diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index db76f4b2..bf03ce9b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
     "recursive-readdir": "^2.2.2",
     "sc-istanbul": "^0.4.5",
     "shelljs": "^0.8.3",
-    "web3": "1.2.9"
+    "web3-utils": "^1.3.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@nomiclabs/buidler": "^1.3.6",
diff --git a/plugins/buidler.plugin.js b/plugins/buidler.plugin.js
index d7a8f481..8449d1a5 100644
--- a/plugins/buidler.plugin.js
+++ b/plugins/buidler.plugin.js
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ const PluginUI = require('./resources/nomiclabs.ui');
 const pkg = require('./../package.json');
 const death = require('death');
 const path = require('path');
-const Web3 = require('web3');
 
 const { task, types } = require("@nomiclabs/buidler/config");
 const { ensurePluginLoadedWithUsePlugin } = require("@nomiclabs/buidler/plugins");
@@ -57,13 +56,12 @@ function plugin() {
 
         const client = api.client || require('ganache-cli');
         const address = await api.ganache(client);
-        const web3 = new Web3(address);
-        const accounts = await web3.eth.getAccounts();
-        const nodeInfo = await web3.eth.getNodeInfo();
-        const ganacheVersion = nodeInfo.split('/')[1];
+        const accountsRequest = await utils.getAccountsGanache(api.server.provider);
+        const nodeInfoRequest = await utils.getNodeInfoGanache(api.server.provider);
+        const ganacheVersion = nodeInfoRequest.result.split('/')[1];
 
         // Set default account
-        network.from = accounts[0];
+        network.from = accountsRequest.result[0];
 
         // Version Info
         ui.report('versions', [
diff --git a/plugins/hardhat.plugin.js b/plugins/hardhat.plugin.js
index 08228c9b..99c8fbaf 100644
--- a/plugins/hardhat.plugin.js
+++ b/plugins/hardhat.plugin.js
@@ -79,7 +79,6 @@ task("coverage", "Generates a code coverage report for tests")
   let config;
   let client;
   let address;
-  let web3;
   let failedTests = 0;
 
   instrumentedSources = {};
@@ -150,8 +149,8 @@ task("coverage", "Generates a code coverage report for tests")
     const network = nomiclabsUtils.setupHardhatNetwork(env, api, ui);
 
     if (network.isHardhatEVM){
-      accounts = await nomiclabsUtils.getAccounts(network.provider);
-      nodeInfo = await nomiclabsUtils.getNodeInfo(network.provider);
+      accounts = await utils.getAccountsHardhat(network.provider);
+      nodeInfo = await utils.getNodeInfoHardhat(network.provider);
 
       api.attachToHardhatVM(network.provider);
 
@@ -160,18 +159,18 @@ task("coverage", "Generates a code coverage report for tests")
         env.network.name,
       ]);
     } else {
-      const Web3 = require('web3');
       client = api.client || require('ganache-cli');
       address = await api.ganache(client);
-      web3 = new Web3(address);
-      accounts = await web3.eth.getAccounts();
-      nodeInfo = await web3.eth.getNodeInfo();
+      const accountsRequest = await utils.getAccountsGanache(api.server.provider);
+      const nodeInfoRequest = await utils.getNodeInfoGanache(api.server.provider);
 
       ui.report('ganache-network', [
-        nodeInfo.split('/')[1],
+        nodeInfoRequest.result.split('/')[1],
         env.network.name,
         api.port
       ]);
+
+      accounts = accountsRequest.result;
     }
 
     // Set default account (if not already configured)
diff --git a/plugins/resources/nomiclabs.utils.js b/plugins/resources/nomiclabs.utils.js
index 3dda458b..1100edd1 100644
--- a/plugins/resources/nomiclabs.utils.js
+++ b/plugins/resources/nomiclabs.utils.js
@@ -156,14 +156,6 @@ function configureHttpProvider(networkConfig, api, ui){
   networkConfig.url = `http://${api.host}:${api.port}`;
 }
 
