diff --git a/bin/reth/src/commands/debug_cmd/execution.rs b/bin/reth/src/commands/debug_cmd/execution.rs
index e6ab1a64c..3f22b8443 100644
--- a/bin/reth/src/commands/debug_cmd/execution.rs
+++ b/bin/reth/src/commands/debug_cmd/execution.rs
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ impl Command {
                     header_downloader,
                     body_downloader,
                     factory.clone(),
-                )?
+                )
                 .set(SenderRecoveryStage {
                     commit_threshold: stage_conf.sender_recovery.commit_threshold,
                 })
diff --git a/bin/reth/src/commands/import.rs b/bin/reth/src/commands/import.rs
index 56ff78127..73a316895 100644
--- a/bin/reth/src/commands/import.rs
+++ b/bin/reth/src/commands/import.rs
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ impl ImportCommand {
                     header_downloader,
                     body_downloader,
                     factory.clone(),
-                )?
+                )
                 .set(SenderRecoveryStage {
                     commit_threshold: config.stages.sender_recovery.commit_threshold,
                 })
diff --git a/crates/consensus/beacon/src/engine/test_utils.rs b/crates/consensus/beacon/src/engine/test_utils.rs
index e491b1fe3..bae48a7ce 100644
--- a/crates/consensus/beacon/src/engine/test_utils.rs
+++ b/crates/consensus/beacon/src/engine/test_utils.rs
@@ -399,17 +399,14 @@ where
                     .build(client.clone(), consensus.clone(), provider_factory.clone())
                     .into_task();
 
-                Pipeline::builder().add_stages(
-                    DefaultStages::new(
-                        provider_factory.clone(),
-                        HeaderSyncMode::Tip(tip_rx.clone()),
-                        Arc::clone(&consensus),
-                        header_downloader,
-                        body_downloader,
-                        executor_factory.clone(),
-                    )
-                    .expect("should build"),
-                )
+                Pipeline::builder().add_stages(DefaultStages::new(
+                    provider_factory.clone(),
+                    HeaderSyncMode::Tip(tip_rx.clone()),
+                    Arc::clone(&consensus),
+                    header_downloader,
+                    body_downloader,
+                    executor_factory.clone(),
+                ))
             }
         };
 
diff --git a/crates/etl/src/lib.rs b/crates/etl/src/lib.rs
index 0676267e0..5b4413171 100644
--- a/crates/etl/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/etl/src/lib.rs
@@ -17,9 +17,8 @@
 use std::{
     cmp::Reverse,
     collections::BinaryHeap,
-    io::{BufReader, BufWriter, Read, Seek, SeekFrom, Write},
+    io::{self, BufReader, BufWriter, Read, Seek, SeekFrom, Write},
     path::Path,
-    sync::Arc,
 };
 
 use rayon::prelude::*;
@@ -41,7 +40,7 @@ where
     <V as Compress>::Compressed: std::fmt::Debug,
 {
     /// Directory for temporary file storage
-    dir: Arc<TempDir>,
+    dir: Option<TempDir>,
     /// Collection of temporary ETL files
     files: Vec<EtlFile>,
     /// Current buffer size in bytes
@@ -61,12 +60,12 @@ where
     <K as Encode>::Encoded: Ord + std::fmt::Debug,
     <V as Compress>::Compressed: Ord + std::fmt::Debug,
 {
-    /// Create a new collector in a specific temporary directory with some capacity.
+    /// Create a new collector with some capacity.
     ///
     /// Once the capacity (in bytes) is reached, the data is sorted and flushed to disk.
-    pub fn new(dir: Arc<TempDir>, buffer_capacity_bytes: usize) -> Self {
+    pub fn new(buffer_capacity_bytes: usize) -> Self {
         Self {
-            dir,
+            dir: None,
             buffer_size_bytes: 0,
             files: Vec::new(),
             buffer_capacity_bytes,
@@ -85,24 +84,49 @@ where
         self.len == 0
     }
 
