diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/formats.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/formats.js
index cddeced29ca..d9126184c38 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/formats.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/formats.js
@@ -233,10 +233,7 @@ instance.web.parse_value = function (value, descriptor, value_if_empty) {
                 throw new Error(_.str.sprintf(_t("'%s' is not a correct integer"), value));
             return tmp;
         case 'float':
-            var tmp = Number(value);
-            if (!isNaN(tmp))
-                return tmp;
-
+            var tmp;
             var tmp2 = value;
             do {
                 tmp = tmp2;