diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index b5dcd913e..5271d1819 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@
         "cross-fetch": "^3.1.4",
         "crypto-js": "^4.0.0",
         "decimal.js": "^10.2.1",
+        "ethereumjs-util": "^7.1.3",
         "fs": "0.0.1-security",
         "save-file": "^2.3.1",
         "web3": ">=1.3.5",
diff --git a/src/@utils/provider.ts b/src/@utils/provider.ts
index 4cfc0fd74..92efd727d 100644
--- a/src/@utils/provider.ts
+++ b/src/@utils/provider.ts
@@ -32,27 +32,22 @@ export async function getEncryptedFiles(
 
 export async function getFileInfo(
   url: string,
-  providerUrl: string,
-  cancelToken: CancelToken
+  providerUrl: string
 ): Promise<FileMetadata[]> {
   try {
-    // TODO: what was the point of this?
-    // if (url instanceof DID) postBody = { did: url.getDid() }
-    // else postBody = { url }
-    const postBody = { url, type: 'url' }
-    const response: AxiosResponse<FileMetadata[]> = await axios.post(
-      `${providerUrl}/api/services/fileinfo`,
-      postBody,
-      { cancelToken }
+    const response = await ProviderInstance.checkFileUrl(
+      url,
+      providerUrl,
+      (method: Method, path: string, body: string) => {
+        return fetch(path, {
+          method: method,
+          body: body,
+          headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' }
+        })
+      }
     )
-
-    if (!response || response.status !== 200 || !response.data) return
-    return response.data
+    return response
   } catch (error) {
-    if (axios.isCancel(error)) {
-      LoggerInstance.log(error.message)
-    } else {
-      LoggerInstance.error(error.message)
-    }
+    LoggerInstance.error(error.message)
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/components/@shared/FormFields/FilesInput/index.tsx b/src/components/@shared/FormFields/FilesInput/index.tsx
index 4a6352f74..504d9cab0 100644
--- a/src/components/@shared/FormFields/FilesInput/index.tsx
+++ b/src/components/@shared/FormFields/FilesInput/index.tsx
@@ -1,32 +1,25 @@
 import React, { ReactElement, useState } from 'react'
-import { useField } from 'formik'
+import { useField, useFormikContext } from 'formik'
 import { toast } from 'react-toastify'
 import FileInfo from './Info'
 import UrlInput from '../URLInput'
 import { InputProps } from '@shared/FormInput'
-import { getFileInfo } from '@utils/provider'
-import { useWeb3 } from '@context/Web3'
-import { getOceanConfig } from '@utils/ocean'
-import { useCancelToken } from '@hooks/useCancelToken'
 import { initialValues } from 'src/components/Publish/_constants'
+import { getFileInfo } from '@utils/provider'
+import { FormPublishData } from 'src/components/Publish/_types'
 
 export default function FilesInput(props: InputProps): ReactElement {
   const [field, meta, helpers] = useField(props.name)
   const [isLoading, setIsLoading] = useState(false)
-  const { chainId } = useWeb3()
-  const newCancelToken = useCancelToken()
+  const { values } = useFormikContext<FormPublishData>()
 
   function loadFileInfo(url: string) {
-    const config = getOceanConfig(chainId || 1)
+    const providerUri = values.services[0].providerUrl.url
 
     async function validateUrl() {
       try {
         setIsLoading(true)
-        const checkedFile = await getFileInfo(
-          url,
-          config?.providerUri,
-          newCancelToken()
-        )
+        const checkedFile = await getFileInfo(url, providerUri)
         checkedFile && helpers.setValue([{ url, ...checkedFile[0] }])
       } catch (error) {
         toast.error('Could not fetch file info. Please check URL and try again')
diff --git a/src/components/Asset/AssetActions/index.tsx b/src/components/Asset/AssetActions/index.tsx
index 6c83fd734..1ef03ec34 100644
--- a/src/components/Asset/AssetActions/index.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Asset/AssetActions/index.tsx
@@ -66,14 +66,10 @@ export default function AssetActions({
 
       const asset = values?.services?.[0].files?.[0].url || ddo.id
       const providerUrl =
-        values?.services[0].providerUrl || oceanConfig.providerUri
+        values?.services[0].providerUrl.url || oceanConfig.providerUri
 
       try {
-        const fileInfoResponse = await getFileInfo(
-          asset,
-          oceanConfig.providerUri,
-          newCancelToken()
-        )
+        const fileInfoResponse = await getFileInfo(asset, providerUrl)
         fileInfoResponse && setFileMetadata(fileInfoResponse[0])
         setFileIsLoading(false)
       } catch (error) {