+    /// Clears the collector, removing all data, including the temporary directory.
+    pub fn clear(&mut self) {
+        self.dir = None;
+        // Clear vectors and free the allocated memory
+        self.files = Vec::new();
+        self.buffer = Vec::new();
+        self.buffer_size_bytes = 0;
+        self.len = 0;
+    }
+
     /// Insert an entry into the collector.
-    pub fn insert(&mut self, key: K, value: V) {
+    pub fn insert(&mut self, key: K, value: V) -> io::Result<()> {
         let key = key.encode();
         let value = value.compress();
         self.buffer_size_bytes += key.as_ref().len() + value.as_ref().len();
         self.buffer.push((key, value));
         if self.buffer_size_bytes > self.buffer_capacity_bytes {
-            self.flush();
+            self.flush()?;
         }
         self.len += 1;
+
+        Ok(())
     }
 
-    fn flush(&mut self) {
+    /// Returns a reference to the temporary directory used by the collector. If the directory
+    /// doesn't exist, it will be created.
+    fn dir(&mut self) -> io::Result<&TempDir> {
+        if self.dir.is_none() {
+            self.dir = Some(TempDir::new()?);
+        }
+        Ok(self.dir.as_ref().unwrap())
+    }
+
+    fn flush(&mut self) -> io::Result<()> {
         self.buffer_size_bytes = 0;
         self.buffer.par_sort_unstable_by(|a, b| a.0.cmp(&b.0));
         let mut buf = Vec::with_capacity(self.buffer.len());
         std::mem::swap(&mut buf, &mut self.buffer);
-        self.files.push(EtlFile::new(self.dir.path(), buf).expect("could not flush data to disk"))
+
+        let path = self.dir()?.path().to_path_buf();
+        self.files.push(EtlFile::new(path.as_path(), buf)?);
+
+        Ok(())
     }
 
     /// Returns an iterator over the collector data.
@@ -116,7 +140,7 @@ where
     pub fn iter(&mut self) -> std::io::Result<EtlIter<'_>> {
         // Flush the remaining items to disk
         if self.buffer_size_bytes > 0 {
-            self.flush();
+            self.flush()?;
         }
 
         let mut heap = BinaryHeap::new();
@@ -246,9 +270,11 @@ mod tests {
         let mut entries: Vec<_> =
             (0..10_000).map(|id| (TxHash::random(), id as TxNumber)).collect();
 
-        let mut collector = Collector::new(Arc::new(TempDir::new().unwrap()), 1024);
+        let mut collector = Collector::new(1024);
+        assert!(collector.dir.is_none());
+
         for (k, v) in entries.clone() {
-            collector.insert(k, v);
+            collector.insert(k, v).unwrap();
         }
         entries.sort_unstable_by_key(|entry| entry.0);
 
@@ -259,5 +285,16 @@ mod tests {
                 (expected.0.encode().to_vec(), expected.1.compress().to_vec())
             );
         }
+
+        let temp_dir_path = collector.dir.as_ref().unwrap().path().to_path_buf();
+
+        collector.clear();
+        assert!(collector.dir.is_none());
+        assert!(collector.files.is_empty());
+        assert_eq!(collector.buffer_size_bytes, 0);
+        assert!(collector.buffer.is_empty());
+        assert_eq!(collector.len, 0);
+        assert!(collector.is_empty());
+        assert!(!temp_dir_path.exists());
     }
 }
diff --git a/crates/node-core/src/node_config.rs b/crates/node-core/src/node_config.rs
index 95ebc044d..d0eb5a717 100644
--- a/crates/node-core/src/node_config.rs
+++ b/crates/node-core/src/node_config.rs
@@ -836,7 +836,7 @@ impl NodeConfig {
                     header_downloader,
                     body_downloader,
                     factory.clone(),
-                )?
+                )
                 .set(SenderRecoveryStage {
                     commit_threshold: stage_config.sender_recovery.commit_threshold,
                 })
diff --git a/crates/stages/src/lib.rs b/crates/stages/src/lib.rs
index c2bceceee..568a63bba 100644
--- a/crates/stages/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/stages/src/lib.rs
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@
 //!             bodies_downloader,
 //!             executor_factory,
 //!         )
-//!         .unwrap(),
 //!     )
 //!     .build(provider_factory, static_file_producer);
 //! ```
diff --git a/crates/stages/src/sets.rs b/crates/stages/src/sets.rs
index 1b029b11e..30fc169ac 100644
--- a/crates/stages/src/sets.rs
+++ b/crates/stages/src/sets.rs
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ use crate::{
         IndexAccountHistoryStage, IndexStorageHistoryStage, MerkleStage, SenderRecoveryStage,
         StorageHashingStage, TransactionLookupStage,
     },
-    StageError, StageSet, StageSetBuilder,
+    StageSet, StageSetBuilder,
 };
 use reth_db::database::Database;
 use reth_interfaces::{
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@ use reth_interfaces::{
 };
 use reth_provider::{ExecutorFactory, HeaderSyncGapProvider, HeaderSyncMode};
 use std::sync::Arc;
-use tempfile::TempDir;
 
