diff --git a/src/bignum.h b/src/bignum.h
index bd42f77ce00..4a3fb38b00b 100644
--- a/src/bignum.h
+++ b/src/bignum.h
@@ -116,9 +116,9 @@ public:
     {
         unsigned long n = BN_get_word(this);
         if (!BN_is_negative(this))
-            return (n > INT_MAX ? INT_MAX : n);
+            return (n > std::numeric_limits<int>::max() ? std::numeric_limits<int>::max() : n);
         else
-            return (n > INT_MAX ? INT_MIN : -(int)n);
+            return (n > std::numeric_limits<int>::max() ? std::numeric_limits<int>::min() : -(int)n);
     }
 
     void setint64(int64 n)
diff --git a/src/bitcoinrpc.cpp b/src/bitcoinrpc.cpp
index 38f102e1ae3..55ad1198ff8 100644
--- a/src/bitcoinrpc.cpp
+++ b/src/bitcoinrpc.cpp
@@ -944,7 +944,7 @@ struct tallyitem
     tallyitem()
     {
         nAmount = 0;
-        nConf = INT_MAX;
+        nConf = std::numeric_limits<int>::max();
     }
 };
 
@@ -996,7 +996,7 @@ Value ListReceived(const Array& params, bool fByAccounts)
             continue;
 
         int64 nAmount = 0;
-        int nConf = INT_MAX;
+        int nConf = std::numeric_limits<int>::max();
         if (it != mapTally.end())
         {
             nAmount = (*it).second.nAmount;
@@ -1015,7 +1015,7 @@ Value ListReceived(const Array& params, bool fByAccounts)
             obj.push_back(Pair("address",       address.ToString()));
             obj.push_back(Pair("account",       strAccount));
             obj.push_back(Pair("amount",        ValueFromAmount(nAmount)));
-            obj.push_back(Pair("confirmations", (nConf == INT_MAX ? 0 : nConf)));
+            obj.push_back(Pair("confirmations", (nConf == std::numeric_limits<int>::max() ? 0 : nConf)));
             ret.push_back(obj);
         }
     }
@@ -1029,7 +1029,7 @@ Value ListReceived(const Array& params, bool fByAccounts)
             Object obj;
             obj.push_back(Pair("account",       (*it).first));
             obj.push_back(Pair("amount",        ValueFromAmount(nAmount)));
-            obj.push_back(Pair("confirmations", (nConf == INT_MAX ? 0 : nConf)));
+            obj.push_back(Pair("confirmations", (nConf == std::numeric_limits<int>::max() ? 0 : nConf)));
             ret.push_back(obj);
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/headers.h b/src/headers.h
index cef2718c9a3..83272d0a3e1 100644
--- a/src/headers.h
+++ b/src/headers.h
@@ -21,9 +21,6 @@
 
 // Include boost/foreach here as it defines __STDC_LIMIT_MACROS on some systems.
 #include <boost/foreach.hpp>
-#ifndef __STDC_LIMIT_MACROS
-#define __STDC_LIMIT_MACROS // to enable UINT64_MAX from stdint.h
-#endif
 
 #if (defined(__unix__) || defined(unix)) && !defined(USG)
 #include <sys/param.h>  // to get BSD define
@@ -44,7 +41,6 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <time.h>
 #include <math.h>
-#include <limits.h>
 #include <float.h>
 #include <assert.h>
 #include <iostream>
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index a28d2e802a4..387670bae29 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ bool CTransaction::AcceptToMemoryPool(CTxDB& txdb, bool fCheckInputs, bool* pfMi
         return DoS(100, error("AcceptToMemoryPool() : coinbase as individual tx"));
 
     // To help v0.1.5 clients who would see it as a negative number
-    if ((int64)nLockTime > INT_MAX)
+    if ((int64)nLockTime > std::numeric_limits<int>::max())
         return error("AcceptToMemoryPool() : not accepting nLockTime beyond 2038 yet");
 
     // Rather not work on nonstandard transactions (unless -testnet)
diff --git a/src/main.h b/src/main.h
index 74bbe2940ed..5357413cdc5 100644
--- a/src/main.h
+++ b/src/main.h
@@ -255,17 +255,17 @@ public:
 
     CTxIn()
     {
-        nSequence = UINT_MAX;
+        nSequence = std::numeric_limits<unsigned int>::max();
     }
 
