diff --git a/consensus/merge/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/consensus/merge/TransitionProtocolSchedule.java b/consensus/merge/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/consensus/merge/TransitionProtocolSchedule.java
index 35b631652df..c6cabb4eb14 100644
--- a/consensus/merge/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/consensus/merge/TransitionProtocolSchedule.java
+++ b/consensus/merge/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/consensus/merge/TransitionProtocolSchedule.java
@@ -65,6 +65,10 @@ public ProtocolSchedule getPostMergeSchedule() {
     return transitionUtils.getPostMergeObject();
   }
 
+  public ProtocolSpec getByTimestamp(final long timestamp) {
+    return timestampSchedule.getByTimestamp(timestamp).orElse(null);
+  }
+
   @Override
   public ProtocolSpec getByBlockHeader(final BlockHeader blockHeader) {
     return this.timestampSchedule
diff --git a/ethereum/api/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/api/jsonrpc/internal/methods/engine/EngineForkchoiceUpdatedV2.java b/ethereum/api/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/api/jsonrpc/internal/methods/engine/EngineForkchoiceUpdatedV2.java
index 9d0a834a9a1..5e999229d1c 100644
--- a/ethereum/api/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/api/jsonrpc/internal/methods/engine/EngineForkchoiceUpdatedV2.java
+++ b/ethereum/api/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/api/jsonrpc/internal/methods/engine/EngineForkchoiceUpdatedV2.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 import static org.hyperledger.besu.util.Slf4jLambdaHelper.debugLambda;
 import static org.hyperledger.besu.util.Slf4jLambdaHelper.warnLambda;
 
+import org.hyperledger.besu.consensus.merge.TransitionProtocolSchedule;
 import org.hyperledger.besu.consensus.merge.blockcreation.MergeMiningCoordinator;
 import org.hyperledger.besu.consensus.merge.blockcreation.MergeMiningCoordinator.ForkchoiceResult;
 import org.hyperledger.besu.consensus.merge.blockcreation.PayloadAttributes;
@@ -40,7 +41,6 @@
 import org.hyperledger.besu.ethereum.api.jsonrpc.internal.results.EngineUpdateForkchoiceResult;
 import org.hyperledger.besu.ethereum.core.BlockHeader;
 import org.hyperledger.besu.ethereum.core.Withdrawal;
-import org.hyperledger.besu.ethereum.mainnet.ProtocolSchedule;
 
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Optional;
@@ -52,17 +52,17 @@
 
 public class EngineForkchoiceUpdatedV2 extends ExecutionEngineJsonRpcMethod {
   private static final Logger LOG = LoggerFactory.getLogger(EngineForkchoiceUpdatedV2.class);
-  private final ProtocolSchedule protocolSchedule;
+  private final TransitionProtocolSchedule transitionProtocolSchedule;
   private final MergeMiningCoordinator mergeCoordinator;
 
   public EngineForkchoiceUpdatedV2(
       final Vertx vertx,
-      final ProtocolSchedule protocolSchedule,
+      final TransitionProtocolSchedule transitionProtocolSchedule,
       final ProtocolContext protocolContext,
       final MergeMiningCoordinator mergeCoordinator,
       final EngineCallListener engineCallListener) {
     super(vertx, protocolContext, engineCallListener);
-    this.protocolSchedule = protocolSchedule;
+    this.transitionProtocolSchedule = transitionProtocolSchedule;
     this.mergeCoordinator = mergeCoordinator;
   }
 
@@ -218,8 +218,8 @@ private boolean validatePayloadAttributes(
         Optional.ofNullable(payloadAttributes.getWithdrawals())
             .map(ws -> ws.stream().map(WithdrawalParameter::toWithdrawal).collect(toList()))
             .orElse(null);
-    return protocolSchedule
-        .getByBlockNumber(protocolContext.getBlockchain().getChainHeadBlockNumber() + 1)
+    return transitionProtocolSchedule
+        .getByTimestamp(payloadAttributes.getTimestamp())
         .getWithdrawalsValidator()
         .validateWithdrawals(withdrawals);
   }
diff --git a/ethereum/api/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/api/jsonrpc/methods/ExecutionEngineJsonRpcMethods.java b/ethereum/api/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/api/jsonrpc/methods/ExecutionEngineJsonRpcMethods.java
index 75fbd89fc28..a41bdbb36ef 100644
--- a/ethereum/api/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/api/jsonrpc/methods/ExecutionEngineJsonRpcMethods.java
+++ b/ethereum/api/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/api/jsonrpc/methods/ExecutionEngineJsonRpcMethods.java
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
  */
 package org.hyperledger.besu.ethereum.api.jsonrpc.methods;
 
+import org.hyperledger.besu.consensus.merge.TransitionProtocolSchedule;
 import org.hyperledger.besu.consensus.merge.blockcreation.MergeMiningCoordinator;
 import org.hyperledger.besu.ethereum.ProtocolContext;
 import org.hyperledger.besu.ethereum.api.jsonrpc.RpcApis;
@@ -29,7 +30,6 @@
 import org.hyperledger.besu.ethereum.api.jsonrpc.internal.results.BlockResultFactory;
 import org.hyperledger.besu.ethereum.blockcreation.MiningCoordinator;
 import org.hyperledger.besu.ethereum.eth.manager.EthPeers;
-import org.hyperledger.besu.ethereum.mainnet.ProtocolSchedule;
 
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Optional;
@@ -41,14 +41,14 @@ public class ExecutionEngineJsonRpcMethods extends ApiGroupJsonRpcMethods {
   private final BlockResultFactory blockResultFactory = new BlockResultFactory();
 
   private final Optional<MergeMiningCoordinator> mergeCoordinator;
-  private final ProtocolSchedule protocolSchedule;
+  private final TransitionProtocolSchedule protocolSchedule;
   private final ProtocolContext protocolContext;
   private final EthPeers ethPeers;
   private final Vertx consensusEngineServer;
 
   ExecutionEngineJsonRpcMethods(
       final MiningCoordinator miningCoordinator,
-      final ProtocolSchedule protocolSchedule,
+      final TransitionProtocolSchedule protocolSchedule,
       final ProtocolContext protocolContext,
       final EthPeers ethPeers,
       final Vertx consensusEngineServer) {
diff --git a/ethereum/api/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/api/jsonrpc/methods/JsonRpcMethodsFactory.java b/ethereum/api/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/api/jsonrpc/methods/JsonRpcMethodsFactory.java
index 721b55c2c92..fb7899ae635 100644
--- a/ethereum/api/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/api/jsonrpc/methods/JsonRpcMethodsFactory.java
+++ b/ethereum/api/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/api/jsonrpc/methods/JsonRpcMethodsFactory.java
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 package org.hyperledger.besu.ethereum.api.jsonrpc.methods;
 
 import org.hyperledger.besu.config.GenesisConfigOptions;
+import org.hyperledger.besu.consensus.merge.TransitionProtocolSchedule;
 import org.hyperledger.besu.ethereum.ProtocolContext;
 import org.hyperledger.besu.ethereum.api.jsonrpc.JsonRpcConfiguration;
 import org.hyperledger.besu.ethereum.api.jsonrpc.internal.filter.FilterManager;
@@ -104,7 +105,7 @@ public Map<String, JsonRpcMethod> methods(
                   blockchainQueries, protocolSchedule, transactionPool, privacyParameters),
               new ExecutionEngineJsonRpcMethods(
                   miningCoordinator,
-                  protocolSchedule,
+                  (TransitionProtocolSchedule) protocolSchedule,
                   protocolContext,
                   ethPeers,
                   consensusEngineServer),