diff --git a/chainio/clients/elcontracts/bindings.go b/chainio/clients/elcontracts/bindings.go
index 8d67e319..86dab45a 100644
--- a/chainio/clients/elcontracts/bindings.go
+++ b/chainio/clients/elcontracts/bindings.go
@@ -1,11 +1,8 @@
-// bindings.go contains functions that create contract bindings for the Eigenlayer and AVS contracts.
+// Package elcontracts bindings.go contains functions that create contract bindings for the Eigenlayer Core contracts
 // These functions are meant to be used by constructors of the chainio package.
 package elcontracts
 
 import (
-	"github.com/Layr-Labs/eigensdk-go/logging"
-	"github.com/Layr-Labs/eigensdk-go/types"
-	"github.com/Layr-Labs/eigensdk-go/utils"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/accounts/abi/bind"
 	gethcommon "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
 
@@ -14,9 +11,13 @@ import (
 	delegationmanager "github.com/Layr-Labs/eigensdk-go/contracts/bindings/DelegationManager"
 	slasher "github.com/Layr-Labs/eigensdk-go/contracts/bindings/ISlasher"
 	strategymanager "github.com/Layr-Labs/eigensdk-go/contracts/bindings/StrategyManager"
+	"github.com/Layr-Labs/eigensdk-go/logging"
+	"github.com/Layr-Labs/eigensdk-go/utils"
 )
 
-// ContractBindings Unclear to me why geth bindings don't store and expose the contract address...
+// ContractBindings contains the contract bindings for the EigenLayer Core contracts
+//
+// Unclear why geth bindings don't store and expose the contract address,
 // so we also store them here in case the different constructors that use this struct need them
 type ContractBindings struct {
 	SlasherAddr           gethcommon.Address
@@ -30,7 +31,7 @@ type ContractBindings struct {
 }
 
 func NewBindingsFromConfig(
-	cfg types.ElChainReaderConfig,
+	cfg ElChainReaderConfig,
 	client eth.Client,
 	logger logging.Logger,
 ) (*ContractBindings, error) {
diff --git a/chainio/clients/elcontracts/reader.go b/chainio/clients/elcontracts/reader.go
index aa5a8ee0..a534a48f 100644
--- a/chainio/clients/elcontracts/reader.go
+++ b/chainio/clients/elcontracts/reader.go
@@ -61,6 +61,11 @@ type ELReader interface {
 	) ([32]byte, error)
 }
 
+type ElChainReaderConfig struct {
+	DelegationManagerAddress common.Address
+	AvsDirectoryAddress      common.Address
+}
+
 type ELChainReader struct {
 	logger            logging.Logger
 	slasher           slasher.ContractISlasherCalls
@@ -73,7 +78,6 @@ type ELChainReader struct {
 // forces EthReader to implement the chainio.Reader interface
 var _ ELReader = (*ELChainReader)(nil)
 
-// TODO(madhur): make this private. All clients should use build functions
 func NewELChainReader(
 	slasher slasher.ContractISlasherCalls,
 	delegationManager delegationmanager.ContractDelegationManagerCalls,
@@ -82,6 +86,8 @@ func NewELChainReader(
 	logger logging.Logger,
 	ethClient eth.Client,
 ) *ELChainReader {
+	logger = logger.With("module", "elcontracts/reader")
+
 	return &ELChainReader{
 		slasher:           slasher,
 		delegationManager: delegationManager,
@@ -119,8 +125,8 @@ func BuildELChainReader(
 	), nil
 }
 
-func BuildFromConfig(
-	cfg types.ElChainReaderConfig,
+func NewReaderFromConfig(
+	cfg ElChainReaderConfig,
 	ethClient eth.Client,
 	logger logging.Logger,
 ) (*ELChainReader, error) {
diff --git a/types/config.go b/types/config.go
index a3679d51..ab1254f4 100644
--- a/types/config.go
+++ b/types/config.go
@@ -1,8 +1 @@
 package types
-
-import "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
-
-type ElChainReaderConfig struct {
-	DelegationManagerAddress common.Address
-	AvsDirectoryAddress      common.Address
-}