diff --git a/__tests__/defaultProvider.test.ts b/__tests__/defaultProvider.test.ts
index 2b12f2d11..6a287084c 100644
--- a/__tests__/defaultProvider.test.ts
+++ b/__tests__/defaultProvider.test.ts
@@ -61,11 +61,6 @@ describe('defaultProvider', () => {
       return expect(block).toHaveProperty('block_number');
     });
 
-    test('getCode() -> { bytecode }', async () => {
-      const code = await testProvider.getCode(exampleContractAddress);
-      return expect(Array.isArray(code.bytecode)).toBe(true);
-    });
-
     describe('getStorageAt', () => {
       test('with "key" type of number', () => {
         return expect(testProvider.getStorageAt(exampleContractAddress, 0)).resolves.not.toThrow();
diff --git a/__tests__/sequencerProvider.test.ts b/__tests__/sequencerProvider.test.ts
index 207d85fb8..10533853f 100644
--- a/__tests__/sequencerProvider.test.ts
+++ b/__tests__/sequencerProvider.test.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import {
 describeIfSequencer('SequencerProvider', () => {
   let provider: SequencerProvider;
   let customSequencerProvider: Provider;
+  let exampleContractAddress: string;
 
   beforeAll(async () => {
     provider = getTestProvider() as SequencerProvider;
@@ -27,11 +28,12 @@ describeIfSequencer('SequencerProvider', () => {
     let exampleTransactionHash: string;
 
     beforeAll(async () => {
-      const { transaction_hash } = await provider.deployContract({
+      const { transaction_hash, contract_address } = await provider.deployContract({
         contract: compiledErc20,
       });
       await provider.waitForTransaction(transaction_hash);
       exampleTransactionHash = transaction_hash;
+      exampleContractAddress = contract_address;
     });
 
     test('getTransactionStatus()', async () => {
@@ -44,6 +46,11 @@ describeIfSequencer('SequencerProvider', () => {
       expect(transactionTrace).toHaveProperty('signature');
     });
 
+    test('getCode() -> { bytecode }', async () => {
+      const code = await provider.getCode(exampleContractAddress);
+      return expect(Array.isArray(code.bytecode)).toBe(true);
+    });
+
     describeIfNotDevnet('which are not available on devnet', () => {
       test('getContractAddresses()', async () => {
         const { GpsStatementVerifier, Starknet } = await provider.getContractAddresses();
diff --git a/src/provider/default.ts b/src/provider/default.ts
index 78284a3b3..30ffb19c3 100644
--- a/src/provider/default.ts
+++ b/src/provider/default.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import {
   DeployContractResponse,
   EstimateFeeResponse,
   GetBlockResponse,
-  GetCodeResponse,
   GetTransactionReceiptResponse,
   GetTransactionResponse,
   Invocation,
@@ -104,13 +103,6 @@ export class Provider implements ProviderInterface {
     return this.provider.declareContract(payload);
   }
 
-  public async getCode(
-    contractAddress: string,
-    blockIdentifier?: BlockIdentifier
-  ): Promise<GetCodeResponse> {
-    return this.provider.getCode(contractAddress, blockIdentifier);
-  }
-
   public async waitForTransaction(txHash: BigNumberish, retryInterval?: number): Promise<void> {
     return this.provider.waitForTransaction(txHash, retryInterval);
   }
diff --git a/src/provider/interface.ts b/src/provider/interface.ts
index b87b501d1..d6fafb19f 100644
--- a/src/provider/interface.ts
+++ b/src/provider/interface.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import type {
   DeployContractResponse,
   EstimateFeeResponse,
   GetBlockResponse,
-  GetCodeResponse,
   GetTransactionReceiptResponse,
   GetTransactionResponse,
   Invocation,
@@ -43,11 +42,6 @@ export abstract class ProviderInterface {
    */
   public abstract getBlock(blockIdentifier: BlockIdentifier): Promise<GetBlockResponse>;
 
-  public abstract getCode(
-    contractAddress: string,
-    blockIdentifier?: BlockIdentifier
-  ): Promise<GetCodeResponse>;
-
   /**
    * Gets the contract class of the deployed contract.
    *
diff --git a/src/provider/rpc.ts b/src/provider/rpc.ts
index a440217b5..7c9f20d6f 100644
--- a/src/provider/rpc.ts
+++ b/src/provider/rpc.ts
@@ -223,17 +223,6 @@ export class RpcProvider implements ProviderInterface {
     return this.responseParser.parseCallContractResponse(result);
   }
 
