diff --git a/crates/e2e-test-utils/src/lib.rs b/crates/e2e-test-utils/src/lib.rs
index 25fb77f01e73..942f9e869728 100644
--- a/crates/e2e-test-utils/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/e2e-test-utils/src/lib.rs
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ use reth_chainspec::ChainSpec;
 use reth_db::{test_utils::TempDatabase, DatabaseEnv};
 use reth_node_builder::{
     components::NodeComponentsBuilder, rpc::EthApiBuilderProvider, FullNodeTypesAdapter, Node,
-    NodeAdapter, NodeAddOns, NodeComponents, NodeTypes, RethFullAdapter,
+    NodeAdapter, NodeAddOns, NodeComponents, NodeTypesWithEngine, RethFullAdapter,
 };
 use reth_provider::providers::BlockchainProvider;
 use tracing::{span, Level};
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ pub async fn setup<N>(
     is_dev: bool,
 ) -> eyre::Result<(Vec<NodeHelperType<N, N::AddOns>>, TaskManager, Wallet)>
 where
-    N: Default + Node<TmpNodeAdapter<N>> + NodeTypes<ChainSpec = ChainSpec>,
+    N: Default + Node<TmpNodeAdapter<N>> + NodeTypesWithEngine<ChainSpec = ChainSpec>,
     N::ComponentsBuilder: NodeComponentsBuilder<
         TmpNodeAdapter<N>,
         Components: NodeComponents<TmpNodeAdapter<N>, Network: PeersHandleProvider>,
diff --git a/crates/e2e-test-utils/src/node.rs b/crates/e2e-test-utils/src/node.rs
index 0040801fa3fa..f5452198397a 100644
--- a/crates/e2e-test-utils/src/node.rs
+++ b/crates/e2e-test-utils/src/node.rs
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ use reth::{
         types::engine::PayloadStatusEnum,
     },
 };
-use reth_node_builder::{EthApiTypes, NodeAddOns, NodeTypes};
+use reth_node_builder::{EthApiTypes, NodeAddOns, NodeTypesWithEngine};
 use reth_primitives::{BlockHash, BlockNumber, Bytes, B256};
 use reth_rpc_types::WithOtherFields;
 use reth_stages_types::StageId;
@@ -118,8 +118,8 @@ where
         &mut self,
         attributes_generator: impl Fn(u64) -> <Node::Engine as PayloadTypes>::PayloadBuilderAttributes,
     ) -> eyre::Result<(
-        <<Node as NodeTypes>::Engine as PayloadTypes>::BuiltPayload,
-        <<Node as NodeTypes>::Engine as PayloadTypes>::PayloadBuilderAttributes,
+        <<Node as NodeTypesWithEngine>::Engine as PayloadTypes>::BuiltPayload,
+        <<Node as NodeTypesWithEngine>::Engine as PayloadTypes>::PayloadBuilderAttributes,
     )>
     where
         <Node::Engine as EngineTypes>::ExecutionPayloadV3:
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ where
         attributes_generator: impl Fn(u64) -> <Node::Engine as PayloadTypes>::PayloadBuilderAttributes,
     ) -> eyre::Result<(
         <Node::Engine as PayloadTypes>::BuiltPayload,
-        <<Node as NodeTypes>::Engine as PayloadTypes>::PayloadBuilderAttributes,
+        <<Node as NodeTypesWithEngine>::Engine as PayloadTypes>::PayloadBuilderAttributes,
     )>
     where
         <Node::Engine as EngineTypes>::ExecutionPayloadV3:
diff --git a/crates/ethereum/node/src/node.rs b/crates/ethereum/node/src/node.rs
index ce1498a15f33..24628019bb8f 100644
--- a/crates/ethereum/node/src/node.rs
+++ b/crates/ethereum/node/src/node.rs
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ use reth_node_builder::{
         ComponentsBuilder, ConsensusBuilder, ExecutorBuilder, NetworkBuilder,
         PayloadServiceBuilder, PoolBuilder,
     },
-    node::{FullNodeTypes, NodeTypes},
+    node::{FullNodeTypes, NodeTypes, NodeTypesWithEngine},
     BuilderContext, ConfigureEvm, Node, PayloadBuilderConfig, PayloadTypes,
 };
 use reth_payload_builder::{PayloadBuilderHandle, PayloadBuilderService};
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ impl EthereumNode {
     >
     where
         Node: FullNodeTypes,
-        <Node as NodeTypes>::Engine: PayloadTypes<
+        <Node as NodeTypesWithEngine>::Engine: PayloadTypes<
             BuiltPayload = EthBuiltPayload,
             PayloadAttributes = EthPayloadAttributes,
             PayloadBuilderAttributes = EthPayloadBuilderAttributes,
@@ -66,10 +66,13 @@ impl EthereumNode {
 
 impl NodeTypes for EthereumNode {
     type Primitives = ();
-    type Engine = EthEngineTypes;
     type ChainSpec = ChainSpec;
 }
 
