diff --git a/packages/assets-controllers/src/AssetsContractController.test.ts b/packages/assets-controllers/src/AssetsContractController.test.ts
index 73ab03a4a11..8df5743c3ef 100644
--- a/packages/assets-controllers/src/AssetsContractController.test.ts
+++ b/packages/assets-controllers/src/AssetsContractController.test.ts
@@ -1278,7 +1278,7 @@ describe('AssetsContractController', () => {
   it('should get the staked ethereum balance for an address', async () => {
     const { assetsContract, messenger, provider, networkClientConfiguration } =
       await setupAssetContractControllers();
-    assetsContract.configure({ provider });
+    assetsContract.setProvider(provider);
 
     mockNetworkWithDefaultChainId({
       networkClientConfiguration,
@@ -1340,7 +1340,7 @@ describe('AssetsContractController', () => {
     const errorSpy = jest.spyOn(console, 'error');
     const { assetsContract, messenger, provider, networkClientConfiguration } =
       await setupAssetContractControllers();
-    assetsContract.configure({ provider });
+    assetsContract.setProvider(provider);
 
     mockNetworkWithDefaultChainId({
       networkClientConfiguration,
@@ -1387,7 +1387,7 @@ describe('AssetsContractController', () => {
       });
     const { assetsContract, messenger, provider } =
       await setupAssetContractControllers();
-    assetsContract.configure({ provider });
+    assetsContract.setProvider(provider);
 
     const balance = await assetsContract.getStakedBalanceForChain(
       TEST_ACCOUNT_PUBLIC_ADDRESS,
diff --git a/packages/assets-controllers/src/AssetsContractController.ts b/packages/assets-controllers/src/AssetsContractController.ts
index be45ce34012..ed2532c120d 100644
--- a/packages/assets-controllers/src/AssetsContractController.ts
+++ b/packages/assets-controllers/src/AssetsContractController.ts
@@ -707,8 +707,8 @@ export class AssetsContractController {
     address: string,
     networkClientId?: NetworkClientId,
   ): Promise<StakedBalance> {
-    const chainId = this.getChainId(networkClientId);
-    const provider = this.getProvider(networkClientId);
+    const chainId = this.#getCorrectChainId(networkClientId);
+    const provider = this.#getCorrectProvider(networkClientId);
 
     // balance defaults to zero
     let balance: BigNumber = BigNumber.from(0);
diff --git a/packages/assets-controllers/src/AssetsContractControllerWithNetworkClientId.test.ts b/packages/assets-controllers/src/AssetsContractControllerWithNetworkClientId.test.ts
index 4b40dccb99a..c8395a0d642 100644
--- a/packages/assets-controllers/src/AssetsContractControllerWithNetworkClientId.test.ts
+++ b/packages/assets-controllers/src/AssetsContractControllerWithNetworkClientId.test.ts
@@ -905,7 +905,7 @@ describe('AssetsContractController with NetworkClientId', () => {
   it('should get the staked ethereum balance for an address', async () => {
     const { assetsContract, messenger, provider, networkClientConfiguration } =
       await setupAssetContractControllers();
-    assetsContract.configure({ provider });
+    assetsContract.setProvider(provider);
 
     mockNetworkWithDefaultChainId({
       networkClientConfiguration,
@@ -966,7 +966,7 @@ describe('AssetsContractController with NetworkClientId', () => {
 
   it('should default staked ethereum balance to undefined if network is not supported', async () => {
     const { assetsContract, provider } = await setupAssetContractControllers();
-    assetsContract.configure({ provider });
+    assetsContract.setProvider(provider);
 
     const balance = await assetsContract.getStakedBalanceForChain(
       TEST_ACCOUNT_PUBLIC_ADDRESS,