diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index cba98daa64..b6eb3fdf8f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -36,6 +36,10 @@ Ref: https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/
 
 # Changelog
 
+## [v0.10.1] - 2022-07-13
+
+* (rpc) [\#1169](https://github.com/evmos/ethermint/pull/1169) Remove unnecessary queries from `getBlockNumber` function
+
 ## [v0.10.1] - 2022-03-04
 
 ### Bug Fixes
diff --git a/app/app.go b/app/app.go
index d50d661446..f2cec48671 100644
--- a/app/app.go
+++ b/app/app.go
@@ -755,7 +755,10 @@ func GetMaccPerms() map[string][]string {
 
 // initParamsKeeper init params keeper and its subspaces
 func initParamsKeeper(
-	appCodec codec.BinaryCodec, legacyAmino *codec.LegacyAmino, key, tkey sdk.StoreKey) paramskeeper.Keeper {
+	appCodec codec.BinaryCodec,
+	legacyAmino *codec.LegacyAmino,
+	key, tkey sdk.StoreKey,
+) paramskeeper.Keeper {
 	paramsKeeper := paramskeeper.NewKeeper(appCodec, legacyAmino, key, tkey)
 
 	// SDK subspaces
diff --git a/client/testnet.go b/client/testnet.go
index 4bee072e9f..3a518df986 100644
--- a/client/testnet.go
+++ b/client/testnet.go
@@ -208,7 +208,6 @@ func initTestnetFiles(
 	genBalIterator banktypes.GenesisBalancesIterator,
 	args initArgs,
 ) error {
-
 	if args.chainID == "" {
 		args.chainID = fmt.Sprintf("ethermint_%d-1", tmrand.Int63n(9999999999999)+1)
 	}
@@ -377,7 +376,6 @@ func initGenFiles(
 	genFiles []string,
 	numValidators int,
 ) error {
-
 	appGenState := mbm.DefaultGenesis(clientCtx.Codec)
 	// set the accounts in the genesis state
 	var authGenState authtypes.GenesisState
@@ -453,7 +451,6 @@ func collectGenFiles(
 	nodeIDs []string, valPubKeys []cryptotypes.PubKey, numValidators int,
 	outputDir, nodeDirPrefix, nodeDaemonHome string, genBalIterator banktypes.GenesisBalancesIterator,
 ) error {
-
 	var appState json.RawMessage
 	genTime := tmtime.Now()
 
diff --git a/ethereum/eip712/eip712.go b/ethereum/eip712/eip712.go
index 35a05dc244..2bf2d5e15b 100644
--- a/ethereum/eip712/eip712.go
+++ b/ethereum/eip712/eip712.go
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ func sanitizeTypedef(str string) string {
 
