diff --git a/packages/embark-utils/src/index.js b/packages/embark-utils/src/index.js
index d6f575ac7..703717cf6 100644
--- a/packages/embark-utils/src/index.js
+++ b/packages/embark-utils/src/index.js
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ import {
   decodeParams,
   sha3,
   isHex,
-  soliditySha3
+  soliditySha3,
+  toChecksumAddress
 } from './web3Utils';
 import { getAddressToContract, getTransactionParams } from './transactionUtils';
 import LongRunningProcessTimer from './longRunningProcessTimer';
@@ -216,6 +217,7 @@ const Utils = {
   LogHandler: require('./logHandler'),
   LongRunningProcessTimer,
   proposeAlternative,
+  toChecksumAddress,
   toposort,
   AddressUtils,
   AccountParser
diff --git a/packages/embark-utils/src/web3Utils.ts b/packages/embark-utils/src/web3Utils.ts
index 97f6272da..1891a948b 100644
--- a/packages/embark-utils/src/web3Utils.ts
+++ b/packages/embark-utils/src/web3Utils.ts
@@ -51,3 +51,7 @@ export function isHex(hex: string) {
 export function soliditySha3(arg: any) {
   return web3.utils.soliditySha3(arg);
 }
+
+export function toChecksumAddress(address: any) {
+  return web3.utils.toChecksumAddress(address);
+}
diff --git a/packages/embark/src/lib/utils/utils.js b/packages/embark/src/lib/utils/utils.js
index 46d8b2141..7f339db34 100644
--- a/packages/embark/src/lib/utils/utils.js
+++ b/packages/embark/src/lib/utils/utils.js
@@ -287,11 +287,6 @@ function isValidDomain(v) {
   return isValid;
 }
 
-function toChecksumAddress(address) {
-  const Web3 = require('web3');
-  return Web3.utils.toChecksumAddress(address);
-}
-
 /**
  * Builds a URL
  *
@@ -445,7 +440,6 @@ module.exports = {
   extractTar,
   extractZip,
   getExternalContractUrl,
-  toChecksumAddress,
   normalizeInput,
   buildUrl,
   buildUrlFromConfig,