diff --git a/client/cli/src/config.rs b/client/cli/src/config.rs
index 969d711..88f8ca0 100644
--- a/client/cli/src/config.rs
+++ b/client/cli/src/config.rs
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ pub use sc_cli::{DatabaseParams, KeystoreParams, SubstrateCli};
 use ec_service::{
 	config::{
 		BasePath, Configuration, DatabaseConfig, KeystoreConfig, Role, RpcMethods, TaskExecutor,
-		TransactionPoolOptions, TransactionStorageMode,
+		TransactionPoolOptions,
 	},
 	TracingReceiver,
 };
@@ -125,14 +125,6 @@ pub trait CliConfiguration<DCV: DefaultConfigurationValues = ()>: Sized {
 			.unwrap_or_default())
 	}
 
-	/// Get the database transaction storage scheme.
-	fn database_transaction_storage(&self) -> Result<TransactionStorageMode> {
-		Ok(self
-			.database_params()
-			.map(|x| x.transaction_storage())
-			.unwrap_or(TransactionStorageMode::BlockBody))
-	}
-
 	/// Get the database backend variant.
 	///
 	/// By default this is retrieved from `DatabaseParams` if it is available. Otherwise its `None`.
@@ -333,7 +325,6 @@ pub trait CliConfiguration<DCV: DefaultConfigurationValues = ()>: Sized {
 			rpc_ws_max_connections: self.rpc_ws_max_connections()?,
 			rpc_cors: self.rpc_cors()?,
 			tracing_targets: self.tracing_targets()?,
-			transaction_storage: self.database_transaction_storage()?,
 			chain_spec,
 			announce_block: self.announce_block()?,
 			role,
diff --git a/client/service/src/builder.rs b/client/service/src/builder.rs
index ae97013..b22b14e 100644
--- a/client/service/src/builder.rs
+++ b/client/service/src/builder.rs
@@ -26,7 +26,9 @@ use sc_client_api::{
 };
 use sc_client_db::{Backend, KeepBlocks, PruningMode};
 use sc_keystore::LocalKeystore;
-use sc_service::{error::Error, new_db_backend, MallocSizeOfWasm, RpcExtensionBuilder};
+use sc_service::{
+	error::Error, new_db_backend, MallocSizeOfWasm, RpcExtensionBuilder, TransactionStorageMode,
+};
 
 use ec_client_db::StateKv;
 use ec_executor::{NativeExecutionDispatch, NativeExecutor, RuntimeInfo};
@@ -162,7 +164,8 @@ pub fn database_settings(config: &Configuration) -> sc_client_db::DatabaseSettin
 		state_pruning: PruningMode::ArchiveAll,
 		source: config.database.clone(),
 		keep_blocks: KeepBlocks::All,
-		transaction_storage: config.transaction_storage.clone(),
+		// we only point this StorageChain mode, do not receive BlockBody mode
+		transaction_storage: TransactionStorageMode::StorageChain,
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/client/service/src/config.rs b/client/service/src/config.rs
index bf633c4..cfc2349 100644
--- a/client/service/src/config.rs
+++ b/client/service/src/config.rs
@@ -55,8 +55,6 @@ pub struct Configuration {
 	pub state_cache_size: usize,
 	/// Size in percent of cache size dedicated to child tries
 	pub state_cache_child_ratio: Option<usize>,
-	/// Transaction storage scheme.
-	pub transaction_storage: TransactionStorageMode,
 	/// Chain configuration.
 	pub chain_spec: Box<dyn ChainSpec>,
 	/// RPC over HTTP binding address. `None` if disabled.
diff --git a/client/service/src/lib.rs b/client/service/src/lib.rs
index c835861..1ce5196 100644
--- a/client/service/src/lib.rs
+++ b/client/service/src/lib.rs
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ pub use sp_utils::mpsc::{tracing_unbounded, TracingUnboundedReceiver, TracingUnb
 pub use sc_service::{
 	build_network, error, BasePath, BuildNetworkParams, ChainSpec, ChainType, GenericChainSpec,
 	NoopRpcExtensionBuilder, RpcExtensionBuilder, RpcMethods, TaskType, TracingReceiver,
-	TransactionPoolOptions, TransactionStorageMode,
+	TransactionPoolOptions,
 };
 
 use crate::builder::KeystoreContainer;