diff --git a/cardano-api/ChangeLog.md b/cardano-api/ChangeLog.md
index 1ae13defbf0..0f1e1dee015 100644
--- a/cardano-api/ChangeLog.md
+++ b/cardano-api/ChangeLog.md
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
 
 - Expand `BalancedTxBody` to include `TxBodyContent` ([PR 4491](https://github.com/input-output-hk/cardano-node/pull/4491))
 
+- Change `calculateMinimumUTxO` to return `Lovelace` instead of a `Value` ([PR 4482](https://github.com/input-output-hk/cardano-node/pull/4482))
+
 ### Bugs
 
 - Allow reading text envelopes from pipes ([PR 4384](https://github.com/input-output-hk/cardano-node/pull/4384))
diff --git a/cardano-api/src/Cardano/Api/Fees.hs b/cardano-api/src/Cardano/Api/Fees.hs
index 2ee4e73b924..07fc5c18813 100644
--- a/cardano-api/src/Cardano/Api/Fees.hs
+++ b/cardano-api/src/Cardano/Api/Fees.hs
@@ -1156,11 +1156,11 @@ makeTransactionBodyAutoBalance eraInMode systemstart history pparams
    checkMinUTxOValue txout@(TxOut _ v _ _) pparams' = do
      minUTxO  <- first TxBodyErrorMinUTxOMissingPParams
                    $ calculateMinimumUTxO era txout pparams'
-     if txOutValueToLovelace v >= selectLovelace minUTxO
+     if txOutValueToLovelace v >= minUTxO
      then Right ()
      else Left $ TxBodyErrorMinUTxONotMet
                    (txOutInAnyEra txout)
-                   (selectLovelace minUTxO)
+                   minUTxO
 
 substituteExecutionUnits :: Map ScriptWitnessIndex ExecutionUnits
                          -> TxBodyContent BuildTx era
@@ -1317,30 +1317,30 @@ calculateMinimumUTxO
   :: ShelleyBasedEra era
   -> TxOut CtxTx era
   -> ProtocolParameters
-  -> Either MinimumUTxOError Value
+  -> Either MinimumUTxOError Lovelace
 calculateMinimumUTxO era txout@(TxOut _ v _ _) pparams' =
   case era of
-    ShelleyBasedEraShelley -> lovelaceToValue <$> getMinUTxOPreAlonzo pparams'
+    ShelleyBasedEraShelley -> getMinUTxOPreAlonzo pparams'
     ShelleyBasedEraAllegra -> calcMinUTxOAllegraMary
     ShelleyBasedEraMary -> calcMinUTxOAllegraMary
     ShelleyBasedEraAlonzo ->
       let lTxOut = toShelleyTxOutAny era txout
           babPParams = toAlonzoPParams pparams'
           minUTxO = Shelley.evaluateMinLovelaceOutput babPParams lTxOut
-          val = lovelaceToValue $ fromShelleyLovelace minUTxO
+          val = fromShelleyLovelace minUTxO
       in Right val
     ShelleyBasedEraBabbage ->
       let lTxOut = toShelleyTxOutAny era txout
           babPParams = toBabbagePParams pparams'
           minUTxO = Shelley.evaluateMinLovelaceOutput babPParams lTxOut
-          val = lovelaceToValue $ fromShelleyLovelace minUTxO
+          val = fromShelleyLovelace minUTxO
       in Right val
  where
-   calcMinUTxOAllegraMary :: Either MinimumUTxOError Value
+   calcMinUTxOAllegraMary :: Either MinimumUTxOError Lovelace
    calcMinUTxOAllegraMary = do
      let val = txOutValueToValue v
      minUTxO <- getMinUTxOPreAlonzo pparams'
-     Right . lovelaceToValue $ calcMinimumDeposit val minUTxO
+     Right $ calcMinimumDeposit val minUTxO
 
    getMinUTxOPreAlonzo
      :: ProtocolParameters -> Either MinimumUTxOError Lovelace
diff --git a/cardano-cli/src/Cardano/CLI/Shelley/Run/Transaction.hs b/cardano-cli/src/Cardano/CLI/Shelley/Run/Transaction.hs
index 0e739ed3aec..27128f3f46a 100644
--- a/cardano-cli/src/Cardano/CLI/Shelley/Run/Transaction.hs
+++ b/cardano-cli/src/Cardano/CLI/Shelley/Run/Transaction.hs
@@ -1463,7 +1463,7 @@ runTxCalculateMinRequiredUTxO (AnyCardanoEra era) protocolParamsSourceSpec txOut
         $ checkProtocolParameters sbe pp
       minValue <- firstExceptT ShelleyTxCmdMinimumUTxOErr
                     . hoistEither $ calculateMinimumUTxO sbe out pp
-      liftIO . IO.print $ selectLovelace minValue
+      liftIO . IO.print $ minValue
 
 runTxCreatePolicyId :: ScriptFile -> ExceptT ShelleyTxCmdError IO ()
 runTxCreatePolicyId (ScriptFile sFile) = do