diff --git a/bin/reth/src/commands/debug_cmd/build_block.rs b/bin/reth/src/commands/debug_cmd/build_block.rs
index afaf79964..6f9abd771 100644
--- a/bin/reth/src/commands/debug_cmd/build_block.rs
+++ b/bin/reth/src/commands/debug_cmd/build_block.rs
@@ -248,7 +248,6 @@ impl Command {
 
         #[cfg(feature = "optimism")]
         let payload_builder = reth_node_optimism::OptimismPayloadBuilder::new(
-            provider_factory.chain_spec(),
             reth_node_optimism::OptimismEvmConfig::default(),
         )
         .compute_pending_block();
diff --git a/bin/reth/src/commands/debug_cmd/replay_engine.rs b/bin/reth/src/commands/debug_cmd/replay_engine.rs
index cc31c562f..4339a0f76 100644
--- a/bin/reth/src/commands/debug_cmd/replay_engine.rs
+++ b/bin/reth/src/commands/debug_cmd/replay_engine.rs
@@ -113,7 +113,6 @@ impl Command {
         // Optimism's payload builder is implemented on the OptimismPayloadBuilder type.
         #[cfg(feature = "optimism")]
         let payload_builder = reth_node_optimism::OptimismPayloadBuilder::new(
-            provider_factory.chain_spec(),
             reth_node_optimism::OptimismEvmConfig::default(),
         );
 
diff --git a/crates/optimism/node/src/node.rs b/crates/optimism/node/src/node.rs
index 2ea24da67..df64d901a 100644
--- a/crates/optimism/node/src/node.rs
+++ b/crates/optimism/node/src/node.rs
@@ -226,11 +226,9 @@ where
         ctx: &BuilderContext<Node>,
         pool: Pool,
     ) -> eyre::Result<PayloadBuilderHandle<Node::Engine>> {
-        let payload_builder = reth_optimism_payload_builder::OptimismPayloadBuilder::new(
-            ctx.chain_spec(),
-            self.evm_config,
-        )
-        .set_compute_pending_block(self.compute_pending_block);
+        let payload_builder =
+            reth_optimism_payload_builder::OptimismPayloadBuilder::new(self.evm_config)
+                .set_compute_pending_block(self.compute_pending_block);
         let conf = ctx.payload_builder_config();
 
         let payload_job_config = BasicPayloadJobGeneratorConfig::default()
diff --git a/crates/optimism/payload/src/builder.rs b/crates/optimism/payload/src/builder.rs
index 5622bb695..93b8c9606 100644
--- a/crates/optimism/payload/src/builder.rs
+++ b/crates/optimism/payload/src/builder.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use crate::{
     payload::{OptimismBuiltPayload, OptimismPayloadBuilderAttributes},
 };
 use reth_basic_payload_builder::*;
-use reth_chainspec::{ChainSpec, EthereumHardforks, OptimismHardfork};
+use reth_chainspec::{EthereumHardforks, OptimismHardfork};
 use reth_evm::{system_calls::pre_block_beacon_root_contract_call, ConfigureEvm};
 use reth_execution_types::ExecutionOutcome;
 use reth_payload_builder::error::PayloadBuilderError;
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ use revm::{
     primitives::{EVMError, EnvWithHandlerCfg, InvalidTransaction, ResultAndState},
     DatabaseCommit, State,
 };
-use std::sync::Arc;
 use tracing::{debug, trace, warn};
 
 /// Optimism's payload builder
@@ -31,16 +30,14 @@ pub struct OptimismPayloadBuilder<EvmConfig> {
     /// The rollup's compute pending block configuration option.
     // TODO(clabby): Implement this feature.
     compute_pending_block: bool,
-    /// The rollup's chain spec.
-    chain_spec: Arc<ChainSpec>,
     /// The type responsible for creating the evm.
     evm_config: EvmConfig,
 }
 
 impl<EvmConfig> OptimismPayloadBuilder<EvmConfig> {
     /// `OptimismPayloadBuilder` constructor.
-    pub const fn new(chain_spec: Arc<ChainSpec>, evm_config: EvmConfig) -> Self {
-        Self { compute_pending_block: true, chain_spec, evm_config }
+    pub const fn new(evm_config: EvmConfig) -> Self {
+        Self { compute_pending_block: true, evm_config }
     }
 
     /// Sets the rollup's compute pending block configuration option.
@@ -58,12 +55,6 @@ impl<EvmConfig> OptimismPayloadBuilder<EvmConfig> {
     pub const fn is_compute_pending_block(&self) -> bool {
         self.compute_pending_block
     }
-
-    /// Sets the rollup's chainspec.
-    pub fn set_chain_spec(mut self, chain_spec: Arc<ChainSpec>) -> Self {
-        self.chain_spec = chain_spec;
-        self
-    }
 }
 
 /// Implementation of the [`PayloadBuilder`] trait for [`OptimismPayloadBuilder`].