diff --git a/implementations/javascript/packages/core/src/float.ts b/implementations/javascript/packages/core/src/float.ts
index 4ef7283..14a185c 100644
--- a/implementations/javascript/packages/core/src/float.ts
+++ b/implementations/javascript/packages/core/src/float.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
 import { Tag } from "./constants";
-import { stringify } from "./text";
 import { Value } from "./values";
 import type { GenericEmbedded } from "./embedded";
 import type { Encoder, Preservable } from "./encoder";
 import type { Writer, PreserveWritable } from "./writer";
-import { Bytes, dataview, underlying } from "./bytes";
+import { Bytes, dataview } from "./bytes";
 
 export type FloatType = 'Single' | 'Double';
 export const FloatType = Symbol.for('FloatType');
@@ -16,8 +15,8 @@ export abstract class Float {
         this.value = typeof value === 'number' ? value : value.value;
     }
 
-    toString() {
-        return stringify(this);
+    __preserve_text_on__(w: Writer<any>) {
+        w.state.pieces.push(this.toString());
     }
 
     abstract toBytes(): Bytes;
@@ -113,11 +112,11 @@ export class SingleFloat extends Float implements Preservable<any>, PreserveWrit
         return bs;
     }
 
-    __preserve_text_on__(w: Writer<any>) {
+    toString(): string {
         if (Number.isFinite(this.value)) {
-            w.state.pieces.push(floatlikeString(this.value) + 'f');
+            return floatlikeString(this.value) + 'f';
         } else {
-            w.state.pieces.push('#xf"', this.toBytes().toHex(), '"');
+            return '#xf"' + this.toBytes().toHex() + '"';
         }
     }
 
@@ -157,11 +156,11 @@ export class DoubleFloat extends Float implements Preservable<any>, PreserveWrit
         return bs;
     }
 
-    __preserve_text_on__(w: Writer<any>) {
+    toString(): string {
         if (Number.isFinite(this.value)) {
-            w.state.pieces.push(floatlikeString(this.value));
+            return floatlikeString(this.value);
         } else {
-            w.state.pieces.push('#xd"', this.toBytes().toHex(), '"');
+            return '#xd"' + this.toBytes().toHex() + '"';
         }
     }