diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 139d4d6e7..d064a5a96 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/gogo/protobuf v1.3.1
 	github.com/google/gofuzz v1.1.0
 	github.com/ipfs/go-log v1.0.4
-	github.com/keep-network/keep-common v1.2.1-0.20201020114759-19c123cbd4f4
+	github.com/keep-network/keep-common v1.2.1-0.20201103151750-c52f5d480c10
 	github.com/keep-network/keep-core v1.3.0
 	github.com/keep-network/tbtc v1.1.1-0.20201026093513-cb9246987718
 	github.com/pkg/errors v0.9.1
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 226695f3d..c03839b0f 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -335,6 +335,8 @@ github.com/keep-network/keep-common v1.2.0 h1:hVd2tTd7vL+9CQP5Ntk5kjs+GYvkgrRNBc
 github.com/keep-network/keep-common v1.2.0/go.mod h1:emxogTbBdey7M3jOzfxZOdfn139kN2mI2b2wA6AHKKo=
 github.com/keep-network/keep-common v1.2.1-0.20201020114759-19c123cbd4f4 h1:CivupPSFswHACua5xZGKdeYxsCQ2cmRomTIBh8kfk70=
 github.com/keep-network/keep-common v1.2.1-0.20201020114759-19c123cbd4f4/go.mod h1:emxogTbBdey7M3jOzfxZOdfn139kN2mI2b2wA6AHKKo=
+github.com/keep-network/keep-common v1.2.1-0.20201103151750-c52f5d480c10 h1:KuZP1ArRAK1X4PunfteJX+QnP/XSfvfmi/ZR2a6kXTU=
+github.com/keep-network/keep-common v1.2.1-0.20201103151750-c52f5d480c10/go.mod h1:emxogTbBdey7M3jOzfxZOdfn139kN2mI2b2wA6AHKKo=
 github.com/keep-network/keep-core v1.3.0 h1:7Tb33EmO/ntHOEbOiYciRlBhqu5Ln6KemWCaYK0Z6LA=
 github.com/keep-network/keep-core v1.3.0/go.mod h1:1KsSSTQoN754TrFLW7kLy50pOG2CQ4BOfnJqdvEG7FA=
 github.com/keep-network/tbtc v1.1.1-0.20201026093513-cb9246987718 h1:/ZNMBY7y6hfzCYA8mgtHnspGO26OmWV3sDehyGnqRyY=
diff --git a/pkg/chain/ethereum/connect.go b/pkg/chain/ethereum/connect.go
index 830216269..cfc5e848d 100644
--- a/pkg/chain/ethereum/connect.go
+++ b/pkg/chain/ethereum/connect.go
@@ -1,14 +1,11 @@
 package ethereum
 
 import (
-	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"math/big"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/accounts/abi/bind"
-
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/accounts/keystore"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/ethclient"
 
@@ -37,12 +34,11 @@ var (
 type EthereumChain struct {
 	config                         *ethereum.Config
 	accountKey                     *keystore.Key
-	client                         bind.ContractBackend
+	client                         ethutil.EthereumClient
 	bondedECDSAKeepFactoryContract *contract.BondedECDSAKeepFactory
 	blockCounter                   *blockcounter.EthereumBlockCounter
 	miningWaiter                   *ethutil.MiningWaiter
 	nonceManager                   *ethutil.NonceManager
-	blockTimestampFn               blockTimestampFn
 
 	// transactionMutex allows interested parties to forcibly serialize
 	// transaction submission.
@@ -67,10 +63,6 @@ func Connect(accountKey *keystore.Key, config *ethereum.Config) (*EthereumChain,
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	// TODO: Add rate limiting to (keep-ecdsa/pull/585#discussion_r513351032):
-	//  - `createBlockTimestampFn`
-	//  - `blockCounter`
-	//  - `miningWaiter`
 	wrappedClient := addClientWrappers(config, client)
 
 	transactionMutex := &sync.Mutex{}
@@ -91,7 +83,7 @@ func Connect(accountKey *keystore.Key, config *ethereum.Config) (*EthereumChain,
 
 	logger.Infof("using [%v] mining check interval", checkInterval)
 	logger.Infof("using [%v] wei max gas price", maxGasPrice)
-	miningWaiter := ethutil.NewMiningWaiter(client, checkInterval, maxGasPrice)
+	miningWaiter := ethutil.NewMiningWaiter(wrappedClient, checkInterval, maxGasPrice)
 
 	bondedECDSAKeepFactoryContractAddress, err := config.ContractAddress(BondedECDSAKeepFactoryContractName)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -109,7 +101,7 @@ func Connect(accountKey *keystore.Key, config *ethereum.Config) (*EthereumChain,
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	blockCounter, err := blockcounter.CreateBlockCounter(client)
+	blockCounter, err := blockcounter.CreateBlockCounter(wrappedClient)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf(
 			"failed to create Ethereum blockcounter: [%v]",
@@ -126,15 +118,14 @@ func Connect(accountKey *keystore.Key, config *ethereum.Config) (*EthereumChain,
 		nonceManager:                   nonceManager,
 		miningWaiter:                   miningWaiter,
 		transactionMutex:               transactionMutex,
-		blockTimestampFn:               createBlockTimestampFn(client),
 	}, nil
 }
 
 func addClientWrappers(
 	config *ethereum.Config,
-	backend bind.ContractBackend,
-) bind.ContractBackend {
-	loggingBackend := ethutil.WrapCallLogging(logger, backend)
+	client ethutil.EthereumClient,
+) ethutil.EthereumClient {
+	loggingClient := ethutil.WrapCallLogging(logger, client)
 
 	if config.RequestsPerSecondLimit > 0 || config.ConcurrencyLimit > 0 {
 		logger.Infof(
@@ -146,7 +137,7 @@ func addClientWrappers(
 		)
 
 		return ethutil.WrapRateLimiting(
-			loggingBackend,
+			loggingClient,
 			&ethutil.RateLimiterConfig{
 				RequestsPerSecondLimit: config.RequestsPerSecondLimit,
 				ConcurrencyLimit:       config.ConcurrencyLimit,
@@ -154,21 +145,5 @@ func addClientWrappers(
 		)
 	}
 
-	return loggingBackend
-}
-
-type blockTimestampFn func(blockNumber *big.Int) (uint64, error)
-
-func createBlockTimestampFn(client *ethclient.Client) blockTimestampFn {
-	return func(blockNumber *big.Int) (uint64, error) {
-		ctx, cancelCtx := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 1*time.Minute)
-		defer cancelCtx()
-
-		header, err := client.HeaderByNumber(ctx, blockNumber)
-		if err != nil {
-			return 0, err
-		}
-
-		return header.Time, nil
-	}
+	return loggingClient
 }
diff --git a/pkg/chain/ethereum/ethereum.go b/pkg/chain/ethereum/ethereum.go
index 0e1db077a..580cbc43c 100644
--- a/pkg/chain/ethereum/ethereum.go
+++ b/pkg/chain/ethereum/ethereum.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 package ethereum
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"math/big"
 	"sort"
@@ -560,5 +561,13 @@ func (ec *EthereumChain) PastSignatureSubmittedEvents(
 
 // BlockTimestamp returns given block's timestamp.
 func (ec *EthereumChain) BlockTimestamp(blockNumber *big.Int) (uint64, error) {
-	return ec.blockTimestampFn(blockNumber)
+	ctx, cancelCtx := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 1*time.Minute)
+	defer cancelCtx()
+
+	header, err := ec.client.HeaderByNumber(ctx, blockNumber)
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, err
+	}
+
+	return header.Time, nil
 }