diff --git a/eo-runtime/src/main/eo/org/eolang/float.eo b/eo-runtime/src/main/eo/org/eolang/float.eo
index bbddda9ea1..e197203c75 100644
--- a/eo-runtime/src/main/eo/org/eolang/float.eo
+++ b/eo-runtime/src/main/eo/org/eolang/float.eo
@@ -30,9 +30,20 @@
 [] > float
   # Tests that $ = x
   [x] > eq
-    eq. > @
-      ^.as-bytes
-      x.as-bytes
+    if. > @
+      and.
+        eq.
+          ^.as-bytes > self-as-bytes!
+          00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00 > zero-as-bytes!
+        eq.
+          x.as-bytes > x-as-bytes!
+          zero-as-bytes
+      eq.
+        ^.neg.as-bytes
+        x.neg.as-bytes
+      eq.
+        self-as-bytes
+        x-as-bytes
 
   # Tests that $ < x
   [x] > lt
diff --git a/eo-runtime/src/main/eo/org/eolang/int.eo b/eo-runtime/src/main/eo/org/eolang/int.eo
index 2935cc2183..b6a0cf4fa7 100644
--- a/eo-runtime/src/main/eo/org/eolang/int.eo
+++ b/eo-runtime/src/main/eo/org/eolang/int.eo
@@ -31,9 +31,20 @@
 
   # Tests that $ = x
   [x] > eq
-    eq. > @
-      ^.as-bytes
-      x.as-bytes
+    if. > @
+      and.
+        eq.
+          ^.as-bytes > self-as-bytes!
+          00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00 > zero-as-bytes!
+        eq.
+          x.as-bytes > x-as-bytes!
+          zero-as-bytes
+      eq.
+        ^.neg.as-bytes
+        x.neg.as-bytes
+      eq.
+        self-as-bytes
+        x-as-bytes
 
   # Tests that $ < x
   [x] > lt
diff --git a/eo-runtime/src/main/java/org/eolang/Param.java b/eo-runtime/src/main/java/org/eolang/Param.java
index 3a6ea603c5..2785df7d80 100644
--- a/eo-runtime/src/main/java/org/eolang/Param.java
+++ b/eo-runtime/src/main/java/org/eolang/Param.java
@@ -116,13 +116,7 @@ public Bytes asBytes() {
         } else if (Character.class.isInstance(ret)) {
             res = new BytesOf((char) ret);
         } else if (Double.class.isInstance(ret)) {
-            final double adjusted;
-            if (ret.equals(0.0)) {
-                adjusted = -0.0;
-            } else {
-                adjusted = (double) ret;
-            }
-            res = new BytesOf(adjusted);
+            res = new BytesOf((double) ret);
         } else if (byte[].class.isInstance(ret)) {
             res = new BytesOf((byte[]) ret);
         } else {