diff --git a/crates/rpc/rpc-eth-api/src/helpers/call.rs b/crates/rpc/rpc-eth-api/src/helpers/call.rs
index 819aff546d42..18d561c27418 100644
--- a/crates/rpc/rpc-eth-api/src/helpers/call.rs
+++ b/crates/rpc/rpc-eth-api/src/helpers/call.rs
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ use reth_rpc_eth_types::{
     cache::db::{StateCacheDbRefMutWrapper, StateProviderTraitObjWrapper},
     error::ensure_success,
     revm_utils::{
-        apply_block_overrides, apply_state_overrides, caller_gas_allowance,
-        cap_tx_gas_limit_with_caller_allowance, get_precompiles, CallFees,
+        apply_block_overrides, apply_state_overrides, caller_gas_allowance, get_precompiles,
+        CallFees,
     },
     simulate::{self, EthSimulateError},
     EthApiError, RevertError, RpcInvalidTransactionError, StateCacheDb,
@@ -379,8 +379,9 @@ pub trait EthCall: Call + LoadPendingBlock {
         let mut db = CacheDB::new(StateProviderDatabase::new(state));
 
         if request.gas.is_none() && env.tx.gas_price > U256::ZERO {
+            let cap = caller_gas_allowance(&mut db, &env.tx)?;
             // no gas limit was provided in the request, so we need to cap the request's gas limit
-            cap_tx_gas_limit_with_caller_allowance(&mut db, &mut env.tx)?;
+            env.tx.gas_limit = cap.min(env.block.gas_limit).saturating_to();
         }
 
         let from = request.from.unwrap_or_default();
diff --git a/crates/rpc/rpc-eth-types/src/revm_utils.rs b/crates/rpc/rpc-eth-types/src/revm_utils.rs
index f6fbdc2f7ac8..25c54fd46777 100644
--- a/crates/rpc/rpc-eth-types/src/revm_utils.rs
+++ b/crates/rpc/rpc-eth-types/src/revm_utils.rs
@@ -23,25 +23,15 @@ pub fn get_precompiles(spec_id: SpecId) -> impl IntoIterator<Item = Address> {
     Precompiles::new(spec).addresses().copied().map(Address::from)
 }
 
-/// Caps the configured [`TxEnv`] `gas_limit` with the allowance of the caller.
-pub fn cap_tx_gas_limit_with_caller_allowance<DB>(db: &mut DB, env: &mut TxEnv) -> EthResult<()>
-where
-    DB: Database,
-    EthApiError: From<<DB as Database>::Error>,
-{
-    if let Ok(gas_limit) = caller_gas_allowance(db, env)?.try_into() {
-        env.gas_limit = gas_limit;
-    }
-
-    Ok(())
-}
-
 /// Calculates the caller gas allowance.
 ///
 /// `allowance = (account.balance - tx.value) / tx.gas_price`
 ///
 /// Returns an error if the caller has insufficient funds.
 /// Caution: This assumes non-zero `env.gas_price`. Otherwise, zero allowance will be returned.
+///
+/// Note: this takes the mut [Database] trait because the loaded sender can be reused for the
+/// following operation like `eth_call`.
 pub fn caller_gas_allowance<DB>(db: &mut DB, env: &TxEnv) -> EthResult<U256>
 where
     DB: Database,