diff --git a/framework/snippets/src/multi.rs b/framework/snippets/src/multi.rs
index 973b159858..dd9cd3288a 100644
--- a/framework/snippets/src/multi.rs
+++ b/framework/snippets/src/multi.rs
@@ -5,5 +5,5 @@ mod interactor_step;
 mod step_buffer;
 
 pub use homogenous_tx_buffer::HomogenousTxBuffer;
-pub use interactor_step::InteractorStep;
+pub use interactor_step::{InteractorStep, InteractorStepRef};
 pub use step_buffer::StepBuffer;
diff --git a/framework/snippets/src/multi/homogenous_tx_buffer.rs b/framework/snippets/src/multi/homogenous_tx_buffer.rs
index a4e4e75c92..b9afa69e1b 100644
--- a/framework/snippets/src/multi/homogenous_tx_buffer.rs
+++ b/framework/snippets/src/multi/homogenous_tx_buffer.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ use multiversx_sc_scenario::{
         tuple_util::NestedTupleFlatten,
         types::{RHListExec, TxBaseWithEnv},
     },
-    scenario::tx_to_step::{StepWithResponse, StepWrapper, TxToStep},
+    scenario::tx_to_step::{StepWrapper, TxToStep},
     scenario_model::TxResponse,
     ScenarioTxEnvData,
 };
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ impl InteractorBase<GatewayHttpProxy> {
 
 impl<'w, Step, RH> HomogenousTxBuffer<'w, Step, RH>
 where
-    Step: InteractorStep + StepWithResponse,
+    Step: InteractorStep,
     RH: RHListExec<TxResponse, ScenarioTxEnvData>,
     RH::ListReturns: NestedTupleFlatten,
 {
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ where
     pub async fn run(mut self) -> Vec<<RH::ListReturns as NestedTupleFlatten>::Unpacked> {
         let mut step_buffer = StepBuffer::default();
         for step in &mut self.steps {
-            step_buffer.refs.push(&mut step.step);
+            step_buffer.refs.push(step.step.as_interactor_step());
         }
         self.env.world.multi_sc_exec(step_buffer).await;
 
diff --git a/framework/snippets/src/multi/interactor_multi_sc_exec.rs b/framework/snippets/src/multi/interactor_multi_sc_exec.rs
index 658896d8f0..e940dabb9c 100644
--- a/framework/snippets/src/multi/interactor_multi_sc_exec.rs
+++ b/framework/snippets/src/multi/interactor_multi_sc_exec.rs
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
-use multiversx_sdk_http::GatewayHttpProxy;
-
 use super::interactor_multi_sc_process::{update_nonces_and_sign_tx, SenderSet, Txs};
+use super::InteractorStepRef;
 use crate::sdk::data::transaction::Transaction;
-use crate::{network_response, InteractorBase, InteractorStep, StepBuffer};
+use crate::sdk::gateway::GatewayAsyncService;
+use crate::{network_response, InteractorBase, StepBuffer};
 
-impl InteractorBase<GatewayHttpProxy> {
+impl<GatewayProxy> InteractorBase<GatewayProxy>
+where
+    GatewayProxy: GatewayAsyncService,
+{
     pub async fn multi_sc_exec(&mut self, mut buffer: StepBuffer<'_>) {
         for step in buffer.refs.iter_mut() {
             step.run_step(&mut self.pre_runners);
@@ -45,7 +48,7 @@ impl InteractorBase<GatewayHttpProxy> {
     }
 }
 
-fn retrieve_senders(sc_call_steps: &[&mut dyn InteractorStep]) -> SenderSet {
+fn retrieve_senders(sc_call_steps: &[InteractorStepRef]) -> SenderSet {
     let mut senders = SenderSet::new();
 
     for sc_call_step in sc_call_steps {
diff --git a/framework/snippets/src/multi/interactor_step.rs b/framework/snippets/src/multi/interactor_step.rs
index 4d27b59496..93a93d6a9e 100644
--- a/framework/snippets/src/multi/interactor_step.rs
+++ b/framework/snippets/src/multi/interactor_step.rs
@@ -1,56 +1,66 @@
 use crate::sdk::data::transaction::Transaction;
 use multiversx_sc_scenario::{
     mandos_system::ScenarioRunner,
+    scenario::tx_to_step::StepWithResponse,
     scenario_model::{AddressValue, ScCallStep, ScDeployStep, TxResponse},
 };
-use multiversx_sdk_http::GatewayHttpProxy;
+use multiversx_sdk::gateway::GatewayAsyncService;
 
 use crate::InteractorBase;
 
-/// Describes a scenario step that can be executed in an interactor.
-pub trait InteractorStep {
-    fn to_transaction(&self, interactor: &InteractorBase<GatewayHttpProxy>) -> Transaction;
-
-    fn sender_address(&self) -> &AddressValue;
-
-    fn run_step(&mut self, step_runner: &mut dyn ScenarioRunner);
-
-    fn set_response(&mut self, tx_response: TxResponse);
+pub enum InteractorStepRef<'a> {
+    ScCall(&'a mut ScCallStep),
+    ScDeploy(&'a mut ScDeployStep),
 }
 