 /// A set containing all stages to run a fully syncing instance of reth.
 ///
@@ -101,21 +100,20 @@ impl<Provider, H, B, EF> DefaultStages<Provider, H, B, EF> {
         header_downloader: H,
         body_downloader: B,
         executor_factory: EF,
-    ) -> Result<Self, StageError>
+    ) -> Self
     where
         EF: ExecutorFactory,
     {
-        Ok(Self {
+        Self {
             online: OnlineStages::new(
                 provider,
                 header_mode,
                 consensus,
                 header_downloader,
                 body_downloader,
-                Arc::new(TempDir::new()?),
             ),
             executor_factory,
-        })
+        }
     }
 }
 
@@ -164,8 +162,6 @@ pub struct OnlineStages<Provider, H, B> {
     header_downloader: H,
     /// The block body downloader
     body_downloader: B,
-    /// Temporary directory for ETL usage on headers stage.
-    temp_dir: Arc<TempDir>,
 }
 
 impl<Provider, H, B> OnlineStages<Provider, H, B> {
@@ -176,9 +172,8 @@ impl<Provider, H, B> OnlineStages<Provider, H, B> {
         consensus: Arc<dyn Consensus>,
         header_downloader: H,
         body_downloader: B,
-        temp_dir: Arc<TempDir>,
     ) -> Self {
-        Self { provider, header_mode, consensus, header_downloader, body_downloader, temp_dir }
+        Self { provider, header_mode, consensus, header_downloader, body_downloader }
     }
 }
 
@@ -203,16 +198,9 @@ where
         mode: HeaderSyncMode,
         header_downloader: H,
         consensus: Arc<dyn Consensus>,
-        temp_dir: Arc<TempDir>,
     ) -> StageSetBuilder<DB> {
         StageSetBuilder::default()
-            .add_stage(HeaderStage::new(
-                provider,
-                header_downloader,
-                mode,
-                consensus.clone(),
-                temp_dir.clone(),
-            ))
+            .add_stage(HeaderStage::new(provider, header_downloader, mode, consensus.clone()))
             .add_stage(bodies)
     }
 }
@@ -231,7 +219,6 @@ where
                 self.header_downloader,
                 self.header_mode,
                 self.consensus.clone(),
-                self.temp_dir.clone(),
             ))
             .add_stage(BodyStage::new(self.body_downloader))
     }
diff --git a/crates/stages/src/stages/headers.rs b/crates/stages/src/stages/headers.rs
index d34ffa46b..48e5bba80 100644
--- a/crates/stages/src/stages/headers.rs
+++ b/crates/stages/src/stages/headers.rs
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ use std::{
     sync::Arc,
     task::{ready, Context, Poll},
 };
-use tempfile::TempDir;
 use tracing::*;
 
