diff --git a/apps/remix-ide/src/blockchain/execution-context.js b/apps/remix-ide/src/blockchain/execution-context.js
index df2d9421bb..41588e3708 100644
--- a/apps/remix-ide/src/blockchain/execution-context.js
+++ b/apps/remix-ide/src/blockchain/execution-context.js
@@ -2,11 +2,6 @@
 'use strict'
 import Web3 from 'web3'
 import EventManager from '../lib/events'
-import { rlp, keccak, bufferToHex } from 'ethereumjs-util'
-import { Web3VmProvider } from '../web3Provider/web3VmProvider'
-import VM from '@ethereumjs/vm'
-import Common from '@ethereumjs/common'
-import StateManager from '@ethereumjs/vm/dist/state/stateManager'
 
 let web3
 
@@ -17,82 +12,6 @@ if (typeof window !== 'undefined' && typeof window.ethereum !== 'undefined') {
   web3 = new Web3(new Web3.providers.HttpProvider('http://localhost:8545'))
 }
 
-/*
-  extend vm state manager and instanciate VM
-*/
-
-class StateManagerCommonStorageDump extends StateManager {
-  
-  constructor () {
-    super()
-    /*
-     * dictionary containing keccak(b) as key and b as value. used to get the initial value from its hash.
-     * type:  { [key: string]: string }
-     */
-    this.keyHashes = {}
-  }
-
-  putContractStorage (address, key, value) {
-    this.keyHashes[keccak(key).toString('hex')] = bufferToHex(key)
-    return super.putContractStorage(address, key, value)
-  }
-
-  async dumpStorage (address) {
-    let trie
-    try {
-      trie = await this._getStorageTrie(address)
-    } catch (e) {
-      console.log(e)
-      throw e
-    }
-    return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-      try {
-        const storage = {}
-        const stream = trie.createReadStream()
-        stream.on('data', (val) => {
-          const value = rlp.decode(val.value)
-          storage['0x' + val.key.toString('hex')] = {
-            key: this.keyHashes[val.key.toString('hex')],
-            value: '0x' + value.toString('hex')
-          }
-        })
-        stream.on('end', function () {
-          resolve(storage)
-        })
-      } catch (e) {
-        reject(e)
-      }
-    })
-  }
-
-  async getStateRoot (force = false) {
-    await this._cache.flush()
-
-    const stateRoot = this._trie.root
-    return stateRoot
-  }
-
-  async setStateRoot (stateRoot) {
-    await this._cache.flush()
-
-    if (stateRoot === this._trie.EMPTY_TRIE_ROOT) {
-      this._trie.root = stateRoot
-      this._cache.clear()
-      this._storageTries = {}
-      return
-    }
-
-    const hasRoot = await this._trie.checkRoot(stateRoot)
-    if (!hasRoot) {
-      throw new Error('State trie does not contain state root')
-    }
-
-    this._trie.root = stateRoot
-    this._cache.clear()
-    this._storageTries = {}
-  }
-}
-
 /*
   trigger contextChanged, web3EndpointChanged
 */
@@ -103,15 +22,6 @@ export class ExecutionContext {
     this.blockGasLimitDefault = 4300000
     this.blockGasLimit = this.blockGasLimitDefault
     this.currentFork = 'berlin'
-    this.vms = {
-      /*
-      byzantium: createVm('byzantium'),
-      constantinople: createVm('constantinople'),
-      petersburg: createVm('petersburg'),
-      istanbul: createVm('istanbul'),
-      */
-      berlin: this.createVm('berlin')
-    }
     this.mainNetGenesisHash = '0xd4e56740f876aef8c010b86a40d5f56745a118d0906a34e69aec8c0db1cb8fa3'
     this.customNetWorks = {}
     this.blocks = {}
@@ -129,20 +39,6 @@ export class ExecutionContext {
     }
   }
 
-  createVm (hardfork) {
-    const stateManager = new StateManagerCommonStorageDump()
-    const common = new Common({ chain: 'mainnet', hardfork })
-    const vm = new VM({
-      common,
-      activatePrecompiles: true,
-      stateManager: stateManager
-    })
-
-    const web3vm = new Web3VmProvider()
-    web3vm.setVM(vm)
-    return { vm, web3vm, stateManager, common }
-  }
-
   askPermission () {
     // metamask
     if (ethereum && typeof ethereum.enable === 'function') ethereum.enable()
@@ -217,14 +113,6 @@ export class ExecutionContext {
     return new Web3()
   }
 
