diff --git a/src/gmio_stl/stla_read.c b/src/gmio_stl/stla_read.c
index b46e262..4beb7a8 100644
--- a/src/gmio_stl/stla_read.c
+++ b/src/gmio_stl/stla_read.c
@@ -73,8 +73,8 @@ typedef enum
   ENDLOOP_token,
   ENDSOLID_token,
   FACET_token,
-  FLOAT_token,
   ID_token,
+  FLOAT_token = ID_token,
   LOOP_token,
   NORMAL_token,
   OUTER_token,
@@ -144,13 +144,6 @@ static gmio_stla_token_t parsing_find_token(const gmio_ascii_string_buffer_t* st
   if (word_len == 0)
     return empty_token;
 
-  /* Try to guess if it's a float */
-  if ((word[0] == '+' || word[0] == '-' || isdigit(word[0]))
-      && isdigit(word[word_len - 1]))
-  {
-    return FLOAT_token;
-  }
-
   /* Try to find non "endXxx" token */
   if (word_len >= 4) {
     switch (word[0]) {