diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
index 434d69161e..439e33b100 100644
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 
 * [3170](https://github.com/zeta-chain/node/pull/3170) - revamp TSS package in zetaclient
 * [3291](https://github.com/zeta-chain/node/pull/3291) - revamp zetaclient initialization (+ graceful shutdown)
+* [2863](https://github.com/zeta-chain/node/pull/2863) - refactor zetacore to delete matured ballots and add a migration script to remove all old ballots.
 
 ### Fixes
 
diff --git a/x/observer/keeper/grpc_query_ballot.go b/x/observer/keeper/grpc_query_ballot.go
index 86ebd3aeec..4e67536520 100644
--- a/x/observer/keeper/grpc_query_ballot.go
+++ b/x/observer/keeper/grpc_query_ballot.go
@@ -68,10 +68,12 @@ func (k Keeper) Ballots(goCtx context.Context, req *types.QueryBallotsRequest) (
 	if req.Pagination == nil {
 		req.Pagination = &query.PageRequest{}
 	}
-	if req.Pagination.Limit == 0 || req.Pagination.Limit > 100 {
+
+	if req.Pagination.Limit > 100 {
 		req.Pagination.Limit = 100
 	}
-
+	// The ballots are not sorted in any particular order therefore this query only has limited usefulness
+	// if the number of ballots is too large
 	pageRes, err := query.Paginate(ballotStore, req.Pagination, func(_ []byte, value []byte) error {
 		var ballot types.Ballot
 		if err := k.cdc.Unmarshal(value, &ballot); err != nil {
diff --git a/x/observer/keeper/grpc_query_ballot_test.go b/x/observer/keeper/grpc_query_ballot_test.go
index d00956f741..4f7ae65ca5 100644
--- a/x/observer/keeper/grpc_query_ballot_test.go
+++ b/x/observer/keeper/grpc_query_ballot_test.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 
 	sdk "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
+	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types/query"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 
 	keepertest "github.com/zeta-chain/node/testutil/keeper"
@@ -135,6 +136,60 @@ func TestKeeper_BallotByIdentifier(t *testing.T) {
 			BallotStatus:    ballot.BallotStatus,
 		}, res)
 	})
+
+	t.Run("should return 100 ballots if more exist and limit is not provided", func(t *testing.T) {
+		k, ctx, _, _ := keepertest.ObserverKeeper(t)
+		wctx := sdk.WrapSDKContext(ctx)
+		numOfBallots := 1000
+
+		ballots := make([]types.Ballot, numOfBallots)
+		for i := 0; i < numOfBallots; i++ {
+			ballot := types.Ballot{
+				Index:                "",
+				BallotIdentifier:     fmt.Sprintf("index-%d", i),
+				VoterList:            []string{sample.AccAddress()},
+				Votes:                []types.VoteType{types.VoteType_SuccessObservation},
+				BallotStatus:         types.BallotStatus_BallotInProgress,
+				BallotCreationHeight: 1,
+				BallotThreshold:      sdk.MustNewDecFromStr("0.5"),
+			}
+			k.SetBallot(ctx, &ballot)
+			ballots[i] = ballot
+		}
+
+		res, err := k.Ballots(wctx, &types.QueryBallotsRequest{})
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.Len(t, res.Ballots, 100)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("should return limit number of ballots if limit is provided", func(t *testing.T) {
+		k, ctx, _, _ := keepertest.ObserverKeeper(t)
+		wctx := sdk.WrapSDKContext(ctx)
+		numOfBallots := 1000
+
+		ballots := make([]types.Ballot, numOfBallots)
+		for i := 0; i < numOfBallots; i++ {
+			ballot := types.Ballot{
+				Index:                "",
+				BallotIdentifier:     fmt.Sprintf("index-%d", i),
+				VoterList:            []string{sample.AccAddress()},
+				Votes:                []types.VoteType{types.VoteType_SuccessObservation},
+				BallotStatus:         types.BallotStatus_BallotInProgress,
+				BallotCreationHeight: 1,
+				BallotThreshold:      sdk.MustNewDecFromStr("0.5"),
+			}
+			k.SetBallot(ctx, &ballot)
+			ballots[i] = ballot
+		}
+
+		res, err := k.Ballots(wctx, &types.QueryBallotsRequest{
+			Pagination: &query.PageRequest{
+				Limit: 10,
+			},
+		})
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.Len(t, res.Ballots, 10)
+	})
 }
 
 func TestKeeper_Ballots(t *testing.T) {
@@ -153,9 +208,7 @@ func TestKeeper_Ballots(t *testing.T) {
 
 		res, err := k.Ballots(wctx, &types.QueryBallotsRequest{})
 		require.NoError(t, err)
-		require.Equal(t, &types.QueryBallotsResponse{
-			Ballots: []types.Ballot{},
-		}, res)
+		require.Empty(t, res.Ballots)
 	})
 
 	t.Run("should return all ballots", func(t *testing.T) {