diff --git a/src/runtime/Converter.cs b/src/runtime/Converter.cs
@@ -710,7 +710,7 @@ internal static bool ToPrimitive(BorrowedReference value, Type obType, out objec
                    {
                        if (Runtime.Is32Bit)
                        {
-                            if (!Runtime.PyLong_Check(value))
                            {
                                goto type_error;
                            }

diff --git a/src/runtime/Runtime.cs b/src/runtime/Runtime.cs
@@ -1101,11 +1101,6 @@ internal static bool PyBool_Check(BorrowedReference ob)

        internal static NewReference PyInt_FromInt64(long value) => PyLong_FromLongLong(value);

-        internal static bool PyLong_Check(BorrowedReference ob)
-        {
-            return PyObject_TYPE(ob) == PyLongType;
-        }
-
        internal static NewReference PyLong_FromLongLong(long value) => Delegates.PyLong_FromLongLong(value);


@@ -1145,9 +1140,7 @@ internal static NewReference PyLong_FromString(string value, int radix)
        }

        internal static bool PyFloat_Check(BorrowedReference ob)
-        {
-            return PyObject_TYPE(ob) == PyFloatType;
-        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Return value: New reference.

diff --git a/tests/test_method.py b/tests/test_method.py
@@ -1256,3 +1256,41 @@ def test_method_encoding():
def test_method_with_pointer_array_argument():
    with pytest.raises(TypeError):
        MethodTest.PointerArray([0])
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Expand Up		@@ -1256,3 +1256,41 @@ def test_method_encoding():
		def test_method_with_pointer_array_argument():
		with pytest.raises(TypeError):
		MethodTest.PointerArray([0])