-async function getAccounts(provider){
-  return provider.send("eth_accounts", [])
-}
-
-async function getNodeInfo(provider){
-  return provider.send("web3_clientVersion", [])
-}
-
 /**
  * Sets the default `from` account field in the network that will be used.
  * This needs to be done after accounts are fetched from the launched client.
@@ -208,14 +200,12 @@ async function finish(config, api){
 }
 
 module.exports = {
-  normalizeConfig: normalizeConfig,
-  finish: finish,
-  tempCacheDir: tempCacheDir,
-  setupBuidlerNetwork: setupBuidlerNetwork,
-  setupHardhatNetwork: setupHardhatNetwork,
-  getTestFilePaths: getTestFilePaths,
-  getAccounts: getAccounts,
-  getNodeInfo: getNodeInfo,
-  setNetworkFrom: setNetworkFrom
+  normalizeConfig,
+  finish,
+  tempCacheDir,
+  setupBuidlerNetwork,
+  setupHardhatNetwork,
+  getTestFilePaths,
+  setNetworkFrom
 }
 
diff --git a/plugins/resources/plugin.utils.js b/plugins/resources/plugin.utils.js
index 933cfdab..487a8c52 100644
--- a/plugins/resources/plugin.utils.js
+++ b/plugins/resources/plugin.utils.js
@@ -233,6 +233,46 @@ function loadSolcoverJS(config={}){
   return coverageConfig;
 }
 
+// ==========================
+// Setup RPC Calls
+// ==========================
+async function getAccountsHardhat(provider){
+  return provider.send("eth_accounts", [])
+}
+
+async function getNodeInfoHardhat(provider){
+  return provider.send("web3_clientVersion", [])
+}
+
+async function getAccountsGanache(provider){
+  const payload = {
+    jsonrpc: "2.0",
+    method: "eth_accounts",
+    params: [],
+    id: 1
+  };
+  return ganacheRequest(provider, payload)
+}
+
+async function getNodeInfoGanache(provider){
+  const payload = {
+    jsonrpc: "2.0",
+    method: "web3_clientVersion",
+    params: [],
+    id: 1
+  };
+  return ganacheRequest(provider, payload)
+}
+
+async function ganacheRequest(provider, payload){
+  return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+    provider.sendAsync(payload, function(err, res){
+      if (err) return reject(err)
+      resolve(res);
+    })
+  });
+}
+
 // ==========================
 // Finishing / Cleanup
 // ==========================
@@ -258,16 +298,20 @@ async function finish(config, api){
 }
 
 module.exports = {
-  assembleFiles: assembleFiles,
-  assembleSkipped: assembleSkipped,
-  assembleTargets: assembleTargets,
-  checkContext: checkContext,
-  finish: finish,
-  getTempLocations: getTempLocations,
-  loadSource: loadSource,
-  loadSolcoverJS: loadSolcoverJS,
-  reportSkipped: reportSkipped,
-  save: save,
-  toRelativePath: toRelativePath,
-  setupTempFolders: setupTempFolders
+  assembleFiles,
+  assembleSkipped,
+  assembleTargets,
+  checkContext,
+  finish,
+  getTempLocations,
+  loadSource,
+  loadSolcoverJS,
+  reportSkipped,
+  save,
+  toRelativePath,
+  setupTempFolders,
+  getAccountsHardhat,
+  getNodeInfoHardhat,
+  getAccountsGanache,
+  getNodeInfoGanache
 }
diff --git a/plugins/resources/truffle.utils.js b/plugins/resources/truffle.utils.js
index f33f109f..d729ab4b 100644
--- a/plugins/resources/truffle.utils.js
+++ b/plugins/resources/truffle.utils.js
@@ -209,9 +209,9 @@ function normalizeConfig(config){
 }
 
 module.exports = {
-  getTestFilePaths: getTestFilePaths,
-  setNetwork: setNetwork,
-  setNetworkFrom: setNetworkFrom,
-  loadLibrary: loadLibrary,
-  normalizeConfig: normalizeConfig,
+  getTestFilePaths,
+  setNetwork,
+  setNetworkFrom,
+  loadLibrary,
+  normalizeConfig,
 }
diff --git a/plugins/truffle.plugin.js b/plugins/truffle.plugin.js
index 8e337c6e..6888d67d 100644
--- a/plugins/truffle.plugin.js
+++ b/plugins/truffle.plugin.js
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@ const PluginUI = require('./resources/truffle.ui');
 const pkg = require('./../package.json');
 const death = require('death');
 const path = require('path');
-const Web3 = require('web3');
-
 
