diff --git a/integer/src/chip.rs b/integer/src/chip.rs
index 39694251..b87a4fb7 100644
--- a/integer/src/chip.rs
+++ b/integer/src/chip.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,11 @@ use crate::instructions::{IntegerInstructions, Range};
 use crate::rns::{Common, Integer, Rns};
 use halo2::halo2curves::ff::PrimeField;
 use halo2::plonk::Error;
-use maingate::{halo2, AssignedCondition, AssignedValue, MainGateInstructions, RegionCtx};
+use maingate::halo2::circuit::Value;
+use maingate::{
+    halo2, AssignedCondition, AssignedValue, CombinationOptionCommon, MainGateInstructions,
+    RangeInstructions, RegionCtx, Term,
+};
 use maingate::{MainGate, MainGateConfig};
 use maingate::{RangeChip, RangeConfig};
 
@@ -516,7 +520,45 @@ impl<W: PrimeField, N: PrimeField, const NUMBER_OF_LIMBS: usize, const BIT_LEN_L
         a: &AssignedInteger<W, N, NUMBER_OF_LIMBS, BIT_LEN_LIMB>,
     ) -> Result<AssignedCondition<N>, Error> {
         self.assert_in_field(ctx, a)?;
-        self.main_gate().sign(ctx, a.limb(0))
+
+        // Assignes new value equals to `1` if least significant bit of `a` is `1` or assigns
+        // `0` if lsb of `a` is `0`.
+        let w: Value<(N, N)> = a.limb(0).value().map(|value| {
+            use maingate::{big_to_fe, fe_to_big};
+            use num_bigint::BigUint;
+            use num_traits::{One, Zero};
+            let value = &fe_to_big(*value);
+            let half = big_to_fe(value / 2usize);
+            let sign = ((value & BigUint::one() != BigUint::zero()) as u64).into();
+            (sign, half)
+        });
+
+        let sign = self.main_gate.assign_bit(ctx, w.map(|w| w.0))?;
+
+        let half_a = self
+            .main_gate
+            .apply(
+                ctx,
+                [
+                    Term::Unassigned(w.map(|w| w.1), N::from(2)),
+                    Term::Assigned(&sign, N::ONE),
+                    Term::Assigned(a.limb(0), -N::ONE),
+                ],
+                N::ZERO,
+                CombinationOptionCommon::OneLinerAdd.into(),
+            )?
+            .swap_remove(0);
+
+        // Enforce half_a in [0, (LIMB_MAX_VAL / 2) )
+        let assigned = self.range_chip.decompose(
+            ctx,
+            half_a.value_field().evaluate(),
+            Self::sublimb_bit_len(),
+            BIT_LEN_LIMB - 1,
+        )?;
+        self.main_gate.assert_equal(ctx, &assigned.0, &half_a)?;
+
+        Ok(sign)
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/integer/src/rns.rs b/integer/src/rns.rs
index 9d0f0c37..b5875598 100644
--- a/integer/src/rns.rs
+++ b/integer/src/rns.rs
@@ -618,12 +618,15 @@ impl<W: PrimeField, N: PrimeField, const NUMBER_OF_LIMBS: usize, const BIT_LEN_L
             self.max_most_significant_operand_limb.bits() as usize % self.bit_len_lookup;
         let max_most_significant_reduced_limb_size =
             self.max_most_significant_reduced_limb.bits() as usize % self.bit_len_lookup;
+        // For sign function
+        let sign_aux = self.bit_len_lookup - 1;
         vec![
             self.mul_v_bit_len % self.bit_len_lookup,
             self.red_v_bit_len % self.bit_len_lookup,
             max_most_significant_mul_quotient_limb_size,
             max_most_significant_operand_limb_size,
             max_most_significant_reduced_limb_size,
+            sign_aux,
         ]
     }
 }
diff --git a/maingate/src/instructions.rs b/maingate/src/instructions.rs
index 514b3d41..230e24d2 100644
--- a/maingate/src/instructions.rs
+++ b/maingate/src/instructions.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ use crate::{
 };
 use halo2wrong::{
     curves::ff::PrimeField,
-    utils::{big_to_fe, decompose, fe_to_big, power_of_two},
+    utils::{decompose, power_of_two},
     RegionCtx,
 };
 use std::iter;
@@ -962,38 +962,6 @@ pub trait MainGateInstructions<F: PrimeField, const WIDTH: usize>: Chip<F> {
         cond: &AssignedCondition<F>,
