diff --git a/packages/apps-routing/src/contracts.ts b/packages/apps-routing/src/contracts.ts
index 6055d46b09..06b4d99615 100644
--- a/packages/apps-routing/src/contracts.ts
+++ b/packages/apps-routing/src/contracts.ts
@@ -2,9 +2,22 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
 import type { TFunction } from 'i18next';
+import type { ApiPromise } from '@polkadot/api';
 import type { Route } from './types';
 
 import Component from '@polkadot/app-contracts';
+import { assertReturn } from '@polkadot/util';
+
+function needsApiCheck (api: ApiPromise): boolean {
+  try {
+    // needs storageDepositLimit
+    return assertReturn(api.tx.contracts.instantiateWithCode.meta.args.length === 6, 'Invalid args');
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.warn('Contract interface does not support storageDepositLimit, disabling route');
+
+    return false;
+  }
+}
 
 export default function create (t: TFunction): Route {
   return {
@@ -13,7 +26,8 @@ export default function create (t: TFunction): Route {
       needsAccounts: true,
       needsApi: [
         'tx.contracts.instantiateWithCode'
-      ]
+      ],
+      needsApiCheck
     },
     group: 'developer',
     icon: 'compress',
diff --git a/packages/page-contracts/src/Codes/Upload.tsx b/packages/page-contracts/src/Codes/Upload.tsx
index ac679477b7..5cf3317dc3 100644
--- a/packages/page-contracts/src/Codes/Upload.tsx
+++ b/packages/page-contracts/src/Codes/Upload.tsx
@@ -37,8 +37,6 @@ function Upload ({ onClose }: Props): React.ReactElement {
   const { abiName, contractAbi, errorText, isAbiError, isAbiSupplied, isAbiValid, onChangeAbi, onRemoveAbi } = useAbi();
   const weight = useWeight();
 
-  const hasStorageDeposit = api.tx.contracts.instantiate.meta.args.length === 6;
-
   const code = useMemo(
     () => isAbiValid && isWasmValid && wasm && contractAbi
       ? new CodePromise(api, contractAbi, wasm)
@@ -204,7 +202,7 @@ function Upload ({ onClose }: Props): React.ReactElement {
               <InputBalance
                 help={t<string>('The balance to transfer from the `origin` to the newly created contract.')}
                 isError={!isValueValid}
-                isZeroable={hasStorageDeposit}
+                isZeroable
                 label={t<string>('value')}
                 onChange={setValue}
                 value={value}
diff --git a/packages/page-contracts/src/Contracts/Call.tsx b/packages/page-contracts/src/Contracts/Call.tsx
index 64e464f6d3..df84a88569 100644
--- a/packages/page-contracts/src/Contracts/Call.tsx
+++ b/packages/page-contracts/src/Contracts/Call.tsx
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import React, { useCallback, useEffect, useState } from 'react';
 import styled from 'styled-components';
 
 import { Button, Dropdown, Expander, InputAddress, InputBalance, Modal, Toggle, TxButton } from '@polkadot/react-components';
-import { useAccountId, useApi, useDebounce, useFormField, useToggle } from '@polkadot/react-hooks';
+import { useAccountId, useDebounce, useFormField, useToggle } from '@polkadot/react-hooks';
 import { Available } from '@polkadot/react-query';
 import { BN, BN_ONE, BN_ZERO } from '@polkadot/util';
 
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ const MAX_CALL_WEIGHT = new BN(5_000_000_000_000).isub(BN_ONE);
 
 function Call ({ className = '', contract, messageIndex, onCallResult, onChangeMessage, onClose }: Props): React.ReactElement<Props> | null {
   const { t } = useTranslation();
-  const { api } = useApi();
   const message = contract.abi.messages[messageIndex];
   const [accountId, setAccountId] = useAccountId();
   const [estimatedWeight, setEstimatedWeight] = useState<BN | null>(null);
@@ -45,7 +44,6 @@ function Call ({ className = '', contract, messageIndex, onCallResult, onChangeM
   const weight = useWeight();
   const dbValue = useDebounce(value);
   const dbParams = useDebounce(params);
-  const hasStorageDeposit = api.tx.contracts.call.meta.args.length === 5;
 