 		subparts := strings.Split(part, "_")
 		for _, subpart := range subparts {
-			buf.WriteString(strings.Title(subpart))
+			buf.WriteString(strings.Title(subpart)) // nolint: staticcheck
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 795849a80b..a37044946e 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -308,10 +308,12 @@ github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum v1.10.16 h1:3oPrumn0bCW/idjcxMn5YYVCdK7VzJYIvwGZ
 github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum v1.10.16/go.mod h1:Anj6cxczl+AHy63o4X9O8yWNHuN5wMpfb8MAnHkWn7Y=
 github.com/facebookgo/ensure v0.0.0-20160127193407-b4ab57deab51/go.mod h1:Yg+htXGokKKdzcwhuNDwVvN+uBxDGXJ7G/VN1d8fa64=
 github.com/facebookgo/ensure v0.0.0-20200202191622-63f1cf65ac4c h1:8ISkoahWXwZR41ois5lSJBSVw4D0OV19Ht/JSTzvSv0=
+github.com/facebookgo/ensure v0.0.0-20200202191622-63f1cf65ac4c/go.mod h1:Yg+htXGokKKdzcwhuNDwVvN+uBxDGXJ7G/VN1d8fa64=
 github.com/facebookgo/stack v0.0.0-20160209184415-751773369052 h1:JWuenKqqX8nojtoVVWjGfOF9635RETekkoH6Cc9SX0A=
 github.com/facebookgo/stack v0.0.0-20160209184415-751773369052/go.mod h1:UbMTZqLaRiH3MsBH8va0n7s1pQYcu3uTb8G4tygF4Zg=
 github.com/facebookgo/subset v0.0.0-20150612182917-8dac2c3c4870/go.mod h1:5tD+neXqOorC30/tWg0LCSkrqj/AR6gu8yY8/fpw1q0=
 github.com/facebookgo/subset v0.0.0-20200203212716-c811ad88dec4 h1:7HZCaLC5+BZpmbhCOZJ293Lz68O7PYrF2EzeiFMwCLk=
+github.com/facebookgo/subset v0.0.0-20200203212716-c811ad88dec4/go.mod h1:5tD+neXqOorC30/tWg0LCSkrqj/AR6gu8yY8/fpw1q0=
 github.com/fatih/color v1.3.0/go.mod h1:Zm6kSWBoL9eyXnKyktHP6abPY2pDugNf5KwzbycvMj4=
 github.com/fatih/color v1.7.0/go.mod h1:Zm6kSWBoL9eyXnKyktHP6abPY2pDugNf5KwzbycvMj4=
 github.com/fatih/color v1.9.0/go.mod h1:eQcE1qtQxscV5RaZvpXrrb8Drkc3/DdQ+uUYCNjL+zU=
@@ -341,6 +343,7 @@ github.com/gin-contrib/sse v0.1.0 h1:Y/yl/+YNO8GZSjAhjMsSuLt29uWRFHdHYUb5lYOV9qE
 github.com/gin-contrib/sse v0.1.0/go.mod h1:RHrZQHXnP2xjPF+u1gW/2HnVO7nvIa9PG3Gm+fLHvGI=
 github.com/gin-gonic/gin v1.6.3/go.mod h1:75u5sXoLsGZoRN5Sgbi1eraJ4GU3++wFwWzhwvtwp4M=
 github.com/gin-gonic/gin v1.7.0 h1:jGB9xAJQ12AIGNB4HguylppmDK1Am9ppF7XnGXXJuoU=
+github.com/gin-gonic/gin v1.7.0/go.mod h1:jD2toBW3GZUr5UMcdrwQA10I7RuaFOl/SGeDjXkfUtY=
 github.com/glycerine/go-unsnap-stream v0.0.0-20180323001048-9f0cb55181dd/go.mod h1:/20jfyN9Y5QPEAprSgKAUr+glWDY39ZiUEAYOEv5dsE=
 github.com/glycerine/goconvey v0.0.0-20190410193231-58a59202ab31/go.mod h1:Ogl1Tioa0aV7gstGFO7KhffUsb9M4ydbEbbxpcEDc24=
 github.com/go-chi/chi/v5 v5.0.0/go.mod h1:BBug9lr0cqtdAhsu6R4AAdvufI0/XBzAQSsUqJpoZOs=
@@ -523,6 +526,7 @@ github.com/gtank/ristretto255 v0.1.2/go.mod h1:Ph5OpO6c7xKUGROZfWVLiJf9icMDwUeIv
 github.com/hashicorp/consul/api v1.1.0/go.mod h1:VmuI/Lkw1nC05EYQWNKwWGbkg+FbDBtguAZLlVdkD9Q=
 github.com/hashicorp/consul/api v1.3.0/go.mod h1:MmDNSzIMUjNpY/mQ398R4bk2FnqQLoPndWW5VkKPlCE=
 github.com/hashicorp/consul/api v1.11.0/go.mod h1:XjsvQN+RJGWI2TWy1/kqaE16HrR2J/FWgkYjdZQsX9M=
+github.com/hashicorp/consul/api v1.12.0/go.mod h1:6pVBMo0ebnYdt2S3H87XhekM/HHrUoTD2XXb/VrZVy0=
 github.com/hashicorp/consul/sdk v0.1.1/go.mod h1:VKf9jXwCTEY1QZP2MOLRhb5i/I/ssyNV1vwHyQBF0x8=
 github.com/hashicorp/consul/sdk v0.3.0/go.mod h1:VKf9jXwCTEY1QZP2MOLRhb5i/I/ssyNV1vwHyQBF0x8=
 github.com/hashicorp/consul/sdk v0.8.0/go.mod h1:GBvyrGALthsZObzUGsfgHZQDXjg4lOjagTIwIR1vPms=
@@ -797,9 +801,11 @@ github.com/opencontainers/go-digest v1.0.0-rc1 h1:WzifXhOVOEOuFYOJAW6aQqW0TooG2i
 github.com/opencontainers/go-digest v1.0.0-rc1/go.mod h1:cMLVZDEM3+U2I4VmLI6N8jQYUd2OVphdqWwCJHrFt2s=
