diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 7f7193506d..313af11e06 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -7082,7 +7082,6 @@ version = "0.0.0"
 dependencies = [
  "alloy-contract",
  "alloy-dyn-abi",
- "alloy-json-abi",
  "alloy-json-rpc",
  "alloy-primitives",
  "alloy-provider",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index a5ea8cb75f..9412b453cf 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ license-file = "LICENSE"
 # TODO: Remove this once udeps is fixed.
 alloy-contract = "0.3.5"
 alloy-dyn-abi = "0.8.3"
-alloy-json-abi = "0.8.3"
 alloy-json-rpc = "0.3.5"
 alloy-primitives = "0.8.3"
 alloy-provider = "0.3.5"
diff --git a/crates/papyrus_base_layer/Cargo.toml b/crates/papyrus_base_layer/Cargo.toml
index ca06b1bb9f..3fd20b7073 100644
--- a/crates/papyrus_base_layer/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/papyrus_base_layer/Cargo.toml
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ license-file.workspace = true
 [dependencies]
 alloy-contract.workspace = true
 alloy-dyn-abi.workspace = true
-alloy-json-abi.workspace = true
 alloy-json-rpc.workspace = true
 alloy-primitives.workspace = true
 alloy-provider.workspace = true
diff --git a/crates/papyrus_base_layer/src/ethereum_base_layer_contract.rs b/crates/papyrus_base_layer/src/ethereum_base_layer_contract.rs
index 3b6c028f8a..0e119cfacf 100644
--- a/crates/papyrus_base_layer/src/ethereum_base_layer_contract.rs
+++ b/crates/papyrus_base_layer/src/ethereum_base_layer_contract.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ use std::future::IntoFuture;
 
 use alloy_contract::{ContractInstance, Interface};
 use alloy_dyn_abi::SolType;
-use alloy_json_abi::JsonAbi;
+use alloy_json_rpc::RpcError;
+use alloy_primitives::hex::FromHexError;
 use alloy_primitives::Address;
 use alloy_provider::network::Ethereum;
 use alloy_provider::{Provider, ProviderBuilder, RootProvider};
@@ -23,17 +24,17 @@ use crate::BaseLayerContract;
 #[derive(thiserror::Error, Debug)]
 pub enum EthereumBaseLayerError {
     #[error(transparent)]
-    FromHex(#[from] alloy_primitives::hex::FromHexError),
+    Contract(#[from] alloy_contract::Error),
     #[error(transparent)]
-    Url(#[from] ParseError),
+    FromHex(#[from] FromHexError),
     #[error(transparent)]
-    Serde(#[from] serde_json::Error),
+    RpcError(#[from] RpcError<TransportErrorKind>),
     #[error(transparent)]
-    Contract(#[from] alloy_contract::Error),
+    Serde(#[from] serde_json::Error),
     #[error(transparent)]
     TypeError(#[from] alloy_sol_types::Error),
     #[error(transparent)]
-    RpcError(#[from] alloy_json_rpc::RpcError<TransportErrorKind>),
+    Url(#[from] ParseError),
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Deserialize, Serialize, Clone, PartialEq)]
@@ -71,18 +72,18 @@ impl Default for EthereumBaseLayerConfig {
     }
 }
 
+#[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct EthereumBaseLayerContract {
     contract: ContractInstance<Http<Client>, RootProvider<Http<Client>>, Ethereum>,
 }
 
 impl EthereumBaseLayerContract {
     pub fn new(config: EthereumBaseLayerConfig) -> Result<Self, EthereumBaseLayerError> {
-        let address = config.starknet_contract_address.parse::<Address>()?;
+        let address: Address = config.starknet_contract_address.parse()?;
         let client = ProviderBuilder::new().on_http(config.node_url.parse()?);
 
         // The solidity contract was pre-compiled, and only the relevant functions were kept.
-        let abi: JsonAbi =
-            serde_json::from_str::<JsonAbi>(include_str!("core_contract_latest_block.abi"))?;
+        let abi = serde_json::from_str(include_str!("core_contract_latest_block.abi"))?;
         Ok(Self { contract: ContractInstance::new(address, client, Interface::new(abi)) })
     }
 }
@@ -93,14 +94,14 @@ impl BaseLayerContract for EthereumBaseLayerContract {
 
     async fn latest_proved_block(
         &self,
-        min_confirmations: Option<u64>,
+        finality: Option<u64>,
     ) -> Result<Option<(BlockNumber, BlockHash)>, Self::Error> {
         let ethereum_block_number = self
             .contract
             .provider()
             .get_block_number()
             .await?
-            .checked_sub(min_confirmations.unwrap_or(0).into());
+            .checked_sub(finality.unwrap_or_default());
         let Some(ethereum_block_number) = ethereum_block_number else {
             return Ok(None);
         };
diff --git a/crates/papyrus_base_layer/src/lib.rs b/crates/papyrus_base_layer/src/lib.rs
index d582f758d0..61a98d9860 100644
--- a/crates/papyrus_base_layer/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/papyrus_base_layer/src/lib.rs
@@ -15,6 +15,6 @@ pub trait BaseLayerContract {
     /// Optionally, require minimum confirmations.
     async fn latest_proved_block(
         &self,
-        min_confirmations: Option<u64>,
+        finality: Option<u64>,
     ) -> Result<Option<(BlockNumber, BlockHash)>, Self::Error>;
 }