diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 3c2e028f73..55f3a3bfff 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -38,6 +38,12 @@ Ref: https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* (evm) [tharsis#1118](https://github.com/tharsis/ethermint/pull/1118) Fix `Type()` `Account` method `EmptyCodeHash` comparison
+
+## [v0.16.0] - 2022-06-06
+
 ### State Machine Breaking
 
 * (feemarket) [tharsis#1105](https://github.com/tharsis/ethermint/pull/1105) Update `BaseFee` calculation based on `GasWanted` instead of `GasUsed`.
diff --git a/types/account.go b/types/account.go
index 4f7f8e0d71..08c5127952 100644
--- a/types/account.go
+++ b/types/account.go
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ func (acc *EthAccount) SetCodeHash(codeHash common.Hash) error {
 
 // Type returns the type of Ethereum Account (EOA or Contract)
 func (acc EthAccount) Type() int8 {
-	if bytes.Equal(emptyCodeHash, common.Hex2Bytes(acc.CodeHash)) {
+	if bytes.Equal(emptyCodeHash, common.HexToHash(acc.CodeHash).Bytes()) {
 		return AccountTypeEOA
 	}
 	return AccountTypeContract
diff --git a/types/account_test.go b/types/account_test.go
index 10b18a60a5..7571e9bdfe 100644
--- a/types/account_test.go
+++ b/types/account_test.go
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@ func TestAccountTestSuite(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func (suite *AccountTestSuite) TestAccountType() {
-	suite.account.CodeHash = common.Bytes2Hex(crypto.Keccak256(nil))
+	suite.account.CodeHash = common.BytesToHash(crypto.Keccak256(nil)).Hex()
 	suite.Require().Equal(types.AccountTypeEOA, suite.account.Type())
-	suite.account.CodeHash = common.Bytes2Hex(crypto.Keccak256([]byte{1, 2, 3}))
+	suite.account.CodeHash = common.BytesToHash(crypto.Keccak256([]byte{1, 2, 3})).Hex()
 	suite.Require().Equal(types.AccountTypeContract, suite.account.Type())
 }