     ) -> Result<AssignedValue<F>, Error>;
 
-    /// Assignes new value equals to `1` if first bit of `a` is `1` or assigns
-    /// `0` if first bit of `a` is `0`
-    fn sign(
-        &self,
-        ctx: &mut RegionCtx<'_, F>,
-        a: &AssignedValue<F>,
-    ) -> Result<AssignedCondition<F>, Error> {
-        let w: Value<(F, F)> = a.value().map(|value| {
-            use num_bigint::BigUint;
-            use num_traits::{One, Zero};
-            let value = &fe_to_big(*value);
-            let half = big_to_fe(value / 2usize);
-            let sign = ((value & BigUint::one() != BigUint::zero()) as u64).into();
-            (sign, half)
-        });
-
-        let sign = self.assign_bit(ctx, w.map(|w| w.0))?;
-
-        self.apply(
-            ctx,
-            [
-                Term::Unassigned(w.map(|w| w.1), F::from(2)),
-                Term::Assigned(&sign, F::ONE),
-                Term::Assigned(a, -F::ONE),
-            ],
-            F::ZERO,
-            CombinationOptionCommon::OneLinerAdd.into(),
-        )?;
-
-        Ok(sign)
-    }
-
     /// Assigns array values of bit values which is equal to decomposition of
     /// given assigned value
     fn to_bits(
diff --git a/maingate/src/main_gate.rs b/maingate/src/main_gate.rs
index fd842bea..0d15fda8 100644
--- a/maingate/src/main_gate.rs
+++ b/maingate/src/main_gate.rs
@@ -1522,72 +1522,4 @@ mod tests {
         };
         assert_eq!(prover.verify(), Ok(()));
     }
-
-    #[derive(Default)]
-    struct TestCircuitSign<F: PrimeField> {
-        _marker: PhantomData<F>,
-    }
-
-    impl<F: PrimeField> Circuit<F> for TestCircuitSign<F> {
-        type Config = TestCircuitConfig;
-        type FloorPlanner = SimpleFloorPlanner;
-        #[cfg(feature = "circuit-params")]
-        type Params = ();
-
-        fn without_witnesses(&self) -> Self {
-            Self::default()
-        }
-
-        fn configure(meta: &mut ConstraintSystem<F>) -> Self::Config {
-            let main_gate_config = MainGate::<F>::configure(meta);
-            TestCircuitConfig { main_gate_config }
-        }
-
-        fn synthesize(
-            &self,
-            config: Self::Config,
-            mut layouter: impl Layouter<F>,
-        ) -> Result<(), Error> {
-            let main_gate = MainGate::<F> {
-                config: config.main_gate_config,
-                _marker: PhantomData,
-            };
-
-            layouter.assign_region(
-                || "region 0",
-                |region| {
-                    let offset = 0;
-                    let ctx = &mut RegionCtx::new(region, offset);
-
-                    let a = F::from(20u64);
-                    let assigned = main_gate.assign_value(ctx, Value::known(a))?;
-                    let assigned_sign = main_gate.sign(ctx, &assigned)?;
-                    main_gate.assert_zero(ctx, &assigned_sign)?;
-
-                    let a = F::from(21u64);
-                    let assigned = main_gate.assign_value(ctx, Value::known(a))?;
-                    let assigned_sign = main_gate.sign(ctx, &assigned)?;
-                    main_gate.assert_one(ctx, &assigned_sign)?;
-
-                    Ok(())
-                },
-            )?;
-
-            Ok(())
-        }
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn test_main_gate_sign() {
-        const K: u32 = 10;
-        let circuit = TestCircuitSign::<Fp> {
-            _marker: PhantomData::<Fp>,
-        };
-        let public_inputs = vec![vec![]];
-        let prover = match MockProver::run(K, &circuit, public_inputs) {
-            Ok(prover) => prover,
-            Err(e) => panic!("{:#?}", e),
-        };
-        assert_eq!(prover.verify(), Ok(()));
-    }
 }
diff --git a/rust-toolchain b/rust-toolchain
index 7cc6ef41..dc87e8af 100644
--- a/rust-toolchain
+++ b/rust-toolchain
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.63.0
\ No newline at end of file
+1.74.0