diff --git a/crates/apollo_committer/src/committer.rs b/crates/apollo_committer/src/committer.rs
index 57ea65f84cf..b0afde5fba5 100644
--- a/crates/apollo_committer/src/committer.rs
+++ b/crates/apollo_committer/src/committer.rs
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ where
 impl<S, ForestDB> Committer<S, ForestDB>
 where
     S: StorageConstructor,
-    ForestDB: ForestStorageWithEmptyReadContext<Storage = S>,
+    ForestDB: ForestStorageWithEmptyReadContext<Storage = S> + ForestWriterWithMetadataAndWitnesses,
 {
     pub async fn new(config: CommitterConfig<S::Config>) -> Self {
         let storage = S::create_storage(config.db_path.clone(), config.storage_config.clone());
@@ -382,10 +382,25 @@ where
              to {last_committed_block}"
         );
         block_measurements.start_measurement(Action::Write);
-        let n_write_entries = self
-            .forest_storage
+        let n_write_entries = {
+            #[cfg(not(feature = "os_input"))]
+            {
+                self.forest_storage
             .write_with_metadata(&filled_forest, metadata, deleted_nodes)
             .await
+            }
+            #[cfg(feature = "os_input")]
+            {
+                self.forest_storage
+                    .write_with_metadata_and_witnesses(
+                        &filled_forest,
+                        metadata,
+                        deleted_nodes,
+                        PatriciaProofsUpdates::Delete(height),
+                    )
+                    .await
+            }
+        }
             .map_err(|err| self.map_internal_error(err))?;
         block_measurements.attempt_to_stop_measurement(Action::Write, n_write_entries).ok();
         block_measurements.attempt_to_stop_measurement(Action::EndToEnd, 0).ok();