diff --git a/qa/rpc-tests/rest.py b/qa/rpc-tests/rest.py
index 1a2d326cc..b0cde7268 100755
--- a/qa/rpc-tests/rest.py
+++ b/qa/rpc-tests/rest.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ from struct import *
 import binascii
 import json
 import StringIO
+import decimal
 
 try:
     import http.client as httplib
@@ -243,7 +244,7 @@ class RESTTest (BitcoinTestFramework):
         response_header_json = http_get_call(url.hostname, url.port, '/rest/headers/1/'+bb_hash+self.FORMAT_SEPARATOR+"json", "", True)
         assert_equal(response_header_json.status, 200)
         response_header_json_str = response_header_json.read()
-        json_obj = json.loads(response_header_json_str)
+        json_obj = json.loads(response_header_json_str, parse_float=decimal.Decimal)
         assert_equal(len(json_obj), 1) #ensure that there is one header in the json response
         assert_equal(json_obj[0]['hash'], bb_hash) #request/response hash should be the same
 
diff --git a/src/rpcserver.cpp b/src/rpcserver.cpp
index c5402e0df..201fc5eba 100644
--- a/src/rpcserver.cpp
+++ b/src/rpcserver.cpp
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ void RPCTypeCheckObj(const UniValue& o,
 
 CAmount AmountFromValue(const UniValue& value)
 {
-    if (!value.isReal() && !value.isNum())
+    if (!value.isNum())
         throw JSONRPCError(RPC_TYPE_ERROR, "Amount is not a number");
     CAmount amount;
     if (!ParseFixedPoint(value.getValStr(), 8, &amount))
diff --git a/src/test/univalue_tests.cpp b/src/test/univalue_tests.cpp
index 16bc8d30f..67cb9b962 100644
--- a/src/test/univalue_tests.cpp
+++ b/src/test/univalue_tests.cpp
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(univalue_constructor)
 
     double vd = -7.21;
     UniValue v7(vd);
-    BOOST_CHECK(v7.isReal());
+    BOOST_CHECK(v7.isNum());
     BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(v7.getValStr(), "-7.21");
 
     string vs("yawn");
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(univalue_set)
     BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(v.getValStr(), "zum");
 
     BOOST_CHECK(v.setFloat(-1.01));
-    BOOST_CHECK(v.isReal());
+    BOOST_CHECK(v.isNum());
     BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(v.getValStr(), "-1.01");
 
     BOOST_CHECK(v.setInt((int)1023));
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(univalue_object)
     objTypes["distance"] = UniValue::VNUM;
     objTypes["time"] = UniValue::VNUM;
     objTypes["calories"] = UniValue::VNUM;
-    objTypes["temperature"] = UniValue::VREAL;
+    objTypes["temperature"] = UniValue::VNUM;
     objTypes["cat1"] = UniValue::VNUM;
     objTypes["cat2"] = UniValue::VNUM;
     BOOST_CHECK(obj.checkObject(objTypes));
diff --git a/src/univalue/univalue.cpp b/src/univalue/univalue.cpp
index 6920c44c9..1d49a2cfc 100644
--- a/src/univalue/univalue.cpp
+++ b/src/univalue/univalue.cpp
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ bool UniValue::setFloat(double val)
     oss << std::setprecision(16) << val;
 
     bool ret = setNumStr(oss.str());
-    typ = VREAL;
+    typ = VNUM;
     return ret;
 }
 
@@ -210,7 +210,6 @@ const char *uvTypeName(UniValue::VType t)
     case UniValue::VARR: return "array";
     case UniValue::VSTR: return "string";
     case UniValue::VNUM: return "number";
-    case UniValue::VREAL: return "number";
     }
 
     // not reached
@@ -280,7 +279,7 @@ int64_t UniValue::get_int64() const
 
 double UniValue::get_real() const
 {
-    if (typ != VREAL && typ != VNUM)
+    if (typ != VNUM)
         throw std::runtime_error("JSON value is not a number as expected");
     double retval;
     if (!ParseDouble(getValStr(), &retval))
diff --git a/src/univalue/univalue.h b/src/univalue/univalue.h
index 54239741e..4742b56f3 100644
--- a/src/univalue/univalue.h
+++ b/src/univalue/univalue.h
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 class UniValue {
 public:
-    enum VType { VNULL, VOBJ, VARR, VSTR, VNUM, VREAL, VBOOL, };
+    enum VType { VNULL, VOBJ, VARR, VSTR, VNUM, VBOOL, };
 
     UniValue() { typ = VNULL; }
     UniValue(UniValue::VType initialType, const std::string& initialStr = "") {
@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@ public:
     bool isBool() const { return (typ == VBOOL); }
     bool isStr() const { return (typ == VSTR); }
     bool isNum() const { return (typ == VNUM); }
-    bool isReal() const { return (typ == VREAL); }
     bool isArray() const { return (typ == VARR); }
     bool isObject() const { return (typ == VOBJ); }
 
diff --git a/src/univalue/univalue_write.cpp b/src/univalue/univalue_write.cpp
index d360c253b..bce3997af 100644
--- a/src/univalue/univalue_write.cpp
+++ b/src/univalue/univalue_write.cpp
@@ -61,13 +61,6 @@ string UniValue::write(unsigned int prettyIndent,
     case VSTR:
         s += "\"" + json_escape(val) + "\"";
         break;
-    case VREAL:
-        {
-            std::stringstream ss;
-            ss << std::showpoint << std::fixed << std::setprecision(8) << get_real();
-            s += ss.str();
-        }
-        break;
     case VNUM:
         s += val;
         break;