diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/BaseTypes/LonLat.js b/lib/OpenLayers/BaseTypes/LonLat.js
index 08c24bc846..fed3f09b04 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/BaseTypes/LonLat.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/BaseTypes/LonLat.js
@@ -184,6 +184,5 @@ OpenLayers.LonLat = OpenLayers.Class({
  */
 OpenLayers.LonLat.fromString = function(str) {
     var pair = str.split(",");
-    return new OpenLayers.LonLat(parseFloat(pair[0]), 
-                                 parseFloat(pair[1]));
+    return new OpenLayers.LonLat(pair[0], pair[1]);
 };