diff --git a/web3/_utils/formatters.py b/web3/_utils/formatters.py
index d04880db9b..c820ca4cfb 100644
--- a/web3/_utils/formatters.py
+++ b/web3/_utils/formatters.py
@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@
     is_list_like,
     is_string,
     to_dict,
-    to_list,
+)
+from eth_utils.curried import (
+    apply_formatter_at_index,
 )
 from eth_utils.toolz import (
     compose,
@@ -28,21 +30,6 @@ def hex_to_integer(value):
 integer_to_hex = hex
 
 
-@curry
-@to_list
-def apply_formatter_at_index(formatter, at_index, value):
-    if at_index + 1 > len(value):
-        raise IndexError(
-            "Not enough values in iterable to apply formatter.  Got: {0}. "
-            "Need: {1}".format(len(value), at_index + 1)
-        )
-    for index, item in enumerate(value):
-        if index == at_index:
-            yield formatter(item)
-        else:
-            yield item
-
-
 def apply_formatters_to_args(*formatters):
     return compose(*(
         apply_formatter_at_index(formatter, index)
@@ -51,15 +38,6 @@ def apply_formatters_to_args(*formatters):
     ))
 
 
-@curry
-def apply_one_of_formatters(formatter_condition_pairs, value):
-    for formatter, condition in formatter_condition_pairs:
-        if condition(value):
-            return formatter(value)
-    else:
-        raise ValueError("The provided value did not satisfy any of the formatter conditions")
-
-
 def map_collection(func, collection):
     """
     Apply func to each element of a collection, or value of a dictionary.
diff --git a/web3/middleware/pythonic.py b/web3/middleware/pythonic.py
index d9cb90b1dc..5489a9eec8 100644
--- a/web3/middleware/pythonic.py
+++ b/web3/middleware/pythonic.py
@@ -1,15 +1,13 @@
 import codecs
 import operator
 
-from eth_utils import (
-    apply_one_of_formatters,
-)
 from eth_utils.curried import (
     apply_formatter_at_index,
     apply_formatter_if,
     apply_formatter_to_array,
     apply_formatters_to_dict,
     apply_formatters_to_sequence,
+    apply_one_of_formatters,
     is_address,
     is_bytes,
     is_integer,
@@ -38,7 +36,6 @@
     to_hex,
 )
 from web3._utils.formatters import (
-    apply_one_of_formatters,
     hex_to_integer,
     integer_to_hex,
     is_array_of_dicts,
@@ -182,8 +179,8 @@ def to_hexbytes(num_bytes, val, variable_length=False):
     'stateRoot': to_hexbytes(32),
     'totalDifficulty': to_integer_if_hex,
     'transactions': apply_one_of_formatters((
-        (apply_formatter_to_array(transaction_formatter), is_array_of_dicts),
-        (apply_formatter_to_array(to_hexbytes(32)), is_array_of_strings),
+        (is_array_of_dicts, apply_formatter_to_array(transaction_formatter)),
+        (is_array_of_strings, apply_formatter_to_array(to_hexbytes(32))),
     )),
     'transactionsRoot': to_hexbytes(32),
 }
@@ -261,8 +258,8 @@ def to_hexbytes(num_bytes, val, variable_length=False):
 
 
 filter_result_formatter = apply_one_of_formatters((
-    (apply_formatter_to_array(log_entry_formatter), is_array_of_dicts),
-    (apply_formatter_to_array(to_hexbytes(32)), is_array_of_strings),
+    (is_array_of_dicts, apply_formatter_to_array(log_entry_formatter)),
+    (is_array_of_strings, apply_formatter_to_array(to_hexbytes(32))),
 ))
 
 
@@ -308,8 +305,8 @@ def to_hexbytes(num_bytes, val, variable_length=False):
             block_number_formatter,
         ]),
         'eth_estimateGas': apply_one_of_formatters((
-            (estimate_gas_without_block_id, is_length(1)),
-            (estimate_gas_with_block_id, is_length(2)),
+            (is_length(1), estimate_gas_without_block_id),
+            (is_length(2), estimate_gas_with_block_id),
         )),
         'eth_sendTransaction': apply_formatter_at_index(transaction_param_formatter, 0),
         # personal