diff --git a/contracts/contracts/tests/SemanticTests.sol b/contracts/contracts/tests/SemanticTests.sol
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c9376cfd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contracts/contracts/tests/SemanticTests.sol
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+pragma solidity ^0.8.0;
+
+contract SemanticTests {
+    function testViewLength(uint256 len) external pure returns (bytes memory) {
+        return new bytes(len);
+    }
+
+    error CustomError(uint256 value);
+    uint256 private x;
+
+    uint256 constant ERROR_NUM =
+        0x1023456789abcdef1023456789abcdef1023456789abcdef1023456789abcdef;
+
+    function testCustomRevert() external {
+        x += 1;
+        revert CustomError(ERROR_NUM);
+    }
+
+    function testCustomViewRevert() external pure returns (uint256) {
+        revert CustomError(ERROR_NUM);
+    }
+
+    function testViewRevert() external pure returns (uint256) {
+        require(false, "ThisIsAnError");
+        return ERROR_NUM;
+    }
+
+    function testRevert() external {
+        x += 1;
+        require(false, "ThisIsAnError");
+    }
+}
diff --git a/contracts/hardhat.config.ts b/contracts/hardhat.config.ts
index 67427a34..fd95dc01 100644
--- a/contracts/hardhat.config.ts
+++ b/contracts/hardhat.config.ts
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ const config: HardhatUserConfig = {
       chainId: 0x5aff,
       accounts: process.env.SAPPHIRE_TESTNET_PRIVATE_KEY
         ? [process.env.SAPPHIRE_TESTNET_PRIVATE_KEY]
-        : TEST_HDWALLET,
+        : [],
     },
     'sapphire-mainnet': {
       url: 'https://sapphire.oasis.io',
diff --git a/contracts/test/semantics.ts b/contracts/test/semantics.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..49a7817d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contracts/test/semantics.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+import { ethers } from 'hardhat';
+import { expect } from 'chai';
+import { SemanticTests } from '../typechain-types/contracts/tests/SemanticTests';
+import { SemanticTests__factory } from '../typechain-types/factories/contracts/tests';
+
+const ERROR_NUM =
+  '0x1023456789abcdef1023456789abcdef1023456789abcdef1023456789abcdef';
+
+describe('EVM Semantics', () => {
+  let c: SemanticTests;
+  let chainId: number;
+
+  before(async () => {
+    const f = (await ethers.getContractFactory(
+      'SemanticTests',
+    )) as SemanticTests__factory;
+    c = await f.deploy();
+    await c.deployed();
+    chainId = (await c.provider.getNetwork()).chainId;
+  });
+
+  it('eth_call maximum return length vs gas limit', async () => {
+    const i = 1787872;
+    const respHex = await c.testViewLength(i);
+    const respBytes = ethers.utils.arrayify(respHex);
+    expect(respBytes.length).eq(i);
+    expect(c.testViewLength(i + 1)).reverted;
+  });
+
+  it('Error string in view call', async () => {
+    try {
+      await c.testViewRevert();
+    } catch (x: any) {
+      expect(x.errorArgs[0]).to.eq('ThisIsAnError');
+      expect(x.errorName).to.eq('Error');
+    }
+  });
+
+  it('Custom revert in view call', async () => {
+    // Perform view call, which is expected to revert
+    try {
+      await c.testCustomViewRevert();
+      expect(false).to.be.true;
+    } catch (x: any) {
+      expect(x.errorArgs[0]).to.eq(ERROR_NUM);
+      expect(x.errorName).to.eq('CustomError');
+    }
+  });
+});