diff --git a/src/impl/parser.ts b/src/impl/parser.ts
index 462d494..fcae231 100644
--- a/src/impl/parser.ts
+++ b/src/impl/parser.ts
@@ -482,16 +482,14 @@ export function visit(text: string, visitor: JSONVisitor, options: ParseOptions
 	function parseLiteral(): boolean {
 		switch (_scanner.getToken()) {
 			case SyntaxKind.NumericLiteral:
-				let value = 0;
-				try {
-					value = JSON.parse(_scanner.getTokenValue());
-					if (typeof value !== 'number') {
-						handleError(ParseErrorCode.InvalidNumberFormat);
-						value = 0;
-					}
-				} catch (e) {
+				const tokenValue = _scanner.getTokenValue();
+				let value = Number(tokenValue);
+
+				if (isNaN(value)) {
 					handleError(ParseErrorCode.InvalidNumberFormat);
+					value = 0;
 				}
+
 				onLiteralValue(value);
 				break;
 			case SyntaxKind.NullKeyword: