diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index cebd1622f..913d4bdbd 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@
     "eth-json-rpc-errors": "^2.0.2",
     "eth-json-rpc-filters": "^4.1.1",
     "eth-json-rpc-infura": "^5.0.0",
-    "eth-json-rpc-middleware": "^5.0.3",
+    "eth-json-rpc-middleware": "^6.0.0",
     "eth-keyring-controller": "^6.1.0",
     "eth-method-registry": "^1.2.0",
     "eth-phishing-detect": "^1.1.14",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 5f943f8f0..8ce740245 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -10467,21 +10467,18 @@ eth-json-rpc-middleware@^4.1.4, eth-json-rpc-middleware@^4.1.5, eth-json-rpc-mid
     pify "^3.0.0"
     safe-event-emitter "^1.0.1"
 
-eth-json-rpc-middleware@^5.0.3:
-  version "5.0.3"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/eth-json-rpc-middleware/-/eth-json-rpc-middleware-5.0.3.tgz#85ba10f0a1efd2523123823a934a7f3a9e41268f"
-  integrity sha512-NJo1xEPhoaxbIX8eRiCRTHODQkufohaN3icvEZKxb1I+hUb7Oxk0l4pWpocNu33sRi3y2q4Zouhpd5b12acGfw==
+eth-json-rpc-middleware@^6.0.0:
+  version "6.0.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/eth-json-rpc-middleware/-/eth-json-rpc-middleware-6.0.0.tgz#4fe16928b34231a2537856f08a5ebbc3d0c31175"
+  integrity sha512-qqBfLU2Uq1Ou15Wox1s+NX05S9OcAEL4JZ04VZox2NS0U+RtCMjSxzXhLFWekdShUPZ+P8ax3zCO2xcPrp6XJQ==
   dependencies:
     btoa "^1.2.1"
     clone "^2.1.1"
     eth-query "^2.1.2"
-    eth-rpc-errors "^2.1.1"
+    eth-rpc-errors "^3.0.0"
     eth-sig-util "^1.4.2"
-    ethereumjs-block "^1.6.0"
-    ethereumjs-tx "^1.3.7"
     ethereumjs-util "^5.1.2"
-    ethereumjs-vm "^2.6.0"
-    json-rpc-engine "^5.1.3"
+    json-rpc-engine "^5.3.0"
     json-stable-stringify "^1.0.1"
     node-fetch "^2.6.1"
     pify "^3.0.0"
@@ -16101,6 +16098,14 @@ json-rpc-engine@^5.2.0:
     eth-rpc-errors "^2.1.1"
     safe-event-emitter "^1.0.1"
 
+json-rpc-engine@^5.3.0:
+  version "5.3.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/json-rpc-engine/-/json-rpc-engine-5.3.0.tgz#7dc7291766b28766ebda33eb6d3f4c6301c44ff4"
+  integrity sha512-+diJ9s8rxB+fbJhT7ZEf8r8spaLRignLd8jTgQ/h5JSGppAHGtNMZtCoabipCaleR1B3GTGxbXBOqhaJSGmPGQ==
+  dependencies:
+    eth-rpc-errors "^3.0.0"
+    safe-event-emitter "^1.0.1"
+
 json-rpc-error@^2.0.0:
   version "2.0.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/json-rpc-error/-/json-rpc-error-2.0.0.tgz#a7af9c202838b5e905c7250e547f1aff77258a02"