diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index dc7365dec..4cd54a99d 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1857,18 +1857,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "crossbeam-utils",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "confy"
-version = "0.6.1"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "45b1f4c00870f07dc34adcac82bb6a72cc5aabca8536ba1797e01df51d2ce9a0"
-dependencies = [
- "directories",
- "serde",
- "thiserror",
- "toml",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "console"
 version = "0.15.8"
@@ -2416,15 +2404,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "subtle",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "directories"
-version = "5.0.1"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "9a49173b84e034382284f27f1af4dcbbd231ffa358c0fe316541a7337f376a35"
-dependencies = [
- "dirs-sys",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "dirs"
 version = "5.0.1"
@@ -6226,7 +6205,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "aquamarine",
  "backon",
  "clap",
- "confy",
  "discv5",
  "eyre",
  "fdlimit",
@@ -6551,7 +6529,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "backon",
  "clap",
  "comfy-table",
- "confy",
  "crossterm",
  "eyre",
  "fdlimit",
@@ -6658,7 +6635,7 @@ dependencies = [
 name = "reth-config"
 version = "1.0.5"
 dependencies = [
- "confy",
+ "eyre",
  "humantime-serde",
  "reth-network-peers",
  "reth-network-types",
@@ -7693,7 +7670,6 @@ name = "reth-node-builder"
 version = "1.0.5"
 dependencies = [
  "aquamarine",
- "confy",
  "eyre",
  "fdlimit",
  "futures",
@@ -7788,9 +7764,12 @@ dependencies = [
  "reth-tracing",
  "reth-transaction-pool",
  "secp256k1",
+ "serde",
  "serde_json",
  "shellexpand",
+ "tempfile",
  "tokio",
+ "toml",
  "tracing",
  "vergen",
 ]
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 4e8a30e04..9abb32a0d 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -527,7 +527,6 @@ secp256k1 = { version = "0.29", default-features = false, features = [
 c-kzg = "1.0.0"
 
 # config
-confy = "0.6"
 toml = "0.8"
 
 # misc-testing
diff --git a/bin/reth/Cargo.toml b/bin/reth/Cargo.toml
index b9c65365a..2c164530f 100644
--- a/bin/reth/Cargo.toml
+++ b/bin/reth/Cargo.toml
@@ -83,7 +83,6 @@ tracing.workspace = true
 fdlimit.workspace = true
 serde.workspace = true
 serde_json.workspace = true
-confy.workspace = true
 toml = { workspace = true, features = ["display"] }
 
 # metrics
diff --git a/crates/cli/commands/Cargo.toml b/crates/cli/commands/Cargo.toml
index 673cd1799..b0e4bb750 100644
--- a/crates/cli/commands/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/cli/commands/Cargo.toml
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ secp256k1 = { workspace = true, features = ["global-context", "rand-std", "recov
 
 # io
 fdlimit.workspace = true
-confy.workspace = true
 toml = { workspace = true, features = ["display"] }
 
 # tui
diff --git a/crates/cli/commands/src/common.rs b/crates/cli/commands/src/common.rs
index a303b8934..55e4b79f2 100644
--- a/crates/cli/commands/src/common.rs
+++ b/crates/cli/commands/src/common.rs
@@ -65,7 +65,8 @@ impl EnvironmentArgs {
         }
 
         let config_path = self.config.clone().unwrap_or_else(|| data_dir.config());
-        let mut config: Config = confy::load_path(config_path)
+
+        let mut config = Config::from_path(config_path)
             .inspect_err(
                 |err| warn!(target: "reth::cli", %err, "Failed to load config file, using default"),
             )
diff --git a/crates/cli/commands/src/config_cmd.rs b/crates/cli/commands/src/config_cmd.rs
index 890a00611..85af7384e 100644
--- a/crates/cli/commands/src/config_cmd.rs
+++ b/crates/cli/commands/src/config_cmd.rs
@@ -25,11 +25,12 @@ impl Command {
             Config::default()
         } else {
             let path = self.config.clone().unwrap_or_default();
-            // confy will create the file if it doesn't exist; we don't want this
+            // Check if the file exists
             if !path.exists() {
                 bail!("Config file does not exist: {}", path.display());
             }
-            confy::load_path::<Config>(&path)
+            // Read the configuration file
+            Config::from_path(&path)
                 .wrap_err_with(|| format!("Could not load config file: {}", path.display()))?
         };
         println!("{}", toml::to_string_pretty(&config)?);
diff --git a/crates/cli/commands/src/p2p/mod.rs b/crates/cli/commands/src/p2p/mod.rs
index 9c1b45eb2..a3e37abc3 100644
--- a/crates/cli/commands/src/p2p/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/cli/commands/src/p2p/mod.rs
@@ -74,13 +74,15 @@ pub enum Subcommands {
     // RLPx utilities
     Rlpx(rlpx::Command),
 }
+
 impl Command {
     /// Execute `p2p` command
     pub async fn execute(self) -> eyre::Result<()> {
         let data_dir = self.datadir.clone().resolve_datadir(self.chain.chain);
         let config_path = self.config.clone().unwrap_or_else(|| data_dir.config());
 
