diff --git a/packages/base-contract/src/index.ts b/packages/base-contract/src/index.ts
index 8558bceead..2b39029d56 100644
--- a/packages/base-contract/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/base-contract/src/index.ts
@@ -60,37 +60,22 @@ export class BaseContract {
     protected static _bnToBigNumber(type: string, value: any): any {
         return _.isObject(value) && value._bn ? new BigNumber(value.toString()) : value;
     }
-    protected static async _applyDefaultsToDeployTxDataAsync<T extends Partial<TxData | TxDataPayable>>(
+    protected static async _applyDefaultsToTxDataAsync<T extends Partial<TxData | TxDataPayable>>(
         txData: T,
         defaults: Partial<TxData>,
         estimateGasAsync?: (txData: T) => Promise<number>,
-    ): Promise<TxData> {
-        const txDataWithDefaults: TxData = {
-            ...defaults,
-            ...(txData as any),
-        };
-        if (_.isUndefined(txDataWithDefaults.gas) && !_.isUndefined(estimateGasAsync)) {
-            const estimatedGas = await estimateGasAsync(txData);
-            txDataWithDefaults.gas = estimatedGas;
-        }
-        return txDataWithDefaults;
-    }
-    protected async _applyDefaultsToTxDataAsync<T extends Partial<TxData | TxDataPayable>>(
-        txData: T,
-        estimateGasAsync?: (txData: T) => Promise<number>,
     ): Promise<TxData> {
         // Gas amount sourced with the following priorities:
         // 1. Optional param passed in to public method call
         // 2. Global config passed in at library instantiation
         // 3. Gas estimate calculation + safety margin
         const removeUndefinedProperties = _.pickBy;
-        const txDataWithDefaults = ({
-            to: this.address,
-            ...removeUndefinedProperties(this._web3Wrapper.getContractDefaults()),
+        const txDataWithDefaults: TxData = {
+            ...removeUndefinedProperties(defaults),
             ...removeUndefinedProperties(txData as any),
             // HACK: TS can't prove that T is spreadable.
             // Awaiting https://github.com/Microsoft/TypeScript/pull/13288 to be merged
-        } as any) as TxData;
+        } as any;
         if (_.isUndefined(txDataWithDefaults.gas) && !_.isUndefined(estimateGasAsync)) {
             const estimatedGas = await estimateGasAsync(txData);
             txDataWithDefaults.gas = estimatedGas;
diff --git a/packages/contract_templates/contract.handlebars b/packages/contract_templates/contract.handlebars
index af9f15c69c..0f61516909 100644
--- a/packages/contract_templates/contract.handlebars
+++ b/packages/contract_templates/contract.handlebars
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ export class {{contractName}}Contract extends BaseContract {
         );
         const txData = ethers.Contract.getDeployTransaction(bytecode, abi, {{> params inputs=ctor.inputs}});
         const web3Wrapper = new Web3Wrapper(provider);
-        const txDataWithDefaults = await BaseContract._applyDefaultsToDeployTxDataAsync(
+        const txDataWithDefaults = await BaseContract._applyDefaultsToTxDataAsync(
             txData,
             defaults,
             web3Wrapper.estimateGasAsync.bind(web3Wrapper),
diff --git a/packages/contract_templates/partials/callAsync.handlebars b/packages/contract_templates/partials/callAsync.handlebars
index 58fb2f09c7..904936173c 100644
--- a/packages/contract_templates/partials/callAsync.handlebars
+++ b/packages/contract_templates/partials/callAsync.handlebars
@@ -12,10 +12,11 @@ async callAsync(
         {{> params inputs=inputs}}
     ) as ethers.CallDescription;
     const encodedData = ethersFunction.data;
-    const callDataWithDefaults = await self._applyDefaultsToTxDataAsync(
+    const callDataWithDefaults = await BaseContract._applyDefaultsToTxDataAsync(
         {
             data: encodedData,
-        }
+        },
+        this._web3Wrapper.getContractDefaults(),
     )
     const rawCallResult = await self._web3Wrapper.callAsync(callDataWithDefaults, defaultBlock);
     let resultArray = ethersFunction.parse(rawCallResult);
diff --git a/packages/contract_templates/partials/tx.handlebars b/packages/contract_templates/partials/tx.handlebars
index feefd38706..f72078a4ec 100644
--- a/packages/contract_templates/partials/tx.handlebars
+++ b/packages/contract_templates/partials/tx.handlebars
@@ -14,11 +14,12 @@ public {{this.tsName}} = {
         const encodedData = self._lookupEthersInterface('{{this.functionSignature}}').functions.{{this.name}}(
             {{> params inputs=inputs}}
         ).data;
-        const txDataWithDefaults = await self._applyDefaultsToTxDataAsync(
+        const txDataWithDefaults = await BaseContract._applyDefaultsToTxDataAsync(
             {
                 ...txData,
                 data: encodedData,
             },
+            this._web3Wrapper.getContractDefaults(),
             self.{{this.tsName}}.estimateGasAsync.bind(
                 self,
                 {{> params inputs=inputs}}
@@ -37,11 +38,12 @@ public {{this.tsName}} = {
         const encodedData = self._lookupEthersInterface('{{this.functionSignature}}').functions.{{this.name}}(
             {{> params inputs=inputs}}
         ).data;
-        const txDataWithDefaults = await self._applyDefaultsToTxDataAsync(
+        const txDataWithDefaults = await BaseContract._applyDefaultsToTxDataAsync(
             {
                 ...txData,
                 data: encodedData,
-            }
+            },
+            this._web3Wrapper.getContractDefaults(),
         );
         const gas = await self._web3Wrapper.estimateGasAsync(txDataWithDefaults);
         return gas;