diff --git a/modules/apps/transfer/types/transfer_authorization.go b/modules/apps/transfer/types/transfer_authorization.go
index 5e3ab9495f4..9ffc170b13c 100644
--- a/modules/apps/transfer/types/transfer_authorization.go
+++ b/modules/apps/transfer/types/transfer_authorization.go
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ func (a TransferAuthorization) Accept(ctx sdk.Context, msg sdk.Msg) (authz.Accep
 
 		// If the spend limit is set to the MaxUint256 sentinel value, do not subtract the amount from the spend limit.
 		if allocation.SpendLimit.AmountOf(msgTransfer.Token.Denom).Equal(UnboundedSpendLimit()) {
-			return authz.AcceptResponse{Accept: true, Delete: false, Updated: &a}, nil
+			return authz.AcceptResponse{Accept: true, Delete: false, Updated: nil}, nil
 		}
 
 		limitLeft, isNegative := allocation.SpendLimit.SafeSub(msgTransfer.Token)
diff --git a/modules/apps/transfer/types/transfer_authorization_test.go b/modules/apps/transfer/types/transfer_authorization_test.go
index 330260e9e25..66d8e05b46e 100644
--- a/modules/apps/transfer/types/transfer_authorization_test.go
+++ b/modules/apps/transfer/types/transfer_authorization_test.go
@@ -94,11 +94,9 @@ func (suite *TypesTestSuite) TestTransferAuthorizationAccept() {
 			func(res authz.AcceptResponse, err error) {
 				suite.Require().NoError(err)
 
-				updatedTransferAuthz, ok := res.Updated.(*types.TransferAuthorization)
-				suite.Require().True(ok)
-
-				remainder := updatedTransferAuthz.Allocations[0].SpendLimit.AmountOf(sdk.DefaultBondDenom)
-				suite.Require().True(types.UnboundedSpendLimit().Equal(remainder))
+				suite.Require().True(res.Accept)
+				suite.Require().False(res.Delete)
+				suite.Require().Nil(res.Updated)
 			},
 		},
 		{