diff --git a/crates/ethereum/evm/src/execute.rs b/crates/ethereum/evm/src/execute.rs
index 022214df6f36..428458fcd04a 100644
--- a/crates/ethereum/evm/src/execute.rs
+++ b/crates/ethereum/evm/src/execute.rs
@@ -511,7 +511,7 @@ mod tests {
         database::StateProviderDatabase, test_utils::StateProviderTest, TransitionState,
     };
     use reth_testing_utils::generators::{self, sign_tx_with_key_pair};
-    use revm_primitives::{bytes, BLOCKHASH_SERVE_WINDOW};
+    use revm_primitives::BLOCKHASH_SERVE_WINDOW;
     use secp256k1::{Keypair, Secp256k1};
     use std::collections::HashMap;
 
@@ -1297,9 +1297,9 @@ mod tests {
         let receipt = receipts.first().unwrap();
         assert!(receipt.success);
 
-        let request = requests.first().unwrap();
-        // TODO: must be empty? @onbjerg
-        assert_eq!(request, &bytes!("00")); // todo: placeholder
+        assert!(requests[0].is_empty(), "there should be no deposits");
+        assert!(!requests[1].is_empty(), "there should be a withdrawal");
+        assert!(requests[2].is_empty(), "there should be no consolidations");
     }
 
     #[test]
diff --git a/crates/ethereum/evm/src/strategy.rs b/crates/ethereum/evm/src/strategy.rs
index 55f7721ddf68..714f673c8582 100644
--- a/crates/ethereum/evm/src/strategy.rs
+++ b/crates/ethereum/evm/src/strategy.rs
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ mod tests {
         eip7002::{WITHDRAWAL_REQUEST_PREDEPLOY_ADDRESS, WITHDRAWAL_REQUEST_PREDEPLOY_CODE},
         eip7685::EMPTY_REQUESTS_HASH,
     };
-    use alloy_primitives::{b256, bytes, fixed_bytes, keccak256, Bytes, TxKind, B256};
+    use alloy_primitives::{b256, fixed_bytes, keccak256, Bytes, TxKind, B256};
     use reth_chainspec::{ChainSpecBuilder, ForkCondition};
     use reth_evm::execute::{
         BasicBlockExecutorProvider, BatchExecutor, BlockExecutorProvider, Executor,
@@ -1085,9 +1085,9 @@ mod tests {
         let receipt = receipts.first().unwrap();
         assert!(receipt.success);
 
-        let request = requests.first().unwrap();
-        // TODO: must be empty? @onbjerg
-        assert_eq!(request, &bytes!("00")); // todo: placeholder
+        assert!(requests[0].is_empty(), "there should be no deposits");
+        assert!(!requests[1].is_empty(), "there should be a withdrawal");
+        assert!(requests[2].is_empty(), "there should be no consolidations");
     }
 
     #[test]