diff --git a/contracts/InterchainTokenFactory.sol b/contracts/InterchainTokenFactory.sol
index 9cb65cdf..8611be83 100644
--- a/contracts/InterchainTokenFactory.sol
+++ b/contracts/InterchainTokenFactory.sol
@@ -155,23 +155,21 @@ contract InterchainTokenFactory is IInterchainTokenFactory, ITokenManagerType, M
     /**
      * @notice Deploys a remote interchain token on a specified destination chain.
      * @param salt The unique salt for deploying the token.
-     * @param localMinter TBD
-     * @param remoteMinter TBD
+     * @param remoteMinter The calldata representing the minter's address on the remote chain. Must be empty if no minter is specified.
+     * Reverts if the msg.sender does not have mint permission for the token.
      * @param destinationChain The name of the destination chain.
      * @param gasValue The amount of gas to send for the deployment.
      * @return tokenId The tokenId corresponding to the deployed InterchainToken.
      */
     function deployRemoteInterchainToken(
         bytes32 salt,
-        address localMinter,
-        address remoteMinter,
+        bytes memory remoteMinter,
         string memory destinationChain,
         uint256 gasValue
     ) public payable returns (bytes32 tokenId) {
         string memory tokenName;
         string memory tokenSymbol;
         uint8 tokenDecimals;
-        bytes memory remoteMinterBytes = new bytes(0);
 
         salt = interchainTokenSalt(chainNameHash, msg.sender, salt);
         tokenId = interchainTokenService.interchainTokenId(TOKEN_FACTORY_DEPLOYER, salt);
@@ -182,19 +180,12 @@ contract InterchainTokenFactory is IInterchainTokenFactory, ITokenManagerType, M
         tokenSymbol = token.symbol();
         tokenDecimals = token.decimals();
 
-        if (localMinter != address(0)) {
-            if (!token.isMinter(localMinter)) revert NotMinter(localMinter);
-            if (localMinter == address(interchainTokenService)) revert InvalidMinter(localMinter);
+        if (remoteMinter.length != 0) {
+            if (!token.isMinter(msg.sender)) revert NotMinter(msg.sender);
+            if (msg.sender == address(interchainTokenService)) revert InvalidMinter(msg.sender);
         }
 
-        // Prepare remote minter for deployment on the destination chain
-        if (remoteMinter != address(0)) {
-            if (!token.isMinter(remoteMinter)) revert NotMinter(remoteMinter);
-            if (remoteMinter == address(interchainTokenService)) revert InvalidMinter(remoteMinter);
-            remoteMinterBytes = remoteMinter.toBytes();
-        }
-
-        tokenId = _deployInterchainToken(salt, destinationChain, tokenName, tokenSymbol, tokenDecimals, remoteMinterBytes, gasValue);
+        tokenId = _deployInterchainToken(salt, destinationChain, tokenName, tokenSymbol, tokenDecimals, remoteMinter, gasValue);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -204,23 +195,22 @@ contract InterchainTokenFactory is IInterchainTokenFactory, ITokenManagerType, M
      * Other source chains are not supported anymore to simplify ITS token deployment behaviour.
      * @param originalChainName The name of the chain where the token originally exists.
      * @param salt The unique salt for deploying the token.
-     * @param minter The address to receive the minter and operator role of the token, in addition to ITS. If the address is `address(0)`,
+     * @dev minter The address to receive the minter and operator role of the token, in addition to ITS. If the address is `address(0)`,
      * no additional minter is set on the token. Reverts if the minter does not have mint permission for the token.
      * @param destinationChain The name of the destination chain.
      * @param gasValue The amount of gas to send for the deployment.
      * @return tokenId The tokenId corresponding to the deployed InterchainToken.
      */
-    // This method is deprecated, should I remove it with the minter change or we want to keep it?
     function deployRemoteInterchainToken(
         string calldata originalChainName,
         bytes32 salt,
-        address minter,
+        address /*minter*/,
         string memory destinationChain,
         uint256 gasValue
     ) external payable returns (bytes32 tokenId) {
         if (bytes(originalChainName).length != 0) revert NotSupported();
 
-        tokenId = deployRemoteInterchainToken(salt, minter, address(0), destinationChain, gasValue);
+        tokenId = deployRemoteInterchainToken(salt, abi.encodePacked(address(0)), destinationChain, gasValue);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -317,4 +307,17 @@ contract InterchainTokenFactory is IInterchainTokenFactory, ITokenManagerType, M
 
         tokenId = deployRemoteCanonicalInterchainToken(originalTokenAddress, destinationChain, gasValue);
     }
+
+    function addressToBytes(address _address) public pure returns (bytes memory) {
+        return abi.encodePacked(_address);
+    }
+
+    function bytesToAddress(bytes memory data) public pure returns (address) {
+        require(data.length == 20, 'Invalid bytes length for address');
+        address addr;
+        assembly {
+            addr := mload(add(data, 20))
+        }
+        return addr;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/contracts/interfaces/IInterchainTokenFactory.sol b/contracts/interfaces/IInterchainTokenFactory.sol
index 198fa352..3bfef386 100644
--- a/contracts/interfaces/IInterchainTokenFactory.sol
+++ b/contracts/interfaces/IInterchainTokenFactory.sol
@@ -79,27 +79,28 @@ interface IInterchainTokenFactory is IUpgradable, IMulticall {
     /**
      * @notice Deploys a remote interchain token on a specified destination chain.
      * @param salt The unique salt for deploying the token.
-     * @param localMinter TBD
-     * @param remoteMinter TBD
+     * @param remoteMinter The calldata representing the minter's address on the remote chain. Must be empty if no minter is specified.
+     * Reverts if the msg.sender does not have mint permission for the token.
      * @param destinationChain The name of the destination chain.
      * @param gasValue The amount of gas to send for the deployment.
      * @return tokenId The tokenId corresponding to the deployed InterchainToken.
      */
     function deployRemoteInterchainToken(
         bytes32 salt,
-        address localMinter,
-        address remoteMinter,
+        bytes calldata remoteMinter,
         string memory destinationChain,
         uint256 gasValue
     ) external payable returns (bytes32 tokenId);
 
     /**
      * @notice Deploys a remote interchain token on a specified destination chain.
+     * This method is deprecated and will be removed in the future. Please use the above method instead.
      * @dev originalChainName is only allowed to be '', i.e the current chain.
      * Other source chains are not supported anymore to simplify ITS token deployment behaviour.
      * @param originalChainName The name of the chain where the token originally exists.
      * @param salt The unique salt for deploying the token.
-     * @param minter The address to distribute the token on the destination chain.
+     * @dev minter The address to receive the minter and operator role of the token, in addition to ITS. If the address is `address(0)`,
+     * no additional minter is set on the token. Reverts if the minter does not have mint permission for the token.
      * @param destinationChain The name of the destination chain.
      * @param gasValue The amount of gas to send for the deployment.
      * @return tokenId The tokenId corresponding to the deployed InterchainToken.