diff --git a/core/services/relay/evm/evm.go b/core/services/relay/evm/evm.go
index e4820613b48..83540e22bb7 100644
--- a/core/services/relay/evm/evm.go
+++ b/core/services/relay/evm/evm.go
@@ -372,12 +372,11 @@ func newConfigProvider(lggr logger.Logger, chain legacyevm.Chain, opts *types.Re
 }
 
 type configTransmitterOpts struct {
-	configWatcher *configWatcher
 	// override the gas limit default provided in the config watcher
 	pluginGasLimit *uint32
 }
 
-func newContractTransmitter(lggr logger.Logger, rargs commontypes.RelayArgs, transmitterID string, ethKeystore keystore.Eth, opts configTransmitterOpts) (*contractTransmitter, error) {
+func newContractTransmitter(lggr logger.Logger, rargs commontypes.RelayArgs, transmitterID string, ethKeystore keystore.Eth, configWatcher *configWatcher, opts configTransmitterOpts) (*contractTransmitter, error) {
 	var relayConfig types.RelayConfig
 	if err := json.Unmarshal(rargs.RelayConfig, &relayConfig); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -394,8 +393,6 @@ func newContractTransmitter(lggr logger.Logger, rargs commontypes.RelayArgs, tra
 		return nil, pkgerrors.New("no sending keys provided")
 	}
 
-	configWatcher := opts.configWatcher
-
 	// If we are using multiple sending keys, then a forwarder is needed to rotate transmissions.
 	// Ensure that this forwarder is not set to a local sending key, and ensure our sending keys are enabled.
 	for _, s := range sendingKeys {
@@ -473,7 +470,7 @@ func (r *Relayer) NewMedianProvider(rargs commontypes.RelayArgs, pargs commontyp
 	}
 
 	reportCodec := evmreportcodec.ReportCodec{}
-	contractTransmitter, err := newContractTransmitter(lggr, rargs, pargs.TransmitterID, r.ks.Eth(), configTransmitterOpts{configWatcher: configWatcher})
+	contractTransmitter, err := newContractTransmitter(lggr, rargs, pargs.TransmitterID, r.ks.Eth(), configWatcher, configTransmitterOpts{})
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/core/services/relay/evm/ocr2keeper.go b/core/services/relay/evm/ocr2keeper.go
index 74d6ee6c780..55c4d78e7b4 100644
--- a/core/services/relay/evm/ocr2keeper.go
+++ b/core/services/relay/evm/ocr2keeper.go
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ func (r *ocr2keeperRelayer) NewOCR2KeeperProvider(rargs commontypes.RelayArgs, p
 	}
 
 	gasLimit := cfgWatcher.chain.Config().EVM().OCR2().Automation().GasLimit()
-	contractTransmitter, err := newContractTransmitter(r.lggr, rargs, pargs.TransmitterID, r.ethKeystore, configTransmitterOpts{configWatcher: cfgWatcher, pluginGasLimit: &gasLimit})
+	contractTransmitter, err := newContractTransmitter(r.lggr, rargs, pargs.TransmitterID, r.ethKeystore, cfgWatcher, configTransmitterOpts{pluginGasLimit: &gasLimit})
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/core/services/relay/evm/ocr2vrf.go b/core/services/relay/evm/ocr2vrf.go
index 59fa9016c5b..1e05f89d9de 100644
--- a/core/services/relay/evm/ocr2vrf.go
+++ b/core/services/relay/evm/ocr2vrf.go
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ func (r *ocr2vrfRelayer) NewDKGProvider(rargs commontypes.RelayArgs, pargs commo
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	contractTransmitter, err := newContractTransmitter(r.lggr, rargs, pargs.TransmitterID, r.ethKeystore, configTransmitterOpts{configWatcher: configWatcher})
+	contractTransmitter, err := newContractTransmitter(r.lggr, rargs, pargs.TransmitterID, r.ethKeystore, configWatcher, configTransmitterOpts{})
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ func (r *ocr2vrfRelayer) NewOCR2VRFProvider(rargs commontypes.RelayArgs, pargs c
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	contractTransmitter, err := newContractTransmitter(r.lggr, rargs, pargs.TransmitterID, r.ethKeystore, configTransmitterOpts{configWatcher: configWatcher})
+	contractTransmitter, err := newContractTransmitter(r.lggr, rargs, pargs.TransmitterID, r.ethKeystore, configWatcher, configTransmitterOpts{})
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}