 github.com/opencontainers/image-spec v1.0.1/go.mod h1:BtxoFyWECRxE4U/7sNtV5W15zMzWCbyJoFRP3s7yZA0=
 github.com/opencontainers/image-spec v1.0.2 h1:9yCKha/T5XdGtO0q9Q9a6T5NUCsTn/DrBg0D7ufOcFM=
+github.com/opencontainers/image-spec v1.0.2/go.mod h1:BtxoFyWECRxE4U/7sNtV5W15zMzWCbyJoFRP3s7yZA0=
 github.com/opencontainers/runc v0.1.1/go.mod h1:qT5XzbpPznkRYVz/mWwUaVBUv2rmF59PVA73FjuZG0U=
 github.com/opencontainers/runc v1.0.2/go.mod h1:aTaHFFwQXuA71CiyxOdFFIorAoemI04suvGRQFzWTD0=
 github.com/opencontainers/runc v1.0.3 h1:1hbqejyQWCJBvtKAfdO0b1FmaEf2z/bxnjqbARass5k=
+github.com/opencontainers/runc v1.0.3/go.mod h1:aTaHFFwQXuA71CiyxOdFFIorAoemI04suvGRQFzWTD0=
 github.com/opencontainers/runtime-spec v1.0.3-0.20210326190908-1c3f411f0417/go.mod h1:jwyrGlmzljRJv/Fgzds9SsS/C5hL+LL3ko9hs6T5lQ0=
 github.com/opencontainers/selinux v1.8.2/go.mod h1:MUIHuUEvKB1wtJjQdOyYRgOnLD2xAPP8dBsCoU0KuF8=
 github.com/opentracing-contrib/go-observer v0.0.0-20170622124052-a52f23424492/go.mod h1:Ngi6UdF0k5OKD5t5wlmGhe/EDKPoUM3BXZSSfIuJbis=
@@ -920,6 +926,7 @@ github.com/russross/blackfriday/v2 v2.0.1/go.mod h1:+Rmxgy9KzJVeS9/2gXHxylqXiyQD
 github.com/russross/blackfriday/v2 v2.1.0/go.mod h1:+Rmxgy9KzJVeS9/2gXHxylqXiyQDYRxCVz55jmeOWTM=
 github.com/ryanuber/columnize v0.0.0-20160712163229-9b3edd62028f/go.mod h1:sm1tb6uqfes/u+d4ooFouqFdy9/2g9QGwK3SQygK0Ts=
 github.com/sagikazarmark/crypt v0.3.0/go.mod h1:uD/D+6UF4SrIR1uGEv7bBNkNqLGqUr43MRiaGWX1Nig=
+github.com/sagikazarmark/crypt v0.4.0/go.mod h1:ALv2SRj7GxYV4HO9elxH9nS6M9gW+xDNxqmyJ6RfDFM=
 github.com/samuel/go-zookeeper v0.0.0-20190923202752-2cc03de413da/go.mod h1:gi+0XIa01GRL2eRQVjQkKGqKF3SF9vZR/HnPullcV2E=
 github.com/sasha-s/go-deadlock v0.2.1-0.20190427202633-1595213edefa h1:0U2s5loxrTy6/VgfVoLuVLFJcURKLH49ie0zSch7gh4=
 github.com/sasha-s/go-deadlock v0.2.1-0.20190427202633-1595213edefa/go.mod h1:F73l+cr82YSh10GxyRI6qZiCgK64VaZjwesgfQ1/iLM=
@@ -1483,6 +1490,7 @@ google.golang.org/api v0.57.0/go.mod h1:dVPlbZyBo2/OjBpmvNdpn2GRm6rPy75jyU7bmhdr
 google.golang.org/api v0.59.0/go.mod h1:sT2boj7M9YJxZzgeZqXogmhfmRWDtPzT31xkieUbuZU=
 google.golang.org/api v0.61.0/go.mod h1:xQRti5UdCmoCEqFxcz93fTl338AVqDgyaDRuOZ3hg9I=
 google.golang.org/api v0.62.0/go.mod h1:dKmwPCydfsad4qCH08MSdgWjfHOyfpd4VtDGgRFdavw=
+google.golang.org/api v0.63.0/go.mod h1:gs4ij2ffTRXwuzzgJl/56BdwJaA194ijkfn++9tDuPo=
 google.golang.org/appengine v1.2.0/go.mod h1:xpcJRLb0r/rnEns0DIKYYv+WjYCduHsrkT7/EB5XEv4=
 google.golang.org/appengine v1.4.0/go.mod h1:xpcJRLb0r/rnEns0DIKYYv+WjYCduHsrkT7/EB5XEv4=
 google.golang.org/appengine v1.5.0/go.mod h1:xpcJRLb0r/rnEns0DIKYYv+WjYCduHsrkT7/EB5XEv4=
diff --git a/rpc/ethereum/backend/backend.go b/rpc/ethereum/backend/backend.go
index c337444120..08ebf263c0 100644
--- a/rpc/ethereum/backend/backend.go
+++ b/rpc/ethereum/backend/backend.go
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ type Backend interface {
 	BlockByHash(blockHash common.Hash) (*ethtypes.Block, error)
 	CurrentHeader() *ethtypes.Header
 	HeaderByNumber(blockNum types.BlockNumber) (*ethtypes.Header, error)
+	GetBlockNumberByHash(blockHash common.Hash) (*big.Int, error)
 	HeaderByHash(blockHash common.Hash) (*ethtypes.Header, error)
 	PendingTransactions() ([]*sdk.Tx, error)
 	GetTransactionCount(address common.Address, blockNum types.BlockNumber) (*hexutil.Uint64, error)
@@ -506,6 +507,18 @@ func (e *EVMBackend) HeaderByNumber(blockNum types.BlockNumber) (*ethtypes.Heade
 	return ethHeader, nil
 }
 
