diff --git a/src/include/taler_exchange_service.h b/src/include/taler_exchange_service.h
index 320123041..f94b8253d 100644
--- a/src/include/taler_exchange_service.h
+++ b/src/include/taler_exchange_service.h
@@ -1691,22 +1691,22 @@ struct TALER_EXCHANGE_DepositData
 {
 
   /**
-   * exchange key used to sign, NULL if exchange did not
+   * exchange key used to sign, all zeros if exchange did not
    * yet execute the transaction
    */
-  const struct TALER_ExchangePublicKeyP *exchange_pub;
+  struct TALER_ExchangePublicKeyP exchange_pub;
 
   /**
-   * signature from the exchange over the deposit data, NULL if exchange did not
+   * signature from the exchange over the deposit data, all zeros if exchange did not
    * yet execute the transaction
    */
-  const struct TALER_ExchangeSignatureP *exchange_sig;
+  struct TALER_ExchangeSignatureP exchange_sig;
 
   /**
-   * wire transfer identifier used by the exchange, NULL if exchange did not
+   * wire transfer identifier used by the exchange, all zeros if exchange did not
    * yet execute the transaction
    */
-  const struct TALER_WireTransferIdentifierRawP *wtid;
+  struct TALER_WireTransferIdentifierRawP wtid;
 
   /**
    * actual or planned execution time for the wire transfer
@@ -1714,10 +1714,10 @@ struct TALER_EXCHANGE_DepositData
   struct GNUNET_TIME_Absolute execution_time;
 
   /**
-   * contribution to the total amount by this coin, NULL if exchange did not
+   * contribution to the total amount by this coin, all zeros if exchange did not
    * yet execute the transaction
    */
-  const struct TALER_Amount *coin_contribution;
+  struct TALER_Amount coin_contribution;
 };
 
 
diff --git a/src/lib/exchange_api_deposits_get.c b/src/lib/exchange_api_deposits_get.c
index 6a2ad5c3d..004a24d42 100644
--- a/src/lib/exchange_api_deposits_get.c
+++ b/src/lib/exchange_api_deposits_get.c
@@ -146,16 +146,13 @@ handle_deposit_wtid_finished (void *cls,
     break;
   case MHD_HTTP_OK:
     {
-      struct GNUNET_TIME_Absolute execution_time;
-      struct TALER_Amount coin_contribution;
-      struct TALER_ExchangePublicKeyP exchange_pub;
-      struct TALER_ExchangeSignatureP exchange_sig;
+      struct TALER_EXCHANGE_DepositData dd;
       struct GNUNET_JSON_Specification spec[] = {
         GNUNET_JSON_spec_fixed_auto ("wtid", &dwh->depconf.wtid),
-        GNUNET_JSON_spec_absolute_time ("execution_time", &execution_time),
-        TALER_JSON_spec_amount ("coin_contribution", &coin_contribution),
-        GNUNET_JSON_spec_fixed_auto ("exchange_sig", &exchange_sig),
-        GNUNET_JSON_spec_fixed_auto ("exchange_pub", &exchange_pub),
+        GNUNET_JSON_spec_absolute_time ("execution_time", &dd.execution_time),
+        TALER_JSON_spec_amount ("coin_contribution", &dd.coin_contribution),
+        GNUNET_JSON_spec_fixed_auto ("exchange_sig", &dd.exchange_sig),
+        GNUNET_JSON_spec_fixed_auto ("exchange_pub", &dd.exchange_pub),
         GNUNET_JSON_spec_end ()
       };
 
@@ -169,14 +166,15 @@ handle_deposit_wtid_finished (void *cls,
         hr.ec = TALER_EC_DEPOSITS_INVALID_BODY_BY_EXCHANGE;
         break;
       }
-      dwh->depconf.execution_time = GNUNET_TIME_absolute_hton (execution_time);
+      dwh->depconf.execution_time = GNUNET_TIME_absolute_hton (
+        dd.execution_time);
       TALER_amount_hton (&dwh->depconf.coin_contribution,
-                         &coin_contribution);
+                         &dd.coin_contribution);
       if (GNUNET_OK !=
           verify_deposit_wtid_signature_ok (dwh,
                                             j,
-                                            &exchange_pub,
-                                            &exchange_sig))
+                                            &dd.exchange_pub,
+                                            &dd.exchange_sig))
       {
         GNUNET_break_op (0);
         hr.http_status = 0;
@@ -184,14 +182,7 @@ handle_deposit_wtid_finished (void *cls,
       }
       else
       {
-        struct TALER_EXCHANGE_DepositData dd = {
-          .exchange_pub = &exchange_pub,
-          .exchange_sig = &exchange_sig,
-          .wtid = &dwh->depconf.wtid,
-          .execution_time = execution_time,
-          .coin_contribution = &coin_contribution
-        };
-
+        dd.wtid = dwh->depconf.wtid;
         dwh->cb (dwh->cb_cls,
                  &hr,
                  &dd);
diff --git a/src/testing/testing_api_cmd_deposits_get.c b/src/testing/testing_api_cmd_deposits_get.c
index 6f0140116..33987e161 100644
--- a/src/testing/testing_api_cmd_deposits_get.c
+++ b/src/testing/testing_api_cmd_deposits_get.c
@@ -111,8 +111,7 @@ deposit_wtid_cb (void *cls,
   switch (hr->http_status)
   {
   case MHD_HTTP_OK:
-    GNUNET_assert (NULL != dd->wtid);
-    tts->wtid = *dd->wtid;
+    tts->wtid = dd->wtid;
     if (NULL != tts->bank_transfer_reference)
     {
       const struct TALER_TESTING_Command *bank_transfer_cmd;
@@ -140,7 +139,7 @@ deposit_wtid_cb (void *cls,
       }
 
       /* Compare that expected and gotten subjects match.  */
-      if (0 != GNUNET_memcmp (dd->wtid,
+      if (0 != GNUNET_memcmp (&dd->wtid,
                               wtid_want))
       {
         GNUNET_break (0);