diff --git a/include/nlohmann/detail/view/builder.hpp b/include/nlohmann/detail/view/builder.hpp
index 283cae075..938d6d73b 100644
--- a/include/nlohmann/detail/view/builder.hpp
+++ b/include/nlohmann/detail/view/builder.hpp
@@ -1174,9 +1174,8 @@ indent_done:
             {
                 ++p;
             }
-            else if (!negative || NLOHMANN_VIEW_LIKELY(cur() >= '1' && cur() <= '9'))
+            else if (NLOHMANN_VIEW_LIKELY(cur() >= '1' && cur() <= '9'))
             {
-                // (without a sign, the dispatch saw a digit)
                 p = skip_digits(p + 1, e);
             }
             else
diff --git a/single_include/nlohmann/json_view.hpp b/single_include/nlohmann/json_view.hpp
index 1c6cd6cef..405e272a6 100644
--- a/single_include/nlohmann/json_view.hpp
+++ b/single_include/nlohmann/json_view.hpp
@@ -2479,9 +2479,8 @@ indent_done:
             {
                 ++p;
             }
-            else if (!negative || NLOHMANN_VIEW_LIKELY(cur() >= '1' && cur() <= '9'))
+            else if (NLOHMANN_VIEW_LIKELY(cur() >= '1' && cur() <= '9'))
             {
-                // (without a sign, the dispatch saw a digit)
                 p = skip_digits(p + 1, e);
             }
             else