diff --git a/babel/numbers.py b/babel/numbers.py
index f58d467dc..86e18394f 100644
--- a/babel/numbers.py
+++ b/babel/numbers.py
@@ -1029,15 +1029,14 @@ def parse_number(
     :raise `UnsupportedNumberingSystemError`: if the numbering system is not supported by the locale.
     """
     try:
-        # Get the group and decimal symbols from the locale
+        # Get the group symbol from the locale
         group_symbol = get_group_symbol(locale, numbering_system=numbering_system)
-        decimal_symbol = Locale.parse(locale).number_symbols.get('decimal', '.')
 
         # Replace non-breakable spaces with the group symbol and remove other spaces
         cleaned_string = string.replace('\xa0', group_symbol).replace(' ', '')
 
         # Remove group symbols and replace the decimal symbol with a dot
-        cleaned_string = cleaned_string.replace(group_symbol, '').replace(decimal_symbol, '.')
+        cleaned_string = cleaned_string.replace(group_symbol, '').replace('.', '')
 
         return int(cleaned_string)
     except ValueError as ve: