diff --git a/crates/redeem/src/types.rs b/crates/redeem/src/types.rs
index 0e74f60144..f3d473d52c 100644
--- a/crates/redeem/src/types.rs
+++ b/crates/redeem/src/types.rs
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@ use btc_relay::BtcAddress;
 use codec::{Decode, Encode, MaxEncodedLen};
 use currency::Amount;
 use frame_support::{pallet_prelude::OptionQuery, traits::Get, Blake2_128Concat};
-#[cfg(feature = "std")]
-use serde::{Deserialize, Deserializer, Serialize, Serializer};
 use sp_core::H256;
 
 /// Storage version.
@@ -33,7 +31,6 @@ mod v0 {
     >;
 
     #[derive(Encode, Decode, Clone, PartialEq, TypeInfo, MaxEncodedLen)]
-    #[cfg_attr(feature = "std", derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize))]
     pub struct RedeemRequest<AccountId, BlockNumber, Balance, CurrencyId: Copy> {
         /// the vault associated with this redeem request
         pub vault: VaultId<AccountId, CurrencyId>,
@@ -41,28 +38,12 @@ mod v0 {
         pub opentime: BlockNumber,
         /// the redeem period when this request was opened
         pub period: BlockNumber,
-        #[cfg_attr(feature = "std", serde(bound(deserialize = "Balance: std::str::FromStr")))]
-        #[cfg_attr(feature = "std", serde(deserialize_with = "deserialize_from_string"))]
-        #[cfg_attr(feature = "std", serde(bound(serialize = "Balance: std::fmt::Display")))]
-        #[cfg_attr(feature = "std", serde(serialize_with = "serialize_as_string"))]
         /// total redeem fees - taken from request amount
         pub fee: Balance,
-        #[cfg_attr(feature = "std", serde(bound(deserialize = "Balance: std::str::FromStr")))]
-        #[cfg_attr(feature = "std", serde(deserialize_with = "deserialize_from_string"))]
-        #[cfg_attr(feature = "std", serde(bound(serialize = "Balance: std::fmt::Display")))]
-        #[cfg_attr(feature = "std", serde(serialize_with = "serialize_as_string"))]
         /// amount the vault should spend on the bitcoin inclusion fee - taken from request amount
         pub transfer_fee_btc: Balance,
-        #[cfg_attr(feature = "std", serde(bound(deserialize = "Balance: std::str::FromStr")))]
-        #[cfg_attr(feature = "std", serde(deserialize_with = "deserialize_from_string"))]
-        #[cfg_attr(feature = "std", serde(bound(serialize = "Balance: std::fmt::Display")))]
-        #[cfg_attr(feature = "std", serde(serialize_with = "serialize_as_string"))]
         /// total amount of BTC for the vault to send
         pub amount_btc: Balance,
-        #[cfg_attr(feature = "std", serde(bound(deserialize = "Balance: std::str::FromStr")))]
-        #[cfg_attr(feature = "std", serde(deserialize_with = "deserialize_from_string"))]
-        #[cfg_attr(feature = "std", serde(bound(serialize = "Balance: std::fmt::Display")))]
-        #[cfg_attr(feature = "std", serde(serialize_with = "serialize_as_string"))]
         /// premium redeem amount in collateral
         pub premium: Balance,
         /// the account redeeming tokens (for BTC)
@@ -75,20 +56,6 @@ mod v0 {
         pub status: RedeemRequestStatus,
     }
 
-    #[cfg(feature = "std")]
-    fn serialize_as_string<S: Serializer, T: std::fmt::Display>(t: &T, serializer: S) -> Result<S::Ok, S::Error> {
-        serializer.serialize_str(&t.to_string())
-    }
-
-    #[cfg(feature = "std")]
-    fn deserialize_from_string<'de, D: Deserializer<'de>, T: std::str::FromStr>(
-        deserializer: D,
-    ) -> Result<T, D::Error> {
-        let s = String::deserialize(deserializer)?;
-        s.parse::<T>()
-            .map_err(|_| serde::de::Error::custom("Parse from string failed"))
-    }
-
     #[frame_support::storage_alias]
     pub(super) type RedeemRequests<T: Config> =
         StorageMap<Pallet<T>, Blake2_128Concat, H256, DefaultRedeemRequest<T>, OptionQuery>;