diff --git a/crates/optimism/rpc/src/eth/transaction.rs b/crates/optimism/rpc/src/eth/transaction.rs
index 5135b13a2ded..3345ac5d4521 100644
--- a/crates/optimism/rpc/src/eth/transaction.rs
+++ b/crates/optimism/rpc/src/eth/transaction.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ use reth_rpc_eth_api::{
     helpers::{EthSigner, EthTransactions, LoadTransaction, SpawnBlocking},
     FromEthApiError, FullEthApiTypes, RpcNodeCore, TransactionCompat,
 };
-use reth_rpc_eth_types::{utils::recover_raw_transaction, EthStateCache};
+use reth_rpc_eth_types::utils::recover_raw_transaction;
 use reth_transaction_pool::{PoolTransaction, TransactionOrigin, TransactionPool};
 
 use crate::{OpEthApi, SequencerClient};
@@ -59,10 +59,6 @@ where
     Self: SpawnBlocking + FullEthApiTypes,
     N: RpcNodeCore<Provider: TransactionsProvider, Pool: TransactionPool>,
 {
-    #[inline]
-    fn cache(&self) -> &EthStateCache {
-        self.inner.cache()
-    }
 }
 
 impl<N> OpEthApi<N>
diff --git a/crates/rpc/rpc-eth-api/src/helpers/transaction.rs b/crates/rpc/rpc-eth-api/src/helpers/transaction.rs
index af647fedf2c4..3c526cbb0253 100644
--- a/crates/rpc/rpc-eth-api/src/helpers/transaction.rs
+++ b/crates/rpc/rpc-eth-api/src/helpers/transaction.rs
@@ -15,14 +15,15 @@ use reth_primitives::{
 use reth_provider::{BlockNumReader, BlockReaderIdExt, ReceiptProvider, TransactionsProvider};
 use reth_rpc_eth_types::{
     utils::{binary_search, recover_raw_transaction},
-    EthApiError, EthStateCache, SignError, TransactionSource,
+    EthApiError, SignError, TransactionSource,
 };
 use reth_rpc_types_compat::transaction::{from_recovered, from_recovered_with_block_context};
 use reth_transaction_pool::{PoolTransaction, TransactionOrigin, TransactionPool};
 use std::sync::Arc;
 
 use crate::{
-    FromEthApiError, FullEthApiTypes, IntoEthApiError, RpcNodeCore, RpcReceipt, RpcTransaction,
+    FromEthApiError, FullEthApiTypes, IntoEthApiError, RpcNodeCore, RpcNodeCoreExt, RpcReceipt,
+    RpcTransaction,
 };
 
 use super::{
@@ -461,13 +462,10 @@ pub trait EthTransactions: LoadTransaction<Provider: BlockReaderIdExt> {
 /// Behaviour shared by several `eth_` RPC methods, not exclusive to `eth_` transactions RPC
 /// methods.
 pub trait LoadTransaction:
-    SpawnBlocking + FullEthApiTypes + RpcNodeCore<Provider: TransactionsProvider, Pool: TransactionPool>
+    SpawnBlocking
+    + FullEthApiTypes
+    + RpcNodeCoreExt<Provider: TransactionsProvider, Pool: TransactionPool>
 {
-    /// Returns a handle for reading data from memory.
-    ///
-    /// Data access in default (L1) trait method implementations.
-    fn cache(&self) -> &EthStateCache;
-
     /// Returns the transaction by hash.
     ///
     /// Checks the pool and state.
diff --git a/crates/rpc/rpc/src/eth/helpers/transaction.rs b/crates/rpc/rpc/src/eth/helpers/transaction.rs
index 623db35e5ade..8ac0785b2620 100644
--- a/crates/rpc/rpc/src/eth/helpers/transaction.rs
+++ b/crates/rpc/rpc/src/eth/helpers/transaction.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ use reth_rpc_eth_api::{
     helpers::{EthSigner, EthTransactions, LoadTransaction, SpawnBlocking},
     FullEthApiTypes, RpcNodeCore,
 };
-use reth_rpc_eth_types::EthStateCache;
 use reth_transaction_pool::TransactionPool;
 
 use crate::EthApi;
@@ -28,10 +27,6 @@ where
         + FullEthApiTypes
         + RpcNodeCore<Provider: TransactionsProvider, Pool: TransactionPool>,
 {
-    #[inline]
-    fn cache(&self) -> &EthStateCache {
-        self.inner.cache()
-    }
 }
 
 #[cfg(test)]