   useEffect((): void => {
     setEstimatedWeight(null);
@@ -55,32 +53,27 @@ function Call ({ className = '', contract, messageIndex, onCallResult, onChangeM
   useEffect((): void => {
     value && message.isMutating && setExecTx((): SubmittableExtrinsic<'promise'> | null => {
       try {
-        return hasStorageDeposit
-          ? contract.tx[message.method]({ gasLimit: weight.weight, storageDepositLimit: null, value: message.isPayable ? value : 0 }, ...params)
-          : contract.tx[message.method]({ gasLimit: weight.weight, value: message.isPayable ? value : 0 }, ...params);
+        return contract.tx[message.method]({ gasLimit: weight.weight, storageDepositLimit: null, value: message.isPayable ? value : 0 }, ...params);
       } catch (error) {
         return null;
       }
     });
-  }, [accountId, contract, message, value, weight, params, hasStorageDeposit]);
+  }, [accountId, contract, message, value, weight, params]);
 
   useEffect((): void => {
     if (!accountId || !message || !dbParams || !dbValue) {
       return;
     }
 
-    const query = hasStorageDeposit
-      ? contract.query[message.method](accountId, { gasLimit: -1, storageDepositLimit: null, value: message.isPayable ? dbValue : 0 }, ...dbParams)
-      : contract.query[message.method](accountId, { gasLimit: -1, value: message.isPayable ? dbValue : 0 }, ...dbParams);
-
-    query
+    contract
+      .query[message.method](accountId, { gasLimit: -1, storageDepositLimit: null, value: message.isPayable ? dbValue : 0 }, ...dbParams)
       .then(({ gasRequired, result }) => setEstimatedWeight(
         result.isOk
           ? gasRequired
           : null
       ))
       .catch(() => setEstimatedWeight(null));
-  }, [accountId, contract, message, dbParams, dbValue, hasStorageDeposit]);
+  }, [accountId, contract, message, dbParams, dbValue]);
 
   const _onSubmitRpc = useCallback(
     (): void => {
@@ -88,26 +81,24 @@ function Call ({ className = '', contract, messageIndex, onCallResult, onChangeM
         return;
       }
 
-      const query = hasStorageDeposit
-        ? contract.query[message.method](accountId, { gasLimit: weight.isEmpty ? -1 : weight.weight, storageDepositLimit: null, value: message.isPayable ? value : 0 }, ...params)
-        : contract.query[message.method](accountId, { gasLimit: weight.isEmpty ? -1 : weight.weight, value: message.isPayable ? value : 0 }, ...params);
-
-      query.then((result): void => {
-        setOutcomes([{
-          ...result,
-          from: accountId,
-          message,
-          params,
-          when: new Date()
-        }, ...outcomes]);
-        onCallResult && onCallResult(messageIndex, result);
-      })
+      contract
+        .query[message.method](accountId, { gasLimit: weight.isEmpty ? -1 : weight.weight, storageDepositLimit: null, value: message.isPayable ? value : 0 }, ...params)
+        .then((result): void => {
+          setOutcomes([{
+            ...result,
+            from: accountId,
+            message,
+            params,
+            when: new Date()
+          }, ...outcomes]);
+          onCallResult && onCallResult(messageIndex, result);
+        })
         .catch((error): void => {
           console.error(error);
           onCallResult && onCallResult(messageIndex);
         });
     },
-    [accountId, contract.query, hasStorageDeposit, message, messageIndex, onCallResult, outcomes, params, value, weight]
+    [accountId, contract.query, message, messageIndex, onCallResult, outcomes, params, value, weight]
   );
 
   const _onClearOutcome = useCallback(
diff --git a/packages/page-contracts/src/Contracts/Deploy.tsx b/packages/page-contracts/src/Contracts/Deploy.tsx
index 21b5548b1d..6b2ce3ed79 100644
--- a/packages/page-contracts/src/Contracts/Deploy.tsx
+++ b/packages/page-contracts/src/Contracts/Deploy.tsx
@@ -38,8 +38,6 @@ function Deploy ({ codeHash, constructorIndex = 0, onClose, setConstructorIndex
   const [withSalt, setWithSalt] = useState(false);
   const weight = useWeight();
 
-  const hasStorageDeposit = api.tx.contracts.instantiate.meta.args.length === 6;
-
   useEffect((): void => {
     setParams([]);
   }, [constructorIndex]);
@@ -176,7 +174,7 @@ function Deploy ({ codeHash, constructorIndex = 0, onClose, setConstructorIndex
           <InputBalance
             help={t<string>('The balance to transfer from the `origin` to the newly created contract.')}
             isError={!isValueValid}
-            isZeroable={hasStorageDeposit}
+            isZeroable
             label={t<string>('value')}
             onChange={setValue}
             value={value}