 /**
  * Truffle Plugin: `truffle run coverage [options]`
@@ -37,13 +35,11 @@ async function plugin(config){
     // Server launch
     const client = api.client || truffle.ganache;
     const address = await api.ganache(client);
+    const accountsRequest = await utils.getAccountsGanache(api.server.provider);
+    const nodeInfoRequest = await utils.getNodeInfoGanache(api.server.provider);
+    const ganacheVersion = nodeInfoRequest.result.split('/')[1];
 
-    const web3 = new Web3(address);
-    const accounts = await web3.eth.getAccounts();
-    const nodeInfo = await web3.eth.getNodeInfo();
-    const ganacheVersion = nodeInfo.split('/')[1];
-
-    truffleUtils.setNetworkFrom(config, accounts);
+    truffleUtils.setNetworkFrom(config, accountsRequest.result);
 
     // Version Info
     ui.report('versions', [
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 3eb1eda6..76158999 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -1057,6 +1057,10 @@ bn.js@4.11.8, bn.js@^4.0.0, bn.js@^4.1.0, bn.js@^4.1.1, bn.js@^4.10.0, bn.js@^4.
   version "4.11.8"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/bn.js/-/bn.js-4.11.8.tgz#2cde09eb5ee341f484746bb0309b3253b1b1442f"
 
+bn.js@^4.11.9:
+  version "4.11.9"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/bn.js/-/bn.js-4.11.9.tgz#26d556829458f9d1e81fc48952493d0ba3507828"
+
 body-parser@1.19.0, body-parser@^1.16.0:
   version "1.19.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/body-parser/-/body-parser-1.19.0.tgz#96b2709e57c9c4e09a6fd66a8fd979844f69f08a"
@@ -2224,6 +2228,14 @@ eth-lib@0.2.7:
     elliptic "^6.4.0"
     xhr-request-promise "^0.1.2"
 
+eth-lib@0.2.8, eth-lib@^0.2.8:
+  version "0.2.8"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/eth-lib/-/eth-lib-0.2.8.tgz#b194058bef4b220ad12ea497431d6cb6aa0623c8"
+  dependencies:
+    bn.js "^4.11.6"
+    elliptic "^6.4.0"
+    xhr-request-promise "^0.1.2"
+
 eth-lib@^0.1.26:
   version "0.1.27"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/eth-lib/-/eth-lib-0.1.27.tgz#f0b0fd144f865d2d6bf8257a40004f2e75ca1dd6"
@@ -2236,14 +2248,6 @@ eth-lib@^0.1.26:
     ws "^3.0.0"
     xhr-request-promise "^0.1.2"
 
-eth-lib@^0.2.8:
-  version "0.2.8"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/eth-lib/-/eth-lib-0.2.8.tgz#b194058bef4b220ad12ea497431d6cb6aa0623c8"
-  dependencies:
-    bn.js "^4.11.6"
-    elliptic "^6.4.0"
-    xhr-request-promise "^0.1.2"
-
 eth-sig-util@^2.5.2:
   version "2.5.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/eth-sig-util/-/eth-sig-util-2.5.2.tgz#f30b94509786fa4fbf71adb3164b1701e15724a8"
@@ -6718,6 +6722,19 @@ web3-utils@1.2.9:
     underscore "1.9.1"
     utf8 "3.0.0"
 
+web3-utils@^1.3.0:
+  version "1.3.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/web3-utils/-/web3-utils-1.3.0.tgz#5bac16e5e0ec9fe7bdcfadb621655e8aa3cf14e1"
+  dependencies:
+    bn.js "^4.11.9"
+    eth-lib "0.2.8"
+    ethereum-bloom-filters "^1.0.6"
+    ethjs-unit "0.1.6"
+    number-to-bn "1.7.0"
+    randombytes "^2.1.0"
+    underscore "1.9.1"
+    utf8 "3.0.0"
+
 web3@1.2.1:
   version "1.2.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/web3/-/web3-1.2.1.tgz#5d8158bcca47838ab8c2b784a2dee4c3ceb4179b"