diff --git a/ethereum/jsonrpc/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/pantheon/ethereum/jsonrpc/internal/methods/EthGetWork.java b/ethereum/jsonrpc/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/pantheon/ethereum/jsonrpc/internal/methods/EthGetWork.java
index 4c7407467a..e93bc854cb 100644
--- a/ethereum/jsonrpc/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/pantheon/ethereum/jsonrpc/internal/methods/EthGetWork.java
+++ b/ethereum/jsonrpc/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/pantheon/ethereum/jsonrpc/internal/methods/EthGetWork.java
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ import tech.pegasys.pantheon.ethereum.mainnet.DirectAcyclicGraphSeed;
 import tech.pegasys.pantheon.ethereum.mainnet.EthHashSolverInputs;
 
 import java.util.Optional;
-import javax.xml.bind.DatatypeConverter;
 
+import com.google.common.io.BaseEncoding;
 import org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger;
 
 public class EthGetWork implements JsonRpcMethod {
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@ public class EthGetWork implements JsonRpcMethod {
       EthHashSolverInputs rawResult = solver.get();
       byte[] dagSeed = DirectAcyclicGraphSeed.dagSeed(rawResult.getBlockNumber());
       String[] result = {
-        "0x" + DatatypeConverter.printHexBinary(rawResult.getPrePowHash()).toLowerCase(),
-        "0x" + DatatypeConverter.printHexBinary(dagSeed).toLowerCase(),
+        "0x" + BaseEncoding.base16().lowerCase().encode(rawResult.getPrePowHash()),
+        "0x" + BaseEncoding.base16().lowerCase().encode(dagSeed),
         rawResult.getTarget().toHexString()
       };
       return new JsonRpcSuccessResponse(req.getId(), result);
diff --git a/ethereum/jsonrpc/src/test/java/tech/pegasys/pantheon/ethereum/jsonrpc/internal/methods/EthGetWorkTest.java b/ethereum/jsonrpc/src/test/java/tech/pegasys/pantheon/ethereum/jsonrpc/internal/methods/EthGetWorkTest.java
index fcab8ab01b..bc8e848b0b 100644
--- a/ethereum/jsonrpc/src/test/java/tech/pegasys/pantheon/ethereum/jsonrpc/internal/methods/EthGetWorkTest.java
+++ b/ethereum/jsonrpc/src/test/java/tech/pegasys/pantheon/ethereum/jsonrpc/internal/methods/EthGetWorkTest.java
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ import tech.pegasys.pantheon.ethereum.mainnet.EthHashSolverInputs;
 import tech.pegasys.pantheon.util.uint.UInt256;
 
 import java.util.Optional;
-import javax.xml.bind.DatatypeConverter;
 
+import com.google.common.io.BaseEncoding;
 import org.junit.Before;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ public class EthGetWorkTest {
     final JsonRpcRequest request = requestWithParams();
     final EthHashSolverInputs values =
         new EthHashSolverInputs(
-            UInt256.fromHexString(hexValue), DatatypeConverter.parseHexBinary(hexValue), 0);
+            UInt256.fromHexString(hexValue), BaseEncoding.base16().lowerCase().decode(hexValue), 0);
     final String[] expectedValue = {
       "0xffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff",
       "0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
@@ -78,10 +78,12 @@ public class EthGetWorkTest {
     final JsonRpcRequest request = requestWithParams();
     final EthHashSolverInputs values =
         new EthHashSolverInputs(
-            UInt256.fromHexString(hexValue), DatatypeConverter.parseHexBinary(hexValue), 30000);
+            UInt256.fromHexString(hexValue),
+            BaseEncoding.base16().lowerCase().decode(hexValue),
+            30000);
     final String[] expectedValue = {
       "0xffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff",
-      "0x" + DatatypeConverter.printHexBinary(DirectAcyclicGraphSeed.dagSeed(30000)).toLowerCase(),
+      "0x" + BaseEncoding.base16().lowerCase().encode(DirectAcyclicGraphSeed.dagSeed(30000)),
       "0xffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff"
     };
     final JsonRpcResponse expectedResponse =