diff --git a/src/api.ml b/src/api.ml
index 09f1c9e9..a47b08cc 100644
--- a/src/api.ml
+++ b/src/api.ml
@@ -614,9 +614,8 @@ module GlobalFees = struct
     account_fee: Amount.t;
     purse_fee: Amount.t;
     history_expiration: RelativeTime.t;
-    purse_account_limit: int;
+    purse_account_limit: int32;
     purse_timeout: RelativeTime.t;
-    (* Signature of TALER_GlobalFeesPS. *)
     master_sig: GlobalFees.t;
   }
 
@@ -651,7 +650,7 @@ module GlobalFees = struct
     |> mem "account_fee" Amount.jsont ~enc:account_fee
     |> mem "purse_fee" Amount.jsont ~enc:purse_fee
     |> mem "history_expiration" RelativeTime.jsont ~enc:history_expiration
-    |> mem "purse_account_limit" Jsont.int ~enc:purse_account_limit
+    |> mem "purse_account_limit" Jsont.int32 ~enc:purse_account_limit
     |> mem "purse_timeout" RelativeTime.jsont ~enc:purse_timeout
     |> mem "master_sig" GlobalFees.jsont ~enc:master_sig
     |> finish
diff --git a/src/management.ml b/src/management.ml
index 7caa0eb5..3ae7c7d8 100644
--- a/src/management.ml
+++ b/src/management.ml
@@ -364,9 +364,6 @@ let verify_global_fees
   (* TODO what is kyc_timeout, kyc_fee ? *)
   let kyc_timeout = dummy_relative_time in
   let kyc_fee = dummy_amount in
-  (* TODO force integer value to be a valid int64/int32 and in valid json integer range
-     in jsont encodings *)
-  let purse_account_limit = Int32.of_int purse_account_limit in
   (* * *)
   let open Bin_sig.GlobalFees in
   verify ~key:Config.Exchange.master_public_key master_sig
diff --git a/src/pg.ml b/src/pg.ml
index e0774284..aa913e5c 100644
--- a/src/pg.ml
+++ b/src/pg.ml
@@ -284,7 +284,6 @@ let insert_global_fee =
       }
   ->
     (* TODO time *)
-    let purse_account_limit = Int32.of_int purse_account_limit in
     let purse_timeout = None in
     let history_expiration = None in
     Conn.exec insert_global_fee