diff --git a/packages/embark-utils/package.json b/packages/embark-utils/package.json
index 14273a2f0..c88d0c630 100644
--- a/packages/embark-utils/package.json
+++ b/packages/embark-utils/package.json
@@ -54,9 +54,10 @@
     "i18n": "0.8.3",
     "merge": "1.2.1",
     "multihashes": "0.4.14",
-    "web3": "1.0.0-beta.37",
     "ora": "2.1.0",
     "web3": "1.0.0-beta.37",
+    "web3-eth": "1.0.0-beta.37",
+    "web3-eth-abi": "1.0.0-beta.37",
     "shelljs": "0.5.3"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/packages/embark-utils/src/index.js b/packages/embark-utils/src/index.js
index 9428e9a32..2f05a16d7 100644
--- a/packages/embark-utils/src/index.js
+++ b/packages/embark-utils/src/index.js
@@ -10,7 +10,12 @@ const toposortGraph = require('./toposort');
 import { unitRegex } from './constants';
 import * as AddressUtils from './addressUtils';
 const web3 = require("web3");
-import { getWeiBalanceFromString, getHexBalanceFromString } from './web3Utils';
+import {
+  getWeiBalanceFromString,
+  getHexBalanceFromString,
+  decodeParams,
+  sha3
+} from './web3Utils';
 import AccountParser from './accountParser';
 
 const { extendZeroAddressShorthand, replaceZeroAddressShorthand } = AddressUtils;
@@ -178,6 +183,7 @@ const Utils = {
   deconstructUrl,
   defaultCorsHost,
   defaultHost,
+  decodeParams,
   dockerHostSwap,
   exit,
   isDocker,
@@ -192,6 +198,7 @@ const Utils = {
   getWeiBalanceFromString,
   getHexBalanceFromString,
   sha512,
+  sha3,
   timer,
   unitRegex,
   runCmd,
diff --git a/packages/embark-utils/src/web3Utils.ts b/packages/embark-utils/src/web3Utils.ts
index bf2d7527e..8710a8d05 100644
--- a/packages/embark-utils/src/web3Utils.ts
+++ b/packages/embark-utils/src/web3Utils.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 import { __ } from "i18n";
 import { balanceRegex } from "./constants";
+const Web3EthAbi = require("web3-eth-abi");
+const Web3 = require("web3");
 
 export function getHexBalanceFromString(balanceString: string, web3: any) {
   if (!web3) {
@@ -39,3 +41,11 @@ export function getWeiBalanceFromString(balanceString: string, web3: any) {
 
   return web3.utils.toWei(match[1], match[2]);
 }
+
+export function decodeParams(typesArray: any, hexString: string) {
+  return Web3EthAbi.decodeParameters(typesArray, hexString);
+}
+
+export function sha3(arg: any) {
+  return Web3.utils.sha3(arg);
+}
diff --git a/packages/embark/src/lib/modules/deploytracker/index.js b/packages/embark/src/lib/modules/deploytracker/index.js
index f4b7fb146..4a0902ec1 100644
--- a/packages/embark/src/lib/modules/deploytracker/index.js
+++ b/packages/embark/src/lib/modules/deploytracker/index.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-let utils = require('../../utils/utils.js');
+import { sha3 } from 'embark-utils';
 
 class DeployTracker {
 
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ class DeployTracker {
 
   trackContract(contractName, code, args, address) {
     if (!this.currentChain) return false;
-    this.currentChain.contracts[utils.sha3(code + contractName + args.join(','))] = {
+    this.currentChain.contracts[sha3(code + contractName + args.join(','))] = {
       name: contractName,
       address: address
     };
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ class DeployTracker {
 
   getContract(contractName, code, args) {
     if (!this.currentChain) return false;
-    let contract = this.currentChain.contracts[utils.sha3(code + contractName + args.join(','))];
+    let contract = this.currentChain.contracts[sha3(code + contractName + args.join(','))];
     if (contract && contract.address === undefined) {
       return false;
     }
diff --git a/packages/embark/src/lib/utils/transactionUtils.ts b/packages/embark/src/lib/utils/transactionUtils.ts
index f8965e855..505f76070 100644
--- a/packages/embark/src/lib/utils/transactionUtils.ts
+++ b/packages/embark/src/lib/utils/transactionUtils.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
-import {Contract} from "embark";
-import {ABIDefinition} from "web3/eth/abi";
-
-const utils = require("./utils");
+import { Contract } from "embark";
+import { decodeParams, sha3 } from "embark-utils";
+import { ABIDefinition } from "web3/eth/abi";
 
 export interface AddressToContract {
   name: string;
@@ -37,7 +36,7 @@ export function getAddressToContract(contractsList: Contract[], addressToContrac
       .filter((func: ABIDefinition) => func.type === "function")
       .map((func: ABIDefinition) => {
         const name = `${func.name}(${func.inputs ? func.inputs.map((input) => input.type).join(",") : ""})`;
-        funcSignatures[utils.sha3(name).substring(0, 10)] = {
+        funcSignatures[sha3(name).substring(0, 10)] = {
           abi: func,
           functionName: func.name,
           name,
@@ -59,7 +58,7 @@ export function getTransactionParams(contract: AddressToContract, transactionInp
 
   let paramString = "";
   if (func && func.abi && func.abi.inputs) {
-    const decodedParameters = utils.decodeParams(func.abi.inputs, transactionInput.substring(10));
+    const decodedParameters = decodeParams(func.abi.inputs, transactionInput.substring(10));
     func.abi.inputs.forEach((input) => {
       const quote = input.type.indexOf("int") === -1 ? '"' : "";
       paramString += quote + decodedParameters[input.name] + quote + ", ";
diff --git a/packages/embark/src/lib/utils/utils.js b/packages/embark/src/lib/utils/utils.js
index a04fdf6ee..1846472f4 100644
--- a/packages/embark/src/lib/utils/utils.js
+++ b/packages/embark/src/lib/utils/utils.js
@@ -287,21 +287,11 @@ function isValidDomain(v) {
   return isValid;
 }
 
-function decodeParams(typesArray, hexString) {
-  var Web3EthAbi = require('web3-eth-abi');
-  return Web3EthAbi.decodeParameters(typesArray, hexString);
-}
-
 function toChecksumAddress(address) {
   const Web3 = require('web3');
   return Web3.utils.toChecksumAddress(address);
 }
 
-function sha3(arg) {
-  const Web3 = require('web3');
-  return Web3.utils.sha3(arg);
-}
-
 /**
  * Builds a URL
  *
@@ -462,7 +452,6 @@ module.exports = {
   hexToNumber,
   isValidDomain,
   pingEndpoint,
-  decodeParams,
   cd,
   sed,
   downloadFile,
@@ -470,7 +459,6 @@ module.exports = {
   extractZip,
   getExternalContractUrl,
   toChecksumAddress,
-  sha3,
   normalizeInput,
   buildUrl,
   buildUrlFromConfig,