diff --git a/src/Core/src/Platform/Android/LocalizedDigitsKeyListener.cs b/src/Core/src/Platform/Android/LocalizedDigitsKeyListener.cs
index 3fd09783f99f..2ceb5c097ae1 100644
--- a/src/Core/src/Platform/Android/LocalizedDigitsKeyListener.cs
+++ b/src/Core/src/Platform/Android/LocalizedDigitsKeyListener.cs
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ bool IsDecimalPointChar(char c)
 				}
 			}
 
-			return stripped ?? filterFormatted ?? new String("");
+			return stripped ?? filterFormatted;
 		}
 #pragma warning restore CS8602 // Dereference of a possibly null reference.
 	}