-  public async getCode(
-    contractAddress: string,
-    _blockIdentifier?: BlockIdentifier
-  ): Promise<RPC.GetCodeResponse> {
-    // deprecated method, please wait for an update of starknet.js
-
-    const result = await this.fetchEndpoint('starknet_getCode', [contractAddress]);
-
-    return this.responseParser.parseGetCodeResponse(result);
-  }
-
   public async waitForTransaction(txHash: BigNumberish, retryInterval: number = 8000) {
     let onchain = false;
     let retries = 100;
diff --git a/src/provider/sequencer.ts b/src/provider/sequencer.ts
index 77318e069..2ea14800b 100644
--- a/src/provider/sequencer.ts
+++ b/src/provider/sequencer.ts
@@ -332,9 +332,7 @@ export class SequencerProvider implements ProviderInterface {
     contractAddress: string,
     blockIdentifier: BlockIdentifier = 'pending'
   ): Promise<Sequencer.GetCodeResponse> {
-    return this.fetchEndpoint('get_code', { contractAddress, blockIdentifier }).then(
-      this.responseParser.parseGetCodeResponse
-    );
+    return this.fetchEndpoint('get_code', { contractAddress, blockIdentifier });
   }
 
   public async waitForTransaction(txHash: BigNumberish, retryInterval: number = 8000) {
diff --git a/src/types/api/rpc.ts b/src/types/api/rpc.ts
index ad244744f..e70093ff4 100644
--- a/src/types/api/rpc.ts
+++ b/src/types/api/rpc.ts
@@ -49,11 +49,6 @@ export namespace RPC {
     transactions: string[];
   }; */
 
-  export type GetCodeResponse = {
-    bytecode: string[];
-    abi: string;
-  };
-
   export type GetStorageAtResponse = string;
 
   export type GetTransactionReceiptResponse = {
@@ -192,11 +187,6 @@ export namespace RPC {
       REQUEST: any[];
       RESPONSE: GetTransactionCountResponse;
     };
-    starknet_getCode: {
-      QUERY: never;
-      REQUEST: any[];
-      RESPONSE: GetCodeResponse;
-    };
     starknet_call: {
       QUERY: never;
       REQUEST: any[];
diff --git a/src/types/provider.ts b/src/types/provider.ts
index 8504c8c62..9bd018f97 100644
--- a/src/types/provider.ts
+++ b/src/types/provider.ts
@@ -16,11 +16,6 @@ export interface GetBlockResponse {
   transactions: Array<string>;
 }
 
-export interface GetCodeResponse {
-  bytecode: string[];
-  // abi: string; // is not consistent between rpc and sequencer (is it?), therefore not included in the provider interface
-}
-
 export type GetTransactionResponse = InvokeTransactionResponse & DeclareTransactionResponse;
 
 export interface CommonTransactionResponse {
diff --git a/src/utils/responseParser/rpc.ts b/src/utils/responseParser/rpc.ts
index 0a6df8767..41dc85e8a 100644
--- a/src/utils/responseParser/rpc.ts
+++ b/src/utils/responseParser/rpc.ts
@@ -62,10 +62,6 @@ export class RPCResponseParser extends ResponseParser {
     };
   }
 
-  public parseGetCodeResponse(res: RPC.GetCodeResponse): RPC.GetCodeResponse {
-    return res;
-  }
-
   public parseFeeEstimateResponse(res: RPC.EstimateFeeResponse): EstimateFeeResponse {
     return {
       overall_fee: toBN(res.overall_fee),
diff --git a/src/utils/responseParser/sequencer.ts b/src/utils/responseParser/sequencer.ts
index 8d7e7ad49..23b89b862 100644
--- a/src/utils/responseParser/sequencer.ts
+++ b/src/utils/responseParser/sequencer.ts
@@ -71,10 +71,6 @@ export class SequencerAPIResponseParser extends ResponseParser {
     };
   }
 
-  public parseGetCodeResponse(res: Sequencer.GetCodeResponse): Sequencer.GetCodeResponse {
-    return res;
-  }
-
   public parseFeeEstimateResponse(res: Sequencer.EstimateFeeResponse): EstimateFeeResponse {
     if ('overall_fee' in res) {
       let gasInfo = {};