diff --git a/Modules/DataCollection/classes/Fields/Text/class.ilDclTextRecordFieldModel.php b/Modules/DataCollection/classes/Fields/Text/class.ilDclTextRecordFieldModel.php
index bed33e5c87cf..ff3428ad3ac2 100644
--- a/Modules/DataCollection/classes/Fields/Text/class.ilDclTextRecordFieldModel.php
+++ b/Modules/DataCollection/classes/Fields/Text/class.ilDclTextRecordFieldModel.php
@@ -155,10 +155,4 @@ public function parseSortingValue($value, bool $link = true): string
             return (string) $value;
         }
     }
-
-    public function loadValue(): void
-    {
-        parent::loadValue();
-        $this->value = (string) $this->value;
-    }
 }