diff --git a/src/serializer.rs b/src/serializer.rs
index 78175925..ca6eda81 100644
--- a/src/serializer.rs
+++ b/src/serializer.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
  * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. */
 
 use crate::match_byte;
-use dtoa_short::Notation;
 use std::fmt::{self, Write};
 use std::str;
 
@@ -32,30 +31,21 @@ fn write_numeric<W>(value: f32, int_value: Option<i32>, has_sign: bool, dest: &m
 where
     W: fmt::Write,
 {
-    // `value.value >= 0` is true for negative 0.
-    if has_sign && value.is_sign_positive() {
+    if value == 0.0 && value.is_sign_negative() {
+        // Negative zero. Work around #20596.
+        return dest.write_str("-0");
+    }
+    // NOTE: `value.value >= 0` is true for negative 0 but we've dealt with it above.
+    if has_sign && value >= 0.0 {
         dest.write_str("+")?;
     }
 
-    let notation = if value == 0.0 && value.is_sign_negative() {
-        // Negative zero. Work around #20596.
-        dest.write_str("-0")?;
-        Notation {
-            decimal_point: false,
-            scientific: false,
-        }
-    } else if let Some(int_val) = int_value {
-        write!(dest, "{}", int_val)?;
-        Notation {
-            decimal_point: false,
-            scientific: false,
-        }
-    } else {
-        dtoa_short::write(dest, value)?
-    };
+    if let Some(v) = int_value {
+        return write!(dest, "{}", v);
+    }
 
-    if int_value.is_none() && value.fract() == 0. && !notation.decimal_point && !notation.scientific
-    {
+    let notation = dtoa_short::write(dest, value)?;
+    if value.fract() == 0. && !notation.decimal_point && !notation.scientific {
         dest.write_str(".0")?;
     }
     Ok(())