diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index e08351b..0b916bb 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1186,7 +1186,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "casper-runtime"
-version = "3.5.41"
+version = "3.5.42"
 dependencies = [
  "casper-runtime-constants",
  "frame-benchmarking",
@@ -3838,7 +3838,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "ghost-slow-clap"
-version = "0.4.28"
+version = "0.4.30"
 dependencies = [
  "frame-benchmarking",
  "frame-support",
@@ -3890,7 +3890,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "ghost-traits"
-version = "0.3.32"
+version = "0.3.33"
 dependencies = [
  "frame-support",
  "sp-runtime 31.0.1",
diff --git a/runtime/casper/Cargo.toml b/runtime/casper/Cargo.toml
index 5baa041..e224145 100644
--- a/runtime/casper/Cargo.toml
+++ b/runtime/casper/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "casper-runtime"
-version = "3.5.41"
+version = "3.5.42"
 build = "build.rs"
 description = "Runtime of the Casper Network"
 edition.workspace = true
diff --git a/runtime/casper/src/impls.rs b/runtime/casper/src/impls.rs
index 8450e0e..ff830c4 100644
--- a/runtime/casper/src/impls.rs
+++ b/runtime/casper/src/impls.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 use super::*;
 use frame_support::{dispatch::DispatchResultWithPostInfo, traits::PrivilegeCmp};
 use ghost_traits::exposure::ExposureListener;
+use ghost_traits::evictor::StakingEvictor;
 use pallet_alliance::{ProposalIndex, ProposalProvider};
 use primitives::Balance;
 use sp_runtime::DispatchError;
@@ -78,6 +79,17 @@ impl PrivilegeCmp<OriginCaller> for EqualOrGreatestRootCmp {
     }
 }
 
+/// Used to evict validators and nominators from the staking pallet.
+pub struct RuntimeStakingEvictor<T>(PhantomData<T>);
+impl<T> StakingEvictor<AccountIdOf<T>> for RuntimeStakingEvictor<T>
+where
+    T: pallet_staking::Config,
+{
+    fn try_evict_validator(who: &AccountIdOf<T>) -> bool {
+        pallet_staking::Pallet::<T>::do_remove_validator(who)
+    }
+}
+
 /// Used to get the exposure information out of staking pallet directly.
 pub struct StakingExposureListener<T>(PhantomData<T>);
 impl<T> ExposureListener<Balance, AccountIdOf<T>> for StakingExposureListener<T>
diff --git a/runtime/casper/src/lib.rs b/runtime/casper/src/lib.rs
index b7a5bbe..0bc0a7a 100644
--- a/runtime/casper/src/lib.rs
+++ b/runtime/casper/src/lib.rs
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ mod genesis_config_presets;
 mod impls;
 mod weights;
 
-pub use impls::{AllianceProposalProvider, EqualOrGreatestRootCmp, StakingExposureListener};
+pub use impls::{AllianceProposalProvider, EqualOrGreatestRootCmp, StakingExposureListener, RuntimeStakingEvictor};
 
 // Governance configuration.
 pub mod cult;
@@ -119,8 +119,8 @@ pub const VERSION: RuntimeVersion = RuntimeVersion {
     spec_name: create_runtime_str!("casper"),
     impl_name: create_runtime_str!("casper-svengali"),
     authoring_version: 0,
-    spec_version: 6,
-    impl_version: 4,
+    spec_version: 7,
+    impl_version: 5,
     apis: RUNTIME_API_VERSIONS,
     transaction_version: 1,
     state_version: 1,
@@ -1102,6 +1102,7 @@ impl ghost_slow_clap::Config for Runtime {
     type ReportUnresponsiveness = Offences;
     type DisabledValidators = Session;
     type ExposureListener = StakingExposureListener<Runtime>;
+    type StakingEvictor = RuntimeStakingEvictor<Runtime>;
 
     type ApplauseThreshold = ApplauseThreshold;