diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 5a45d7dcd3..664d5c307e 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ exclude =
 	build
 	.eggs
 	tests/integration/cli/projects
-	src/ape/_compat.py
 per-file-ignores =
     # Need signal handler before imports
     src/ape/__init__.py: E402
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index b7f2360576..744883c3f9 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@
         # ** Dependencies maintained by ApeWorX **
         "eip712>=0.2.1,<0.3",
         "ethpm-types>=0.5.6,<0.6",
-        "evm-trace>=0.1.0a25",
+        "evm-trace>=0.1.0a23",
     ],
     entry_points={
         "console_scripts": ["ape=ape._cli:cli"],