diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index fdf2d01cb..5e0f3f6cd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -203,4 +203,6 @@ jobs:
           # Build with linting
           cargo run --profile debug-ci -- contract build --lint --manifest-path=${{ runner.temp }}/foobar/Cargo.toml &&
           cargo run --profile debug-ci -- contract check --manifest-path=${{ runner.temp }}/foobar/Cargo.toml &&
-          cargo run --profile debug-ci -- contract build --manifest-path=${{ runner.temp }}/foobar/Cargo.toml --release
+          cargo run --profile debug-ci -- contract build --manifest-path=${{ runner.temp }}/foobar/Cargo.toml --release &&
+          # Run tests
+          cargo test --profile debug-ci --all-features -- --test-threads=1
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index d3677ee14..333501c36 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+### Fixed
+Fix e2e tests in the contract template - [#1537](https://github.com/paritytech/cargo-contract/pull/1537)
+
 ## [4.0.0]
 
 This `cargo-contract` release is compatible with Rust versions `>=1.70`and ink! versions `>=5.0.0`
diff --git a/crates/build/templates/new/_Cargo.toml b/crates/build/templates/new/_Cargo.toml
index 202e87c10..295c46171 100644
--- a/crates/build/templates/new/_Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/build/templates/new/_Cargo.toml
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ edition = "2021"
 [dependencies]
 ink = { version = "5.0.0", default-features = false }
 
-scale = { package = "parity-scale-codec", version = "3", default-features = false, features = ["derive"] }
-scale-info = { version = "2.6", default-features = false, features = ["derive"], optional = true }
+[dev-dependencies]
+ink_e2e = { version = "5.0.0" }
 
 [lib]
 path = "lib.rs"
@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@ path = "lib.rs"
 default = ["std"]
 std = [
     "ink/std",
-    "scale/std",
-    "scale-info/std",
 ]
 ink-as-dependency = []
 e2e-tests = []
diff --git a/crates/build/templates/new/lib.rs b/crates/build/templates/new/lib.rs
index 3d4e6e60b..525f2a612 100644
--- a/crates/build/templates/new/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/build/templates/new/lib.rs
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ mod {{name}} {
         use super::*;
 
         /// A helper function used for calling contract messages.
-        use ink_e2e::build_message;
+        use ink_e2e::ContractsBackend;
 
         /// The End-to-End test `Result` type.
         type E2EResult<T> = std::result::Result<T, Box<dyn std::error::Error>>;
@@ -88,19 +88,19 @@ mod {{name}} {
         #[ink_e2e::test]
         async fn default_works(mut client: ink_e2e::Client<C, E>) -> E2EResult<()> {
             // Given
-            let constructor = {{camel_name}}Ref::default();
+            let mut constructor = {{camel_name}}Ref::default();
 
             // When
-            let contract_account_id = client
-                .instantiate("{{name}}", &ink_e2e::alice(), constructor, 0, None)
+            let contract = client
+                .instantiate("{{name}}", &ink_e2e::alice(), &mut constructor)
+                .submit()
                 .await
-                .expect("instantiate failed")
-                .account_id;
+                .expect("instantiate failed");
+            let call_builder = contract.call_builder::<{{camel_name}}>();
 
             // Then
-            let get = build_message::<{{camel_name}}Ref>(contract_account_id.clone())
-                .call(|{{name}}| {{name}}.get());
-            let get_result = client.call_dry_run(&ink_e2e::alice(), &get, 0, None).await;
+            let get = call_builder.get();
+            let get_result = client.call(&ink_e2e::alice(), &get).dry_run().await?;
             assert!(matches!(get_result.return_value(), false));
 
             Ok(())
@@ -110,30 +110,29 @@ mod {{name}} {
         #[ink_e2e::test]
         async fn it_works(mut client: ink_e2e::Client<C, E>) -> E2EResult<()> {
             // Given
-            let constructor = {{camel_name}}Ref::new(false);
-            let contract_account_id = client
-                .instantiate("{{name}}", &ink_e2e::bob(), constructor, 0, None)
+            let mut constructor = {{camel_name}}Ref::new(false);
+            let contract = client
+                .instantiate("{{name}}", &ink_e2e::bob(), &mut constructor)
+                .submit()
                 .await
-                .expect("instantiate failed")
-                .account_id;
+                .expect("instantiate failed");
+            let mut call_builder = contract.call_builder::<{{camel_name}}>();
 
-            let get = build_message::<{{camel_name}}Ref>(contract_account_id.clone())
-                .call(|{{name}}| {{name}}.get());
-            let get_result = client.call_dry_run(&ink_e2e::bob(), &get, 0, None).await;
+            let get = call_builder.get();
+            let get_result = client.call(&ink_e2e::bob(), &get).dry_run().await?;
             assert!(matches!(get_result.return_value(), false));
 
             // When
-            let flip = build_message::<{{camel_name}}Ref>(contract_account_id.clone())
-                .call(|{{name}}| {{name}}.flip());
+            let flip = call_builder.flip();
             let _flip_result = client
-                .call(&ink_e2e::bob(), flip, 0, None)
+                .call(&ink_e2e::bob(), &flip)
+                .submit()
                 .await
                 .expect("flip failed");
 
             // Then
-            let get = build_message::<{{camel_name}}Ref>(contract_account_id.clone())
-                .call(|{{name}}| {{name}}.get());
-            let get_result = client.call_dry_run(&ink_e2e::bob(), &get, 0, None).await;
+            let get = call_builder.get();
+            let get_result = client.call(&ink_e2e::bob(), &get).dry_run().await?;
             assert!(matches!(get_result.return_value(), true));
 
             Ok(())