diff --git a/web3/_utils/method_formatters.py b/web3/_utils/method_formatters.py
index 469a0c9743..b97db99e84 100644
--- a/web3/_utils/method_formatters.py
+++ b/web3/_utils/method_formatters.py
@@ -498,9 +498,9 @@ def get_request_formatters(
     method_name: Union[RPCEndpoint, Callable[..., RPCEndpoint]]
 ) -> Dict[str, Callable[..., Any]]:
     request_formatter_maps = (
-        METHOD_NORMALIZERS,
         ABI_REQUEST_FORMATTERS,
         PYTHONIC_REQUEST_FORMATTERS,
+        METHOD_NORMALIZERS,
     )
     formatters = combine_formatters(request_formatter_maps, method_name)
     return compose(*formatters)
diff --git a/web3/eth.py b/web3/eth.py
index d2abd108eb..128d273308 100644
--- a/web3/eth.py
+++ b/web3/eth.py
@@ -492,20 +492,20 @@ def filter(
                             "a valid filter object, or a filter_id as a string "
                             "or hex.")
 
-    def getFilterChanges(self, filter_id: HexStr) -> List[LogReceipt]:
-        return self.web3.manager.request_blocking(
-            RPC.eth_getFilterChanges, [filter_id],
-        )
+    getFilterChanges: Method[Callable[[HexStr], List[LogReceipt]]] = Method(
+        RPC.eth_getFilterChanges,
+        mungers=[default_root_munger]
+    )
 
-    def getFilterLogs(self, filter_id: HexStr) -> List[LogReceipt]:
-        return self.web3.manager.request_blocking(
-            RPC.eth_getFilterLogs, [filter_id],
-        )
+    getFilterLogs: Method[Callable[[HexStr], List[LogReceipt]]] = Method(
+        RPC.eth_getFilterLogs,
+        mungers=[default_root_munger]
+    )
 
-    def getLogs(self, filter_params: FilterParams) -> List[LogReceipt]:
-        return self.web3.manager.request_blocking(
-            RPC.eth_getLogs, [filter_params],
-        )
+    getLogs: Method[Callable[[FilterParams], List[LogReceipt]]] = Method(
+        RPC.eth_getLogs,
+        mungers=[default_root_munger]
+    )
 
     submitHashrate: Method[Callable[[int, _Hash32], bool]] = Method(
         RPC.eth_submitHashrate,