-    explicit CTxIn(COutPoint prevoutIn, CScript scriptSigIn=CScript(), unsigned int nSequenceIn=UINT_MAX)
+    explicit CTxIn(COutPoint prevoutIn, CScript scriptSigIn=CScript(), unsigned int nSequenceIn=std::numeric_limits<unsigned int>::max())
     {
         prevout = prevoutIn;
         scriptSig = scriptSigIn;
         nSequence = nSequenceIn;
     }
 
-    CTxIn(uint256 hashPrevTx, unsigned int nOut, CScript scriptSigIn=CScript(), unsigned int nSequenceIn=UINT_MAX)
+    CTxIn(uint256 hashPrevTx, unsigned int nOut, CScript scriptSigIn=CScript(), unsigned int nSequenceIn=std::numeric_limits<unsigned int>::max())
     {
         prevout = COutPoint(hashPrevTx, nOut);
         scriptSig = scriptSigIn;
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ public:
 
     bool IsFinal() const
     {
-        return (nSequence == UINT_MAX);
+        return (nSequence == std::numeric_limits<unsigned int>::max());
     }
 
     friend bool operator==(const CTxIn& a, const CTxIn& b)
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ public:
             str += strprintf(", coinbase %s", HexStr(scriptSig).c_str());
         else
             str += strprintf(", scriptSig=%s", scriptSig.ToString().substr(0,24).c_str());
-        if (nSequence != UINT_MAX)
+        if (nSequence != std::numeric_limits<unsigned int>::max())
             str += strprintf(", nSequence=%u", nSequence);
         str += ")";
         return str;
@@ -466,7 +466,7 @@ public:
                 return false;
 
         bool fNewer = false;
-        unsigned int nLowest = UINT_MAX;
+        unsigned int nLowest = std::numeric_limits<unsigned int>::max();
         for (unsigned int i = 0; i < vin.size(); i++)
         {
             if (vin[i].nSequence != old.vin[i].nSequence)
diff --git a/src/net.cpp b/src/net.cpp
index 83842510950..0c98b8ee3e9 100644
--- a/src/net.cpp
+++ b/src/net.cpp
@@ -251,8 +251,8 @@ bool Lookup(const char *pszName, vector<CAddress>& vaddr, int nServices, int nMa
             else
                 pszColon[0] = 0;
             port = portParsed;
-            if (port < 0 || port > USHRT_MAX)
-                port = USHRT_MAX;
+            if (port < 0 || port > std::numeric_limits<unsigned short>::max())
+                port = std::numeric_limits<unsigned short>::max();
         }
     }
 
@@ -1540,7 +1540,7 @@ void ThreadOpenConnections2(void* parg)
         // Choose an address to connect to based on most recently seen
         //
         CAddress addrConnect;
-        int64 nBest = INT64_MIN;
+        int64 nBest = std::numeric_limits<int64>::min();
 
         // Only connect to one address per a.b.?.? range.
         // Do this here so we don't have to critsect vNodes inside mapAddresses critsect.
diff --git a/src/protocol.cpp b/src/protocol.cpp
index 3376c37e7bf..410d0004bbe 100644
--- a/src/protocol.cpp
+++ b/src/protocol.cpp
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ bool CAddress::IsValid() const
     if (memcmp(pchReserved, pchIPv4+3, sizeof(pchIPv4)-3) == 0)
         return false;
 
-    return (ip != 0 && ip != INADDR_NONE && port != htons(USHRT_MAX));
+    return (ip != 0 && ip != INADDR_NONE && port != htons(std::numeric_limits<unsigned short>::max()));
 }
 
 unsigned char CAddress::GetByte(int n) const
diff --git a/src/qt/optionsmodel.cpp b/src/qt/optionsmodel.cpp
index 02daef5e210..883d7e4ff82 100644
--- a/src/qt/optionsmodel.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/optionsmodel.cpp
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ bool OptionsModel::setData(const QModelIndex & index, const QVariant & value, in
         case ProxyPort:
             {
                 int nPort = atoi(value.toString().toAscii().data());
-                if (nPort > 0 && nPort < USHRT_MAX)
+                if (nPort > 0 && nPort < std::numeric_limits<unsigned short>::max())
                 {
                     addrProxy.port = htons(nPort);
                     walletdb.WriteSetting("addrProxy", addrProxy);
diff --git a/src/qt/transactionrecord.cpp b/src/qt/transactionrecord.cpp
index 4059207b960..5ec463b207a 100644
--- a/src/qt/transactionrecord.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/transactionrecord.cpp
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ void TransactionRecord::updateStatus(const CWalletTx &wtx)
 