-  vm () {
-    return this.vms[this.currentFork].vm
-  }
-
-  vmObject () {
-    return this.vms[this.currentFork]
-  }
-
   setContext (context, endPointUrl, confirmCb, infoCb) {
     this.executionContext = context
     this.executionContextChange(context, endPointUrl, confirmCb, infoCb, null)
diff --git a/libs/remix-lib/src/execution/txRunnerVM.ts b/libs/remix-lib/src/execution/txRunnerVM.ts
index bc7e1403a7..ba021a7d0e 100644
--- a/libs/remix-lib/src/execution/txRunnerVM.ts
+++ b/libs/remix-lib/src/execution/txRunnerVM.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,12 @@
 'use strict'
-import { Transaction } from 'ethereumjs-tx'
-import Block from 'ethereumjs-block'
-import { BN, bufferToHex } from 'ethereumjs-util'
+import { Transaction } from '@ethereumjs/tx'
+import { Block } from '@ethereumjs/block'
+import { BN, bufferToHex, Address } from 'ethereumjs-util'
 import { EventManager } from '../eventManager'
 import { LogsManager } from './logsManager'
 
 export class TxRunnerVM {
   event
-  _api
   blockNumber
   runAsync
   pendingTxs
@@ -16,14 +15,15 @@ export class TxRunnerVM {
   blocks
   txs
   logsManager
-  getVM: () => any
+  commonContext
+  getVMObject: () => any
 
-  constructor (vmaccounts, api, getVM) {
+  constructor (vmaccounts, api, getVMObject) {
     this.event = new EventManager()
     this.logsManager = new LogsManager()
     // has a default for now for backwards compatability
-    this.getVM = getVM
-    this._api = api
+    this.getVMObject = getVMObject
+    this.commonContext = this.getVMObject().common
     this.blockNumber = 0
     this.runAsync = true
     this.blockNumber = 0 // The VM is running in Homestead mode, which started at this block.
@@ -53,54 +53,56 @@ export class TxRunnerVM {
     if (!account) {
       return callback('Invalid account selected')
     }
+    if (Number.isInteger(gasLimit)) {
+      gasLimit = '0x' + gasLimit.toString(16)
+    }
+
+    this.getVMObject().stateManager.getAccount(Address.fromString(from)).then((res) => {
+      // See https://github.com/ethereumjs/ethereumjs-tx/blob/master/docs/classes/transaction.md#constructor
+      // for initialization fields and their types
+      value = value ? parseInt(value) : 0
+      const tx = Transaction.fromTxData({
+        nonce: new BN(res.nonce),
+        gasPrice: '0x1',
+        gasLimit: gasLimit,
+        to: to,
+        value: value,
+        data: Buffer.from(data.slice(2), 'hex')
+      }, { common: this.commonContext }).sign(account.privateKey)
+
+      const coinbases = ['0x0e9281e9c6a0808672eaba6bd1220e144c9bb07a', '0x8945a1288dc78a6d8952a92c77aee6730b414778', '0x94d76e24f818426ae84aa404140e8d5f60e10e7e']
+      const difficulties = [new BN('69762765929000', 10), new BN('70762765929000', 10), new BN('71762765929000', 10)]
+
+      var block = Block.fromBlockData({
+        header: {
+          timestamp: timestamp || (new Date().getTime() / 1000 | 0),
+          number: self.blockNumber,
+          coinbase: coinbases[self.blockNumber % coinbases.length],
+          difficulty: difficulties[self.blockNumber % difficulties.length],
+          gasLimit: new BN(gasLimit.replace('0x', ''), 16).imuln(2)
+        },
+        transactions: [tx]
+      }, { common: this.commonContext })
 
