diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 4a6c4940..2acbb8d1 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
  */
 
 import { hexToNumber, isAddress, leftPad, toHex } from 'web3-utils';
+import HttpProvider from 'web3-providers-http';
 
 import { ProviderWrapper } from './provider/providerWrapper';
 
@@ -62,9 +63,6 @@ import { getData } from './lib/getData';
 import { supportsInterface, checkPermissions } from './lib/detector';
 import { decodeMappingKey } from './lib/decodeMappingKey';
 
-/* eslint-disable-next-line */
-const HttpProvider = require('web3-providers-http');
-
 export {
   ERC725JSONSchema,
   ERC725JSONSchemaKeyType,