diff --git a/intrpvar.h b/intrpvar.h
index ef76845a2e16..865e7ddaf4d4 100644
--- a/intrpvar.h
+++ b/intrpvar.h
@@ -806,7 +806,7 @@ PERLVARI(I, numeric_standard, int, TRUE)
 /* Name of current numeric locale */
 PERLVARI(I, numeric_name, const char *, NULL)
 
-PERLVAR(I, numeric_radix_sv, SV *)	/* The radix separator if not '.' */
+PERLVAR(I, numeric_radix_sv, SV *)	/* The radix separator */
 
 #ifdef USE_LOCALE_CTYPE
 
diff --git a/numeric.c b/numeric.c
index 6c5bd9e82c0d..b9fd07028a39 100644
--- a/numeric.c
+++ b/numeric.c
@@ -1490,7 +1490,7 @@ N.B. C<s> must be NUL terminated.
     {
         DECLARATION_FOR_LC_NUMERIC_MANIPULATION;
         STORE_LC_NUMERIC_SET_TO_NEEDED();
-        if (! (PL_numeric_radix_sv && IN_LC(LC_NUMERIC))) {
+        if (! IN_LC(LC_NUMERIC)) {
             ATOF(s,x);
         }
         else {