diff --git a/Objects/abstract.c b/Objects/abstract.c
index 95d3fd459afa77..4b1542673ff959 100644
--- a/Objects/abstract.c
+++ b/Objects/abstract.c
@@ -1737,11 +1737,6 @@ PyNumber_Float(PyObject *o)
         }
         return PyFloat_FromDouble(val);
     }
-
-    /* A float subclass with nb_float == NULL */
-    if (PyFloat_Check(o)) {
-        return PyFloat_FromDouble(PyFloat_AS_DOUBLE(o));
-    }
     return PyFloat_FromString(o);
 }