diff --git a/app/scripts/lib/config-manager.js b/app/scripts/lib/config-manager.js
index b0dcd4d3f..c79dc7a8f 100644
--- a/app/scripts/lib/config-manager.js
+++ b/app/scripts/lib/config-manager.js
@@ -161,16 +161,6 @@ ConfigManager.prototype.getTx = function(txId) {
   return matching.length > 0 ? matching[0] : null
 }
 
-ConfigManager.prototype.getTxWithParams = function(params) {
-  var transactions = this.getTxList()
-  var matching = transactions.filter((tx) => {
-    return Object.keys(tx.txParams).reduce((result, key) => {
-      return ('params' in tx) ? tx.params[key] === params[key] && result : result
-    }, true)
-  })
-  return matching.length > 0 ? matching[0] : null
-}
-
 ConfigManager.prototype.confirmTx = function(txId) {
   this._setTxStatus(txId, 'confirmed')
 }
diff --git a/app/scripts/lib/idStore.js b/app/scripts/lib/idStore.js
index 66194fd41..7763d33d8 100644
--- a/app/scripts/lib/idStore.js
+++ b/app/scripts/lib/idStore.js
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ IdentityStore.prototype.addUnconfirmedTransaction = function(txParams, cb){
   // create txData obj with parameters and meta data
   var time = (new Date()).getTime()
   var txId = createId()
+  txParams.metamaskId = txId
   var txData = {
     id: txId,
     txParams: txParams,
@@ -337,10 +338,13 @@ function IdManagement(opts) {
     txParams.gasLimit = ethUtil.addHexPrefix(txParams.gasLimit || txParams.gas)
     txParams.nonce = ethUtil.addHexPrefix(txParams.nonce)
     var tx = new Transaction(txParams)
+
+    // Add the tx hash to the persisted meta-tx object
     var hash = '0x' + tx.hash().toString('hex')
-    var txLog = configManager.getTxWithParams(txParams)
-    txLog.hash = hash
-    configManager.updateTx(txLog)
+    var metaTx = configManager.getTx(txParams.metamaskId)
+    metaTx.hash = hash
+    configManager.updateTx(metaTx)
+
     var rawTx = '0x'+tx.serialize().toString('hex')
     return '0x'+LightwalletSigner.signTx(this.keyStore, this.derivedKey, rawTx, txParams.from, this.hdPathString)
   }
diff --git a/test/unit/config-manager-test.js b/test/unit/config-manager-test.js
index a5ddf78a4..e414ecb9e 100644
--- a/test/unit/config-manager-test.js
+++ b/test/unit/config-manager-test.js
@@ -156,31 +156,5 @@ describe('config-manager', function() {
         assert.equal(configManager.getTx('2').status, 'confirmed')
       })
     })
-
-    describe('#getTxWithParams', function() {
-      it('returns a tx with the matching params', function() {
-        configManager.addTx({ id: '1', status: 'unconfirmed', txParams: {
-          from: 'from',
-          to: 'to',
-          data: 'data',
-          value: 'value',
-          }
-        })
-        configManager.addTx({ id: '2', status: 'unconfirmed', txParams: {
-          from: 'from1',
-          to: 'to',
-          data: 'data',
-          value: 'value',
-          }
-        })
-        var result = configManager.getTxWithParams({
-          from: 'from',
-          to: 'to',
-          data: 'data',
-          value: 'value',
-        })
-        assert.equal(result.id, '1')
-      })
-    })
   })
 })