diff --git a/src/ioc/db/dbConvert.c b/src/ioc/db/dbConvert.c
index 6ec76e407..3faa348c4 100644
--- a/src/ioc/db/dbConvert.c
+++ b/src/ioc/db/dbConvert.c
@@ -1313,7 +1313,7 @@ static long getLongLong(
 	*pbuffer = *psrc;
 	return(0);
     }
-    COPYNOCONVERT(sizeof(long), paddr->pfield, pto, nRequest, no_elements, offset);
+    COPYNOCONVERT(sizeof(epicsInt32), paddr->pfield, pto, nRequest, no_elements, offset);
     return(0);
 }
 
@@ -1328,7 +1328,7 @@ static long getLongUlong(
 	*pbuffer = *psrc;
 	return(0);
     }
-    COPYNOCONVERT(sizeof(long), paddr->pfield, pto, nRequest, no_elements, offset);
+    COPYNOCONVERT(sizeof(epicsInt32), paddr->pfield, pto, nRequest, no_elements, offset);
     return(0);
 }
 
@@ -1507,7 +1507,7 @@ static long getUlongLong(
 	*pbuffer = *psrc;
 	return(0);
     }
-    COPYNOCONVERT(sizeof(unsigned long), paddr->pfield, pto, nRequest, no_elements, offset);
+    COPYNOCONVERT(sizeof(epicsUInt32), paddr->pfield, pto, nRequest, no_elements, offset);
     return(0);
 }
 
@@ -1522,7 +1522,7 @@ static long getUlongUlong(
 	*pbuffer = *psrc;
 	return(0);
     }
-    COPYNOCONVERT(sizeof(unsigned long), paddr->pfield, pto, nRequest, no_elements, offset);
+    COPYNOCONVERT(sizeof(epicsUInt32), paddr->pfield, pto, nRequest, no_elements, offset);
     return(0);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/ioc/db/test/testdbConvert.c b/src/ioc/db/test/testdbConvert.c
index 8a1f0a97f..f1353f43e 100644
--- a/src/ioc/db/test/testdbConvert.c
+++ b/src/ioc/db/test/testdbConvert.c
@@ -102,18 +102,6 @@ static void testBasicGet(void)
         memset(scratch, 0x42, sizeof(s_input));
     }
 
-    {
-        testDiag("Crazy copy from out of bounds offset");
-
-        addr.pfield = (short*)(2*sizeof(short));
-
-        getter(&addr, scratch, s_input_len, s_input_len, (long)(s_input-2)/sizeof(short));
-
-        testOk1(memcmp(scratch, s_input, sizeof(s_input))==0);
-
-        memset(scratch, 0x42, sizeof(s_input));
-    }
-
     free(scratch);
 }
 
@@ -159,7 +147,7 @@ static void testBasicPut(void)
 
 MAIN(testdbConvert)
 {
-    testPlan(16);
+    testPlan(15);
     testBasicGet();
     testBasicPut();
     return testDone();