diff --git a/src/common/fontcmn.cpp b/src/common/fontcmn.cpp
index b088f2adb3..c660707091 100644
--- a/src/common/fontcmn.cpp
+++ b/src/common/fontcmn.cpp
@@ -776,9 +776,9 @@ bool wxNativeFontInfo::FromString(const wxString& s)
     token = tokenizer.GetNextToken();
     if ( !token.ToLong(&l) )
         return false;
-    weight = ConvertFromLegacyWeightIfNecessary(l);
-    if ( weight <= wxFONTWEIGHT_INVALID || weight > wxFONTWEIGHT_MAX )
+    if ( l <= wxFONTWEIGHT_INVALID || l > wxFONTWEIGHT_MAX )
         return false;
+    weight = static_cast<int>(l);
 
     token = tokenizer.GetNextToken();
     if ( !token.ToLong(&l) )