diff --git a/packages/web3-providers/src/resolvers/ProviderResolver.js b/packages/web3-providers/src/resolvers/ProviderResolver.js
index 1bc89161304..7a2241bde61 100644
--- a/packages/web3-providers/src/resolvers/ProviderResolver.js
+++ b/packages/web3-providers/src/resolvers/ProviderResolver.js
@@ -22,9 +22,6 @@
 
 import isFunction from 'lodash/isFunction';
 import isObject from 'lodash/isObject';
-import HttpProvider from '../providers/HttpProvider';
-import WebsocketProvider from '../providers/WebsocketProvider';
-import IpcProvider from '../providers/IpcProvider';
 
 /* eslint-disable no-new-func */
 let global;
@@ -76,25 +73,14 @@ export default class ProviderResolver {
             return this.providersModuleFactory.createMistEthereumProvider(provider);
         }
 
-        switch (provider.constructor.name) {
-            case 'EthereumProvider':
-                return this.providersModuleFactory.createEthereumProvider(provider);
-            case 'MetamaskInpageProvider':
-                return this.providersModuleFactory.createMetamaskInpageProvider(provider);
-            case 'HttpProvider':
-            case 'WebsocketProvider':
-            case 'IpcProvider':
-                return provider;
+        if (provider.constructor.name === 'MetamaskInpageProvider') {
+            return this.providersModuleFactory.createMetamaskInpageProvider(provider);
         }
 
-        if (
-            provider instanceof HttpProvider ||
-            provider instanceof WebsocketProvider ||
-            provider instanceof IpcProvider
-        ) {
-            return provider;
+        if (provider.isEIP1193) {
+            return this.providersModuleFactory.createEthereumProvider(provider);
         }
 
-        throw new Error('Please provide an valid Web3 provider');
+        return provider;
     }
 }
diff --git a/packages/web3-providers/tests/src/resolvers/ProviderResolverTest.js b/packages/web3-providers/tests/src/resolvers/ProviderResolverTest.js
index 95ee156afcd..aba811e1b02 100644
--- a/packages/web3-providers/tests/src/resolvers/ProviderResolverTest.js
+++ b/packages/web3-providers/tests/src/resolvers/ProviderResolverTest.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import HttpProvider from '../../../src/providers/HttpProvider';
 import WebsocketProvider from '../../../src/providers/WebsocketProvider';
 import IpcProvider from '../../../src/providers/IpcProvider';
 import EthereumProvider from '../../../src/providers/EthereumProvider';
+import MetamaskInpageProvider from '../../../src/providers/MetamaskInpageProvider';
 
 // Mocks
 jest.mock('../../../src/factories/ProvidersModuleFactory');
@@ -11,6 +12,7 @@ jest.mock('../../../src/providers/HttpProvider');
 jest.mock('../../../src/providers/WebsocketProvider');
 jest.mock('../../../src/providers/IpcProvider');
 jest.mock('../../../src/providers/EthereumProvider');
+jest.mock('../../../src/providers/MetamaskInpageProvider');
 
 /**
  * ProviderResolver test
@@ -70,6 +72,7 @@ describe('ProviderResolverTest', () => {
     it('calls resolve with the EthereumProvider', () => {
         new EthereumProvider({});
         const ethereumProviderMock = EthereumProvider.mock.instances[0];
+        ethereumProviderMock.isEIP1193 = true;
 
         providersModuleFactoryMock.createEthereumProvider.mockReturnValueOnce(ethereumProviderMock);
 
@@ -92,9 +95,12 @@ describe('ProviderResolverTest', () => {
         expect(providerResolver.resolve(ipcProviderMock)).toBeInstanceOf(IpcProvider);
     });
 
-    it("calls resolve with a provider that isn't supported", () => {
-        expect(() => {
-            providerResolver.resolve('LALALA');
-        }).toThrow('Please provide an valid Web3 provider');
+    it('calls resolve with the MetamaskInpageProvider', () => {
+        new MetamaskInpageProvider();
+        const metamaskInpageProviderMock = MetamaskInpageProvider.mock.instances[0];
+
+        providersModuleFactoryMock.createMetamaskInpageProvider.mockReturnValueOnce(metamaskInpageProviderMock);
+
+        expect(providerResolver.resolve(metamaskInpageProviderMock)).toEqual(metamaskInpageProviderMock);
     });
 });