-        let mut config: Config = confy::load_path(&config_path).unwrap_or_default();
+        // Load configuration
+        let mut config = Config::from_path(&config_path).unwrap_or_default();
 
         config.peers.trusted_nodes.extend(self.network.trusted_peers.clone());
 
diff --git a/crates/config/Cargo.toml b/crates/config/Cargo.toml
index 7a81bcb4d..f30056f1e 100644
--- a/crates/config/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/config/Cargo.toml
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ serde.workspace = true
 humantime-serde.workspace = true
 
 # toml
-confy.workspace = true
+toml.workspace = true
+eyre.workspace = true
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 tempfile.workspace = true
-toml.workspace = true
 reth-network-peers.workspace = true
diff --git a/crates/config/src/config.rs b/crates/config/src/config.rs
index 2f4daeff7..33076afff 100644
--- a/crates/config/src/config.rs
+++ b/crates/config/src/config.rs
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 //! Configuration files.
 
+use eyre::eyre;
 use reth_network_types::{PeersConfig, SessionsConfig};
 use reth_prune_types::PruneModes;
 use reth_stages_types::ExecutionStageThresholds;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Deserializer, Serialize};
 use std::{
     ffi::OsStr,
+    fs,
     path::{Path, PathBuf},
     time::Duration,
 };
@@ -29,6 +31,31 @@ pub struct Config {
 }
 
 impl Config {
+    /// Load a [`Config`] from a specified path.
+    ///
+    /// A new configuration file is created with default values if none
+    /// exists.
+    pub fn from_path(path: impl AsRef<Path>) -> eyre::Result<Self> {
+        let path = path.as_ref();
+        match fs::read_to_string(path) {
+            Ok(cfg_string) => {
+                toml::from_str(&cfg_string).map_err(|e| eyre!("Failed to parse TOML: {e}"))
+            }
+            Err(e) if e.kind() == std::io::ErrorKind::NotFound => {
+                if let Some(parent) = path.parent() {
+                    fs::create_dir_all(parent)
+                        .map_err(|e| eyre!("Failed to create directory: {e}"))?;
+                }
+                let cfg = Self::default();
+                let s = toml::to_string_pretty(&cfg)
+                    .map_err(|e| eyre!("Failed to serialize to TOML: {e}"))?;
+                fs::write(path, s).map_err(|e| eyre!("Failed to write configuration file: {e}"))?;
+                Ok(cfg)
+            }
+            Err(e) => Err(eyre!("Failed to load configuration: {e}")),
+        }
+    }
+
     /// Returns the [`PeersConfig`] for the node.
     ///
     /// If a peers file is provided, the basic nodes from the file are added to the configuration.
@@ -48,9 +75,14 @@ impl Config {
             return Err(std::io::Error::new(
                 std::io::ErrorKind::InvalidInput,
                 format!("reth config file extension must be '{EXTENSION}'"),
-            ))
+            ));
         }
-        confy::store_path(path, self).map_err(|e| std::io::Error::new(std::io::ErrorKind::Other, e))
+
+        std::fs::write(
+            path,
+            toml::to_string(self)
+                .map_err(|e| std::io::Error::new(std::io::ErrorKind::InvalidData, e.to_string()))?,
+        )
     }
 
     /// Sets the pruning configuration.
@@ -384,7 +416,7 @@ where
 mod tests {
     use super::{Config, EXTENSION};
     use reth_network_peers::TrustedPeer;
-    use std::{str::FromStr, time::Duration};
+    use std::{path::Path, str::FromStr, time::Duration};
 
     fn with_tempdir(filename: &str, proc: fn(&std::path::Path)) {
         let temp_dir = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
@@ -395,11 +427,91 @@ mod tests {
         temp_dir.close().unwrap()
     }
 
