diff --git a/crates/ethereum/node/src/node.rs b/crates/ethereum/node/src/node.rs
index 1b09a5c6c6..46f1da57b8 100644
--- a/crates/ethereum/node/src/node.rs
+++ b/crates/ethereum/node/src/node.rs
@@ -373,7 +373,10 @@ where
                     pool,
                     chain_events,
                     ctx.task_executor().clone(),
-                    Default::default(),
+                    reth_transaction_pool::maintain::MaintainPoolConfig {
+                        max_tx_lifetime: transaction_pool.config().max_queued_lifetime,
+                        ..Default::default()
+                    },
                 ),
             );
             debug!(target: "reth::cli", "Spawned txpool maintenance task");
diff --git a/crates/optimism/node/src/node.rs b/crates/optimism/node/src/node.rs
index 25a3fc6a23..28fba470d5 100644
--- a/crates/optimism/node/src/node.rs
+++ b/crates/optimism/node/src/node.rs
@@ -572,7 +572,10 @@ where
                     pool.clone(),
                     chain_events,
                     ctx.task_executor().clone(),
-                    Default::default(),
+                    reth_transaction_pool::maintain::MaintainPoolConfig {
+                        max_tx_lifetime: pool.config().max_queued_lifetime,
+                        ..Default::default()
+                    },
                 ),
             );
             debug!(target: "reth::cli", "Spawned txpool maintenance task");
diff --git a/examples/custom-node-components/src/main.rs b/examples/custom-node-components/src/main.rs
index 13b5d7300a..29732db0d9 100644
--- a/examples/custom-node-components/src/main.rs
+++ b/examples/custom-node-components/src/main.rs
@@ -93,7 +93,10 @@ where
                     pool,
                     chain_events,
                     ctx.task_executor().clone(),
-                    Default::default(),
+                    reth_transaction_pool::maintain::MaintainPoolConfig {
+                        max_tx_lifetime: transaction_pool.config().max_queued_lifetime,
+                        ..Default::default()
+                    },
                 ),
             );
             debug!(target: "reth::cli", "Spawned txpool maintenance task");