diff --git a/confection/__init__.py b/confection/__init__.py
index 758c4f8..9b49ff5 100644
--- a/confection/__init__.py
+++ b/confection/__init__.py
@@ -273,8 +273,6 @@ def _interpret_value(self, value: Any) -> Any:
         # NOTE: This currently can't handle uninterpolated values like [${x.y}]!
         if isinstance(result, str) and VARIABLE_RE.search(value):
             result = value
-        if isinstance(result, list):
-            return [self._interpret_value(v) for v in result]
         return result
 
     def _get_section_ref(self, value: Any, *, parent: List[str] = []) -> Any:
diff --git a/confection/tests/test_config.py b/confection/tests/test_config.py
index 8ec9f0f..b0020b8 100644
--- a/confection/tests/test_config.py
+++ b/confection/tests/test_config.py
@@ -1398,9 +1398,8 @@ def test_warn_single_quotes():
     cfg = Config().from_str(str_cfg)
 
 
-@pytest.mark.xfail
 def test_parse_strings_interpretable_as_ints():
     """Test whether strings interpretable as integers are parsed correctly (i. e. as strings)."""
     cfg = Config().from_str(f"""[a]\nfoo = [${{b.bar}}, "00${{b.bar}}", "y"]\n\n[b]\nbar = 3""")
     assert cfg["a"]["foo"] == [3, "003", "y"]
-    assert cfg["b"]["bar"] == 3
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+    assert cfg["b"]["bar"] == 3