diff --git a/lib/OfxParser/Ofx.php b/lib/OfxParser/Ofx.php
index c3d0b6e..dac8acd 100644
--- a/lib/OfxParser/Ofx.php
+++ b/lib/OfxParser/Ofx.php
@@ -311,11 +311,7 @@ private function createAmountFromStr($amountString)
     {
         // Decimal mark style (UK/US): 000.00 or 0,000.00
         if (preg_match('/^-?([\d,]+)(\.?)([\d]{2})$/', $amountString) === 1) {
-            return (float)preg_replace(
-                ['/([,]+)/', '/\.?([\d]{2})$/'],
-                ['', '.$1'],
-                $amountString
-            );
+		return floatval($amountString);
         }
 
         // European style: 000,00 or 0.000,00