diff --git a/programs/eosioc/main.cpp b/programs/eosioc/main.cpp
index 7ea31101015879518adb155204e1fd79337f7a25..f259e836c60aeb1b2db3514e800770f90c6cee2e 100644
--- a/programs/eosioc/main.cpp
+++ b/programs/eosioc/main.cpp
@@ -1112,10 +1112,12 @@ int main( int argc, char** argv ) {
       auto accountPermissions = get_account_permissions(permissions);
 
       signed_transaction trx;
-      /* TODO: restore this function
-      transaction_emplace_serialized_actions(trx, contract, action, accountPermissions,
-                                                      result.get_object()["binargs"].as<bytes>());
-      */
+      eosio::chain::action act;
+      act.account = contract;
+      act.name = action;
+      act.authorization = accountPermissions;
+      act.data = result.get_object()["binargs"].as<bytes>();
+      trx.actions.push_back(act);
 
       if (tx_force_unique) {
          trx.actions.emplace_back( generate_nonce() );