diff --git a/Objects/floatobject.c b/Objects/floatobject.c
index a3c4e455483..a05b3c6a049 100644
--- a/Objects/floatobject.c
+++ b/Objects/floatobject.c
@@ -1495,12 +1495,6 @@ float_as_integer_ratio(PyObject *v, PyObject *unused)
 		py_exponent = NULL;
 	}
 
-	/* Returns ints instead of longs where possible */
-	INPLACE_UPDATE(numerator, PyNumber_Int(numerator));
-	if (numerator == NULL) goto error;
-	INPLACE_UPDATE(denominator, PyNumber_Int(denominator));
-	if (denominator == NULL) goto error;
-
 	result_pair = PyTuple_Pack(2, numerator, denominator);
 
 #undef INPLACE_UPDATE