diff --git a/bin/reth/src/node/mod.rs b/bin/reth/src/node/mod.rs
index f9a4145956..9250926e0c 100644
--- a/bin/reth/src/node/mod.rs
+++ b/bin/reth/src/node/mod.rs
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ impl Command {
         &self,
         config: &Config,
         db: &Arc<Env<WriteMap>>,
-    ) -> NetworkConfig<ShareableDatabase<Env<WriteMap>>> {
+    ) -> NetworkConfig<ShareableDatabase<Arc<Env<WriteMap>>>> {
         let peers_file = (!self.network.no_persist_peers).then_some(&self.network.peers_file);
         config.network_config(
             db.clone(),
diff --git a/crates/staged-sync/src/config.rs b/crates/staged-sync/src/config.rs
index 7c683f331d..297f8fc3d6 100644
--- a/crates/staged-sync/src/config.rs
+++ b/crates/staged-sync/src/config.rs
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ impl Config {
     /// Initializes network config from read data
     pub fn network_config<DB: Database>(
         &self,
-        db: Arc<DB>,
+        db: DB,
         chain_spec: ChainSpec,
         disable_discovery: bool,
         bootnodes: Option<Vec<NodeRecord>>,
diff --git a/crates/storage/db/src/abstraction/database.rs b/crates/storage/db/src/abstraction/database.rs
index 7aff2d400e..4de1f4c540 100644
--- a/crates/storage/db/src/abstraction/database.rs
+++ b/crates/storage/db/src/abstraction/database.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ use crate::{
     transaction::{DbTx, DbTxMut},
     Error,
 };
+use std::sync::Arc;
 
 /// Implements the GAT method from:
 /// <https://sabrinajewson.org/blog/the-better-alternative-to-lifetime-gats#the-better-gats>.
@@ -51,3 +52,35 @@ pub trait Database: for<'a> DatabaseGAT<'a> {
         Ok(res)
     }
 }
+
+// Generic over Arc
+impl<'a, DB: Database> DatabaseGAT<'a> for Arc<DB> {
+    type TX = <DB as DatabaseGAT<'a>>::TX;
+    type TXMut = <DB as DatabaseGAT<'a>>::TXMut;
+}
+
+impl<DB: Database> Database for Arc<DB> {
+    fn tx(&self) -> Result<<Self as DatabaseGAT<'_>>::TX, Error> {
+        <DB as Database>::tx(self)
+    }
+
+    fn tx_mut(&self) -> Result<<Self as DatabaseGAT<'_>>::TXMut, Error> {
+        <DB as Database>::tx_mut(self)
+    }
+}
+
+// Generic over reference
+impl<'a, DB: Database> DatabaseGAT<'a> for &DB {
+    type TX = <DB as DatabaseGAT<'a>>::TX;
+    type TXMut = <DB as DatabaseGAT<'a>>::TXMut;
+}
+
+impl<DB: Database> Database for &DB {
+    fn tx(&self) -> Result<<Self as DatabaseGAT<'_>>::TX, Error> {
+        <DB as Database>::tx(self)
+    }
+
+    fn tx_mut(&self) -> Result<<Self as DatabaseGAT<'_>>::TXMut, Error> {
+        <DB as Database>::tx_mut(self)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crates/storage/provider/src/providers/mod.rs b/crates/storage/provider/src/providers/mod.rs
index 036738e157..d5ee4462ad 100644
--- a/crates/storage/provider/src/providers/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/storage/provider/src/providers/mod.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ use reth_db::{
 };
 use reth_interfaces::Result;
 use reth_primitives::{rpc::BlockId, Block, BlockHash, BlockNumber, ChainInfo, Header, H256, U256};
-use std::sync::Arc;
 
 mod state;
 pub use state::{
@@ -20,19 +19,19 @@ pub use state::{
 /// This provider implements most provider or provider factory traits.
 pub struct ShareableDatabase<DB> {
     /// Database
-    db: Arc<DB>,
+    db: DB,
 }
 
 impl<DB> ShareableDatabase<DB> {
     /// create new database provider
-    pub fn new(db: Arc<DB>) -> Self {
+    pub fn new(db: DB) -> Self {
         Self { db }
     }
 }
 
-impl<DB> Clone for ShareableDatabase<DB> {
+impl<DB: Clone> Clone for ShareableDatabase<DB> {
     fn clone(&self) -> Self {
-        Self { db: Arc::clone(&self.db) }
+        Self { db: self.db.clone() }
     }
 }