diff --git a/node/runtime/src/lib.rs b/node/runtime/src/lib.rs
index d74e7a17e73b5..6e950c8980bbf 100644
--- a/node/runtime/src/lib.rs
+++ b/node/runtime/src/lib.rs
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ impl session::Trait for Runtime {
 }
 
 impl staking::Trait for Runtime {
-	type Currency = balances::Module<Self>;
+	type Currency = Balances;
 	type CurrencyToVote = CurrencyToVoteHandler;
 	type OnRewardMinted = Treasury;
 	type Event = Event;
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ impl staking::Trait for Runtime {
 }
 
 impl democracy::Trait for Runtime {
-	type Currency = balances::Module<Self>;
+	type Currency = Balances;
 	type Proposal = Call;
 	type Event = Event;
 }
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ impl council::motions::Trait for Runtime {
 }
 
 impl treasury::Trait for Runtime {
-	type Currency = balances::Module<Self>;
+	type Currency = Balances;
 	type ApproveOrigin = council_motions::EnsureMembers<_4>;
 	type RejectOrigin = council_motions::EnsureMembers<_2>;
 	type Event = Event;
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ impl treasury::Trait for Runtime {
 }
 
 impl contract::Trait for Runtime {
-	type Currency = balances::Module<Runtime>;
+	type Currency = Balances;
 	type Call = Call;
 	type Event = Event;
 	type Gas = u64;
diff --git a/srml/staking/src/lib.rs b/srml/staking/src/lib.rs
index 17d0baa5d92b1..6d905c37fb944 100644
--- a/srml/staking/src/lib.rs
+++ b/srml/staking/src/lib.rs
@@ -413,9 +413,7 @@ type NegativeImbalanceOf<T> = <<T as Trait>::Currency as Currency<<T as system::
 
 pub trait Trait: system::Trait + session::Trait {
 	/// The staking balance.
-	type Currency:
-		Currency<Self::AccountId> +
-		LockableCurrency<Self::AccountId, Moment=Self::BlockNumber>;
+	type Currency: LockableCurrency<Self::AccountId, Moment=Self::BlockNumber>;
 
 	/// Convert a balance into a number used for election calculation.
 	/// This must fit into a `u64` but is allowed to be sensibly lossy.