diff --git a/crates/engine/tree/src/static_files.rs b/crates/engine/tree/src/static_files.rs
index f80af832b..90860ab34 100644
--- a/crates/engine/tree/src/static_files.rs
+++ b/crates/engine/tree/src/static_files.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@
 use reth_db::database::Database;
 use reth_errors::ProviderResult;
 use reth_primitives::{SealedBlock, StaticFileSegment, TransactionSignedNoHash, B256, U256};
-use reth_provider::{ProviderFactory, StaticFileProviderFactory, StaticFileWriter};
+use reth_provider::{
+    ProviderFactory, StaticFileProviderFactory, StaticFileWriter, TransactionsProviderExt,
+};
 use std::sync::{
     mpsc::{Receiver, SendError, Sender},
     Arc,
@@ -162,17 +164,40 @@ where
         block_num: u64,
         sender: oneshot::Sender<()>,
     ) -> ProviderResult<()> {
-        let provider = self.provider.static_file_provider();
+        let sf_provider = self.provider.static_file_provider();
+        let db_provider_rw = self.provider.provider_rw()?;
+
+        // get highest static file block for the total block range
+        let highest_static_file_block = sf_provider
+            .get_highest_static_file_block(StaticFileSegment::Headers)
+            .expect("todo: error handling, headers should exist");
+
+        // Get the total txs for the block range, so we have the correct number of columns for
+        // receipts and transactions
+        let tx_range = db_provider_rw
+            .transaction_range_by_block_range(block_num..=highest_static_file_block)?;
+        let total_txs = tx_range.end().saturating_sub(*tx_range.start());
 
         // get the writers
-        let mut _header_writer = provider.get_writer(block_num, StaticFileSegment::Headers)?;
-        let mut _transactions_writer =
-            provider.get_writer(block_num, StaticFileSegment::Transactions)?;
-        let mut _receipts_writer = provider.get_writer(block_num, StaticFileSegment::Receipts)?;
+        let mut header_writer = sf_provider.get_writer(block_num, StaticFileSegment::Headers)?;
+        let mut transactions_writer =
+            sf_provider.get_writer(block_num, StaticFileSegment::Transactions)?;
+        let mut receipts_writer = sf_provider.get_writer(block_num, StaticFileSegment::Receipts)?;
 
-        // TODO: how do we delete s.t. `block_num` is the start? Additionally, do we need to index
-        // by tx num for the transactions segment?
-        todo!("implement remove_blocks_above")
+        // finally actually truncate, these internally commit
+        receipts_writer.truncate(StaticFileSegment::Receipts, total_txs, Some(block_num))?;
+        transactions_writer.truncate(
+            StaticFileSegment::Transactions,
+            total_txs,
+            Some(block_num),
+        )?;
+        header_writer.truncate(
+            StaticFileSegment::Headers,
+            highest_static_file_block.saturating_sub(block_num),
+            None,
+        )?;
+
+        Ok(())
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/crates/storage/provider/src/providers/static_file/writer.rs b/crates/storage/provider/src/providers/static_file/writer.rs
index df4417ace..96e8d9824 100644
--- a/crates/storage/provider/src/providers/static_file/writer.rs
+++ b/crates/storage/provider/src/providers/static_file/writer.rs
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ impl StaticFileProviderRW {
     ///
     /// # Note
     /// Commits to the configuration file at the end.
-    fn truncate(
+    pub fn truncate(
         &mut self,
         segment: StaticFileSegment,
         num_rows: u64,