diff --git a/cmd/devtool/devtool.go b/cmd/devtool/devtool.go
index ab1614eb2c..61b5ddea94 100644
--- a/cmd/devtool/devtool.go
+++ b/cmd/devtool/devtool.go
@@ -159,19 +159,13 @@ func ethSetup(ethAcctAddr, keystoreDir string, isBroadcaster bool) {
 	}
 	glog.Infof("Using controller address %s", ethController)
 
-	client, err := eth.NewClient(ethcommon.HexToAddress(ethAcctAddr), keystoreDir, backend,
-		ethcommon.HexToAddress(ethController), ethTxTimeout)
+	client, err := eth.NewClient(ethcommon.HexToAddress(ethAcctAddr), keystoreDir, passphrase, backend,
+		ethcommon.HexToAddress(ethController), ethTxTimeout, nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		glog.Errorf("Failed to create client: %v", err)
 		return
 	}
 
-	err = client.Setup(passphrase, uint64(0), nil)
-	if err != nil {
-		glog.Fatalf("Failed to setup client: %v", err)
-		return
-	}
-
 	if isBroadcaster {
 		amount := new(big.Int).Mul(big.NewInt(100), new(big.Int).Exp(big.NewInt(10), big.NewInt(18), nil))
 
diff --git a/eth/client.go b/eth/client.go
index bc2ad139fb..f06e8635d6 100644
--- a/eth/client.go
+++ b/eth/client.go
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ var (
 )
 
 type LivepeerEthClient interface {
-	Setup(password string, gasLimit uint64, gasPrice *big.Int) error
 	Account() accounts.Account
 	Backend() (Backend, error)
 
@@ -164,6 +163,10 @@ func NewClient(accountAddr ethcommon.Address, keystoreDir, password string, eth
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
+	if err := am.Unlock(password); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
 	return &client{
 		accountManager: am,
 		backend:        backend,
@@ -172,15 +175,6 @@ func NewClient(accountAddr ethcommon.Address, keystoreDir, password string, eth
 	}, nil
 }
 
-func (c *client) Setup(password string, gasLimit uint64, gasPrice *big.Int) error {
-	err := c.accountManager.Unlock(password)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	return c.SetGasInfo(gasLimit, gasPrice)
-}
-
 func (c *client) setContracts(opts *bind.TransactOpts) error {
 	controller, err := contracts.NewController(c.controllerAddr, c.backend)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -579,13 +573,7 @@ func (c *client) Vote(pollAddr ethcommon.Address, choiceID *big.Int) (*types.Tra
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	gl, gp := c.GetGasInfo()
-	opts, err := c.accountManager.CreateTransactOpts(gl, gp)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	return poll.Vote(opts, choiceID)
+	return poll.Vote(nil, choiceID)
 }
 
 func (c *client) Reward() (*types.Transaction, error) {