+impl NodeTypesWithEngine for EthereumNode {
+    type Engine = EthEngineTypes;
+}
+
 /// Add-ons w.r.t. l1 ethereum.
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
 pub struct EthereumAddOns;
@@ -215,7 +218,7 @@ where
     Node: FullNodeTypes,
     Evm: ConfigureEvm,
     Pool: TransactionPool + Unpin + 'static,
-    <Node as NodeTypes>::Engine: PayloadTypes<
+    <Node as NodeTypesWithEngine>::Engine: PayloadTypes<
         BuiltPayload = EthBuiltPayload,
         PayloadAttributes = EthPayloadAttributes,
         PayloadBuilderAttributes = EthPayloadBuilderAttributes,
diff --git a/crates/exex/test-utils/src/lib.rs b/crates/exex/test-utils/src/lib.rs
index b363823eab04..c470cd1d9cbe 100644
--- a/crates/exex/test-utils/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/exex/test-utils/src/lib.rs
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ use reth_evm::test_utils::MockExecutorProvider;
 use reth_execution_types::Chain;
 use reth_exex::{ExExContext, ExExEvent, ExExNotification};
 use reth_network::{config::SecretKey, NetworkConfigBuilder, NetworkManager};
-use reth_node_api::{FullNodeTypes, FullNodeTypesAdapter, NodeTypes};
+use reth_node_api::{FullNodeTypes, FullNodeTypesAdapter, NodeTypes, NodeTypesWithEngine};
 use reth_node_builder::{
     components::{
         Components, ComponentsBuilder, ConsensusBuilder, ExecutorBuilder, NodeComponentsBuilder,
@@ -110,10 +110,13 @@ pub struct TestNode;
 
 impl NodeTypes for TestNode {
     type Primitives = ();
-    type Engine = EthEngineTypes;
     type ChainSpec = ChainSpec;
 }
 
+impl NodeTypesWithEngine for TestNode {
+    type Engine = EthEngineTypes;
+}
+
 impl<N> Node<N> for TestNode
 where
     N: FullNodeTypes<Engine = EthEngineTypes, ChainSpec = ChainSpec>,
diff --git a/crates/node/api/src/node.rs b/crates/node/api/src/node.rs
index 50e87f98b7c3..275cdc5a1f65 100644
--- a/crates/node/api/src/node.rs
+++ b/crates/node/api/src/node.rs
@@ -17,55 +17,99 @@ use reth_transaction_pool::TransactionPool;
 
 use crate::{primitives::NodePrimitives, ConfigureEvm, EngineTypes};
 
-/// The type that configures the essential types of an ethereum like node.
+/// The type that configures the essential types of an Ethereum-like node.
 ///
-/// This includes the primitive types of a node, the engine API types for communication with the
-/// consensus layer.
+/// This includes the primitive types of a node.
 ///
 /// This trait is intended to be stateless and only define the types of the node.
 pub trait NodeTypes: Send + Sync + Unpin + 'static {
     /// The node's primitive types, defining basic operations and structures.
     type Primitives: NodePrimitives;
-    /// The node's engine types, defining the interaction with the consensus engine.
-    type Engine: EngineTypes;
     /// The type used for configuration of the EVM.
     type ChainSpec: EthChainSpec;
 }
 
