diff --git a/.changeset/brave-ads-explode.md b/.changeset/brave-ads-explode.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e1dd609b60e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/brave-ads-explode.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"chainlink": patch
+---
+
+Remove finality depth as the default value for minConfirmation for tx jobs. Fixing user provided zero value case. #external
diff --git a/core/services/pipeline/task.eth_tx.go b/core/services/pipeline/task.eth_tx.go
index 506a2518f76..c3f1e121f59 100644
--- a/core/services/pipeline/task.eth_tx.go
+++ b/core/services/pipeline/task.eth_tx.go
@@ -109,12 +109,7 @@ func (t *ETHTxTask) Run(ctx context.Context, lggr logger.Logger, vars Vars, inpu
 	if err != nil {
 		return Result{Error: err}, runInfo
 	}
-	var minOutgoingConfirmations uint64
-	if min, isSet := maybeMinConfirmations.Uint64(); isSet {
-		minOutgoingConfirmations = min
-	} else {
-		minOutgoingConfirmations = uint64(cfg.FinalityDepth())
-	}
+	minOutgoingConfirmations, isMinConfirmationSet := maybeMinConfirmations.Uint64()
 
 	txMeta, err := decodeMeta(txMetaMap)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -159,7 +154,7 @@ func (t *ETHTxTask) Run(ctx context.Context, lggr logger.Logger, vars Vars, inpu
 		SignalCallback:   true,
 	}
 
-	if minOutgoingConfirmations > 0 {
+	if isMinConfirmationSet {
 		// Store the task run ID, so we can resume the pipeline when tx is confirmed
 		txRequest.PipelineTaskRunID = &t.uuid
 		txRequest.MinConfirmations = clnull.Uint32From(uint32(minOutgoingConfirmations))
@@ -170,7 +165,7 @@ func (t *ETHTxTask) Run(ctx context.Context, lggr logger.Logger, vars Vars, inpu
 		return Result{Error: errors.Wrapf(ErrTaskRunFailed, "while creating transaction: %v", err)}, retryableRunInfo()
 	}
 
-	if minOutgoingConfirmations > 0 {
+	if isMinConfirmationSet {
 		return Result{}, pendingRunInfo()
 	}