diff --git a/frappe/public/js/frappe/utils/number_format.js b/frappe/public/js/frappe/utils/number_format.js
index 649353f654..9352733186 100644
--- a/frappe/public/js/frappe/utils/number_format.js
+++ b/frappe/public/js/frappe/utils/number_format.js
@@ -8,12 +8,7 @@ if (!window.frappe) window.frappe = {};
 function flt(v, decimals, number_format, rounding_method) {
 	if (v == null || v == "") return 0;
 
-	if (!(typeof v === "number" || String(parseFloat(v)) == v)) {
-		// cases in which this block should not run
-		// 1. 'v' is already a number
-		// 2. v is already parsed but in string form
-		// if (typeof v !== "number") {
-
+	if (typeof v !== "number") {
 		v = v + "";
 
 		// strip currency symbol if exists
@@ -29,7 +24,6 @@ function flt(v, decimals, number_format, rounding_method) {
 		if (isNaN(v)) v = 0;
 	}
 
-	v = parseFloat(v);
 	if (decimals != null) return _round(v, decimals, rounding_method);
 	return v;
 }