diff --git a/packages/nextjs/app/_components/BuildersCheckInCount.tsx b/packages/nextjs/app/_components/BuildersCheckInCount.tsx
index ba5cfcb..b971df9 100644
--- a/packages/nextjs/app/_components/BuildersCheckInCount.tsx
+++ b/packages/nextjs/app/_components/BuildersCheckInCount.tsx
@@ -1,24 +1,41 @@
-"use client";
-
-import React from "react";
 import { CounterDisplay } from "./CounterDisplay";
-import { useScaffoldReadContract } from "~~/hooks/scaffold-eth";
+import { createPublicClient, getContract, http } from "viem";
+import { optimism } from "viem/chains";
 
-const CONTRACT_NAME = "BatchRegistry";
+const CONTRACT_ADR = "0x72ccAbE6620fa94eC69569d17f18a3914BEFBFD6";
 const FUNCTION_NAME = "checkedInCounter";
 
-function BuildersCheckInCount() {
-  // Get the result of the target function call from the deployed contract
-  const {
-    data: counter,
-    isLoading,
-    error,
-  } = useScaffoldReadContract({
-    contractName: CONTRACT_NAME,
-    functionName: FUNCTION_NAME,
-  });
+// Defining the ABI for just the function we need
+const BatchRegistryABI = [
+  {
+    name: FUNCTION_NAME,
+    type: "function",
+    stateMutability: "view",
+    inputs: [],
+    outputs: [{ type: "uint256" }],
+  },
+] as const;
+
+async function BuildersCheckInCount() {
+  try {
+    // A Client in the context of viem is similar to an Ethers.js Provider.
+    const publicClient = createPublicClient({
+      chain: optimism,
+      transport: http(),
+    });
+
+    const contract = getContract({
+      address: CONTRACT_ADR,
+      abi: BatchRegistryABI,
+      client: publicClient,
+    });
+
+    const counter = await contract.read.checkedInCounter();
 
-  return <CounterDisplay data={counter} isLoading={isLoading} error={error} />;
+    return <CounterDisplay data={counter} error={null} />;
+  } catch (error) {
+    return <CounterDisplay data={undefined} error={error instanceof Error ? error : new Error("Unknown error")} />;
+  }
 }
 
 export default BuildersCheckInCount;
diff --git a/packages/nextjs/app/_components/CounterDisplay.tsx b/packages/nextjs/app/_components/CounterDisplay.tsx
index f0a8b44..2d5c84a 100644
--- a/packages/nextjs/app/_components/CounterDisplay.tsx
+++ b/packages/nextjs/app/_components/CounterDisplay.tsx
@@ -1,25 +1,11 @@
-import { displayTxResult } from "../debug/_components/contract";
-import { ArrowPathIcon } from "@heroicons/react/16/solid";
-
-export async function CounterDisplay({
-  data: counter,
-  isLoading,
-  error,
-}: {
-  data?: bigint;
-  isLoading: boolean;
-  error: Error | null;
-}) {
+export async function CounterDisplay({ data: counter, error }: { data?: bigint; error: Error | null }) {
   return (
     <div className="text-lg flex gap-2 justify-center items-center">
       <span className="font-bold">Checked in builders count:</span>
-      {isLoading || (!error && !counter) ? (
-        <ArrowPathIcon className="size-5 animate-spin" />
-      ) : error ? (
-        <span className="text-error">Error!</span>
-      ) : (
-        <span>{displayTxResult(counter)}</span>
-      )}
+
+      {error && <span className="text-error">Error!</span>}
+
+      {counter && <span>{counter.toString()}</span>}
     </div>
   );
 }
diff --git a/packages/nextjs/app/page.tsx b/packages/nextjs/app/page.tsx
index c50f6ab..0ea8fcb 100644
--- a/packages/nextjs/app/page.tsx
+++ b/packages/nextjs/app/page.tsx
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
-import { Suspense } from "react";
 import Link from "next/link";
 import BuildersCheckInCount from "./_components/BuildersCheckInCount";
 import type { NextPage } from "next";
-import { ArrowPathIcon, BugAntIcon, MagnifyingGlassIcon } from "@heroicons/react/24/outline";
+import { BugAntIcon, MagnifyingGlassIcon } from "@heroicons/react/24/outline";
 
 const Home: NextPage = () => {
   return (
@@ -14,9 +13,7 @@ const Home: NextPage = () => {
             <span className="block text-4xl font-bold">Batch 12</span>
           </h1>
           <p className="text-center text-lg">Get started by taking a look at your batch GitHub repository.</p>
-          <Suspense fallback={<LoadingCounter />}>
-            <BuildersCheckInCount />
-          </Suspense>
+          <BuildersCheckInCount />
         </div>
 
         <div className="flex-grow bg-base-300 w-full mt-16 px-8 py-12">
@@ -49,11 +46,3 @@ const Home: NextPage = () => {
 };
 
 export default Home;
-function LoadingCounter() {
-  return (
-    <div className="text-lg flex gap-2 justify-center items-center">
-      <span className="font-bold">Checked in builders count:</span>
-      <ArrowPathIcon className="size-5 animate-spin" />
-    </div>
-  );
-}