+    /// Run a test function with a temporary config path as fixture.
+    fn with_config_path(test_fn: fn(&Path)) {
+        // Create a temporary directory for the config file
+        let config_dir = tempfile::tempdir().expect("creating test fixture failed");
+        // Create the config file path
+        let config_path =
+            config_dir.path().join("example-app").join("example-config").with_extension("toml");
+        // Run the test function with the config path
+        test_fn(&config_path);
+        config_dir.close().expect("removing test fixture failed");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_load_path_works() {
+        with_config_path(|path| {
+            let config = Config::from_path(path).expect("load_path failed");
+            assert_eq!(config, Config::default());
+        })
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_load_path_reads_existing_config() {
+        with_config_path(|path| {
+            let config = Config::default();
+
+            // Create the parent directory if it doesn't exist
+            if let Some(parent) = path.parent() {
+                std::fs::create_dir_all(parent).expect("Failed to create directories");
+            }
+
+            // Write the config to the file
+            std::fs::write(path, toml::to_string(&config).unwrap())
+                .expect("Failed to write config");
+
+            // Load the config from the file and compare it
+            let loaded = Config::from_path(path).expect("load_path failed");
+            assert_eq!(config, loaded);
+        })
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_load_path_fails_on_invalid_toml() {
+        with_config_path(|path| {
+            let invalid_toml = "invalid toml data";
+
+            // Create the parent directory if it doesn't exist
+            if let Some(parent) = path.parent() {
+                std::fs::create_dir_all(parent).expect("Failed to create directories");
+            }
+
+            // Write invalid TOML data to the file
+            std::fs::write(path, invalid_toml).expect("Failed to write invalid TOML");
+
+            // Attempt to load the config should fail
+            let result = Config::from_path(path);
+            assert!(result.is_err());
+        })
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_load_path_creates_directory_if_not_exists() {
+        with_config_path(|path| {
+            // Ensure the directory does not exist
+            let parent = path.parent().unwrap();
+            assert!(!parent.exists());
+
+            // Load the configuration, which should create the directory and a default config file
+            let config = Config::from_path(path).expect("load_path failed");
+            assert_eq!(config, Config::default());
+
+            // The directory and file should now exist
+            assert!(parent.exists());
+            assert!(path.exists());
+        });
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn test_store_config() {
         with_tempdir("config-store-test", |config_path| {
             let config = Config::default();
-            confy::store_path(config_path, config).expect("Failed to store config");
+            std::fs::write(
+                config_path,
+                toml::to_string(&config).expect("Failed to serialize config"),
+            )
+            .expect("Failed to write config file");
         })
     }
 
@@ -415,9 +527,18 @@ mod tests {
     fn test_load_config() {
         with_tempdir("config-load-test", |config_path| {
             let config = Config::default();
-            confy::store_path(config_path, &config).unwrap();
 
-            let loaded_config: Config = confy::load_path(config_path).unwrap();
+            // Write the config to a file
+            std::fs::write(
+                config_path,
+                toml::to_string(&config).expect("Failed to serialize config"),
+            )
+            .expect("Failed to write config file");
+
+            // Load the config from the file
+            let loaded_config = Config::from_path(config_path).unwrap();
+
+            // Compare the loaded config with the original config
             assert_eq!(config, loaded_config);
         })
     }
@@ -427,9 +548,18 @@ mod tests {
         with_tempdir("config-load-test", |config_path| {
             let mut config = Config::default();
             config.stages.execution.max_duration = Some(Duration::from_secs(10 * 60));
-            confy::store_path(config_path, &config).unwrap();
 
-            let loaded_config: Config = confy::load_path(config_path).unwrap();
+            // Write the config to a file
+            std::fs::write(
+                config_path,
+                toml::to_string(&config).expect("Failed to serialize config"),
+            )
+            .expect("Failed to write config file");
+
+            // Load the config from the file
+            let loaded_config = Config::from_path(config_path).unwrap();
+
+            // Compare the loaded config with the original config
             assert_eq!(config, loaded_config);
         })
     }
diff --git a/crates/node/builder/Cargo.toml b/crates/node/builder/Cargo.toml
index 4e7d5ea61..106337d17 100644
--- a/crates/node/builder/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/node/builder/Cargo.toml
@@ -76,7 +76,6 @@ secp256k1 = { workspace = true, features = [
 aquamarine.workspace = true
 eyre.workspace = true
 fdlimit.workspace = true
-confy.workspace = true
 rayon.workspace = true
 
