diff --git a/zebra-rpc/Cargo.toml b/zebra-rpc/Cargo.toml
index 119e9ece801..283c4c514c2 100644
--- a/zebra-rpc/Cargo.toml
+++ b/zebra-rpc/Cargo.toml
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ jsonrpc-http-server = "18.0.0"
 num_cpus = "1.14.0"
 
 # zebra-rpc needs the preserve_order feature in serde_json, which is a dependency of jsonrpc-core
-serde_json = { version = "1.0.89", features = ["preserve_order", "arbitrary_precision"] }
+serde_json = { version = "1.0.89", features = ["preserve_order"] }
 indexmap = { version = "1.9.2", features = ["serde"] }
 
 tokio = { version = "1.23.0", features = ["time", "rt-multi-thread", "macros", "tracing"] }
diff --git a/zebra-rpc/src/methods/get_block_template_rpcs.rs b/zebra-rpc/src/methods/get_block_template_rpcs.rs
index bfe98f5535d..e15677e1b5f 100644
--- a/zebra-rpc/src/methods/get_block_template_rpcs.rs
+++ b/zebra-rpc/src/methods/get_block_template_rpcs.rs
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ pub trait GetBlockTemplateRpc {
         &self,
         num_blocks: Option<usize>,
         height: Option<i32>,
-    ) -> BoxFuture<Result<u128>>;
+    ) -> BoxFuture<Result<u64>>;
 
     /// Returns the estimated network solutions per second based on the last `num_blocks` before `height`.
     /// If `num_blocks` is not supplied, uses 120 blocks.
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ pub trait GetBlockTemplateRpc {
         &self,
         num_blocks: Option<usize>,
         height: Option<i32>,
-    ) -> BoxFuture<Result<u128>> {
+    ) -> BoxFuture<Result<u64>> {
         self.get_network_sol_ps(num_blocks, height)
     }
 }
@@ -577,7 +577,7 @@ where
         &self,
         num_blocks: Option<usize>,
         height: Option<i32>,
-    ) -> BoxFuture<Result<u128>> {
+    ) -> BoxFuture<Result<u64>> {
         let num_blocks = num_blocks
             .map(|num_blocks| num_blocks.max(1))
             .unwrap_or(DEFAULT_SOLUTION_RATE_WINDOW_SIZE);
@@ -606,7 +606,9 @@ where
                 _ => unreachable!("unmatched response to a solution rate request"),
             };
 
-            Ok(solution_rate)
+            Ok(solution_rate
+                .try_into()
+                .expect("per-second solution rate always fits in u64"))
         }
         .boxed()
     }
diff --git a/zebra-rpc/src/methods/get_block_template_rpcs/types/get_mining_info.rs b/zebra-rpc/src/methods/get_block_template_rpcs/types/get_mining_info.rs
index a75984489b0..3ac548596cb 100644
--- a/zebra-rpc/src/methods/get_block_template_rpcs/types/get_mining_info.rs
+++ b/zebra-rpc/src/methods/get_block_template_rpcs/types/get_mining_info.rs
@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@ use zebra_chain::parameters::Network;
 #[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Eq, serde::Serialize)]
 pub struct Response {
     /// The estimated network solution rate in Sol/s.
-    networksolps: u128,
+    networksolps: u64,
 
     /// The estimated network solution rate in Sol/s.
-    networkhashps: u128,
+    networkhashps: u64,
 
     /// Current network name as defined in BIP70 (main, test, regtest)
     chain: String,
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ pub struct Response {
 
 impl Response {
     /// Creates a new `getmininginfo` response
-    pub fn new(network: Network, networksolps: u128) -> Self {
+    pub fn new(network: Network, networksolps: u64) -> Self {
         Self {
             networksolps,
             networkhashps: networksolps,
diff --git a/zebra-rpc/src/methods/tests/snapshot/get_block_template_rpcs.rs b/zebra-rpc/src/methods/tests/snapshot/get_block_template_rpcs.rs
index 9162a998363..4c0f3379174 100644
--- a/zebra-rpc/src/methods/tests/snapshot/get_block_template_rpcs.rs
+++ b/zebra-rpc/src/methods/tests/snapshot/get_block_template_rpcs.rs
@@ -250,6 +250,6 @@ fn snapshot_rpc_getmininginfo(
 }
 
 /// Snapshot `getnetworksolps` response, using `cargo insta` and JSON serialization.
-fn snapshot_rpc_getnetworksolps(get_network_sol_ps: u128, settings: &insta::Settings) {
+fn snapshot_rpc_getnetworksolps(get_network_sol_ps: u64, settings: &insta::Settings) {
     settings.bind(|| insta::assert_json_snapshot!("get_network_sol_ps", get_network_sol_ps));
 }