diff --git a/lib/path.js b/lib/path.js
index 5a68e8fdf..fb02d184f 100644
--- a/lib/path.js
+++ b/lib/path.js
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 'use strict';
 
+const { removeLeadingZero } = require('./svgo/tools');
+
 /**
  * @typedef {import('./types').PathDataItem} PathDataItem
  * @typedef {import('./types').PathDataCommand} PathDataCommand
@@ -249,7 +251,7 @@ const stringifyNumber = (number, precision) => {
     number = Math.round(number * ratio) / ratio;
   }
   // remove zero whole from decimal number
-  return number.toString().replace(/^0\./, '.').replace(/^-0\./, '-.');
+  return removeLeadingZero(number);
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/lib/svgo/tools.js b/lib/svgo/tools.js
index 43bfee95a..971397595 100644
--- a/lib/svgo/tools.js
+++ b/lib/svgo/tools.js
@@ -128,10 +128,10 @@ exports.cleanupOutData = (data, params, command) => {
 const removeLeadingZero = (num) => {
   var strNum = num.toString();
 
-  if (0 < num && num < 1 && strNum.charAt(0) === '0') {
-    strNum = strNum.slice(1);
-  } else if (-1 < num && num < 0 && strNum.charAt(1) === '0') {
-    strNum = strNum.charAt(0) + strNum.slice(2);
+  if (0 < num && num < 1) {
+    return strNum.slice(1);
+  } else if (-1 < num && num < 0) {
+    return '-' + strNum.slice(2);
   }
   return strNum;
 };