diff --git a/crates/gas/src/event.rs b/crates/gas/src/event.rs
index 066b98c30c..d76889fece 100644
--- a/crates/gas/src/event.rs
+++ b/crates/gas/src/event.rs
@@ -17,17 +17,3 @@ impl EventAttributeEntry<'static> for GasUsed {
         self.0
     }
 }
-
-/// Extend a [`namada_events::Event`] with the gas scale data.
-pub struct GasScale(pub u64);
-
-impl EventAttributeEntry<'static> for GasScale {
-    type Value = u64;
-    type ValueOwned = Self::Value;
-
-    const KEY: &'static str = "gas_scale";
-
-    fn into_value(self) -> Self::Value {
-        self.0
-    }
-}
diff --git a/crates/namada/src/ledger/mod.rs b/crates/namada/src/ledger/mod.rs
index 6de3420a86..8562a4a564 100644
--- a/crates/namada/src/ledger/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/namada/src/ledger/mod.rs
@@ -53,10 +53,11 @@ mod dry_run_tx {
         let tx = Tx::try_from(&request.data[..]).into_storage_result()?;
         tx.validate_tx().into_storage_result()?;
 
+        let gas_scale = namada_parameters::get_gas_scale(ctx.state)?;
+
         // Wrapper dry run to allow estimating the gas cost of a transaction
         let (mut tx_result, tx_gas_meter) = match tx.header().tx_type {
             TxType::Wrapper(wrapper) => {
-                let gas_scale = namada_parameters::get_gas_scale(ctx.state)?;
                 let gas_limit = wrapper
                     .gas_limit
                     .as_scaled_gas(gas_scale)
@@ -79,8 +80,6 @@ mod dry_run_tx {
             _ => {
                 // If dry run only the inner tx, use the max block gas as
                 // the gas limit
-                let gas_scale = namada_parameters::get_gas_scale(ctx.state)?;
-
                 let max_block_gas =
                     namada_parameters::get_max_block_gas(ctx.state)?;
                 let gas_limit = GasLimit::from(max_block_gas)
diff --git a/crates/node/src/shell/mod.rs b/crates/node/src/shell/mod.rs
index 3f79141f11..4caf8a169e 100644
--- a/crates/node/src/shell/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/node/src/shell/mod.rs
@@ -1067,10 +1067,20 @@ where
                 }
             },
             TxType::Wrapper(wrapper) => {
+                // Get the gas scale first
+                let gas_scale = match get_gas_scale(&self.state) {
+                    Ok(scale) => scale,
+                    Err(_) => {
+                        response.code = ResultCode::InvalidTx.into();
+                        response.log = "The gas scale could not be found in \
+                                        the parameters storage"
+                            .to_string();
+                        return response;
+                    }
+                };
+
                 // Validate wrapper first
                 // Tx gas limit
-                let gas_scale = get_gas_scale(&self.state)
-                    .expect("Failed to get gas scale from parameters");
                 let gas_limit = match wrapper.gas_limit.as_scaled_gas(gas_scale)
                 {
                     Ok(value) => value,
@@ -1092,8 +1102,6 @@ where
                 }
 
                 // Max block gas
-                let gas_scale = namada::parameters::get_gas_scale(&self.state)
-                    .expect("Failed to get gas scale from parameters");
                 let block_gas_limit: Gas = Gas::from_whole_units(
                     namada::parameters::get_max_block_gas(&self.state).unwrap(),
                     gas_scale,
diff --git a/crates/node/src/shell/prepare_proposal.rs b/crates/node/src/shell/prepare_proposal.rs
index 33f22c2fb8..aa6fe39b5f 100644
--- a/crates/node/src/shell/prepare_proposal.rs
+++ b/crates/node/src/shell/prepare_proposal.rs
@@ -289,8 +289,7 @@ where
     tx.validate_tx().map_err(|_| ())?;
     if let TxType::Wrapper(wrapper) = tx.header().tx_type {
         // Check tx gas limit for tx size
-        let gas_scale = get_gas_scale(temp_state)
-            .expect("Failed to get gas scale from parameters");
+        let gas_scale = get_gas_scale(temp_state).map_err(|_| ())?;
         let gas_limit =
             wrapper.gas_limit.as_scaled_gas(gas_scale).map_err(|_| ())?;
         let mut tx_gas_meter = TxGasMeter::new(gas_limit);