diff --git a/newsfragments/1733.misc.rst b/newsfragments/1733.misc.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9fcce89895
--- /dev/null
+++ b/newsfragments/1733.misc.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Change eth_getBalance and eth_getCode to use Method class
diff --git a/web3/eth.py b/web3/eth.py
index 1c611f5dd7..9e108dea6a 100644
--- a/web3/eth.py
+++ b/web3/eth.py
@@ -52,6 +52,9 @@
     LogFilter,
     TransactionFilter,
 )
+from web3._utils.normalizers import (
+    abi_ens_resolver,
+)
 from web3._utils.rpc_abi import (
     RPC,
 )
@@ -202,17 +205,6 @@ def blockNumber(self) -> BlockNumber:
     def chainId(self) -> int:
         return self.web3.manager.request_blocking(RPC.eth_chainId, [])
 
-    def getBalance(
-        self, account: Union[Address, ChecksumAddress, ENS],
-        block_identifier: Optional[BlockIdentifier] = None
-    ) -> Wei:
-        if block_identifier is None:
-            block_identifier = self.defaultBlock
-        return self.web3.manager.request_blocking(
-            RPC.eth_getBalance,
-            [account, block_identifier],
-        )
-
     def block_identifier_munger(
         self,
         *args: Any,
@@ -222,6 +214,21 @@ def block_identifier_munger(
             block_identifier = self.defaultBlock
         return [*args, block_identifier]
 
+    def address_resolver_munger(
+        self,
+        account: Union[Address, ChecksumAddress, ENS],
+        block_identifier: Optional[BlockIdentifier]=None
+    ) -> Tuple[Union[Address, ChecksumAddress, ENS], BlockIdentifier]:
+        resolved_addr = abi_ens_resolver(self.web3, 'address', account)[1]
+        if block_identifier is None:
+            block_identifier = self.defaultBlock
+        return (resolved_addr, block_identifier)
+
+    getBalance: Method[Callable[..., Wei]] = Method(
+        RPC.eth_getBalance,
+        mungers=[address_resolver_munger],
+    )
+
     getStorageAt: Method[
         Callable[..., HexBytes]
     ] = Method(
@@ -239,16 +246,10 @@ def block_identifier_munger(
         mungers=[block_identifier_munger],
     )
 
-    def getCode(
-        self, account: Union[Address, ChecksumAddress, ENS],
-        block_identifier: Optional[BlockIdentifier] = None
-    ) -> HexBytes:
-        if block_identifier is None:
-            block_identifier = self.defaultBlock
-        return self.web3.manager.request_blocking(
-            RPC.eth_getCode,
-            [account, block_identifier],
-        )
+    getCode: Method[Callable[..., HexBytes]] = Method(
+        RPC.eth_getCode,
+        mungers=[address_resolver_munger]
+    )
 
     def getBlock(
         self, block_identifier: BlockIdentifier, full_transactions: bool = False