diff --git a/beacon_chain/deploy_deposit_contract.nim b/beacon_chain/deploy_deposit_contract.nim
index 092a15939..51f81916f 100644
--- a/beacon_chain/deploy_deposit_contract.nim
+++ b/beacon_chain/deploy_deposit_contract.nim
@@ -1,12 +1,9 @@
 import
-  os, ospaths, strutils, strformat, options,
+  os, ospaths, strutils, strformat, options, json,
   chronos, blscurve, nimcrypto, json_serialization, confutils, web3, stint,
   spec/[datatypes, digest, crypto], conf, time, ssz,
   ../tests/testutil
 
-import json_rpc/rpcclient
-import web3/stintjson, json
-
 # https://github.com/ethereum/eth2.0-specs/blob/master/deposit_contract/contracts/validator_registration.v.py as of 12dff5349df00d22af0f8897bca1bd114f65cdbd
 const contractCode = "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
@@ -26,10 +23,8 @@ proc deployContract*(web3: Web3, code: string): Future[Address] {.async.} =
   result = receipt.contractAddress.get
   
 proc main(depositWeb3Url: string) {.async.} =
-  let provider = newRpcWebSocketClient()
-  await provider.connect(depositWeb3Url)
-  let web3 = newWeb3(provider)
-  let accounts = await provider.eth_accounts()
+  let web3 = await newWeb3(depositWeb3Url)
+  let accounts = await web3.provider.eth_accounts()
   let defaultAccount = accounts[0]
 
   let contractAddress = await web3.deployContract(contractCode)
diff --git a/beacon_chain/genesis.nim b/beacon_chain/genesis.nim
index 8adf5e980..69d381b70 100644
--- a/beacon_chain/genesis.nim
+++ b/beacon_chain/genesis.nim
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import conf, chronos, web3, json_rpc/rpcclient, json,
+import conf, chronos, web3, json,
   spec/[bitfield, datatypes, digest, crypto, beaconstate, helpers, validator], extras
 
 contract(DepositContract):
@@ -32,9 +32,7 @@ proc processDeposit(d: DepositCollector, web3: Web3): Future[BeaconState] {.asyn
         return s
 
 proc getGenesisFromEth1*(conf: BeaconNodeConf): Future[BeaconState] {.async.} =
-  let provider = newRpcWebSocketClient()
-  await provider.connect(conf.depositWeb3Url)
-  let web3 = newWeb3(provider)
+  let web3 = await newWeb3(conf.depositWeb3Url)
 
   var contractAddress = Address.fromHex(conf.depositContractAddress)
   var defaultAccount: Address
diff --git a/beacon_chain/validator_keygen.nim b/beacon_chain/validator_keygen.nim
index ffc567041..216171a00 100644
--- a/beacon_chain/validator_keygen.nim
+++ b/beacon_chain/validator_keygen.nim
@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
 import
-  os, ospaths, strutils, strformat,
+  os, ospaths, strutils, strformat, json,
   chronos, blscurve, nimcrypto, json_serialization, confutils, web3, stint,
   spec/[datatypes, digest, crypto], conf, time, ssz,
   ../tests/testutil
 
-import json_rpc/rpcclient
-
 contract(DepositContract):
   proc deposit(pubkey: Bytes48, withdrawalCredentials: Bytes32, signature: Bytes96)
 
@@ -21,17 +19,13 @@ proc writeFile(filename: string, value: auto) =
 proc ethToWei(eth: UInt256): UInt256 =
   eth * 1000000000000000000.u256
 
-import web3/stintjson, json
-
 proc main(totalValidators: int, outputDir: string, generateFakeKeys: bool, depositWeb3Url, depositContractAddress: string) {.async.} =
   var web3: Web3
   var contractAddress: Address
   var eth1Addresses: seq[Address]
 
   if depositWeb3Url.len > 0:
-    let provider = newRpcWebSocketClient()
-    await provider.connect(depositWeb3Url)
-    web3 = newWeb3(provider)
+    web3 = await newWeb3(depositWeb3Url)
     contractAddress = Address.fromHex(depositContractAddress)
     eth1Addresses = await web3.provider.eth_accounts()