diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 3b12780ecc..a70018cd9e 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -8530,6 +8530,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "reth-payload-util",
  "reth-payload-validator",
  "reth-primitives",
+ "reth-primitives-traits",
  "reth-provider",
  "reth-revm",
  "reth-rpc-server-types",
diff --git a/crates/optimism/node/Cargo.toml b/crates/optimism/node/Cargo.toml
index b833342282..3c3ebb5703 100644
--- a/crates/optimism/node/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/optimism/node/Cargo.toml
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ reth-chainspec.workspace = true
 reth-db.workspace = true
 reth-engine-local.workspace = true
 reth-primitives.workspace = true
+reth-primitives-traits.workspace = true
 reth-payload-builder.workspace = true
 reth-payload-util.workspace = true
 reth-payload-validator.workspace = true
@@ -110,25 +111,26 @@ js-tracer = [
 	"reth-node-builder/js-tracer"
 ]
 test-utils = [
-    "reth-tasks",
-    "reth-e2e-test-utils",
-    "alloy-genesis",
-    "tokio",
-    "reth-node-builder/test-utils",
-    "reth-chainspec/test-utils",
-    "reth-consensus/test-utils",
-    "reth-evm/test-utils",
-    "reth-network/test-utils",
-    "reth-payload-builder/test-utils",
-    "reth-primitives/test-utils",
-    "reth-revm/test-utils",
-    "reth-db/test-utils",
-    "reth-provider/test-utils",
-    "reth-transaction-pool/test-utils",
-    "reth-trie-db/test-utils",
-    "revm/test-utils",
-    "reth-optimism-node/test-utils",
-    "reth-optimism-primitives/arbitrary",
+	"reth-tasks",
+	"reth-e2e-test-utils",
+	"alloy-genesis",
+	"tokio",
+	"reth-node-builder/test-utils",
+	"reth-chainspec/test-utils",
+	"reth-consensus/test-utils",
+	"reth-evm/test-utils",
+	"reth-network/test-utils",
+	"reth-payload-builder/test-utils",
+	"reth-primitives/test-utils",
+	"reth-revm/test-utils",
+	"reth-db/test-utils",
+	"reth-provider/test-utils",
+	"reth-transaction-pool/test-utils",
+	"reth-trie-db/test-utils",
+	"revm/test-utils",
+	"reth-optimism-node/test-utils",
+	"reth-optimism-primitives/arbitrary",
+	"reth-primitives-traits/test-utils"
 ]
 reth-codec = [
     "reth-primitives/reth-codec",
diff --git a/crates/optimism/node/src/txpool.rs b/crates/optimism/node/src/txpool.rs
index 6ccc38c2d2..d07f402025 100644
--- a/crates/optimism/node/src/txpool.rs
+++ b/crates/optimism/node/src/txpool.rs
@@ -222,7 +222,11 @@ where
         self.validate_all(transactions)
     }
 
-    fn on_new_head_block(&self, new_tip_block: &SealedBlock) {
+    fn on_new_head_block<H, B>(&self, new_tip_block: &SealedBlock<H, B>)
+    where
+        H: reth_primitives_traits::BlockHeader,
+        B: BlockBody,
+    {
         self.inner.on_new_head_block(new_tip_block);
         self.update_l1_block_info(
             new_tip_block.header(),
diff --git a/crates/transaction-pool/src/validate/eth.rs b/crates/transaction-pool/src/validate/eth.rs
index a78578a322..4f768e6cd6 100644
--- a/crates/transaction-pool/src/validate/eth.rs
+++ b/crates/transaction-pool/src/validate/eth.rs
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ use alloy_eips::{
 };
 use reth_chainspec::{ChainSpec, EthereumHardforks};
 use reth_primitives::{InvalidTransactionError, SealedBlock};
-use reth_primitives_traits::GotExpected;
+use reth_primitives_traits::{BlockBody, GotExpected};
 use reth_storage_api::{AccountReader, StateProviderFactory};
 use reth_tasks::TaskSpawner;
 use std::{
@@ -106,7 +106,11 @@ where
         self.validate_all(transactions)
     }
 
-    fn on_new_head_block(&self, new_tip_block: &SealedBlock) {
+    fn on_new_head_block<H, B>(&self, new_tip_block: &SealedBlock<H, B>)
+    where
+        H: reth_primitives_traits::BlockHeader,
+        B: BlockBody,
+    {
         self.inner.on_new_head_block(new_tip_block.header())
     }
 }
diff --git a/crates/transaction-pool/src/validate/mod.rs b/crates/transaction-pool/src/validate/mod.rs
index 40f2deeafe..cb8f98660c 100644
--- a/crates/transaction-pool/src/validate/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/transaction-pool/src/validate/mod.rs
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ pub use task::{TransactionValidationTaskExecutor, ValidationTask};
 pub use constants::{
     DEFAULT_MAX_TX_INPUT_BYTES, MAX_CODE_BYTE_SIZE, MAX_INIT_CODE_BYTE_SIZE, TX_SLOT_BYTE_SIZE,
 };
+use reth_primitives_traits::{BlockBody, BlockHeader};
 
 /// A Result type returned after checking a transaction's validity.
 #[derive(Debug)]
@@ -206,7 +207,12 @@ pub trait TransactionValidator: Send + Sync {
     /// Invoked when the head block changes.
     ///
     /// This can be used to update fork specific values (timestamp).
-    fn on_new_head_block(&self, _new_tip_block: &SealedBlock) {}
+    fn on_new_head_block<H, B>(&self, _new_tip_block: &SealedBlock<H, B>)
+    where
+        H: BlockHeader,
+        B: BlockBody,
+    {
+    }
 }
 
 impl<A, B> TransactionValidator for Either<A, B>
@@ -237,7 +243,11 @@ where
         }
     }
 
-    fn on_new_head_block(&self, new_tip_block: &SealedBlock) {
+    fn on_new_head_block<H, Body>(&self, new_tip_block: &SealedBlock<H, Body>)
+    where
+        H: BlockHeader,
+        Body: BlockBody,
+    {
         match self {
             Self::Left(v) => v.on_new_head_block(new_tip_block),
             Self::Right(v) => v.on_new_head_block(new_tip_block),
diff --git a/crates/transaction-pool/src/validate/task.rs b/crates/transaction-pool/src/validate/task.rs
index 8bb592cf6a..766752ef4b 100644
--- a/crates/transaction-pool/src/validate/task.rs
+++ b/crates/transaction-pool/src/validate/task.rs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ use crate::{
 use futures_util::{lock::Mutex, StreamExt};
 use reth_chainspec::ChainSpec;
 use reth_primitives::SealedBlock;
+use reth_primitives_traits::{BlockBody, BlockHeader};
 use reth_tasks::TaskSpawner;
 use std::{future::Future, pin::Pin, sync::Arc};
 use tokio::{
@@ -205,7 +206,11 @@ where
         }
     }
 
-    fn on_new_head_block(&self, new_tip_block: &SealedBlock) {
+    fn on_new_head_block<H, B>(&self, new_tip_block: &SealedBlock<H, B>)
+    where
+        H: BlockHeader,
+        B: BlockBody,
+    {
         self.validator.on_new_head_block(new_tip_block)
     }
 }