     // Sort order, unrecorded transactions sort to the top
     status.sortKey = strprintf("%010d-%01d-%010u-%03d",
-        (pindex ? pindex->nHeight : INT_MAX),
+        (pindex ? pindex->nHeight : std::numeric_limits<int>::max()),
         (wtx.IsCoinBase() ? 1 : 0),
         wtx.nTimeReceived,
         idx);
diff --git a/src/serialize.h b/src/serialize.h
index 61d80d70507..2f4c55ae1a2 100644
--- a/src/serialize.h
+++ b/src/serialize.h
@@ -202,8 +202,8 @@ template<typename Stream> inline void Unserialize(Stream& s, bool& a, int, int=0
 inline unsigned int GetSizeOfCompactSize(uint64 nSize)
 {
     if (nSize < 253)             return sizeof(unsigned char);
-    else if (nSize <= USHRT_MAX) return sizeof(unsigned char) + sizeof(unsigned short);
-    else if (nSize <= UINT_MAX)  return sizeof(unsigned char) + sizeof(unsigned int);
+    else if (nSize <= std::numeric_limits<unsigned short>::max()) return sizeof(unsigned char) + sizeof(unsigned short);
+    else if (nSize <= std::numeric_limits<unsigned int>::max())  return sizeof(unsigned char) + sizeof(unsigned int);
     else                         return sizeof(unsigned char) + sizeof(uint64);
 }
 
@@ -215,14 +215,14 @@ void WriteCompactSize(Stream& os, uint64 nSize)
         unsigned char chSize = nSize;
         WRITEDATA(os, chSize);
     }
-    else if (nSize <= USHRT_MAX)
+    else if (nSize <= std::numeric_limits<unsigned short>::max())
     {
         unsigned char chSize = 253;
         unsigned short xSize = nSize;
         WRITEDATA(os, chSize);
         WRITEDATA(os, xSize);
     }
-    else if (nSize <= UINT_MAX)
+    else if (nSize <= std::numeric_limits<unsigned int>::max())
     {
         unsigned char chSize = 254;
         unsigned int xSize = nSize;
diff --git a/src/util.cpp b/src/util.cpp
index 6314b53627c..03112038285 100644
--- a/src/util.cpp
+++ b/src/util.cpp
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ uint64 GetRand(uint64 nMax)
 
     // The range of the random source must be a multiple of the modulus
     // to give every possible output value an equal possibility
-    uint64 nRange = (UINT64_MAX / nMax) * nMax;
+    uint64 nRange = (std::numeric_limits<uint64>::max() / nMax) * nMax;
     uint64 nRand = 0;
     do
         RAND_bytes((unsigned char*)&nRand, sizeof(nRand));
diff --git a/src/util.h b/src/util.h
index da8e7630b8a..69ac670f762 100644
--- a/src/util.h
+++ b/src/util.h
@@ -84,11 +84,7 @@ T* alignup(T* p)
 #ifdef WIN32
 #define MSG_NOSIGNAL        0
 #define MSG_DONTWAIT        0
-#ifndef UINT64_MAX
-#define UINT64_MAX          _UI64_MAX
-#define INT64_MAX           _I64_MAX
-#define INT64_MIN           _I64_MIN
-#endif
+
 #ifndef S_IRUSR
 #define S_IRUSR             0400
 #define S_IWUSR             0200
diff --git a/src/wallet.cpp b/src/wallet.cpp
index 3ffad27e82d..68d7e5acdba 100644
--- a/src/wallet.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet.cpp
@@ -767,7 +767,7 @@ bool CWallet::SelectCoinsMinConf(int64 nTargetValue, int nConfMine, int nConfThe
 
     // List of values less than target
     pair<int64, pair<const CWalletTx*,unsigned int> > coinLowestLarger;
-    coinLowestLarger.first = INT64_MAX;
+    coinLowestLarger.first = std::numeric_limits<int64>::max();
     coinLowestLarger.second.first = NULL;
     vector<pair<int64, pair<const CWalletTx*,unsigned int> > > vValue;
     int64 nTotalLower = 0;