diff --git a/core/vm/contracts_lightclient.go b/core/vm/contracts_lightclient.go
index 89bab73fcc..79e17ca08d 100644
--- a/core/vm/contracts_lightclient.go
+++ b/core/vm/contracts_lightclient.go
@@ -1,19 +1,17 @@
 package vm
 
 import (
-	"crypto/sha256"
 	"encoding/binary"
 	"fmt"
 	"net/url"
 	"strings"
 
-	"github.com/btcsuite/btcd/btcec/v2"
-	ecdsa "github.com/btcsuite/btcd/btcec/v2/ecdsa"
 	"github.com/tendermint/iavl"
 	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/crypto/merkle"
+	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/crypto/secp256k1"
 	cmn "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/libs/common"
-	"golang.org/x/crypto/ripemd160" //nolint:staticcheck
 
+	//nolint:staticcheck
 	v1 "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/vm/lightclient/v1"
 	v2 "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/vm/lightclient/v2"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/params"
@@ -428,45 +426,10 @@ func (c *tmSignatureRecover) Run(input []byte) (result []byte, err error) {
 }
 
 func (c *tmSignatureRecover) runTMSecp256k1Signature(pubkey, signatureStr, msgHash []byte) (result []byte, err error) {
-	pubKey, err := btcec.ParsePubKey(pubkey)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	r, s, err := c.signatureFromBytes(signatureStr)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	signature := ecdsa.NewSignature(r, s)
-
-	// Reject malleable signatures. libsecp256k1 does this check but btcec doesn't.
-	if s.IsOverHalfOrder() {
+	tmPubKey := secp256k1.PubKeySecp256k1(pubkey)
+	ok := tmPubKey.VerifyBytesWithMsgHash(msgHash, signatureStr)
+	if !ok {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid signature")
 	}
-
-	// Verify the signature.
-	if !signature.Verify(msgHash, pubKey) {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid signature")
-	}
-
-	hasherSHA256 := sha256.New()
-	_, _ = hasherSHA256.Write(pubKey.SerializeCompressed()) // does not error
-	sha := hasherSHA256.Sum(nil)
-
-	hasherRIPEMD160 := ripemd160.New()
-	_, _ = hasherRIPEMD160.Write(sha) // does not error
-	return hasherRIPEMD160.Sum(nil), nil
-}
-
-// Read Signature struct from R || S. Caller needs to ensure
-// that len(sigStr) == 64.
-func (c *tmSignatureRecover) signatureFromBytes(sigStr []byte) (*btcec.ModNScalar, *btcec.ModNScalar, error) {
-	var r, s btcec.ModNScalar
-	if r.SetByteSlice(sigStr[:32]) {
-		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid R field")
-	}
-	if s.SetByteSlice(sigStr[32:]) {
-		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid S field")
-	}
-	return &r, &s, nil
+	return tmPubKey.Address().Bytes(), nil
 }
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 47dd742faa..8eca14c8d6 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -295,5 +295,6 @@ replace (
 	github.com/cometbft/cometbft => github.com/bnb-chain/greenfield-tendermint v0.0.0-20230417032003-4cda1f296fb2
 	github.com/grpc-ecosystem/grpc-gateway/v2 => github.com/prysmaticlabs/grpc-gateway/v2 v2.3.1-0.20210702154020-550e1cd83ec1
 	github.com/syndtr/goleveldb v1.0.1 => github.com/syndtr/goleveldb v1.0.1-0.20210819022825-2ae1ddf74ef7
-	github.com/tendermint/tendermint => github.com/bnb-chain/tendermint v0.31.15
+	// TODO: bump to official version
+	github.com/tendermint/tendermint => github.com/j75689/tendermint v0.0.0-20231110072701-fb5a4b37d9d8
 )
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index bb8b586cfc..93881cbf17 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -171,8 +171,6 @@ github.com/bnb-chain/greenfield-tendermint v0.0.0-20230417032003-4cda1f296fb2 h1
 github.com/bnb-chain/greenfield-tendermint v0.0.0-20230417032003-4cda1f296fb2/go.mod h1:9q11eHNRY9FDwFH+4pompzPNGv//Z3VcfvkELaHJPMs=
 github.com/bnb-chain/ics23 v0.1.0 h1:DvjGOts2FBfbxB48384CYD1LbcrfjThFz8kowY/7KxU=
 github.com/bnb-chain/ics23 v0.1.0/go.mod h1:cU6lTGolbbLFsGCgceNB2AzplH1xecLp6+KXvxM32nI=
-github.com/bnb-chain/tendermint v0.31.15 h1:Xyn/Hifb/7X4E1zSuMdnZdMSoM2Fx6cZuKCNnqIxbNU=
-github.com/bnb-chain/tendermint v0.31.15/go.mod h1:cmt8HHmQUSVaWQ/hoTefRxsh5X3ERaM1zCUIR0DPbFU=
 github.com/boltdb/bolt v1.3.1/go.mod h1:clJnj/oiGkjum5o1McbSZDSLxVThjynRyGBgiAx27Ps=
 github.com/bradfitz/go-smtpd v0.0.0-20170404230938-deb6d6237625/go.mod h1:HYsPBTaaSFSlLx/70C2HPIMNZpVV8+vt/A+FMnYP11g=
 github.com/bradfitz/gomemcache v0.0.0-20170208213004-1952afaa557d/go.mod h1:PmM6Mmwb0LSuEubjR8N7PtNe1KxZLtOUHtbeikc5h60=
@@ -759,6 +757,8 @@ github.com/iris-contrib/go.uuid v2.0.0+incompatible/go.mod h1:iz2lgM/1UnEf1kP0L/
 github.com/iris-contrib/jade v1.1.3/go.mod h1:H/geBymxJhShH5kecoiOCSssPX7QWYH7UaeZTSWddIk=
 github.com/iris-contrib/pongo2 v0.0.1/go.mod h1:Ssh+00+3GAZqSQb30AvBRNxBx7rf0GqwkjqxNd0u65g=
 github.com/iris-contrib/schema v0.0.1/go.mod h1:urYA3uvUNG1TIIjOSCzHr9/LmbQo8LrOcOqfqxa4hXw=
+github.com/j75689/tendermint v0.0.0-20231110072701-fb5a4b37d9d8 h1:+SAW4SBz3bmmmRTDnIlHr8PWuEaZIfudpeIJtn6G12k=
+github.com/j75689/tendermint v0.0.0-20231110072701-fb5a4b37d9d8/go.mod h1:cmt8HHmQUSVaWQ/hoTefRxsh5X3ERaM1zCUIR0DPbFU=
 github.com/jackpal/go-nat-pmp v1.0.2-0.20160603034137-1fa385a6f458/go.mod h1:QPH045xvCAeXUZOxsnwmrtiCoxIr9eob+4orBN1SBKc=
 github.com/jackpal/go-nat-pmp v1.0.2 h1:KzKSgb7qkJvOUTqYl9/Hg/me3pWgBmERKrTGD7BdWus=
 github.com/jackpal/go-nat-pmp v1.0.2/go.mod h1:QPH045xvCAeXUZOxsnwmrtiCoxIr9eob+4orBN1SBKc=