diff --git a/substrate/runtime/src/lib.rs b/substrate/runtime/src/lib.rs
index 1f8a9298..0331b80a 100644
--- a/substrate/runtime/src/lib.rs
+++ b/substrate/runtime/src/lib.rs
@@ -383,9 +383,11 @@ sp_api::impl_runtime_apis! {
     fn execute_block(block: Block) {
       for tx in &block.extrinsics {
         if let Some(signer) = tx.signer() {
-          let signer = signer.0.into();
-          if System::providers(&signer) == 0 {
-            System::inc_providers(&signer);
+          let signer = PublicKey::from(signer.0);
+          let mut info = frame_system::Account::<Runtime>::get(&signer);
+          if info.providers == 0 {
+            info.providers = 1;
+            frame_system::Account::<Runtime>::set(&signer, info);
           }
         }
       }
@@ -401,9 +403,11 @@ sp_api::impl_runtime_apis! {
   impl sp_block_builder::BlockBuilder<Block> for Runtime {
     fn apply_extrinsic(extrinsic: <Block as BlockT>::Extrinsic) -> ApplyExtrinsicResult {
       if let Some(signer) = extrinsic.signer() {
-        let signer = signer.0.into();
-        if System::providers(&signer) == 0 {
-          System::inc_providers(&signer);
+        let signer = PublicKey::from(signer.0);
+        let mut info = frame_system::Account::<Runtime>::get(&signer);
+        if info.providers == 0 {
+          info.providers = 1;
+          frame_system::Account::<Runtime>::set(&signer, info);
         }
       }
       Executive::apply_extrinsic(extrinsic)