diff --git a/src/proto_alpha/lib_protocol/src/storage.ml b/src/proto_alpha/lib_protocol/src/storage.ml
index fa5ad22f2..dd859e0af 100644
--- a/src/proto_alpha/lib_protocol/src/storage.ml
+++ b/src/proto_alpha/lib_protocol/src/storage.ml
@@ -159,11 +159,6 @@ module Contract = struct
       (struct let name = ["counter"] end)
       (Z)
 
-  module Proposals =
-    Indexed_context.Make_map
-      (struct let name = ["proposals"] end)
-      (Int)
-
   (* Consume gas for serilization and deserialization of expr in this
      module *)
   module Make_carbonated_map_expr (N : Storage_sigs.NAME) = struct
@@ -531,6 +526,13 @@ module Vote = struct
       (Make_subcontext(Raw_context)(struct let name = ["proposals"] end))
       (Pair(Make_index(Protocol_hash))(Make_index(Signature.Public_key_hash)))
 
+  module Proposals_count =
+    Make_indexed_data_storage
+      (Make_subcontext(Raw_context)
+         (struct let name = ["proposals_count"] end))
+      (Make_index(Signature.Public_key_hash))
+      (Int)
+
   module Ballots =
     Make_indexed_data_storage
       (Make_subcontext(Raw_context)(struct let name = ["ballots"] end))
diff --git a/src/proto_alpha/lib_protocol/src/storage.mli b/src/proto_alpha/lib_protocol/src/storage.mli
index 4ed13fe6b..809d5cf17 100644
--- a/src/proto_alpha/lib_protocol/src/storage.mli
+++ b/src/proto_alpha/lib_protocol/src/storage.mli
@@ -179,11 +179,6 @@ module Contract : sig
      and type value = Z.t
      and type t := Raw_context.t
 
-  module Proposals : Indexed_data_storage
-    with type key = Contract_repr.t
-     and type value = int
-     and type t := Raw_context.t
-
   module Code : Non_iterable_indexed_carbonated_data_storage
     with type key = Contract_repr.t
      and type value = Script_repr.lazy_expr
@@ -260,6 +255,11 @@ module Vote : sig
     with type elt = Protocol_hash.t * Signature.Public_key_hash.t
      and type t := Raw_context.t
 
+  module Proposals_count : Indexed_data_storage
+    with type key = Signature.Public_key_hash.t
+     and type value = int
+     and type t := Raw_context.t
+
   module Ballots : Indexed_data_storage
     with type key = Signature.Public_key_hash.t
      and type value = Vote_repr.ballot
diff --git a/src/proto_alpha/lib_protocol/src/vote_storage.ml b/src/proto_alpha/lib_protocol/src/vote_storage.ml
index 23799dcc2..e2ec27815 100644
--- a/src/proto_alpha/lib_protocol/src/vote_storage.ml
+++ b/src/proto_alpha/lib_protocol/src/vote_storage.ml
@@ -24,15 +24,13 @@
 (*****************************************************************************)
 
 let recorded_proposal_count_for_delegate ctxt proposer =
-  let delegate = Contract_repr.implicit_contract proposer in
-  Storage.Contract.Proposals.get_option ctxt delegate >>=? function
+  Storage.Vote.Proposals_count.get_option ctxt proposer >>=? function
   | None -> return 0
   | Some count -> return count
 
 let record_proposal ctxt proposal proposer =
   recorded_proposal_count_for_delegate ctxt proposer >>=? fun count ->
-  let delegate = Contract_repr.implicit_contract proposer in
-  Storage.Contract.Proposals.init_set ctxt delegate (count + 1) >>= fun ctxt ->
+  Storage.Vote.Proposals_count.init_set ctxt proposer (count + 1) >>= fun ctxt ->
   Storage.Vote.Proposals.add ctxt (proposal, proposer) >>= fun ctxt ->
   return ctxt
 
@@ -52,10 +50,7 @@ let get_proposals ctxt =
         end)
 
 let clear_proposals ctxt =
-  Storage.Delegates.fold ctxt ~init:ctxt ~f:begin fun proposer ctxt ->
-    let delegate = Contract_repr.implicit_contract proposer in
-    Storage.Contract.Proposals.remove ctxt delegate
-  end >>= fun ctxt ->
+  Storage.Vote.Proposals_count.clear ctxt >>= fun ctxt ->
   Storage.Vote.Proposals.clear ctxt
 
 type ballots = {