diff --git a/core/lib/config/src/configs/consensus.rs b/core/lib/config/src/configs/consensus.rs
index 7f5450551af2..c2e2e66b9c75 100644
--- a/core/lib/config/src/configs/consensus.rs
+++ b/core/lib/config/src/configs/consensus.rs
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ pub struct ConsensusConfig {
     pub max_payload_size: usize,
 
     /// View timeout duration in milliseconds.
-    pub view_timeout: usize,
+    pub view_timeout: time::Duration,
 
     /// Maximal allowed size of the sync-batch payloads in bytes.
     ///
diff --git a/core/lib/protobuf_config/src/consensus.rs b/core/lib/protobuf_config/src/consensus.rs
index 869ec2fb9df0..ceec0a8d3ea6 100644
--- a/core/lib/protobuf_config/src/consensus.rs
+++ b/core/lib/protobuf_config/src/consensus.rs
@@ -134,10 +134,6 @@ impl ProtoRepr for proto::Config {
             .and_then(|x| Ok((*x).try_into()?))
             .context("max_payload_size")?;
 
-        let view_timeout = required(&self.view_timeout)
-            .and_then(|x| Ok((*x).try_into()?))
-            .context("view_timeout")?;
-
         let max_batch_size = match self.max_batch_size {
             Some(x) => x.try_into().context("max_batch_size")?,
             None => {
@@ -158,7 +154,7 @@ impl ProtoRepr for proto::Config {
                 .context("server_addr")?,
             public_addr: Host(required(&self.public_addr).context("public_addr")?.clone()),
             max_payload_size,
-            view_timeout,
+            view_timeout: required(&self.view_timeout).context("view_timeout")?,
             max_batch_size,
             gossip_dynamic_inbound_limit: required(&self.gossip_dynamic_inbound_limit)
                 .and_then(|x| Ok((*x).try_into()?))
@@ -192,7 +188,7 @@ impl ProtoRepr for proto::Config {
             server_addr: Some(this.server_addr.to_string()),
             public_addr: Some(this.public_addr.0.clone()),
             max_payload_size: Some(this.max_payload_size.try_into().unwrap()),
-            view_timeout: Some(this.view_timeout.try_into().unwrap()),
+            view_timeout: Some(this.view_timeout.build()),
             max_batch_size: Some(this.max_batch_size.try_into().unwrap()),
             gossip_dynamic_inbound_limit: Some(
                 this.gossip_dynamic_inbound_limit.try_into().unwrap(),
diff --git a/core/lib/protobuf_config/src/proto/core/consensus.proto b/core/lib/protobuf_config/src/proto/core/consensus.proto
index 73b9d467e5f0..a8c84b871b8a 100644
--- a/core/lib/protobuf_config/src/proto/core/consensus.proto
+++ b/core/lib/protobuf_config/src/proto/core/consensus.proto
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ message Config {
   optional uint64 max_batch_size = 10; // required; bytes
 
   // View timeout for the consensus protocol.
-  optional uint64 view_timeout = 13; // required; milliseconds
+  optional std.Duration view_timeout = 13; // required; milliseconds
 
   // Inbound connections that should be unconditionally accepted on the gossip network.
   repeated string gossip_static_inbound = 5; // required; NodePublicKey
diff --git a/core/node/consensus/src/config.rs b/core/node/consensus/src/config.rs
index 4ad7a551ab42..80763c82247a 100644
--- a/core/node/consensus/src/config.rs
+++ b/core/node/consensus/src/config.rs
@@ -152,11 +152,6 @@ pub(super) fn executor(
 
     let mut rpc = executor::RpcConfig::default();
     rpc.get_block_rate = cfg.rpc().get_block_rate();
-    // Disable batch syncing, because it is not implemented.
-    rpc.get_batch_rate = limiter::Rate {
-        burst: 0,
-        refresh: time::Duration::ZERO,
-    };
 
     let debug_page = cfg.debug_page_addr.map(|addr| network::debug_page::Config {
         addr,
@@ -169,6 +164,7 @@ pub(super) fn executor(
         server_addr: cfg.server_addr,
         public_addr: net::Host(cfg.public_addr.0.clone()),
         max_payload_size: cfg.max_payload_size,
+        view_timeout: cfg.view_timeout,
         node_key: node_key(secrets)
             .context("node_key")?
             .context("missing node_key")?,