diff --git a/app/code/core/Mage/Adminhtml/Block/Catalog/Product/Helper/Form/Price.php b/app/code/core/Mage/Adminhtml/Block/Catalog/Product/Helper/Form/Price.php
index 21ea6c44a980e..9ac0f28aab856 100644
--- a/app/code/core/Mage/Adminhtml/Block/Catalog/Product/Helper/Form/Price.php
+++ b/app/code/core/Mage/Adminhtml/Block/Catalog/Product/Helper/Form/Price.php
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ public function getEscapedValue($index=null)
             return null;
         }
 
-        return number_format($value, 2, null, '');
+        return $value;
     }
 
 }