diff --git a/generators/python/loops.js b/generators/python/loops.js
index 929b904c607..99e1f6bbf71 100644
--- a/generators/python/loops.js
+++ b/generators/python/loops.js
@@ -134,14 +134,11 @@ def ${Python.FUNCTION_NAME_PLACEHOLDER_}(start, stop, step):
       if (stringUtils.isNumber(arg)) {
         // Simple number.
         arg = Number(arg);
-      } else if (arg.match(/^\w+$/)) {
-        // Variable.
-        arg = 'float(' + arg + ')';
-      } else {
-        // It's complicated.
+      } else if (!arg.match(/^\w+$/)) {
+        // Not a variable, it's complicated.
         const varName = Python.nameDB_.getDistinctName(
             variable0 + suffix, NameType.VARIABLE);
-        code += varName + ' = float(' + arg + ')\n';
+        code += varName + ' = ' + arg + '\n';
         arg = varName;
       }
       return arg;
diff --git a/tests/generators/golden/generated.py b/tests/generators/golden/generated.py
index 28a673b7492..e4375dbbcec 100644
--- a/tests/generators/golden/generated.py
+++ b/tests/generators/golden/generated.py
@@ -223,22 +223,22 @@ def test_count_by():
     loglist.append(x)
   assertEquals(loglist, [1, 2.5, 4, 5.5, 7], 'count with floats')
   loglist = []
-  x_start = float(1 + 0)
-  x_end = float(8 + 0)
-  x_inc = float(1 - 2)
+  x_start = 1 + 0
+  x_end = 8 + 0
+  x_inc = 1 - 2
   for x in (x_start <= x_end) and upRange(x_start, x_end, x_inc) or downRange(x_start, x_end, x_inc):
     loglist.append(x)
   assertEquals(loglist, [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8], 'count up non-trivial ints')
   loglist = []
-  x_start2 = float(8 + 0)
-  x_end2 = float(1 + 0)
+  x_start2 = 8 + 0
+  x_end2 = 1 + 0
   for x in (x_start2 <= x_end2) and upRange(x_start2, x_end2, 2) or downRange(x_start2, x_end2, 2):
     loglist.append(x)
   assertEquals(loglist, [8, 6, 4, 2], 'count down non-trivial ints')
   loglist = []
-  x_start3 = float(5 + 0.5)
-  x_end3 = float(1 + 0)
-  x_inc2 = float(1 + 0)
+  x_start3 = 5 + 0.5
+  x_end3 = 1 + 0
+  x_inc2 = 1 + 0
   for x in (x_start3 <= x_end3) and upRange(x_start3, x_end3, x_inc2) or downRange(x_start3, x_end3, x_inc2):
     loglist.append(x)
   assertEquals(loglist, [5.5, 4.5, 3.5, 2.5, 1.5], 'count with floats')
@@ -255,14 +255,14 @@ def test_count_loops():
     log = str(log) + str(x)
   assertEquals(log, '87654321', 'count down')
   loglist = []
-  x_start4 = float(1 + 0)
-  x_end4 = float(4 + 0)
+  x_start4 = 1 + 0
+  x_end4 = 4 + 0
   for x in (x_start4 <= x_end4) and upRange(x_start4, x_end4, 1) or downRange(x_start4, x_end4, 1):
     loglist.append(x)
   assertEquals(loglist, [1, 2, 3, 4], 'count up non-trivial')
   loglist = []
-  x_start5 = float(3 + 1)
-  x_end5 = float(1 + 0)
+  x_start5 = 3 + 1
+  x_end5 = 1 + 0
   for x in (x_start5 <= x_end5) and upRange(x_start5, x_end5, 1) or downRange(x_start5, x_end5, 1):
     loglist.append(x)
   assertEquals(loglist, [4, 3, 2, 1], 'count down non-trivial')