diff --git a/chain/jsonrpc/client/src/lib.rs b/chain/jsonrpc/client/src/lib.rs
index b3724c25dcd..6de6b721dc1 100644
--- a/chain/jsonrpc/client/src/lib.rs
+++ b/chain/jsonrpc/client/src/lib.rs
@@ -187,7 +187,6 @@ jsonrpc_client!(pub struct JsonRpcClient {
     pub fn EXPERIMENTAL_tx_status(&self, tx: String) -> RpcRequest<RpcTransactionResponse>;
     pub fn health(&self) -> RpcRequest<()>;
     pub fn chunk(&self, id: ChunkId) -> RpcRequest<ChunkView>;
-    pub fn validators(&self, epoch_id_or_block_id: Option<EpochReference>) -> RpcRequest<EpochValidatorInfo>;
     pub fn gas_price(&self, block_id: MaybeBlockId) -> RpcRequest<GasPriceView>;
 });
 
@@ -261,6 +260,17 @@ impl JsonRpcClient {
     {
         call_method(&self.client, &self.server_addr, "EXPERIMENTAL_split_storage_info", request)
     }
+
+    pub fn validators(
+        &self,
+        epoch_id_or_block_id: Option<EpochReference>,
+    ) -> RpcRequest<EpochValidatorInfo> {
+        let epoch_reference = match epoch_id_or_block_id {
+            Some(epoch_reference) => epoch_reference,
+            _ => EpochReference::Latest,
+        };
+        call_method(&self.client, &self.server_addr, "validators", epoch_reference)
+    }
 }
 
 fn create_client() -> Client {
diff --git a/chain/jsonrpc/src/api/validator.rs b/chain/jsonrpc/src/api/validator.rs
index f23384de361..e33fbeee2a5 100644
--- a/chain/jsonrpc/src/api/validator.rs
+++ b/chain/jsonrpc/src/api/validator.rs
@@ -88,14 +88,12 @@ mod tests {
         let block_height: u64 = 12345;
         let params = serde_json::json!({"block_id": block_height});
         let result = RpcValidatorRequest::parse(params);
-        assert!(result.is_ok());
-        let result_unwrap = result.unwrap();
-        let res_serialized = format!("{result_unwrap:?}");
-        let expected = RpcValidatorRequest {
-            epoch_reference: EpochReference::BlockId(BlockId::Height(block_height)),
-        };
-        let expected_serialized = format!("{expected:?}");
-        assert_eq!(res_serialized, expected_serialized);
+        assert_eq!(
+            result.unwrap(),
+            RpcValidatorRequest {
+                epoch_reference: EpochReference::BlockId(BlockId::Height(block_height)),
+            }
+        );
     }
 
     #[test]