-impl InteractorStep for ScCallStep {
-    fn to_transaction(&self, interactor: &InteractorBase<GatewayHttpProxy>) -> Transaction {
-        interactor.tx_call_to_blockchain_tx(&self.tx)
+impl<'a> InteractorStepRef<'a> {
+    pub fn to_transaction<GatewayProxy: GatewayAsyncService>(
+        &self,
+        interactor: &InteractorBase<GatewayProxy>,
+    ) -> Transaction {
+        match self {
+            InteractorStepRef::ScCall(sc_call) => interactor.tx_call_to_blockchain_tx(&sc_call.tx),
+            InteractorStepRef::ScDeploy(sc_deploy) => {
+                interactor.sc_deploy_to_blockchain_tx(sc_deploy)
+            },
+        }
     }
 
-    fn sender_address(&self) -> &AddressValue {
-        &self.tx.from
+    pub fn sender_address(&self) -> &AddressValue {
+        match self {
+            InteractorStepRef::ScCall(sc_call) => &sc_call.tx.from,
+            InteractorStepRef::ScDeploy(sc_deploy) => &sc_deploy.tx.from,
+        }
     }
 
-    fn run_step(&mut self, step_runner: &mut dyn ScenarioRunner) {
-        let mut clone = self.clone();
-        step_runner.run_sc_call_step(&mut clone); // TODO: make mutability uniform
+    pub fn run_step(&mut self, step_runner: &mut dyn ScenarioRunner) {
+        match self {
+            InteractorStepRef::ScCall(sc_call) => step_runner.run_sc_call_step(sc_call),
+            InteractorStepRef::ScDeploy(sc_deploy) => step_runner.run_sc_deploy_step(sc_deploy),
+        }
     }
 
-    fn set_response(&mut self, response: TxResponse) {
-        self.save_response(response);
+    pub fn set_response(&mut self, tx_response: TxResponse) {
+        match self {
+            InteractorStepRef::ScCall(sc_call) => sc_call.save_response(tx_response),
+            InteractorStepRef::ScDeploy(sc_deploy) => sc_deploy.save_response(tx_response),
+        }
     }
 }
 
-impl InteractorStep for ScDeployStep {
-    fn to_transaction(&self, interactor: &InteractorBase<GatewayHttpProxy>) -> Transaction {
-        interactor.sc_deploy_to_blockchain_tx(self)
-    }
-
-    fn sender_address(&self) -> &AddressValue {
-        &self.tx.from
-    }
+/// Describes a scenario step that can be executed in an interactor.
+pub trait InteractorStep: StepWithResponse {
+    fn as_interactor_step(&mut self) -> InteractorStepRef<'_>;
+}
 
-    fn run_step(&mut self, step_runner: &mut dyn ScenarioRunner) {
-        step_runner.run_sc_deploy_step(self);
+impl InteractorStep for ScCallStep {
+    fn as_interactor_step(&mut self) -> InteractorStepRef<'_> {
+        InteractorStepRef::ScCall(self)
     }
+}
 
-    fn set_response(&mut self, response: TxResponse) {
-        self.save_response(response);
+impl InteractorStep for ScDeployStep {
+    fn as_interactor_step(&mut self) -> InteractorStepRef<'_> {
+        InteractorStepRef::ScDeploy(self)
     }
 }
diff --git a/framework/snippets/src/multi/step_buffer.rs b/framework/snippets/src/multi/step_buffer.rs
index 529b790ff5..b25835f319 100644
--- a/framework/snippets/src/multi/step_buffer.rs
+++ b/framework/snippets/src/multi/step_buffer.rs
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 use multiversx_sc_scenario::scenario_model::{ScCallStep, ScDeployStep};
 
-use crate::InteractorStep;
+use super::InteractorStepRef;
 
 #[derive(Default)]
 pub struct StepBuffer<'a> {
-    pub refs: Vec<&'a mut dyn InteractorStep>,
+    pub refs: Vec<InteractorStepRef<'a>>,
 }
 
 impl<'a> StepBuffer<'a> {
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ impl<'a> StepBuffer<'a> {
         'b: 'a,
         S: AsMut<ScCallStep>,
     {
-        self.refs.push(step.as_mut());
+        self.refs.push(InteractorStepRef::ScCall(step.as_mut()));
     }
 
     pub fn add_sc_call_vec<'b, S>(&'a mut self, steps: &'b mut Vec<S>)
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ impl<'a> StepBuffer<'a> {
         S: AsMut<ScCallStep>,
     {
         for step in steps {
-            self.refs.push(step.as_mut());
+            self.refs.push(InteractorStepRef::ScCall(step.as_mut()));
         }
     }
 
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ impl<'a> StepBuffer<'a> {
     {
         let mut buffer = Self::default();
         for step in steps {
-            buffer.refs.push(step.as_mut());
+            buffer.refs.push(InteractorStepRef::ScCall(step.as_mut()));
         }
         buffer
     }
@@ -49,12 +49,8 @@ impl<'a> StepBuffer<'a> {
     {
         let mut buffer = Self::default();
         for step in steps {
-            buffer.refs.push(step.as_mut());
+            buffer.refs.push(InteractorStepRef::ScDeploy(step.as_mut()));
         }
         buffer
     }
-
-    pub fn to_refs_vec(&'a self) -> Vec<&'a dyn InteractorStep> {
-        self.refs.iter().map(|r| &**r).collect()
-    }
 }