diff --git a/ethers/contract.nim b/ethers/contract.nim
index 20704ac..c590313 100644
--- a/ethers/contract.nim
+++ b/ethers/contract.nim
@@ -3,13 +3,11 @@ import std/macros
 import std/sequtils
 import pkg/chronos
 import pkg/contractabi
-import pkg/stew/byteutils
 import ./basics
 import ./provider
 import ./signer
 import ./events
 import ./fields
-import ./exceptions
 
 export basics
 export provider
diff --git a/ethers/exceptions.nim b/ethers/exceptions.nim
deleted file mode 100644
index b7f3b72..0000000
--- a/ethers/exceptions.nim
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-import ./basics
-
-func msgStack*(error: ref EthersError): string =
-  var msg = error.msg
-  if not error.parent.isNil:
-    msg &= " -- Parent exception: " & error.parent.msg
-  return msg
diff --git a/ethers/providers/jsonrpc.nim b/ethers/providers/jsonrpc.nim
index 315ae2e..505944d 100644
--- a/ethers/providers/jsonrpc.nim
+++ b/ethers/providers/jsonrpc.nim
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ import std/tables
 import std/uri
 import pkg/json_rpc/rpcclient
 import pkg/json_rpc/errors
-import pkg/stew/byteutils
 import ../basics
 import ../provider
 import ../signer
diff --git a/ethers/signer.nim b/ethers/signer.nim
index 301d66e..021f329 100644
--- a/ethers/signer.nim
+++ b/ethers/signer.nim
@@ -1,12 +1,7 @@
 import ./basics
 import ./provider
-import pkg/chronicles
 
 export basics
-export chronicles
-
-logScope:
-  topics = "ethers signer"
 
 type
   Signer* = ref object of RootObj
@@ -107,9 +102,9 @@ method populateTransaction*(signer: Signer,
 
   var populated = transaction
 
-  if populated.sender.isNone:
+  if transaction.sender.isNone:
     populated.sender = some(await signer.getAddress())
-  if populated.chainId.isNone:
+  if transaction.chainId.isNone:
     populated.chainId = some(await signer.getChainId())
   if transaction.gasPrice.isNone and (transaction.maxFee.isNone or transaction.maxPriorityFee.isNone):
     populated.gasPrice = some(await signer.getGasPrice())