-    this.getVM().stateManager.getAccount(Buffer.from(from.replace('0x', ''), 'hex'), (err, res) => {
-      if (err) {
-        callback('Account not found')
+      if (!useCall) {
+        ++self.blockNumber
+        this.runBlockInVm(tx, block, callback)
       } else {
-        // See https://github.com/ethereumjs/ethereumjs-tx/blob/master/docs/classes/transaction.md#constructor
-        // for initialization fields and their types
-        value = value ? parseInt(value) : 0
-        const tx = new Transaction({
-          nonce: new BN(res.nonce),
-          gasPrice: '0x1',
-          gasLimit: gasLimit,
-          to: to,
-          value: value,
-          data: Buffer.from(data.slice(2), 'hex')
-        })
-        tx.sign(account.privateKey)
-        const coinbases = ['0x0e9281e9c6a0808672eaba6bd1220e144c9bb07a', '0x8945a1288dc78a6d8952a92c77aee6730b414778', '0x94d76e24f818426ae84aa404140e8d5f60e10e7e']
-        const difficulties = [new BN('69762765929000', 10), new BN('70762765929000', 10), new BN('71762765929000', 10)]
-        const block = new Block({
-          header: {
-            timestamp: timestamp || (new Date().getTime() / 1000 | 0),
-            number: self.blockNumber,
-            coinbase: coinbases[self.blockNumber % coinbases.length],
-            difficulty: difficulties[self.blockNumber % difficulties.length],
-            gasLimit: new BN(gasLimit, 10).imuln(2)
-          },
-          transactions: [tx],
-          uncleHeaders: []
-        })
-        if (!useCall) {
-          ++self.blockNumber
-          this.runBlockInVm(tx, block, callback)
-        } else {
-          this.getVM().stateManager.checkpoint(() => {
-            this.runBlockInVm(tx, block, (err, result) => {
-              this.getVM().stateManager.revert(() => {
-                callback(err, result)
-              })
+        this.getVMObject().stateManager.checkpoint().then(() => {
+          this.runBlockInVm(tx, block, (err, result) => {
+            this.getVMObject().stateManager.revert().then(() => {
+              callback(err, result)
             })
           })
-        }
+        })
       }
+    }).catch((e) => {
+      callback(e)
     })
   }
 
   runBlockInVm (tx, block, callback) {
-    this.getVM().runBlock({ block: block, generate: true, skipBlockValidation: true, skipBalance: false }).then((results) => {
+    this.getVMObject().vm.runBlock({ block: block, generate: true, skipBlockValidation: true, skipBalance: false }).then((results) => {
       const result = results.results[0]
       if (result) {
         const status = result.execResult.exceptionError ? 0 : 1
diff --git a/libs/remix-simulator/src/methods/transactions.ts b/libs/remix-simulator/src/methods/transactions.ts
index fee5059d96..c3a43f5bc4 100644
--- a/libs/remix-simulator/src/methods/transactions.ts
+++ b/libs/remix-simulator/src/methods/transactions.ts
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ export class Transactions {
       }
     }
 
-    this.txRunnerVMInstance = new TxRunnerVM(accounts, api, _ => this.vmContext.vm())
+    this.txRunnerVMInstance = new TxRunnerVM(accounts, api, _ => this.vmContext.vmObject())
     this.txRunnerInstance = new TxRunner(this.txRunnerVMInstance, { runAsync: false })
     this.txRunnerInstance.vmaccounts = accounts
   }
diff --git a/libs/remix-simulator/src/vm-context.ts b/libs/remix-simulator/src/vm-context.ts
index e59eb68cdd..43f5f6f8c9 100644
--- a/libs/remix-simulator/src/vm-context.ts
+++ b/libs/remix-simulator/src/vm-context.ts
@@ -2,61 +2,82 @@
 'use strict'
 import Web3 from 'web3'
 import { rlp, keccak, bufferToHex } from 'ethereumjs-util'
-import { vm, execution } from '@remix-project/remix-lib'
-const EthJSVM = require('ethereumjs-vm').default
-const StateManager = require('ethereumjs-vm/dist/state/stateManager').default
+import { vm as remixLibVm, execution } from '@remix-project/remix-lib'
+import VM from '@ethereumjs/vm'
+import Common from '@ethereumjs/common'
+import StateManager from '@ethereumjs/vm/dist/state/stateManager'
+import { StorageDump } from '@ethereumjs/vm/dist/state/interface'
 
 /*
   extend vm state manager and instanciate VM
 */
 
 class StateManagerCommonStorageDump extends StateManager {
-  constructor (arg) {
-    super(arg)
+
+  keyHashes: { [key: string]: string }
+  constructor () {
+    super()
     this.keyHashes = {}
   }
 
-  putContractStorage (address, key, value, cb) {
+  putContractStorage (address, key, value) {
     this.keyHashes[keccak(key).toString('hex')] = bufferToHex(key)
-    super.putContractStorage(address, key, value, cb)
+    return super.putContractStorage(address, key, value)
   }
 
