diff --git a/remix-lib/package.json b/remix-lib/package.json
index 2441417a0a..529ca1f7a0 100644
--- a/remix-lib/package.json
+++ b/remix-lib/package.json
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
     "ethereumjs-block": "^1.6.0",
     "ethereumjs-tx": "^1.3.3",
     "ethereumjs-util": "^6.1.0",
-    "ethereumjs-vm": "3.0.0",
+    "ethereumjs-vm": "4.1.1",
     "ethers": "^4.0.27",
     "events": "^3.0.0",
     "fast-async": "^6.1.2",
diff --git a/remix-lib/src/execution/execution-context.js b/remix-lib/src/execution/execution-context.js
index 73104af1de..4f89b4628b 100644
--- a/remix-lib/src/execution/execution-context.js
+++ b/remix-lib/src/execution/execution-context.js
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@
 'use strict'
 var Web3 = require('web3')
 var EventManager = require('../eventManager')
-var EthJSVM = require('ethereumjs-vm')
+var EthJSVM = require('ethereumjs-vm').default
 var ethUtil = require('ethereumjs-util')
-var StateManager = require('ethereumjs-vm/dist/stateManager')
+var StateManager = require('ethereumjs-vm/dist/state/stateManager').default
 var Web3VMProvider = require('../web3Provider/web3VmProvider')
 
 var LogsManager = require('./logsManager.js')