diff --git a/scylla-cql/src/types/deserialize/row_tests.rs b/scylla-cql/src/types/deserialize/row_tests.rs
index 8c01ea590..96a819e57 100644
--- a/scylla-cql/src/types/deserialize/row_tests.rs
+++ b/scylla-cql/src/types/deserialize/row_tests.rs
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ fn test_tuple_errors() {
         assert_matches!(
             &err.kind,
             super::super::value::BuiltinTypeCheckErrorKind::MismatchedType {
-                expected: &[ColumnType::BigInt, ColumnType::Counter]
+                expected: &[ColumnType::BigInt]
             }
         );
     }
diff --git a/scylla-cql/src/types/deserialize/value.rs b/scylla-cql/src/types/deserialize/value.rs
index 9664788c1..053eb2447 100644
--- a/scylla-cql/src/types/deserialize/value.rs
+++ b/scylla-cql/src/types/deserialize/value.rs
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ impl_emptiable_strict_type!(
 impl_fixed_numeric_type!(i8, TinyInt);
 impl_fixed_numeric_type!(i16, SmallInt);
 impl_fixed_numeric_type!(i32, Int);
-impl_fixed_numeric_type!(i64, [BigInt | Counter]);
+impl_fixed_numeric_type!(i64, BigInt);
 impl_fixed_numeric_type!(f32, Float);
 impl_fixed_numeric_type!(f64, Double);
 
diff --git a/scylla-cql/src/types/deserialize/value_tests.rs b/scylla-cql/src/types/deserialize/value_tests.rs
index bcb581fee..01bb7623a 100644
--- a/scylla-cql/src/types/deserialize/value_tests.rs
+++ b/scylla-cql/src/types/deserialize/value_tests.rs
@@ -1284,7 +1284,7 @@ fn test_set_or_list_errors() {
         assert_matches!(
             err.kind,
             BuiltinTypeCheckErrorKind::MismatchedType {
-                expected: &[ColumnType::BigInt, ColumnType::Counter]
+                expected: &[ColumnType::BigInt]
             }
         );
     }
@@ -1363,7 +1363,7 @@ fn test_map_errors() {
         assert_matches!(
             err.kind,
             BuiltinTypeCheckErrorKind::MismatchedType {
-                expected: &[ColumnType::BigInt, ColumnType::Counter]
+                expected: &[ColumnType::BigInt]
             }
         );
     }
@@ -1527,7 +1527,7 @@ fn test_tuple_errors() {
             assert_matches!(
                 err.kind,
                 BuiltinTypeCheckErrorKind::MismatchedType {
-                    expected: &[ColumnType::BigInt, ColumnType::Counter]
+                    expected: &[ColumnType::BigInt]
                 }
             );
         }