-/// A [`NodeTypes`] type builder
+/// The type that configures an Ethereum-like node with an engine for consensus.
+pub trait NodeTypesWithEngine: NodeTypes {
+    /// The node's engine types, defining the interaction with the consensus engine.
+    type Engine: EngineTypes;
+}
+
+/// A [`NodeTypes`] type builder.
+#[derive(Default, Debug)]
+pub struct AnyNodeTypes<P = (), C = ()>(PhantomData<P>, PhantomData<C>);
+
+impl<P, C> AnyNodeTypes<P, C> {
+    /// Sets the `Primitives` associated type.
+    pub const fn primitives<T>(self) -> AnyNodeTypes<T, C> {
+        AnyNodeTypes::<T, C>(PhantomData::<T>, PhantomData::<C>)
+    }
+
+    /// Sets the `ChainSpec` associated type.
+    pub const fn chain_spec<T>(self) -> AnyNodeTypes<P, T> {
+        AnyNodeTypes::<P, T>(PhantomData::<P>, PhantomData::<T>)
+    }
+}
+
+impl<P, C> NodeTypes for AnyNodeTypes<P, C>
+where
+    P: NodePrimitives + Send + Sync + Unpin + 'static,
+    C: EthChainSpec,
+{
+    type Primitives = P;
+    type ChainSpec = C;
+}
+
+/// A [`NodeTypesWithEngine`] type builder.
 #[derive(Default, Debug)]
-pub struct AnyNodeTypes<P = (), E = (), C = ()>(PhantomData<P>, PhantomData<E>, PhantomData<C>);
+pub struct AnyNodeTypesWithEngine<P = (), E = (), C = ()> {
+    /// Embedding the basic node types.
+    base: AnyNodeTypes<P, C>,
+    /// Phantom data for the engine.
+    _engine: PhantomData<E>,
+}
 
-impl<P, E, C> AnyNodeTypes<P, E, C> {
+impl<P, E, C> AnyNodeTypesWithEngine<P, E, C> {
     /// Sets the `Primitives` associated type.
-    pub const fn primitives<T>(self) -> AnyNodeTypes<T, E, C> {
-        AnyNodeTypes::<T, E, C>(PhantomData::<T>, PhantomData::<E>, PhantomData::<C>)
+    pub const fn primitives<T>(self) -> AnyNodeTypesWithEngine<T, E, C> {
+        AnyNodeTypesWithEngine { base: self.base.primitives::<T>(), _engine: PhantomData }
     }
 
     /// Sets the `Engine` associated type.
-    pub const fn engine<T>(self) -> AnyNodeTypes<P, T, C> {
-        AnyNodeTypes::<P, T, C>(PhantomData::<P>, PhantomData::<T>, PhantomData::<C>)
+    pub const fn engine<T>(self) -> AnyNodeTypesWithEngine<P, T, C> {
+        AnyNodeTypesWithEngine { base: self.base, _engine: PhantomData::<T> }
+    }
+
+    /// Sets the `ChainSpec` associated type.
+    pub const fn chain_spec<T>(self) -> AnyNodeTypesWithEngine<P, E, T> {
+        AnyNodeTypesWithEngine { base: self.base.chain_spec::<T>(), _engine: PhantomData }
     }
 }
 
-impl<P, E, C> NodeTypes for AnyNodeTypes<P, E, C>
+impl<P, E, C> NodeTypes for AnyNodeTypesWithEngine<P, E, C>
 where
     P: NodePrimitives + Send + Sync + Unpin + 'static,
     E: EngineTypes + Send + Sync + Unpin,
     C: EthChainSpec,
 {
     type Primitives = P;
+    type ChainSpec = C;
+}
 
+impl<P, E, C> NodeTypesWithEngine for AnyNodeTypesWithEngine<P, E, C>
+where
+    P: NodePrimitives + Send + Sync + Unpin + 'static,
+    E: EngineTypes + Send + Sync + Unpin,
+    C: EthChainSpec,
+{
     type Engine = E;
-
-    type ChainSpec = C;
 }
 
-/// A helper trait that is downstream of the [`NodeTypes`] trait and adds stateful components to the
-/// node.
+/// A helper trait that is downstream of the [`NodeTypesWithEngine`] trait and adds stateful
+/// components to the node.
 ///
 /// Its types are configured by node internally and are not intended to be user configurable.
-pub trait FullNodeTypes: NodeTypes<ChainSpec = ChainSpec> + 'static {
+pub trait FullNodeTypes: NodeTypesWithEngine<ChainSpec = ChainSpec> + 'static {
     /// Underlying database type used by the node to store and retrieve data.
     type DB: Database + DatabaseMetrics + DatabaseMetadata + Clone + Unpin + 'static;
     /// The provider type used to interact with the node.
@@ -104,18 +148,26 @@ impl<Types, DB, Provider> Clone for FullNodeTypesAdapter<Types, DB, Provider> {
 
 impl<Types, DB, Provider> NodeTypes for FullNodeTypesAdapter<Types, DB, Provider>
 where
-    Types: NodeTypes,
+    Types: NodeTypesWithEngine,
     DB: Send + Sync + Unpin + 'static,
     Provider: Send + Sync + Unpin + 'static,
 {
     type Primitives = Types::Primitives;
-    type Engine = Types::Engine;
     type ChainSpec = Types::ChainSpec;
 }
 