-  dumpStorage (address, cb) {
-    this._getStorageTrie(address, (err, trie) => {
-      if (err) {
-        return cb(err)
+  async dumpStorage (address) {
+    let trie
+    try {
+      trie = await this._getStorageTrie(address)
+    } catch (e) {
+      console.log(e)
+      throw e
+    }
+    return new Promise<StorageDump>((resolve, reject) => {
+      try {
+        const storage = {}
+        const stream = trie.createReadStream()
+        stream.on('data', (val) => {
+          const value = rlp.decode(val.value)
+          storage['0x' + val.key.toString('hex')] = {
+            key: this.keyHashes[val.key.toString('hex')],
+            value: '0x' + value.toString('hex')
+          }
+        })
+        stream.on('end', function () {
+          resolve(storage)
+        })
+      } catch (e) {
+        reject(e)
       }
-      const storage = {}
-      const stream = trie.createReadStream()
-      stream.on('data', (val) => {
-        const value = rlp.decode(val.value)
-        storage['0x' + val.key.toString('hex')] = {
-          key: this.keyHashes[val.key.toString('hex')],
-          value: '0x' + value.toString('hex')
-        }
-      })
-      stream.on('end', function () {
-        cb(storage)
-      })
     })
   }
 
-  getStateRoot (cb) {
-    const checkpoint = this._checkpointCount
-    this._checkpointCount = 0
-    super.getStateRoot((err, stateRoot) => {
-      this._checkpointCount = checkpoint
-      cb(err, stateRoot)
-    })
+  async getStateRoot (force = false) {
+    await this._cache.flush()
+
+    const stateRoot = this._trie.root
+    return stateRoot
   }
 
-  setStateRoot (stateRoot, cb) {
-    const checkpoint = this._checkpointCount
-    this._checkpointCount = 0
-    super.setStateRoot(stateRoot, (err) => {
-      this._checkpointCount = checkpoint
-      cb(err)
-    })
+  async setStateRoot (stateRoot) {
+    await this._cache.flush()
+
+    if (stateRoot === this._trie.EMPTY_TRIE_ROOT) {
+      this._trie.root = stateRoot
+      this._cache.clear()
+      this._storageTries = {}
+      return
+    }
+
+    const hasRoot = await this._trie.checkRoot(stateRoot)
+    if (!hasRoot) {
+      throw new Error('State trie does not contain state root')
+    }
+
+    this._trie.root = stateRoot
+    this._cache.clear()
+    this._storageTries = {}
   }
 }
 
@@ -79,7 +100,7 @@ export class VMContext {
   constructor () {
     this.blockGasLimitDefault = 4300000
     this.blockGasLimit = this.blockGasLimitDefault
-    this.currentFork = 'muirGlacier'
+    this.currentFork = 'berlin'
     this.vms = {
       /*
       byzantium: createVm('byzantium'),
@@ -87,7 +108,7 @@ export class VMContext {
       petersburg: createVm('petersburg'),
       istanbul: createVm('istanbul'),
       */
-      muirGlacier: this.createVm('muirGlacier')
+      berlin: this.createVm('berlin')
     }
     this.blocks = {}
     this.latestBlockNumber = 0
@@ -97,22 +118,21 @@ export class VMContext {
   }
 
   createVm (hardfork) {
-    const stateManager = new StateManagerCommonStorageDump({})
-    stateManager.checkpoint(() => {})
-    const ethvm = new EthJSVM({
+    const stateManager = new StateManagerCommonStorageDump()
+    const common = new Common({ chain: 'mainnet', hardfork })
+    const vm = new VM({
+      common,
       activatePrecompiles: true,
-      blockchain: stateManager.blockchain,
-      stateManager: stateManager,
-      hardfork: hardfork
+      stateManager: stateManager
     })
-    ethvm.blockchain.validate = false
-    this.web3vm = new vm.Web3VMProvider()
-    this.web3vm.setVM(ethvm)
-    return { vm: ethvm, web3vm: this.web3vm, stateManager }
+
+    const web3vm = new remixLibVm.Web3VMProvider()
+    web3vm.setVM(vm)
+    return { vm, web3vm, stateManager, common }
   }
 
   web3 () {
-    return this.web3vm
+    return this.vms[this.currentFork].web3vm
   }
 
   blankWeb3 () {
@@ -123,6 +143,10 @@ export class VMContext {
     return this.vms[this.currentFork].vm
   }
 
+  vmObject () {
+    return this.vms[this.currentFork]
+  }
+
   addBlock (block) {
     let blockNumber = '0x' + block.header.number.toString('hex')
     if (blockNumber === '0x') {
@@ -133,7 +157,7 @@ export class VMContext {
     this.blocks[blockNumber] = block
     this.latestBlockNumber = blockNumber
 
-    this.logsManager.checkBlock(blockNumber, block, this.web3vm)
+    this.logsManager.checkBlock(blockNumber, block, this.web3())
   }
 
   trackTx (tx, block) {