diff --git a/src/proto_alpha/lib_protocol/alpha_context.mli b/src/proto_alpha/lib_protocol/alpha_context.mli
index 60ccef1fbe7cd09e6fbbd981f4e0d038bc3bc37f..0201fbcb43615c14de694ec363a2f60db6a05ecd 100644
--- a/src/proto_alpha/lib_protocol/alpha_context.mli
+++ b/src/proto_alpha/lib_protocol/alpha_context.mli
@@ -2538,7 +2538,7 @@ module Staking : sig
     to [delegate]. *)
   val stake :
     context ->
-    amount:[`At_most of Tez.t | `Exactly of Tez.t] ->
+    amount:Tez.t ->
     sender:public_key_hash ->
     delegate:public_key_hash ->
     (context * Receipt.balance_updates) tzresult Lwt.t
diff --git a/src/proto_alpha/lib_protocol/apply.ml b/src/proto_alpha/lib_protocol/apply.ml
index eb5ea70a8182d3fc951dbb10328e58b9d6aec44d..cf1828aa1d666ec3e038d61f0db24f0b34f59651 100644
--- a/src/proto_alpha/lib_protocol/apply.ml
+++ b/src/proto_alpha/lib_protocol/apply.ml
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ let apply_stake ~ctxt ~sender ~amount ~destination ~before_operation =
         error_when forbidden Staking_to_delegate_that_refuses_external_staking
       in
       let* ctxt, balance_updates =
-        Staking.stake ctxt ~amount:(`Exactly amount) ~sender ~delegate
+        Staking.stake ctxt ~amount ~sender ~delegate
       in
       (* Since [delegate] is an already existing delegate, it is already allocated. *)
       let allocated_destination_contract = false in
diff --git a/src/proto_alpha/lib_protocol/staking.ml b/src/proto_alpha/lib_protocol/staking.ml
index e3b5c797f1cc4c29bd77b8c7d68af8a3df22b2a9..19c39cc1e3921623a53d9ef13a9d058078b4be99 100644
--- a/src/proto_alpha/lib_protocol/staking.ml
+++ b/src/proto_alpha/lib_protocol/staking.ml
@@ -265,14 +265,13 @@ let stake_from_unstake_for_delegate ctxt ~delegate ~unfinalizable_requests_opt
           in
           return (ctxt, balance_updates, remaining_amount_to_transfer)
 
-let stake ctxt ~(amount : [`At_most of Tez_repr.t | `Exactly of Tez_repr.t])
-    ~sender ~delegate =
+let stake ctxt ~(amount : Tez_repr.t) ~sender ~delegate =
   let open Lwt_result_syntax in
   let check_unfinalizable ctxt
       Unstake_requests_storage.{delegate = unstake_delegate; requests} =
-    match (requests, amount) with
-    | [], _ | _ :: _, `At_most _ -> return ctxt
-    | _ :: _, `Exactly _ ->
+    match requests with
+    | [] -> return ctxt
+    | _ :: _ ->
         if Signature.Public_key_hash.(delegate <> unstake_delegate) then
           tzfail
             Cannot_stake_with_unfinalizable_unstake_requests_to_another_delegate
@@ -282,29 +281,16 @@ let stake ctxt ~(amount : [`At_most of Tez_repr.t | `Exactly of Tez_repr.t])
   let* ctxt, finalize_balance_updates, unfinalizable_requests_opt =
     finalize_unstake_and_check ~check_unfinalizable ctxt sender_contract
   in
-  let tez_amount =
-    match amount with `Exactly amount | `At_most amount -> amount
-  in
   (* stake from unstake for eligible delegates *)
   let* ctxt, stake_balance_updates1, amount_from_liquid =
     if Signature.Public_key_hash.(sender <> delegate) then
-      return (ctxt, [], tez_amount)
+      return (ctxt, [], amount)
     else
       stake_from_unstake_for_delegate
         ctxt
         ~delegate
         ~unfinalizable_requests_opt
-        tez_amount
-  in
-  (* Get amount to transfer from liquid wrt mode *)
-  let* amount_from_liquid =
-    match amount with
-    | `Exactly _ -> return amount_from_liquid
-    | `At_most _ ->
-        let* spendable =
-          Contract_storage.get_balance ctxt (Implicit delegate)
-        in
-        return Tez_repr.(min amount_from_liquid spendable)
+        amount
   in
   (* Issue pseudotokens for delegators *)
   let* ctxt, stake_balance_updates2 =
diff --git a/src/proto_alpha/lib_protocol/staking.mli b/src/proto_alpha/lib_protocol/staking.mli
index b2b7149e05e0e712dae491d3ea7fe708d13bc3e8..4caad45fcf9dc6792caf6268935032b039153589 100644
--- a/src/proto_alpha/lib_protocol/staking.mli
+++ b/src/proto_alpha/lib_protocol/staking.mli
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ type error +=
     stake to [delegate]. *)
 val stake :
   Raw_context.t ->
-  amount:[`At_most of Tez_repr.t | `Exactly of Tez_repr.t] ->
+  amount:Tez_repr.t ->
   sender:Signature.Public_key_hash.t ->
   delegate:Signature.public_key_hash ->
   (Raw_context.t * Receipt_repr.balance_updates) tzresult Lwt.t