 /// The headers stage.
@@ -77,7 +76,6 @@ where
         downloader: Downloader,
         mode: HeaderSyncMode,
         consensus: Arc<dyn Consensus>,
-        tempdir: Arc<TempDir>,
     ) -> Self {
         Self {
             provider: database,
@@ -85,8 +83,8 @@ where
             mode,
             consensus,
             sync_gap: None,
-            hash_collector: Collector::new(tempdir.clone(), 100 * (1024 * 1024)),
-            header_collector: Collector::new(tempdir, 100 * (1024 * 1024)),
+            hash_collector: Collector::new(100 * (1024 * 1024)),
+            header_collector: Collector::new(100 * (1024 * 1024)),
             is_etl_ready: false,
         }
     }
@@ -158,7 +156,7 @@ where
         // add it to the collector and use tx.append on all hashes.
         if let Some((hash, block_number)) = cursor_header_numbers.last()? {
             if block_number.value()? == 0 {
-                self.hash_collector.insert(hash.key()?, 0);
+                self.hash_collector.insert(hash.key()?, 0)?;
                 cursor_header_numbers.delete_current()?;
                 first_sync = true;
             }
@@ -244,8 +242,8 @@ where
                     for header in headers {
                         let header_number = header.number;
 
-                        self.hash_collector.insert(header.hash(), header_number);
-                        self.header_collector.insert(header_number, header);
+                        self.hash_collector.insert(header.hash(), header_number)?;
+                        self.header_collector.insert(header_number, header)?;
 
                         // Headers are downloaded in reverse, so if we reach here, we know we have
                         // filled the gap.
@@ -291,6 +289,10 @@ where
         let last_header_number =
             self.write_headers::<DB>(provider.tx_ref(), provider.static_file_provider().clone())?;
 
+        // Clear ETL collectors
+        self.hash_collector.clear();
+        self.header_collector.clear();
+
         Ok(ExecOutput {
             checkpoint: StageCheckpoint::new(last_header_number).with_headers_stage_checkpoint(
                 HeadersCheckpoint {
@@ -420,7 +422,6 @@ mod tests {
                     (*self.downloader_factory)(),
                     HeaderSyncMode::Tip(self.channel.1.clone()),
                     self.consensus.clone(),
-                    Arc::new(TempDir::new().unwrap()),
                 )
             }
         }
@@ -586,5 +587,7 @@ mod tests {
             processed == checkpoint + headers.len() as u64 - 1 && total == tip.number
         );
         assert!(runner.validate_execution(input, result.ok()).is_ok(), "validation failed");
+        assert!(runner.stage().hash_collector.is_empty());
+        assert!(runner.stage().header_collector.is_empty());
     }
 }
diff --git a/crates/stages/src/stages/tx_lookup.rs b/crates/stages/src/stages/tx_lookup.rs
index a619fe709..ac6899754 100644
--- a/crates/stages/src/stages/tx_lookup.rs
+++ b/crates/stages/src/stages/tx_lookup.rs
@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@ use reth_provider::{
     BlockReader, DatabaseProviderRW, PruneCheckpointReader, PruneCheckpointWriter, StatsReader,
     TransactionsProvider, TransactionsProviderExt,
 };
-use std::sync::Arc;
-use tempfile::TempDir;
 use tracing::*;
 
 /// The transaction lookup stage.
@@ -101,8 +99,7 @@ impl<DB: Database> Stage<DB> for TransactionLookupStage {
         }
 
         // 500MB temporary files
-        let mut hash_collector: Collector<TxHash, TxNumber> =
-            Collector::new(Arc::new(TempDir::new()?), 500 * (1024 * 1024));
+        let mut hash_collector: Collector<TxHash, TxNumber> = Collector::new(500 * (1024 * 1024));
 
         debug!(
             target: "sync::stages::transaction_lookup",
@@ -119,7 +116,7 @@ impl<DB: Database> Stage<DB> for TransactionLookupStage {
             debug!(target: "sync::stages::transaction_lookup", ?tx_range, "Calculating transaction hashes");
 
             for (key, value) in provider.transaction_hashes_by_range(tx_range)? {
-                hash_collector.insert(key, value);
+                hash_collector.insert(key, value)?;
             }
 
             input.checkpoint = Some(