diff --git a/src/Utility/Hash.php b/src/Utility/Hash.php
index 7ff1ec080a6..cb7d664849c 100644
--- a/src/Utility/Hash.php
+++ b/src/Utility/Hash.php
@@ -350,11 +350,6 @@ protected static function _simpleOp($op, $data, $path, $values = null)
         $count = count($path);
         $last = $count - 1;
         foreach ($path as $i => $key) {
-            if ((is_numeric($key) && (int)$key > 0 || $key === '0') &&
-                strpos($key, '0') !== 0
-            ) {
-                $key = (int)$key;
-            }
             if ($op === 'insert') {
                 if ($i === $last) {
                     $_list[$key] = $values;