diff --git a/lib/strto.c b/lib/strto.c
index 3d77115d4d..c00bb5895d 100644
--- a/lib/strto.c
+++ b/lib/strto.c
@@ -22,25 +22,9 @@ static const char *_parse_integer_fixup_radix(const char *s, unsigned int *base)
 				*base = 16;
 			else
 				*base = 8;
-		} else {
-			int i = 0;
-			char var;
-
+		} else
 			*base = 10;
-
-			do {
-				var = tolower(s[i++]);
-				if (var >= 'a' && var <= 'f') {
-					*base = 16;
-					break;
-				}
-
-				if (!(var >= '0' && var <= '9'))
-					break;
-			} while (var);
-		}
 	}
-
 	if (*base == 16 && s[0] == '0' && tolower(s[1]) == 'x')
 		s += 2;
 	return s;