diff --git a/app/ante/ante.go b/app/ante/ante.go
index bb051744..ff887892 100644
--- a/app/ante/ante.go
+++ b/app/ante/ante.go
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ func NewAnteHandler(
 						NewEthSigVerificationDecorator(evmKeeper),
 						NewEthAccountVerificationDecorator(ak, bankKeeper, evmKeeper),
 						NewEthNonceVerificationDecorator(ak),
-						NewEthGasConsumeDecorator(ak, bankKeeper, evmKeeper),
+						NewEthGasConsumeDecorator(evmKeeper),
 						NewCanTransferDecorator(evmKeeper),
 						NewEthIncrementSenderSequenceDecorator(ak), // innermost AnteDecorator.
 					)
diff --git a/app/ante/eth.go b/app/ante/eth.go
index ce429a13..8a3e5748 100644
--- a/app/ante/eth.go
+++ b/app/ante/eth.go
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@ type EVMKeeper interface {
 	ResetRefundTransient(ctx sdk.Context)
 	NewEVM(msg core.Message, config *params.ChainConfig, params evmtypes.Params, coinbase common.Address, tracer vm.Tracer) *vm.EVM
 	GetCodeHash(addr common.Address) common.Hash
+	DeductTxCostsFromUserBalance(
+		ctx sdk.Context, msgEthTx evmtypes.MsgEthereumTx, txData evmtypes.TxData, denom string, homestead, istanbul bool,
+	) (sdk.Coins, error)
 }
 
 // EthSigVerificationDecorator validates an ethereum signatures
@@ -227,17 +230,13 @@ func (nvd EthNonceVerificationDecorator) AnteHandle(ctx sdk.Context, tx sdk.Tx,
 // EthGasConsumeDecorator validates enough intrinsic gas for the transaction and
 // gas consumption.
 type EthGasConsumeDecorator struct {
-	ak         evmtypes.AccountKeeper
-	bankKeeper evmtypes.BankKeeper
-	evmKeeper  EVMKeeper
+	evmKeeper EVMKeeper
 }
 
 // NewEthGasConsumeDecorator creates a new EthGasConsumeDecorator
-func NewEthGasConsumeDecorator(ak evmtypes.AccountKeeper, bankKeeper evmtypes.BankKeeper, ek EVMKeeper) EthGasConsumeDecorator {
+func NewEthGasConsumeDecorator(evmKeeper EVMKeeper) EthGasConsumeDecorator {
 	return EthGasConsumeDecorator{
-		ak:         ak,
-		bankKeeper: bankKeeper,
-		evmKeeper:  ek,
+		evmKeeper: evmKeeper,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -284,10 +283,8 @@ func (egcd EthGasConsumeDecorator) AnteHandle(ctx sdk.Context, tx sdk.Tx, simula
 			return ctx, stacktrace.Propagate(err, "failed to unpack tx data")
 		}
 
-		fees, err := evmkeeper.DeductTxCostsFromUserBalance(
+		fees, err := egcd.evmKeeper.DeductTxCostsFromUserBalance(
 			ctx,
-			egcd.bankKeeper,
-			egcd.ak,
 			*msgEthTx,
 			txData,
 			evmDenom,
diff --git a/app/ante/eth_test.go b/app/ante/eth_test.go
index 34ae1655..a7c2c4cd 100644
--- a/app/ante/eth_test.go
+++ b/app/ante/eth_test.go
@@ -195,9 +195,7 @@ func (suite AnteTestSuite) TestEthNonceVerificationDecorator() {
 }
 
 func (suite AnteTestSuite) TestEthGasConsumeDecorator() {
-	dec := ante.NewEthGasConsumeDecorator(
-		suite.app.AccountKeeper, suite.app.BankKeeper, suite.app.EvmKeeper,
-	)
+	dec := ante.NewEthGasConsumeDecorator(suite.app.EvmKeeper)
 
 	addr := tests.GenerateAddress()
 
diff --git a/x/evm/keeper/utils.go b/x/evm/keeper/utils.go
index 6dc69cbf..2c9ef9bd 100644
--- a/x/evm/keeper/utils.go
+++ b/x/evm/keeper/utils.go
@@ -12,12 +12,9 @@ import (
 	ethtypes "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
 )
 
-// AccountKeeper defines an expected keeper interface for the auth module's AccountKeeper
 // DeductTxCostsFromUserBalance it calculates the tx costs and deducts the fees
-func DeductTxCostsFromUserBalance(
+func (k Keeper) DeductTxCostsFromUserBalance(
 	ctx sdk.Context,
-	bankKeeper evmtypes.BankKeeper,
-	accountKeeper evmtypes.AccountKeeper,
 	msgEthTx evmtypes.MsgEthereumTx,
 	txData evmtypes.TxData,
 	denom string,
@@ -27,7 +24,7 @@ func DeductTxCostsFromUserBalance(
 	isContractCreation := txData.GetTo() == nil
 
 	// fetch sender account from signature
-	signerAcc, err := authante.GetSignerAcc(ctx, accountKeeper, msgEthTx.GetFrom())
+	signerAcc, err := authante.GetSignerAcc(ctx, k.accountKeeper, msgEthTx.GetFrom())
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, stacktrace.Propagate(err, "account not found for sender %s", msgEthTx.From)
 	}
@@ -62,7 +59,7 @@ func DeductTxCostsFromUserBalance(
 	fees := sdk.Coins{sdk.NewCoin(denom, sdk.NewIntFromBigInt(feeAmt))}
 
 	// deduct the full gas cost from the user balance
-	if err := authante.DeductFees(bankKeeper, ctx, signerAcc, fees); err != nil {
+	if err := authante.DeductFees(k.bankKeeper, ctx, signerAcc, fees); err != nil {
 		return nil, stacktrace.Propagate(
 			err,
 			"failed to deduct full gas cost %s from the user %s balance",
diff --git a/x/evm/keeper/utils_test.go b/x/evm/keeper/utils_test.go
index a1c765ba..d8cc4b5d 100644
--- a/x/evm/keeper/utils_test.go
+++ b/x/evm/keeper/utils_test.go
@@ -235,10 +235,8 @@ func (suite *KeeperTestSuite) TestDeductTxCostsFromUserBalance() {
 
 			txData, _ := evmtypes.UnpackTxData(tx.Data)
 
-			fees, err := evmkeeper.DeductTxCostsFromUserBalance(
+			fees, err := suite.app.EvmKeeper.DeductTxCostsFromUserBalance(
 				suite.app.EvmKeeper.Ctx(),
-				suite.app.BankKeeper,
-				suite.app.AccountKeeper,
 				*tx,
 				txData,
 				evmtypes.DefaultEVMDenom,