 # tracing
diff --git a/crates/node/builder/src/launch/common.rs b/crates/node/builder/src/launch/common.rs
index f96fed209..1b2cfee81 100644
--- a/crates/node/builder/src/launch/common.rs
+++ b/crates/node/builder/src/launch/common.rs
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ impl LaunchContext {
     pub fn load_toml_config(&self, config: &NodeConfig) -> eyre::Result<reth_config::Config> {
         let config_path = config.config.clone().unwrap_or_else(|| self.data_dir.config());
 
-        let mut toml_config = confy::load_path::<reth_config::Config>(&config_path)
+        let mut toml_config = reth_config::Config::from_path(&config_path)
             .wrap_err_with(|| format!("Could not load config file {config_path:?}"))?;
 
         Self::save_pruning_config_if_full_node(&mut toml_config, config, &config_path)?;
@@ -970,12 +970,8 @@ mod tests {
             )
             .unwrap();
 
-            assert_eq!(
-                reth_config.prune.as_ref().map(|p| p.block_interval),
-                node_config.prune_config().map(|p| p.block_interval)
-            );
+            let loaded_config = Config::from_path(config_path).unwrap();
 
-            let loaded_config: Config = confy::load_path(config_path).unwrap();
             assert_eq!(reth_config, loaded_config);
         })
     }
diff --git a/crates/node/core/Cargo.toml b/crates/node/core/Cargo.toml
index ef3bdd703..585f4a8ea 100644
--- a/crates/node/core/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/node/core/Cargo.toml
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ humantime.workspace = true
 const_format.workspace = true
 rand.workspace = true
 derive_more.workspace = true
+toml.workspace = true
+serde.workspace = true
 
 # io
 dirs-next = "2.0.0"
@@ -77,6 +79,7 @@ futures.workspace = true
 # test vectors generation
 proptest.workspace = true
 tokio.workspace = true
+tempfile.workspace = true
 
 [features]
 optimism = [
diff --git a/crates/node/core/src/node_config.rs b/crates/node/core/src/node_config.rs
index 82ed8b660..176d43e26 100644
--- a/crates/node/core/src/node_config.rs
+++ b/crates/node/core/src/node_config.rs
@@ -8,10 +8,13 @@ use crate::{
     dirs::{ChainPath, DataDirPath},
     utils::get_single_header,
 };
+use eyre::eyre;
 use reth_chainspec::{ChainSpec, MAINNET};
 use reth_config::config::PruneConfig;
 use reth_db_api::database::Database;
 use reth_network_p2p::headers::client::HeadersClient;
+use serde::{de::DeserializeOwned, Serialize};
+use std::{fs, path::Path};
 
 use reth_primitives::{
     revm_primitives::EnvKzgSettings, BlockHashOrNumber, BlockNumber, Head, SealedHeader, B256,
@@ -365,6 +368,33 @@ impl NodeConfig {
     pub fn datadir(&self) -> ChainPath<DataDirPath> {
         self.datadir.clone().resolve_datadir(self.chain.chain)
     }
+
+    /// Load an application configuration from a specified path.
+    ///
+    /// A new configuration file is created with default values if none
+    /// exists.
+    pub fn load_path<T: Serialize + DeserializeOwned + Default>(
+        path: impl AsRef<Path>,
+    ) -> eyre::Result<T> {
+        let path = path.as_ref();
+        match fs::read_to_string(path) {
+            Ok(cfg_string) => {
+                toml::from_str(&cfg_string).map_err(|e| eyre!("Failed to parse TOML: {e}"))
+            }
+            Err(e) if e.kind() == std::io::ErrorKind::NotFound => {
+                if let Some(parent) = path.parent() {
+                    fs::create_dir_all(parent)
+                        .map_err(|e| eyre!("Failed to create directory: {e}"))?;
+                }
+                let cfg = T::default();
+                let s = toml::to_string_pretty(&cfg)
+                    .map_err(|e| eyre!("Failed to serialize to TOML: {e}"))?;
+                fs::write(path, s).map_err(|e| eyre!("Failed to write configuration file: {e}"))?;
+                Ok(cfg)
+            }
+            Err(e) => Err(eyre!("Failed to load configuration: {e}")),
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 impl Default for NodeConfig {