diff --git a/packages/cosmwasm-stargate/src/aminotypes.ts b/packages/cosmwasm-stargate/src/aminotypes.ts
index ce4bff4eed..b79a478c6e 100644
--- a/packages/cosmwasm-stargate/src/aminotypes.ts
+++ b/packages/cosmwasm-stargate/src/aminotypes.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/naming-convention */
 import { fromBase64, fromUtf8, toBase64, toUtf8 } from "@cosmjs/encoding";
-import { AminoConverter, Coin, coinFromProto } from "@cosmjs/stargate";
+import { AminoConverter, Coin } from "@cosmjs/stargate";
 import { assertDefinedAndNotNull } from "@cosmjs/utils";
 import Long from "long";
 
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ export const cosmWasmTypes: Record<string, AminoConverter> = {
         code_id: codeId.toString(),
         label: label,
         init_msg: JSON.parse(fromUtf8(initMsg)),
-        funds: funds.map(coinFromProto),
+        funds: funds,
         admin: admin ?? undefined,
       };
     },
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ export const cosmWasmTypes: Record<string, AminoConverter> = {
         sender: sender,
         contract: contract,
         msg: JSON.parse(fromUtf8(msg)),
-        funds: funds.map(coinFromProto),
+        funds: funds,
       };
     },
     fromAmino: ({ sender, contract, msg, funds }: AminoMsgExecuteContract["value"]): MsgExecuteContract => ({
diff --git a/packages/cosmwasm-stargate/src/cosmwasmclient.ts b/packages/cosmwasm-stargate/src/cosmwasmclient.ts
index e0d1aca0cf..80ee8fd53d 100644
--- a/packages/cosmwasm-stargate/src/cosmwasmclient.ts
+++ b/packages/cosmwasm-stargate/src/cosmwasmclient.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ import {
   Block,
   BroadcastTxResponse,
   Coin,
-  coinFromProto,
   IndexedTx,
   isSearchByHeightQuery,
   isSearchBySentFromOrToQuery,
@@ -144,8 +143,7 @@ export class CosmWasmClient {
   }
 
   public async getBalance(address: string, searchDenom: string): Promise<Coin | null> {
-    const balance = await this.forceGetQueryClient().bank.balance(address, searchDenom);
-    return balance ? coinFromProto(balance) : null;
+    return this.forceGetQueryClient().bank.balance(address, searchDenom);
   }
 
   public async getTx(id: string): Promise<IndexedTx | null> {