diff --git a/substrate/Cargo.lock b/substrate/Cargo.lock
index 308ac78871..5ac286d14c 100644
--- a/substrate/Cargo.lock
+++ b/substrate/Cargo.lock
@@ -1227,9 +1227,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "evm"
-version = "0.16.0"
+version = "0.16.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "e3fd803d8dd69ee382f5d2010b6da5442bf41f94e46606357e8ebb994021cc7a"
+checksum = "23a5c0ebf219b2b878bde1838282e0bb69828338df37fd136f1e93182ae35a59"
 dependencies = [
  "evm-core",
  "evm-gasometer",
@@ -1242,18 +1242,18 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "evm-core"
-version = "0.16.0"
+version = "0.16.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "06f59a5b6832f6826a0d222f354ac4a83747b6b7cadc6b539056daafea948536"
+checksum = "d944a07232006a3435df8aa014fd364ed04cb28d731782339e9c56436594f2d4"
 dependencies = [
  "primitive-types",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "evm-gasometer"
-version = "0.16.0"
+version = "0.16.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "66330d03fbd117156b3c54a7d41d22b40ba8bf2a07b80f23f95359e22eada4da"
+checksum = "6a0d986953234d3786d0ca1beaaabab6a581d2128f8ec36c8c57e9c45e3d2b32"
 dependencies = [
  "evm-core",
  "evm-runtime",
@@ -1262,9 +1262,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "evm-runtime"
-version = "0.16.0"
+version = "0.16.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "ca05dc5b906d3c93b8e679a6dc0973c9d072e9962f8b4483530eb9a0ffc14ea5"
+checksum = "1833c22f9518007d3cc28e14ff586263543516a1c7a147b260c603e4deb95403"
 dependencies = [
  "evm-core",
  "primitive-types",
@@ -8562,7 +8562,7 @@ version = "1.5.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "3bfd5b7557925ce778ff9b9ef90e3ade34c524b5ff10e239c69a42d546d2af56"
 dependencies = [
- "rand 0.7.3",
+ "rand 0.6.5",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
diff --git a/substrate/frame/evm/src/backend.rs b/substrate/frame/evm/src/backend.rs
index d72c8b785e..e0cb816c60 100644
--- a/substrate/frame/evm/src/backend.rs
+++ b/substrate/frame/evm/src/backend.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ use sp_core::{U256, H256, H160};
 use sp_runtime::traits::UniqueSaturatedInto;
 use frame_support::storage::{StorageMap, StorageDoubleMap};
 use sha3::{Keccak256, Digest};
-use evm::Config;
 use evm::backend::{Backend as BackendT, ApplyBackend, Apply};
 use crate::{Trait, Accounts, AccountStorages, AccountCodes, Module, Event};
 
@@ -43,10 +42,6 @@ pub struct Vicinity {
 	pub origin: H160,
 }
 
-/// Gasometer config used for executor. Currently this is hard-coded to
-/// Istanbul hard fork.
-pub static GASOMETER_CONFIG: Config = Config::istanbul();
-
 /// Substrate backend for EVM.
 pub struct Backend<'vicinity, T> {
 	vicinity: &'vicinity Vicinity,
diff --git a/substrate/frame/evm/src/lib.rs b/substrate/frame/evm/src/lib.rs
index 5a9cb852fd..efb4c3c4f9 100644
--- a/substrate/frame/evm/src/lib.rs
+++ b/substrate/frame/evm/src/lib.rs
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ use sp_runtime::{
 	DispatchResult, traits::{UniqueSaturatedInto, AccountIdConversion, SaturatedConversion},
 };
 use sha3::{Digest, Keccak256};
-use evm::{ExitReason, ExitSucceed, ExitError};
+use evm::{ExitReason, ExitSucceed, ExitError, Config};
 use evm::executor::StackExecutor;
 use evm::backend::ApplyBackend;
 
@@ -116,6 +116,8 @@ impl Precompiles for () {
 	}
 }
 
+static ISTANBUL_CONFIG: Config = Config::istanbul();
+
 /// EVM module trait
 pub trait Trait: frame_system::Trait + pallet_timestamp::Trait {
 	/// Calculator for current gas price.
@@ -128,6 +130,11 @@ pub trait Trait: frame_system::Trait + pallet_timestamp::Trait {
 	type Event: From<Event> + Into<<Self as frame_system::Trait>::Event>;
 	/// Precompiles associated with this EVM engine.
 	type Precompiles: Precompiles;
+
+	/// EVM config used in the module.
+	fn config() -> &'static Config {
+		&ISTANBUL_CONFIG
+	}
 }
 
 decl_storage! {
@@ -381,7 +388,7 @@ impl<T: Trait> Module<T> {
 		let mut executor = StackExecutor::new_with_precompile(
 			&backend,
 			gas_limit as usize,
-			&backend::GASOMETER_CONFIG,
+			T::config(),
 			T::Precompiles::execute,
 		);