000021020000000800000006000000002100040000000c0004000000000008000008200000000000000000000000008000000001040000020000020000002000000800000002000020000000022010000000000000010002001000000000020200000000000001000200880000004000000900020000000000020000000040000000000000000000000000000080000000000001000002000000000000012000200020000000000000001000000000000020000010321400000000100000000000000000000000000000400000000000000000").into(),
             difficulty: U256::ZERO, // total difficulty: 0xc70d815d562d3cfa955).into(),
             number: 0xf21d20,
diff --git a/crates/net/eth-wire-types/src/header.rs b/crates/net/eth-wire-types/src/header.rs
index 4075a4a92fb7..7ecfc802d8a8 100644
--- a/crates/net/eth-wire-types/src/header.rs
+++ b/crates/net/eth-wire-types/src/header.rs
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ impl From<HeadersDirection> for bool {
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
+    use alloy_consensus::EMPTY_ROOT_HASH;
     use alloy_primitives::{address, b256, bloom, bytes, hex, Address, Bytes, B256, U256};
     use alloy_rlp::{Decodable, Encodable};
     use reth_primitives::Header;
@@ -201,10 +202,7 @@ mod tests {
             gas_used: 0x0125b8,
             timestamp: 0x079e,
             extra_data: Bytes::from_str("42").unwrap(),
-            mix_hash: B256::from_str(
-                "56e81f171bcc55a6ff8345e692c0f86e5b48e01b996cadc001622fb5e363b421",
-            )
-            .unwrap(),
+            mix_hash: EMPTY_ROOT_HASH,
             base_fee_per_gas: Some(0x09),
             withdrawals_root: Some(
                 B256::from_str("27f166f1d7c789251299535cb176ba34116e44894476a7886fe5d73d9be5c973")
@@ -254,16 +252,10 @@ mod tests {
             gas_used: 0x02a865,
             timestamp: 0x079e,
             extra_data: Bytes::from(vec![0x42]),
-            mix_hash: B256::from_str(
-                "56e81f171bcc55a6ff8345e692c0f86e5b48e01b996cadc001622fb5e363b421",
-            )
-            .unwrap(),
+            mix_hash: EMPTY_ROOT_HASH,
             nonce: 0u64.into(),
             base_fee_per_gas: Some(9),
-            withdrawals_root: Some(
-                B256::from_str("56e81f171bcc55a6ff8345e692c0f86e5b48e01b996cadc001622fb5e363b421")
-                    .unwrap(),
-            ),
+            withdrawals_root: Some(EMPTY_ROOT_HASH),
             blob_gas_used: Some(0x020000),
             excess_blob_gas: Some(0),
             parent_beacon_block_root: None,
@@ -291,12 +283,8 @@ mod tests {
             ommers_hash: b256!("1dcc4de8dec75d7aab85b567b6ccd41ad312451b948a7413f0a142fd40d49347"),
             beneficiary: address!("f97e180c050e5ab072211ad2c213eb5aee4df134"),
             state_root: b256!("ec229dbe85b0d3643ad0f471e6ec1a36bbc87deffbbd970762d22a53b35d068a"),
-            transactions_root: b256!(
-                "56e81f171bcc55a6ff8345e692c0f86e5b48e01b996cadc001622fb5e363b421"
-            ),
-            receipts_root: b256!(
-                "56e81f171bcc55a6ff8345e692c0f86e5b48e01b996cadc001622fb5e363b421"
-            ),
+            transactions_root: EMPTY_ROOT_HASH,
+            receipts_root: EMPTY_ROOT_HASH,
             logs_bloom: Default::default(),
             difficulty: U256::from(0),
             number: 0x30598,
@@ -307,9 +295,7 @@ mod tests {
             mix_hash: b256!("70ccadc40b16e2094954b1064749cc6fbac783c1712f1b271a8aac3eda2f2325"),
             nonce: 0u64.into(),
             base_fee_per_gas: Some(7),
-            withdrawals_root: Some(b256!(
-                "56e81f171bcc55a6ff8345e692c0f86e5b48e01b996cadc001622fb5e363b421"
-            )),
+            withdrawals_root: Some(EMPTY_ROOT_HASH),
             parent_beacon_block_root: None,
             blob_gas_used: Some(0),
             excess_blob_gas: Some(0x1600000),
diff --git a/crates/optimism/primitives/Cargo.toml b/crates/optimism/primitives/Cargo.toml
index 73a3bab1e445..2054de7305ba 100644
--- a/crates/optimism/primitives/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/optimism/primitives/Cargo.toml
@@ -15,3 +15,4 @@ workspace = true
 reth-primitives.workspace = true
 reth-primitives-traits.workspace = true
 alloy-primitives.workspace = true
+alloy-consensus.workspace = true
diff --git a/crates/optimism/primitives/src/bedrock.rs b/crates/optimism/primitives/src/bedrock.rs
index 4ece12ad679e..1a347aecafe9 100644
--- a/crates/optimism/primitives/src/bedrock.rs
+++ b/crates/optimism/primitives/src/bedrock.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 //! OP mainnet bedrock related data.
 
+use alloy_consensus::EMPTY_ROOT_HASH;
 use alloy_primitives::{address, b256, bloom, bytes, B256, B64, U256};
 use reth_primitives::Header;
 use reth_primitives_traits::constants::EMPTY_OMMER_ROOT_HASH;
@@ -73,10 +74,10 @@ pub const BEDROCK_HEADER: Header = Header {
     nonce: B64::ZERO,
     number: 105235063,
     parent_hash: b256!("21a168dfa5e727926063a28ba16fd5ee84c814e847c81a699c7a0ea551e4ca50"),
-    receipts_root: b256!("56e81f171bcc55a6ff8345e692c0f86e5b48e01b996cadc001622fb5e363b421"),
+    receipts_root: EMPTY_ROOT_HASH,
     state_root: b256!("920314c198da844a041d63bf6cbe8b59583165fd2229d1b3f599da812fd424cb"),
     timestamp: 1686068903,
-    transactions_root: b256!("56e81f171bcc55a6ff8345e692c0f86e5b48e01b996cadc001622fb5e363b421"),
+    transactions_root: EMPTY_ROOT_HASH,
     ommers_hash: EMPTY_OMMER_ROOT_HASH,
     beneficiary: address!("4200000000000000000000000000000000000011"),
     withdrawals_root: None,