diff --git a/rpc/eth_api.go b/rpc/eth_api.go
index ebb66761..71c72bb6 100644
--- a/rpc/eth_api.go
+++ b/rpc/eth_api.go
@@ -181,14 +181,19 @@ func (e *PublicEthAPI) GetStorageAt(address common.Address, key string, blockNum
 // GetTransactionCount returns the number of transactions at the given address up to the given block number.
 func (e *PublicEthAPI) GetTransactionCount(address common.Address, blockNum BlockNumber) (*hexutil.Uint64, error) {
 	ctx := e.cliCtx.WithHeight(blockNum.Int64())
-	res, _, err := ctx.QueryWithData(fmt.Sprintf("custom/%s/nonce/%s", types.ModuleName, address.Hex()), nil)
+
+	// Get nonce (sequence) from account
+	from := sdk.AccAddress(address.Bytes())
+	authclient.Codec = codec.NewAppCodec(ctx.Codec)
+	accRet := authtypes.NewAccountRetriever(authclient.Codec, ctx)
+
+	_, nonce, err := accRet.GetAccountNumberSequence(from)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	var out types.QueryResNonce
-	e.cliCtx.Codec.MustUnmarshalJSON(res, &out)
-	return (*hexutil.Uint64)(&out.Nonce), nil
+	n := hexutil.Uint64(nonce)
+	return &n, nil
 }
 
 // GetBlockTransactionCountByHash returns the number of transactions in the block identified by hash.
diff --git a/tests/rpc_test.go b/tests/rpc_test.go
index 5eccd7f4..52e65bac 100644
--- a/tests/rpc_test.go
+++ b/tests/rpc_test.go
@@ -637,3 +637,21 @@ func TestBlockBloom_Hash(t *testing.T) {
 	lb := hexToBigInt(t, block["logsBloom"].(string))
 	require.NotEqual(t, big.NewInt(0), lb)
 }
+
+func getNonce(t *testing.T) hexutil.Uint64 {
+	from := getAddress(t)
+	param := []interface{}{hexutil.Bytes(from), "latest"}
+	rpcRes := call(t, "eth_getTransactionCount", param)
+
+	var nonce hexutil.Uint64
+	err := json.Unmarshal(rpcRes.Result, &nonce)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	return nonce
+}
+
+func TestEth_GetTransactionCount(t *testing.T) {
+	prev := getNonce(t)
+	sendTestTransaction(t)
+	post := getNonce(t)
+	require.Equal(t, prev, post-1)
+}
diff --git a/x/evm/keeper/querier.go b/x/evm/keeper/querier.go
index 5d85d9fd..2fed9c26 100644
--- a/x/evm/keeper/querier.go
+++ b/x/evm/keeper/querier.go
@@ -32,8 +32,6 @@ func NewQuerier(keeper Keeper) sdk.Querier {
 			return queryStorage(ctx, path, keeper)
 		case types.QueryCode:
 			return queryCode(ctx, path, keeper)
-		case types.QueryNonce:
-			return queryNonce(ctx, path, keeper)
 		case types.QueryHashToHeight:
 			return queryHashToHeight(ctx, path, keeper)
 		case types.QueryTransactionLogs:
@@ -113,18 +111,6 @@ func queryCode(ctx sdk.Context, path []string, keeper Keeper) ([]byte, error) {
 	return bz, nil
 }
 
-func queryNonce(ctx sdk.Context, path []string, keeper Keeper) ([]byte, error) {
-	addr := ethcmn.HexToAddress(path[1])
-	nonce := keeper.GetNonce(ctx, addr)
-	nRes := types.QueryResNonce{Nonce: nonce}
-	bz, err := codec.MarshalJSONIndent(keeper.cdc, nRes)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, sdkerrors.Wrap(sdkerrors.ErrJSONMarshal, err.Error())
-	}
-
-	return bz, nil
-}
-
 func queryHashToHeight(ctx sdk.Context, path []string, keeper Keeper) ([]byte, error) {
 	blockHash := ethcmn.FromHex(path[1])
 	blockNumber, err := keeper.GetBlockHashMapping(ctx, blockHash)
diff --git a/x/evm/keeper/querier_test.go b/x/evm/keeper/querier_test.go
index d6d7d688..d4d115f0 100644
--- a/x/evm/keeper/querier_test.go
+++ b/x/evm/keeper/querier_test.go
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ func (suite *KeeperTestSuite) TestQuerier() {
 		{"block number", []string{types.QueryBlockNumber, "0x0"}, func() {}, true},
 		{"storage", []string{types.QueryStorage, "0x0", "0x0"}, func() {}, true},
 		{"code", []string{types.QueryCode, "0x0"}, func() {}, true},
-		{"nonce", []string{types.QueryNonce, "0x0"}, func() {}, true},
 		// {"hash to height", []string{types.QueryHashToHeight, "0x0"}, func() {}, true},
 		{"tx logs", []string{types.QueryTransactionLogs, "0x0"}, func() {}, true},
 		// {"logs bloom", []string{types.QueryLogsBloom, "0x0"}, func() {}, true},