+impl<Types, DB, Provider> NodeTypesWithEngine for FullNodeTypesAdapter<Types, DB, Provider>
+where
+    Types: NodeTypesWithEngine,
+    DB: Send + Sync + Unpin + 'static,
+    Provider: Send + Sync + Unpin + 'static,
+{
+    type Engine = Types::Engine;
+}
+
 impl<Types, DB, Provider> FullNodeTypes for FullNodeTypesAdapter<Types, DB, Provider>
 where
-    Types: NodeTypes<ChainSpec = ChainSpec>,
+    Types: NodeTypesWithEngine<ChainSpec = ChainSpec>,
     Provider: FullProvider<DB, Types::ChainSpec>,
     DB: Database + DatabaseMetrics + DatabaseMetadata + Clone + Unpin + 'static,
 {
diff --git a/crates/node/builder/src/builder/mod.rs b/crates/node/builder/src/builder/mod.rs
index 52af467cb5cd..7f6338eadd7d 100644
--- a/crates/node/builder/src/builder/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/node/builder/src/builder/mod.rs
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ use reth_exex::ExExContext;
 use reth_network::{
     NetworkBuilder, NetworkConfig, NetworkConfigBuilder, NetworkHandle, NetworkManager,
 };
-use reth_node_api::{FullNodeTypes, FullNodeTypesAdapter, NodeAddOns, NodeTypes};
+use reth_node_api::{FullNodeTypes, FullNodeTypesAdapter, NodeAddOns, NodeTypesWithEngine};
 use reth_node_core::{
     cli::config::{PayloadBuilderConfig, RethTransactionPoolConfig},
     dirs::{ChainPath, DataDirPath},
@@ -58,8 +58,8 @@ pub type RethFullAdapter<DB, Types> = FullNodeTypesAdapter<Types, DB, Blockchain
 /// ## Order
 ///
 /// Configuring a node starts out with a [`NodeConfig`] (this can be obtained from cli arguments for
-/// example) and then proceeds to configure the core static types of the node: [`NodeTypes`], these
-/// include the node's primitive types and the node's engine types.
+/// example) and then proceeds to configure the core static types of the node:
+/// [`NodeTypesWithEngine`], these include the node's primitive types and the node's engine types.
 ///
 /// Next all stateful components of the node are configured, these include all the
 /// components of the node that are downstream of those types, these include:
@@ -125,10 +125,10 @@ pub type RethFullAdapter<DB, Types> = FullNodeTypesAdapter<Types, DB, Blockchain
 ///
 /// ## Internals
 ///
-/// The node builder is fully type safe, it uses the [`NodeTypes`] trait to enforce that all
-/// components are configured with the correct types. However the database types and with that the
-/// provider trait implementations are currently created by the builder itself during the launch
-/// process, hence the database type is not part of the [`NodeTypes`] trait and the node's
+/// The node builder is fully type safe, it uses the [`NodeTypesWithEngine`] trait to enforce that
+/// all components are configured with the correct types. However the database types and with that
+/// the provider trait implementations are currently created by the builder itself during the launch
+/// process, hence the database type is not part of the [`NodeTypesWithEngine`] trait and the node's
 /// components, that depend on the database, are configured separately. In order to have a nice
 /// trait that encapsulates the entire node the
 /// [`FullNodeComponents`](reth_node_api::FullNodeComponents) trait was introduced. This
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ where
     /// Configures the types of the node.
     pub fn with_types<T>(self) -> NodeBuilderWithTypes<RethFullAdapter<DB, T>>
     where
-        T: NodeTypes<ChainSpec = ChainSpec>,
+        T: NodeTypesWithEngine<ChainSpec = ChainSpec>,
     {
         self.with_types_and_provider()
     }
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ where
         self,
     ) -> NodeBuilderWithTypes<FullNodeTypesAdapter<T, DB, P>>
     where
-        T: NodeTypes<ChainSpec = ChainSpec>,
+        T: NodeTypesWithEngine<ChainSpec = ChainSpec>,
         P: FullProvider<DB, T::ChainSpec>,
     {
         NodeBuilderWithTypes::new(self.config, self.database)
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ where
     /// Configures the types of the node.
     pub fn with_types<T>(self) -> WithLaunchContext<NodeBuilderWithTypes<RethFullAdapter<DB, T>>>
     where
-        T: NodeTypes<ChainSpec = ChainSpec>,
+        T: NodeTypesWithEngine<ChainSpec = ChainSpec>,
     {
         WithLaunchContext { builder: self.builder.with_types(), task_executor: self.task_executor }
     }
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ where
         self,
     ) -> WithLaunchContext<NodeBuilderWithTypes<FullNodeTypesAdapter<T, DB, P>>>
     where
-        T: NodeTypes<ChainSpec = ChainSpec>,
+        T: NodeTypesWithEngine<ChainSpec = ChainSpec>,
         P: FullProvider<DB, T::ChainSpec>,
     {
         WithLaunchContext {
@@ -475,7 +475,7 @@ where
 impl<T, DB, CB, AO> WithLaunchContext<NodeBuilderWithComponents<RethFullAdapter<DB, T>, CB, AO>>
 where
     DB: Database + DatabaseMetrics + DatabaseMetadata + Clone + Unpin + 'static,
-    T: NodeTypes<ChainSpec = ChainSpec>,
+    T: NodeTypesWithEngine<ChainSpec = ChainSpec>,
     CB: NodeComponentsBuilder<RethFullAdapter<DB, T>>,
     AO: NodeAddOns<
         NodeAdapter<RethFullAdapter<DB, T>, CB::Components>,
diff --git a/crates/node/builder/src/builder/states.rs b/crates/node/builder/src/builder/states.rs
index f6915a3db392..e31ea363f996 100644
--- a/crates/node/builder/src/builder/states.rs
+++ b/crates/node/builder/src/builder/states.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@
 use std::{fmt, future::Future, marker::PhantomData};
 
