diff --git a/src/hooks/useAccount.tsx b/src/hooks/useAccount.tsx
index 7917dd8f33..f739b7a533 100644
--- a/src/hooks/useAccount.tsx
+++ b/src/hooks/useAccount.tsx
@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
-import { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
 import { useConnectWallet, useSetChain } from '@web3-onboard/react';
 import { ethers } from 'ethers';
 
 export const useAccount = () => {
   const [{ wallet, connecting }, connect, disconnect, updateBalances, setWalletModules, setPrimaryWallet] =
     useConnectWallet();
-  const [address, setAddress] = useState<string>(wallet && wallet.accounts.length > 0 ? wallet.accounts[0].address : undefined);
 
   const [{ chains, connectedChain, settingChain }, setChain] = useSetChain();
 
@@ -17,18 +15,6 @@ export const useAccount = () => {
     setChain({ chainId: ethers.utils.hexValue(desiredChain) });
   };
 
-  useEffect(() => {
-    if(wallet && wallet.accounts.length > 0) {
-      setAddress(wallet.accounts[0].address);
-      (async () => {
-        const ethersProvider = new ethers.providers.Web3Provider(wallet.provider);
-        const signer = ethersProvider.getSigner();
-        const walletAddress = await signer.getAddress();
-        setAddress(walletAddress);
-      })();
-    }
-  }, [wallet]);
-
   return {
     wallet,
     connecting,
@@ -38,7 +24,7 @@ export const useAccount = () => {
     setWalletModules,
     setPrimaryWallet,
     provider: wallet ? new ethers.providers.Web3Provider(wallet.provider, 'any') : undefined,
-    account: address,
+    account: wallet && wallet.accounts.length > 0 ? ethers.utils.getAddress(wallet.accounts[0].address) : undefined,
     chainId: connectedChain ? Number(connectedChain.id) : undefined,
     isActive,
     setChain,