diff --git a/bin/reth/Cargo.toml b/bin/reth/Cargo.toml
index 3623f31db..b9c65365a 100644
--- a/bin/reth/Cargo.toml
+++ b/bin/reth/Cargo.toml
@@ -152,10 +152,6 @@ ethereum = []
 name = "reth"
 path = "src/main.rs"
 
-[[bin]]
-name = "engine2"
-path = "src/engine2.rs"
-
 [[bin]]
 name = "op-reth"
 path = "src/optimism.rs"
diff --git a/bin/reth/src/engine2.rs b/bin/reth/src/engine2.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 94777307c..000000000
--- a/bin/reth/src/engine2.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,40 +0,0 @@
-#![allow(missing_docs)]
-#![allow(rustdoc::missing_crate_level_docs)]
-
-// We use jemalloc for performance reasons.
-#[cfg(all(feature = "jemalloc", unix))]
-#[global_allocator]
-static ALLOC: tikv_jemallocator::Jemalloc = tikv_jemallocator::Jemalloc;
-
-#[cfg(not(feature = "optimism"))]
-fn main() {
-    use reth::cli::Cli;
-    use reth_node_ethereum::{launch::EthNodeLauncher, node::EthereumAddOns, EthereumNode};
-    use reth_provider::providers::BlockchainProvider2;
-
-    reth_cli_util::sigsegv_handler::install();
-
-    // Enable backtraces unless a RUST_BACKTRACE value has already been explicitly provided.
-    if std::env::var_os("RUST_BACKTRACE").is_none() {
-        std::env::set_var("RUST_BACKTRACE", "1");
-    }
-
-    if let Err(err) = Cli::parse_args().run(|builder, _| async {
-        let handle = builder
-            .with_types_and_provider::<EthereumNode, BlockchainProvider2<_>>()
-            .with_components(EthereumNode::components())
-            .with_add_ons::<EthereumAddOns>()
-            .launch_with_fn(|builder| {
-                let launcher = EthNodeLauncher::new(
-                    builder.task_executor().clone(),
-                    builder.config().datadir(),
-                );
-                builder.launch_with(launcher)
-            })
-            .await?;
-        handle.node_exit_future.await
-    }) {
-        eprintln!("Error: {err:?}");
-        std::process::exit(1);
-    }
-}
diff --git a/bin/reth/src/main.rs b/bin/reth/src/main.rs
index 4eacb9df3..a2558985e 100644
--- a/bin/reth/src/main.rs
+++ b/bin/reth/src/main.rs
@@ -8,10 +8,24 @@ static ALLOC: tikv_jemallocator::Jemalloc = tikv_jemallocator::Jemalloc;
 #[cfg(all(feature = "optimism", not(test)))]
 compile_error!("Cannot build the `reth` binary with the `optimism` feature flag enabled. Did you mean to build `op-reth`?");
 
+/// clap [Args] for Engine related arguments.
+use clap::Args;
+
+/// Parameters for configuring the engine
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Args, PartialEq, Eq, Default)]
+#[command(next_help_heading = "Engine")]
+pub struct EngineArgs {
+    /// Enable the engine2 experimental features on reth binary
+    #[arg(long = "engine.experimental", default_value = "false")]
+    pub experimental: bool,
+}
+
 #[cfg(not(feature = "optimism"))]
 fn main() {
+    use clap::Parser;
     use reth::cli::Cli;
-    use reth_node_ethereum::EthereumNode;
+    use reth_node_ethereum::{launch::EthNodeLauncher, node::EthereumAddOns, EthereumNode};
+    use reth_provider::providers::BlockchainProvider2;
 
     reth_cli_util::sigsegv_handler::install();
 
@@ -20,11 +34,51 @@ fn main() {
         std::env::set_var("RUST_BACKTRACE", "1");
     }
 
-    if let Err(err) = Cli::parse_args().run(|builder, _| async {
-        let handle = builder.launch_node(EthereumNode::default()).await?;
-        handle.node_exit_future.await
+    if let Err(err) = Cli::<EngineArgs>::parse().run(|builder, engine_args| async move {
+        let enable_engine2 = engine_args.experimental;
+        match enable_engine2 {
+            true => {
+                let handle = builder
+                    .with_types_and_provider::<EthereumNode, BlockchainProvider2<_>>()
+                    .with_components(EthereumNode::components())
+                    .with_add_ons::<EthereumAddOns>()
+                    .launch_with_fn(|builder| {
+                        let launcher = EthNodeLauncher::new(
+                            builder.task_executor().clone(),
+                            builder.config().datadir(),
+                        );
+                        builder.launch_with(launcher)
+                    })
+                    .await?;
+                handle.node_exit_future.await
+            }
+            false => {
+                let handle = builder.launch_node(EthereumNode::default()).await?;
+                handle.node_exit_future.await
+            }
+        }
     }) {
         eprintln!("Error: {err:?}");
         std::process::exit(1);
     }
 }
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+    use clap::Parser;
+
+    /// A helper type to parse Args more easily
+    #[derive(Parser)]
+    struct CommandParser<T: Args> {
+        #[command(flatten)]
+        args: T,
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_parse_engine_args() {
+        let default_args = EngineArgs::default();
+        let args = CommandParser::<EngineArgs>::parse_from(["reth"]).args;
+        assert_eq!(args, default_args);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/book/cli/reth/node.md b/book/cli/reth/node.md
index ca8d3742c..7e9c0bdf7 100644
--- a/book/cli/reth/node.md
+++ b/book/cli/reth/node.md
@@ -525,6 +525,10 @@ Pruning:
       --full
           Run full node. Only the most recent [`MINIMUM_PRUNING_DISTANCE`] block states are stored. This flag takes priority over pruning configuration in reth.toml
 
+Engine:
+      --engine.experimental
+          Enable the engine2 experimental features on reth binary
+
 Logging:
       --log.stdout.format <FORMAT>
           The format to use for logs written to stdout