diff --git a/app/scripts/metamask-controller.js b/app/scripts/metamask-controller.js
index b4d39031a..450113acf 100644
--- a/app/scripts/metamask-controller.js
+++ b/app/scripts/metamask-controller.js
@@ -338,6 +338,7 @@ module.exports = class MetamaskController extends EventEmitter {
       markAccountsFound: this.markAccountsFound.bind(this),
       markPasswordForgotten: this.markPasswordForgotten.bind(this),
       unMarkPasswordForgotten: this.unMarkPasswordForgotten.bind(this),
+      getGasPrice: (cb) => cb(null, this.getGasPrice()),
 
       // coinbase
       buyEth: this.buyEth.bind(this),
diff --git a/test/integration/lib/send-new-ui.js b/test/integration/lib/send-new-ui.js
index 241358135..d5e80151c 100644
--- a/test/integration/lib/send-new-ui.js
+++ b/test/integration/lib/send-new-ui.js
@@ -112,19 +112,8 @@ async function runSendFlowTest (assert, done) {
   errorMessage = $('.send-v2__error')
   assert.equal(errorMessage.length, 0, 'send should stop rendering amount error message after amount is corrected')
 
-  const sendGasField = await queryAsync($, '.send-v2__gas-fee-display')
-  assert.equal(
-    sendGasField.find('.currency-display__input-wrapper > input').val(),
-    '0.000021',
-    'send gas field should show estimated gas total'
-  )
-  assert.equal(
-    sendGasField.find('.currency-display__converted-value')[0].textContent,
-    '$0.03 USD',
-    'send gas field should show estimated gas total converted to USD'
-  )
-
   await customizeGas(assert, 0, 21000, '0', '$0.00 USD')
+  await customizeGas(assert, 1, 21000, '0.000021', '$0.03 USD')
   await customizeGas(assert, 500, 60000, '0.03', '$36.03 USD')
 
   const sendButton = await queryAsync($, 'button.btn-primary.btn--large.page-container__footer-button')
diff --git a/ui/app/actions.js b/ui/app/actions.js
index 41fc3c504..ad890f565 100644
--- a/ui/app/actions.js
+++ b/ui/app/actions.js
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ const {
   calcGasTotal,
   calcTokenBalance,
   estimateGas,
-  estimateGasPriceFromRecentBlocks,
 } = require('./components/send_/send.utils')
 const ethUtil = require('ethereumjs-util')
 const { fetchLocale } = require('../i18n-helper')
@@ -746,19 +745,26 @@ function updateGasData ({
 }) {
   return (dispatch) => {
     dispatch(actions.gasLoadingStarted())
-    const estimatedGasPrice = estimateGasPriceFromRecentBlocks(recentBlocks)
-    return Promise.all([
-      Promise.resolve(estimatedGasPrice),
-      estimateGas({
-        estimateGasMethod: background.estimateGas,
-        blockGasLimit,
-        selectedAddress,
-        selectedToken,
-        to,
-        value,
-        gasPrice: estimatedGasPrice,
-      }),
-    ])
+    return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+      background.getGasPrice((err, data) => {
+        if (err) return reject(err)
+        return resolve(data)
+      })
+    })
+    .then(estimateGasPrice => {
+      return Promise.all([
+        Promise.resolve(estimateGasPrice),
+        estimateGas({
+          estimateGasMethod: background.estimateGas,
+          blockGasLimit,
+          selectedAddress,
+          selectedToken,
+          to,
+          value,
+          estimateGasPrice,
+        }),
+      ])
+    })
     .then(([gasPrice, gas]) => {
       dispatch(actions.setGasPrice(gasPrice))
       dispatch(actions.setGasLimit(gas))