diff --git a/apps/remix-ide/ci/browser_tests_chrome.sh b/apps/remix-ide/ci/browser_tests_chrome.sh
index 6a15f1207c..96357267ed 100755
--- a/apps/remix-ide/ci/browser_tests_chrome.sh
+++ b/apps/remix-ide/ci/browser_tests_chrome.sh
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ setupRemixd () {
   cd apps/remix-ide/contracts
   echo 'sharing folder: '
   echo $PWD
-  ../../../node_modules/.bin/remixd -s $PWD --remix-ide http://127.0.0.1:8080 &
+  npx nx serve remixd --folder=$PWD --remixide=http://127.0.0.1:8080 &
   cd ../../..
 }
 
diff --git a/apps/remix-ide/ci/browser_tests_firefox.sh b/apps/remix-ide/ci/browser_tests_firefox.sh
index d2058c1afb..289909e984 100755
--- a/apps/remix-ide/ci/browser_tests_firefox.sh
+++ b/apps/remix-ide/ci/browser_tests_firefox.sh
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ setupRemixd () {
   cd apps/remix-ide/contracts
   echo 'sharing folder: '
   echo $PWD
-  ../../../node_modules/.bin/remixd -s $PWD --remix-ide http://127.0.0.1:8080 &
+  npx nx serve remixd --folder=$PWD --remixide=http://127.0.0.1:8080 &
   cd ../../..
 }
 
diff --git a/apps/remix-ide/ci/browser_tests_run_deploy.sh b/apps/remix-ide/ci/browser_tests_run_deploy.sh
index 38ec439873..aa3ff4885f 100755
--- a/apps/remix-ide/ci/browser_tests_run_deploy.sh
+++ b/apps/remix-ide/ci/browser_tests_run_deploy.sh
@@ -2,22 +2,12 @@
 
 set -e
 
-setupRemixd () {
-  mkdir remixdSharedfolder
-  cd apps/remix-ide/contracts
-  echo 'sharing folder: '
-  echo $PWD
-  ../../../node_modules/.bin/remixd -s $PWD --remix-ide http://127.0.0.1:8080 &
-  cd ../../..
-}
-
 BUILD_ID=${CIRCLE_BUILD_NUM:-${TRAVIS_JOB_NUMBER}}
 echo "$BUILD_ID"
 TEST_EXITCODE=0
 
 npm run ganache-cli &
 npm run serve &
-setupRemixd
 
 sleep 5
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index da37bfdea5..99967f1215 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@
     "nightwatch_local_fileManager": "nx build remix-ide-e2e; nx e2e remix-ide-e2e --filePath=dist/apps/remix-ide-e2e/src/tests/fileManager_api.test.js --env=chrome",
     "nightwatch_local_runAndDeploy": "nx build remix-ide-e2e; nx e2e remix-ide-e2e --filePath=dist/apps/remix-ide-e2e/src/tests/runAndDeploy.js --env=chrome-runAndDeploy",
     "onchange": "onchange apps/remix-ide/build/app.js -- npm-run-all lint",
-    "remixd": "remixd -s ./apps/remix-ide/contracts --remix-ide http://127.0.0.1:8080",
+    "remixd": "nx build remixd; nx serve remixd --folder=./apps/remix-ide/contracts --remixide=http://127.0.0.1:8080",
     "selenium": "selenium-standalone start",
     "selenium-install": "selenium-standalone install",
     "sourcemap": "exorcist --root ../ apps/remix-ide/build/app.js.map > apps/remix-ide/build/app.js",
@@ -241,7 +241,6 @@
     "onchange": "^3.2.1",
     "prettier": "1.19.1",
     "remix-tabs": "1.0.48",
-    "remixd": "0.2.3-alpha.4",
     "request": "^2.83.0",
     "rimraf": "^2.6.1",
     "selenium-standalone": "^6.17.0",