diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/BaseTypes/Bounds.js b/lib/OpenLayers/BaseTypes/Bounds.js
index 4c93029005..ebcfbfaa09 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/BaseTypes/Bounds.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/BaseTypes/Bounds.js
@@ -637,14 +637,8 @@ OpenLayers.Bounds.fromString = function(str, reverseAxisOrder) {
  */
 OpenLayers.Bounds.fromArray = function(bbox, reverseAxisOrder) {
     return reverseAxisOrder === true ?
-           new OpenLayers.Bounds(parseFloat(bbox[1]),
-                                 parseFloat(bbox[0]),
-                                 parseFloat(bbox[3]),
-                                 parseFloat(bbox[2])) :
-           new OpenLayers.Bounds(parseFloat(bbox[0]),
-                                 parseFloat(bbox[1]),
-                                 parseFloat(bbox[2]),
-                                 parseFloat(bbox[3]));
+           new OpenLayers.Bounds(bbox[1], bbox[0], bbox[3], bbox[2]) :
+           new OpenLayers.Bounds(bbox[0], bbox[1], bbox[2], bbox[3]);
 };
 
 /** 
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Format/ArcXML.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Format/ArcXML.js
index bd27eab284..5d2393ba06 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Format/ArcXML.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Format/ArcXML.js
@@ -885,7 +885,7 @@ OpenLayers.Format.ArcXML = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format.XML, {
             coordArr = coordArr.split(/;/);
             for (var cn = 0; cn < coordArr.length; cn++) {
                 var coordItems = coordArr[cn].split(/ /);
-                ringPoints.push(new OpenLayers.Geometry.Point(parseFloat(coordItems[0]), parseFloat(coordItems[1])));
+                ringPoints.push(new OpenLayers.Geometry.Point(coordItems[0], coordItems[1]));
             }
             coords = null;
         } else {
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Format/Atom.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Format/Atom.js
index 9dec3036c3..708f3dfff5 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Format/Atom.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Format/Atom.js
@@ -607,12 +607,7 @@ OpenLayers.Format.Atom = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format.XML, {
                                 point[i].firstChild.nodeValue
                                 ).split(/\s*,\s*/);
                 }
-                components.push(
-                    new OpenLayers.Geometry.Point(
-                        parseFloat(xy[1]),
-                        parseFloat(xy[0])
-                    )
-                );
+                components.push(new OpenLayers.Geometry.Point(xy[1], xy[0]));
             }
         }
 
@@ -627,10 +622,7 @@ OpenLayers.Format.Atom = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format.XML, {
                                 ).split(/\s+/);
                 points = [];
                 for (var j=0, jj=coords.length; j<jj; j+=2) {
-                    p = new OpenLayers.Geometry.Point(
-                        parseFloat(coords[j+1]),
-                        parseFloat(coords[j])
-                    );
+                    p = new OpenLayers.Geometry.Point(coords[j+1], coords[j]);
                     points.push(p);
                 }
                 components.push(
@@ -650,10 +642,7 @@ OpenLayers.Format.Atom = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format.XML, {
                             ).split(/\s+/);
                 points = [];
                 for (var j=0, jj=coords.length; j<jj; j+=2) {
-                    p = new OpenLayers.Geometry.Point(
-                        parseFloat(coords[j+1]),
-                        parseFloat(coords[j])
-                    );
+                    p = new OpenLayers.Geometry.Point(coords[j+1], coords[j]);
                     points.push(p);
                 }
                 components.push(
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Format/GeoRSS.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Format/GeoRSS.js
index 74ab9cc6d4..f81c727a50 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Format/GeoRSS.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Format/GeoRSS.js
@@ -126,16 +126,14 @@ OpenLayers.Format.GeoRSS = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format.XML, {
                                 parseFloat(lon[0].firstChild.nodeValue)];
             }    
 
-            var geometry = new OpenLayers.Geometry.Point(parseFloat(location[1]),
-                                                         parseFloat(location[0]));
+            var geometry = new OpenLayers.Geometry.Point(location[1], location[0]);
               
         } else if (line.length > 0) {
             var coords = OpenLayers.String.trim(this.concatChildValues(line[0])).split(/\s+/);
             var components = []; 
             var point;
             for (var i=0, len=coords.length; i<len; i+=2) {
-                point = new OpenLayers.Geometry.Point(parseFloat(coords[i+1]), 
-                                                     parseFloat(coords[i]));
+                point = new OpenLayers.Geometry.Point(coords[i+1], coords[i]);
                 components.push(point);
             }
             geometry = new OpenLayers.Geometry.LineString(components);
@@ -144,8 +142,7 @@ OpenLayers.Format.GeoRSS = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format.XML, {
             var components = []; 
             var point;
             for (var i=0, len=coords.length; i<len; i+=2) {
-                point = new OpenLayers.Geometry.Point(parseFloat(coords[i+1]), 
-                                                     parseFloat(coords[i]));
+                point = new OpenLayers.Geometry.Point(coords[i+1], coords[i]);
                 components.push(point);
             }
             geometry = new OpenLayers.Geometry.Polygon([new OpenLayers.Geometry.LinearRing(components)]);
@@ -160,20 +157,15 @@ OpenLayers.Format.GeoRSS = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format.XML, {
             var components = [];
             var point;
             if (coords.length > 3) {
-                point = new OpenLayers.Geometry.Point(parseFloat(coords[1]), 
-                                                     parseFloat(coords[0]));
+                point = new OpenLayers.Geometry.Point(coords[1], coords[0]);
                 components.push(point);
-                point = new OpenLayers.Geometry.Point(parseFloat(coords[1]), 
-                                                     parseFloat(coords[2]));
+                point = new OpenLayers.Geometry.Point(coords[1], coords[2]);
                 components.push(point);
-                point = new OpenLayers.Geometry.Point(parseFloat(coords[3]), 
-                                                     parseFloat(coords[2]));
+                point = new OpenLayers.Geometry.Point(coords[3], coords[2]);
                 components.push(point);
-                point = new OpenLayers.Geometry.Point(parseFloat(coords[3]), 
-                                                     parseFloat(coords[0]));
+                point = new OpenLayers.Geometry.Point(coords[3], coords[0]);
                 components.push(point);
-                point = new OpenLayers.Geometry.Point(parseFloat(coords[1]), 
-                                                     parseFloat(coords[0]));
+                point = new OpenLayers.Geometry.Point(coords[1], coords[0]);
                 components.push(point);
             }
             geometry = new OpenLayers.Geometry.Polygon([new OpenLayers.Geometry.LinearRing(components)]);									 
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Format/WMC/v1.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Format/WMC/v1.js
index da72668411..4238385200 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Format/WMC/v1.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Format/WMC/v1.js
@@ -147,10 +147,8 @@ OpenLayers.Format.WMC.v1 = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format.XML, {
     read_wmc_BoundingBox: function(context, node) {
         context.projection = node.getAttribute("SRS");
         context.bounds = new OpenLayers.Bounds(
-            parseFloat(node.getAttribute("minx")),
-            parseFloat(node.getAttribute("miny")),
-            parseFloat(node.getAttribute("maxx")),
-            parseFloat(node.getAttribute("maxy"))
+            node.getAttribute("minx"), node.getAttribute("miny"),
+            node.getAttribute("maxx"), node.getAttribute("maxy")
         );
     },