+// GetBlockNumberByHash returns the block height of given block hash
+func (e *EVMBackend) GetBlockNumberByHash(blockHash common.Hash) (*big.Int, error) {
+	resBlock, err := e.GetTendermintBlockByHash(blockHash)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if resBlock == nil {
+		return nil, errors.Errorf("block not found for hash %s", blockHash.Hex())
+	}
+	return big.NewInt(resBlock.Block.Height), nil
+}
+
 // HeaderByHash returns the block header identified by hash.
 func (e *EVMBackend) HeaderByHash(blockHash common.Hash) (*ethtypes.Header, error) {
 	resBlock, err := e.clientCtx.Client.BlockByHash(e.ctx, blockHash.Bytes())
diff --git a/rpc/ethereum/backend/feebackend.go b/rpc/ethereum/backend/feebackend.go
index b09b5d421b..33d16b873c 100644
--- a/rpc/ethereum/backend/feebackend.go
+++ b/rpc/ethereum/backend/feebackend.go
@@ -35,7 +35,8 @@ func (e *EVMBackend) processBlock(
 	ethBlock *map[string]interface{},
 	rewardPercentiles []float64,
 	tendermintBlockResult *tmrpctypes.ResultBlockResults,
-	targetOneFeeHistory *rpctypes.OneFeeHistory) error {
+	targetOneFeeHistory *rpctypes.OneFeeHistory,
+) error {
 	blockHeight := tendermintBlock.Block.Height
 	blockBaseFee, err := e.BaseFee(blockHeight)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/rpc/ethereum/namespaces/eth/api.go b/rpc/ethereum/namespaces/eth/api.go
index 2d6ac9645d..34b68462fe 100644
--- a/rpc/ethereum/namespaces/eth/api.go
+++ b/rpc/ethereum/namespaces/eth/api.go
@@ -1103,11 +1103,11 @@ func (e *PublicAPI) getBlockNumber(blockNrOrHash rpctypes.BlockNumberOrHash) (rp
 	case blockNrOrHash.BlockHash == nil && blockNrOrHash.BlockNumber == nil:
 		return rpctypes.EthEarliestBlockNumber, fmt.Errorf("types BlockHash and BlockNumber cannot be both nil")
 	case blockNrOrHash.BlockHash != nil:
-		blockHeader, err := e.backend.HeaderByHash(*blockNrOrHash.BlockHash)
+		blockNumber, err := e.backend.GetBlockNumberByHash(*blockNrOrHash.BlockHash)
 		if err != nil {
 			return rpctypes.EthEarliestBlockNumber, err
 		}
-		return rpctypes.NewBlockNumber(blockHeader.Number), nil
+		return rpctypes.NewBlockNumber(blockNumber), nil
 	case blockNrOrHash.BlockNumber != nil:
 		return *blockNrOrHash.BlockNumber, nil
 	default:
diff --git a/tests/importer/chain_ctx.go b/tests/importer/chain_ctx.go
index 7ee12ffc32..f4fd9244ec 100644
--- a/tests/importer/chain_ctx.go
+++ b/tests/importer/chain_ctx.go
@@ -96,8 +96,10 @@ func (cc *ChainContext) Finalize(
 // Note: The block header and state database might be updated to reflect any
 // consensus rules that happen at finalization (e.g. block rewards).
 // TODO: Figure out if this needs to be hooked up to any part of the ABCI?
-func (cc *ChainContext) FinalizeAndAssemble(_ ethcons.ChainHeaderReader, _ *ethtypes.Header, _ *ethstate.StateDB, _ []*ethtypes.Transaction,
-	_ []*ethtypes.Header, _ []*ethtypes.Receipt) (*ethtypes.Block, error) {
+func (cc *ChainContext) FinalizeAndAssemble(
+	_ ethcons.ChainHeaderReader, _ *ethtypes.Header, _ *ethstate.StateDB,
+	_ []*ethtypes.Transaction, _ []*ethtypes.Header, _ []*ethtypes.Receipt,
+) (*ethtypes.Block, error) {
 	return nil, nil
 }