diff --git a/x/mint/types/minter.go b/x/mint/types/minter.go
index d82ddd7..db4e9f8 100644
--- a/x/mint/types/minter.go
+++ b/x/mint/types/minter.go
@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@ func (m Minter) NextInflationRate(params Params, bondedRatio sdk.Dec) sdk.Dec {
 	inflationRateChangePerYear := sdk.OneDec().
 		Sub(bondedRatio.Quo(params.InflationParameters.GoalBonded)).
 		Mul(params.InflationParameters.InflationRateChange)
-	inflationRateChange := inflationRateChangePerYear.Quo(sdk.NewDec(int64(params.InflationParameters.BlocksPerYear)))
 
+	inflationRateChange := inflationRateChangePerYear.QuoInt(sdk.NewIntFromUint64(params.InflationParameters.BlocksPerYear))
 	// adjust the new annual inflation for this next cycle
 	inflation := m.Inflation.Add(inflationRateChange) // note inflationRateChange may be negative
 	if inflation.GT(params.InflationParameters.InflationMax) {
@@ -75,6 +75,6 @@ func (m Minter) NextAnnualProvisions(_ Params, totalSupply sdk.Int) sdk.Dec {
 // BlockProvision returns the provisions for a block based on the annual
 // provisions rate.
 func (m Minter) BlockProvision(params Params) sdk.Coin {
-	provisionAmt := m.AnnualProvisions.QuoInt(sdk.NewInt(int64(params.InflationParameters.BlocksPerYear)))
+	provisionAmt := m.AnnualProvisions.QuoInt(sdk.NewIntFromUint64(params.InflationParameters.BlocksPerYear))
 	return sdk.NewCoin(params.MintDenom, provisionAmt.TruncateInt())
 }
diff --git a/x/mint/types/minter_test.go b/x/mint/types/minter_test.go
index 69146ce..60b6a91 100644
--- a/x/mint/types/minter_test.go
+++ b/x/mint/types/minter_test.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package types
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+
 	sdk "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
 )