 use reth_exex::ExExContext;
-use reth_node_api::{FullNodeComponents, FullNodeTypes, NodeAddOns, NodeTypes};
+use reth_node_api::{
+    FullNodeComponents, FullNodeTypes, NodeAddOns, NodeTypes, NodeTypesWithEngine,
+};
 use reth_node_core::{
     node_config::NodeConfig,
     rpc::eth::{helpers::AddDevSigners, FullEthApiServer},
@@ -90,10 +92,13 @@ pub struct NodeAdapter<T: FullNodeTypes, C: NodeComponents<T>> {
 
 impl<T: FullNodeTypes, C: NodeComponents<T>> NodeTypes for NodeAdapter<T, C> {
     type Primitives = T::Primitives;
-    type Engine = T::Engine;
     type ChainSpec = T::ChainSpec;
 }
 
+impl<T: FullNodeTypes, C: NodeComponents<T>> NodeTypesWithEngine for NodeAdapter<T, C> {
+    type Engine = T::Engine;
+}
+
 impl<T: FullNodeTypes, C: NodeComponents<T>> FullNodeTypes for NodeAdapter<T, C> {
     type DB = T::DB;
     type Provider = T::Provider;
diff --git a/crates/node/builder/src/components/mod.rs b/crates/node/builder/src/components/mod.rs
index e2d35c470661..0d2af5b976b7 100644
--- a/crates/node/builder/src/components/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/node/builder/src/components/mod.rs
@@ -35,7 +35,9 @@ use crate::{ConfigureEvm, FullNodeTypes};
 ///  - transaction pool
 ///  - network
 ///  - payload builder.
-pub trait NodeComponents<NodeTypes: FullNodeTypes>: Clone + Unpin + Send + Sync + 'static {
+pub trait NodeComponents<NodeTypesWithEngine: FullNodeTypes>:
+    Clone + Unpin + Send + Sync + 'static
+{
     /// The transaction pool of the node.
     type Pool: TransactionPool + Unpin;
 
@@ -67,7 +69,7 @@ pub trait NodeComponents<NodeTypes: FullNodeTypes>: Clone + Unpin + Send + Sync
     fn network(&self) -> &Self::Network;
 
