diff --git a/src/node/caches.cpp b/src/node/caches.cpp
index 3b9e609f367..3250c51a8c2 100644
--- a/src/node/caches.cpp
+++ b/src/node/caches.cpp
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ static constexpr size_t MAX_32BIT_DBCACHE{1_GiB};
 //! Larger default dbcache on 64-bit systems with enough RAM.
 static constexpr size_t HIGH_DEFAULT_DBCACHE{1_GiB};
 //! Minimum detected RAM required for HIGH_DEFAULT_DBCACHE.
-static constexpr uint64_t HIGH_DEFAULT_DBCACHE_MIN_TOTAL_RAM{uint64_t{4} * 1_GiB};
+static constexpr uint64_t HIGH_DEFAULT_DBCACHE_MIN_TOTAL_RAM{4_GiB};
 
 namespace node {
 size_t GetDefaultDBCache()
diff --git a/src/test/util_tests.cpp b/src/test/util_tests.cpp
index a407d7d3fdc..5747c3b080e 100644
--- a/src/test/util_tests.cpp
+++ b/src/test/util_tests.cpp
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include <test/util/setup_common.h>
 #include <test/util/time.h>
 #include <uint256.h>
+#include <univalue.h>
 #include <util/bitdeque.h>
 #include <util/byte_units.h>
 #include <util/fs.h>
@@ -36,7 +37,7 @@
 #include <optional>
 #include <string>
 #include <thread>
-#include <univalue.h>
+#include <type_traits>
 #include <utility>
 #include <vector>
 
@@ -1827,6 +1828,9 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(saturating_left_shift_test)
     TestSaturatingLeftShift<int64_t>();
 }
 
+template <class Int, auto bytes>
+concept BraceInitializesTo = requires { Int{bytes}; };
+
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(mib_string_literal_test)
 {
     // Basic equivalences and simple arithmetic operations
@@ -1850,16 +1854,12 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(mib_string_literal_test)
     BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(128_MiB, 0x8000000U);
     BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(550_MiB, 550ULL * 1024 * 1024);
 
-    // Overflow handling
-    constexpr auto max_mib{std::numeric_limits<size_t>::max() >> 20};
-    if constexpr (SIZE_MAX == UINT32_MAX) {
-        BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(max_mib, 4095U);
-        BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(4095_MiB, size_t{4095} << 20);
-        BOOST_CHECK_EXCEPTION(4096_MiB, std::overflow_error, HasReason("MiB value too large for size_t byte conversion"));
-    } else {
-        BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(4096_MiB, size_t{4096} << 20);
-    }
-    BOOST_CHECK_EXCEPTION(operator""_MiB(max_mib + 1), std::overflow_error, HasReason("MiB value too large for size_t byte conversion"));
+    // 4095 MiB fits in uint32_t bytes. 4096 MiB requires the uint64_t return type.
+    static_assert(BraceInitializesTo<uint32_t, 4095_MiB>);
+    static_assert(!BraceInitializesTo<uint32_t, 4096_MiB>);
+    static_assert(BraceInitializesTo<uint64_t, 4096_MiB>);
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(4095_MiB, uint32_t{4095} << 20);
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(4096_MiB, uint64_t{4096} << 20);
 }
 
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(ceil_div_test)
@@ -1916,20 +1916,18 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(gib_string_literal_test)
     BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(3_GiB / 1_GiB, 3U);
     BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(3_GiB, 3U << 30);
 
-    // Overflow handling and specific codebase values
-    constexpr auto max_gib{std::numeric_limits<size_t>::max() >> 30};
-    if constexpr (SIZE_MAX == UINT32_MAX) {
-        BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(max_gib, 3U);
-        BOOST_CHECK_EXCEPTION(4_GiB, std::overflow_error, HasReason("GiB value too large for size_t byte conversion"));
-    } else {
-        BOOST_CHECK_GT(max_gib, 3U);
-        BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(4_GiB, size_t{4} << 30);
-        BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(4_GiB, 4096_MiB);
-        BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(8_GiB, 8192_MiB);
-        BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(16_GiB, 16384_MiB);
-        BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(32_GiB, 32768_MiB);
-    }
-    BOOST_CHECK_EXCEPTION(operator""_GiB(max_gib + 1), std::overflow_error, HasReason("GiB value too large for size_t byte conversion"));
+    // 3 GiB fits in uint32_t bytes. 4 GiB requires the uint64_t return type.
+    static_assert(BraceInitializesTo<uint32_t, 3_GiB>);
+    static_assert(!BraceInitializesTo<uint32_t, 4_GiB>);
+    static_assert(BraceInitializesTo<uint64_t, 4_GiB>);
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(3_GiB, uint32_t{3} << 30);
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(4_GiB, uint64_t{4} << 30);
+
+    // Specific codebase values
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(4_GiB, 4096_MiB);
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(8_GiB, 8192_MiB);
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(16_GiB, 16384_MiB);
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(32_GiB, 32768_MiB);
 }
 
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE_END()
diff --git a/src/util/byte_units.h b/src/util/byte_units.h
index b67af5a48e4..27d13b08dd9 100644
--- a/src/util/byte_units.h
+++ b/src/util/byte_units.h
@@ -12,26 +12,26 @@
 
 namespace util::detail {
 template <unsigned SHIFT>
-constexpr size_t ByteUnitsToBytes(unsigned long long units, const char* exception_msg)
+consteval uint64_t ByteUnitsToBytes(unsigned long long units)
 {
     const auto bytes{CheckedLeftShift(units, SHIFT)};
-    if (!bytes || *bytes > std::numeric_limits<size_t>::max()) {
-        throw std::overflow_error(exception_msg);
+    if (!bytes || *bytes > std::numeric_limits<uint64_t>::max()) {
+        throw std::overflow_error("Too large");
     }
     return *bytes;
 }
 } // namespace util::detail
 
-//! Overflow-safe conversion of MiB to bytes.
-constexpr size_t operator""_MiB(unsigned long long mebibytes)
+/// Conversion of MiB to bytes.
+consteval uint64_t operator""_MiB(unsigned long long mebibytes)
 {
-    return util::detail::ByteUnitsToBytes<20>(mebibytes, "MiB value too large for size_t byte conversion");
+    return util::detail::ByteUnitsToBytes<20>(mebibytes);
 }
 
-//! Overflow-safe conversion of GiB to bytes.
-constexpr size_t operator""_GiB(unsigned long long gibibytes)
+/// Conversion of GiB to bytes.
+consteval uint64_t operator""_GiB(unsigned long long gibibytes)
 {
-    return util::detail::ByteUnitsToBytes<30>(gibibytes, "GiB value too large for size_t byte conversion");
+    return util::detail::ByteUnitsToBytes<30>(gibibytes);
 }
 
 #endif // BITCOIN_UTIL_BYTE_UNITS_H