diff --git a/contracts/InterchainTokenFactory.sol b/contracts/InterchainTokenFactory.sol
index ef936708..ebbad527 100644
--- a/contracts/InterchainTokenFactory.sol
+++ b/contracts/InterchainTokenFactory.sol
@@ -155,22 +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 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 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 minter,
+        bytes memory remoteMinter,
         string memory destinationChain,
         uint256 gasValue
     ) public payable returns (bytes32 tokenId) {
         string memory tokenName;
         string memory tokenSymbol;
         uint8 tokenDecimals;
-        bytes memory minter_ = new bytes(0);
 
         salt = interchainTokenSalt(chainNameHash, msg.sender, salt);
         tokenId = interchainTokenService.interchainTokenId(TOKEN_FACTORY_DEPLOYER, salt);
@@ -181,14 +180,12 @@ contract InterchainTokenFactory is IInterchainTokenFactory, ITokenManagerType, M
         tokenSymbol = token.symbol();
         tokenDecimals = token.decimals();
 
-        if (minter != address(0)) {
-            if (!token.isMinter(minter)) revert NotMinter(minter);
-            if (minter == address(interchainTokenService)) revert InvalidMinter(minter);
-
-            minter_ = minter.toBytes();
+        if (remoteMinter.length != 0) {
+            if (!token.isMinter(msg.sender)) revert NotMinter(msg.sender);
+            if (msg.sender == address(interchainTokenService)) revert InvalidMinter(msg.sender);
         }
 
-        tokenId = _deployInterchainToken(salt, destinationChain, tokenName, tokenSymbol, tokenDecimals, minter_, gasValue);
+        tokenId = _deployInterchainToken(salt, destinationChain, tokenName, tokenSymbol, tokenDecimals, remoteMinter, gasValue);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -198,7 +195,7 @@ 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.
@@ -207,13 +204,14 @@ contract InterchainTokenFactory is IInterchainTokenFactory, ITokenManagerType, M
     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();
+        bytes memory minter_ = new bytes(0);
 
-        tokenId = deployRemoteInterchainToken(salt, minter, destinationChain, gasValue);
+        tokenId = deployRemoteInterchainToken(salt, minter_, destinationChain, gasValue);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/contracts/interfaces/IInterchainTokenFactory.sol b/contracts/interfaces/IInterchainTokenFactory.sol
index 0dbdb311..3bfef386 100644
--- a/contracts/interfaces/IInterchainTokenFactory.sol
+++ b/contracts/interfaces/IInterchainTokenFactory.sol
@@ -79,25 +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 minter The address to distribute the token on the destination chain.
+     * @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 minter,
+        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.