     /// Returns the handle to the payload builder service.
-    fn payload_builder(&self) -> &PayloadBuilderHandle<NodeTypes::Engine>;
+    fn payload_builder(&self) -> &PayloadBuilderHandle<NodeTypesWithEngine::Engine>;
 }
 
 /// All the components of the node.
diff --git a/crates/node/builder/src/node.rs b/crates/node/builder/src/node.rs
index 4b54b09cdf84..c27b85d41ed5 100644
--- a/crates/node/builder/src/node.rs
+++ b/crates/node/builder/src/node.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 // re-export the node api types
-pub use reth_node_api::{FullNodeTypes, NodeTypes};
+pub use reth_node_api::{FullNodeTypes, NodeTypes, NodeTypesWithEngine};
 
 use std::{marker::PhantomData, sync::Arc};
 
@@ -20,10 +20,10 @@ use crate::{
     NodeAdapter, NodeAddOns,
 };
 
-/// A [`crate::Node`] is a [`NodeTypes`] that comes with preconfigured components.
+/// A [`crate::Node`] is a [`NodeTypesWithEngine`] that comes with preconfigured components.
 ///
 /// This can be used to configure the builder with a preset of components.
-pub trait Node<N: FullNodeTypes>: NodeTypes + Clone {
+pub trait Node<N: FullNodeTypes>: NodeTypesWithEngine + Clone {
     /// The type that builds the node's components.
     type ComponentsBuilder: NodeComponentsBuilder<N>;
 
@@ -60,11 +60,18 @@ where
 {
     type Primitives = N::Primitives;
 
-    type Engine = N::Engine;
-
     type ChainSpec = N::ChainSpec;
 }
 
+impl<N, C, AO> NodeTypesWithEngine for AnyNode<N, C, AO>
+where
+    N: FullNodeTypes,
+    C: Send + Sync + Unpin + 'static,
+    AO: Send + Sync + Unpin + Clone + 'static,
+{
+    type Engine = N::Engine;
+}
+
 impl<N, C, AO> Node<N> for AnyNode<N, C, AO>
 where
     N: FullNodeTypes + Clone,
diff --git a/crates/optimism/node/src/node.rs b/crates/optimism/node/src/node.rs
index 823395d4ac08..377038472087 100644
--- a/crates/optimism/node/src/node.rs
+++ b/crates/optimism/node/src/node.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ use reth_node_builder::{
         ComponentsBuilder, ConsensusBuilder, ExecutorBuilder, NetworkBuilder,
         PayloadServiceBuilder, PoolBuilder,
     },
-    node::{FullNodeTypes, NodeTypes},
+    node::{FullNodeTypes, NodeTypes, NodeTypesWithEngine},
     BuilderContext, Node, PayloadBuilderConfig,
 };
 use reth_optimism_consensus::OptimismBeaconConsensus;
@@ -100,10 +100,13 @@ where
 
 impl NodeTypes for OptimismNode {
     type Primitives = ();
-    type Engine = OptimismEngineTypes;
     type ChainSpec = ChainSpec;
 }
 
+impl NodeTypesWithEngine for OptimismNode {
+    type Engine = OptimismEngineTypes;
+}
+
 /// Add-ons w.r.t. optimism.
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
 pub struct OptimismAddOns;
diff --git a/examples/custom-engine-types/src/main.rs b/examples/custom-engine-types/src/main.rs
index 9980be374f40..c58111f86deb 100644
--- a/examples/custom-engine-types/src/main.rs
+++ b/examples/custom-engine-types/src/main.rs
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ use reth::{
     api::PayloadTypes,
     builder::{
         components::{ComponentsBuilder, PayloadServiceBuilder},
-        node::NodeTypes,
+        node::{NodeTypes, NodeTypesWithEngine},
         BuilderContext, FullNodeTypes, Node, NodeBuilder, PayloadBuilderConfig,
     },
     primitives::revm_primitives::{BlockEnv, CfgEnvWithHandlerCfg},
@@ -194,11 +194,14 @@ struct MyCustomNode;
 /// Configure the node types
 impl NodeTypes for MyCustomNode {
     type Primitives = ();
-    // use the custom engine types
-    type Engine = CustomEngineTypes;
     type ChainSpec = ChainSpec;
 }
 
+/// Configure the node types with the custom engine types
+impl NodeTypesWithEngine for MyCustomNode {
+    type Engine = CustomEngineTypes;
+}
+
 /// Implement the Node trait for the custom node
 ///
 /// This provides a preset configuration for the node