diff --git a/apps/remix-ide/src/blockchain/providers/injected.ts b/apps/remix-ide/src/blockchain/providers/injected.ts
index 871d973e8a..a4ec0dc09c 100644
--- a/apps/remix-ide/src/blockchain/providers/injected.ts
+++ b/apps/remix-ide/src/blockchain/providers/injected.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { Web3 } from 'web3'
 import { hashPersonalMessage, isHexString, bytesToHex } from '@ethereumjs/util'
+import { Personal } from 'web3-eth-personal'
 import { ExecutionContext } from '../execution-context'
 
 export class InjectedProvider {
@@ -41,7 +42,8 @@ export class InjectedProvider {
     message = isHexString(message) ? message : Web3.utils.utf8ToHex(message)
     const messageHash = hashPersonalMessage(Buffer.from(message))
     try {
-      this.executionContext.web3().personal.sign(messageHash, account).then((signedData) => {
+      const personal = new Personal(this.executionContext.web3().currentProvider)
+      personal.sign(messageHash, account).then((signedData) => {
         cb(null, bytesToHex(messageHash), signedData)
       }).catch((error => cb(error)))
     } catch (e) {