diff --git a/wp-includes/functions.php b/wp-includes/functions.php
index b6c90fd73..788933816 100644
--- a/wp-includes/functions.php
+++ b/wp-includes/functions.php
@@ -136,7 +136,6 @@ function date_i18n( $dateformatstring, $unixtimestamp = false, $gmt = false ) {
  */
 function number_format_i18n( $number, $decimals = 0 ) {
 	global $wp_locale;
-	$number = (int)$number;
 	$formatted = number_format( $number, absint( $decimals ), $wp_locale->number_format['decimal_point'], $wp_locale->number_format['thousands_sep'] );
 	return apply_filters( 'number_format_i18n', $formatted );
 }