diff --git a/precompiles/prototype/prototype.go b/precompiles/prototype/prototype.go
index 5a19e1373f..801e6bde52 100644
--- a/precompiles/prototype/prototype.go
+++ b/precompiles/prototype/prototype.go
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import (
 	storetypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/store/types"
 	sdk "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/accounts/abi"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/accounts/abi/bind"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/vm"
 
@@ -27,9 +26,6 @@ var (
 	ABI                 abi.ABI
 	ContractAddress     = common.HexToAddress("0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000065")
 	GasRequiredByMethod = map[[4]byte]uint64{}
-
-	//go:embed IPrototype.abi
-	prototypeABI string
 )
 
 func init() {
@@ -37,14 +33,6 @@ func init() {
 }
 
 func initABI() {
-	if prototypeABI == "" {
-		panic("missing prototype ABI")
-	}
-
-	var IPrototypeMetaData = &bind.MetaData{
-		ABI: prototypeABI,
-	}
-
 	if err := ABI.UnmarshalJSON([]byte(IPrototypeMetaData.ABI)); err != nil {
 		panic(err)
 	}
@@ -60,6 +48,8 @@ func initABI() {
 			GasRequiredByMethod[methodID] = 10000
 		case GetGasStabilityPoolBalanceName:
 			GasRequiredByMethod[methodID] = 10000
+		default:
+			GasRequiredByMethod[methodID] = 0
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/precompiles/prototype/prototype_test.go b/precompiles/prototype/prototype_test.go
index a97fc01e3b..8b64562c80 100644
--- a/precompiles/prototype/prototype_test.go
+++ b/precompiles/prototype/prototype_test.go
@@ -280,19 +280,8 @@ func Test_InvalidMethod(t *testing.T) {
 	require.False(t, doNotExist, "invalidMethod should not be present in the ABI")
 }
 
-func Test_MissingABI(t *testing.T) {
-	prototypeABI = ""
-	defer func() {
-		if r := recover(); r != nil {
-			require.Equal(t, "missing prototype ABI", r, "expected error: missing ABI, got: %v", r)
-		}
-	}()
-
-	initABI()
-}
-
 func Test_InvalidABI(t *testing.T) {
-	prototypeABI = "invalid json"
+	IPrototypeMetaData.ABI = "invalid json"
 	defer func() {
 		if r := recover(); r != nil {
 			require.IsType(t, &json.SyntaxError{}, r, "expected error type: json.SyntaxError, got: %T", r)
@@ -300,4 +289,4 @@ func Test_InvalidABI(t *testing.T) {
 	}()
 
 	initABI()
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}