diff --git a/docs/options.md b/docs/options.md
index f7b573f01..e8465e815 100644
--- a/docs/options.md
+++ b/docs/options.md
@@ -212,7 +212,6 @@ Option values:
 
 - `"fast"` - (default): Do not treat special numbers differently to normal numbers. This is the fastest method but also can produce invalid JSON if the data contains special numbers.
 - `"null"` - Special numbers will be serialized to `null` which is the correct behavior according to the JSON spec and is also the same behavior as `JSON.stringify`.
-- `"string"` - Special numbers will be serialized as strings, for example `"Infinity"`. This, while non-standard behavior, will allow parsing of the data without losing what the original values were.
 
 ::: warning The default behavior can produce invalid JSON
 Using `specialNumbers: "fast" or undefined` can produce invalid JSON when there are any special case numbers in the data.
diff --git a/lib/compile/jtd/serialize.ts b/lib/compile/jtd/serialize.ts
index a38d3ff61..42a47cffc 100644
--- a/lib/compile/jtd/serialize.ts
+++ b/lib/compile/jtd/serialize.ts
@@ -233,17 +233,11 @@ function serializeNumber({gen, data, self}: SerializeCxt): void {
 
   if (self.opts.specialNumbers === undefined || self.opts.specialNumbers === "fast") {
     gen.add(N.json, _`"" + ${data}`)
-  } else if (self.opts.specialNumbers === "null") {
-    gen.if(
-      condition,
-      () => gen.add(N.json, _`null`),
-      () => gen.add(N.json, _`"" + ${data}`)
-    )
   } else {
-    // specialNumbers === "string"
+    // specialNumbers === "null"
     gen.if(
       condition,
-      () => gen.add(N.json, str`"${data}"`),
+      () => gen.add(N.json, _`null`),
       () => gen.add(N.json, _`"" + ${data}`)
     )
   }
diff --git a/lib/core.ts b/lib/core.ts
index 3ae030f8b..6ceedf541 100644
--- a/lib/core.ts
+++ b/lib/core.ts
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ export interface CurrentOptions {
   timestamp?: "string" | "date" // JTD only
   parseDate?: boolean // JTD only
   allowDate?: boolean // JTD only
-  specialNumbers?: "fast" | "string" | "null" // JTD only
+  specialNumbers?: "fast" | "null" // JTD only
   $comment?:
     | true
     | ((comment: string, schemaPath?: string, rootSchema?: AnySchemaObject) => unknown)
diff --git a/spec/jtd-schema.spec.ts b/spec/jtd-schema.spec.ts
index 9c712110f..b9cf3ab69 100644
--- a/spec/jtd-schema.spec.ts
+++ b/spec/jtd-schema.spec.ts
@@ -191,29 +191,6 @@ describe("JSON Type Definition", () => {
         assert.equal(JSON.parse(res), null)
       })
     })
-
-    describe("to string", () => {
-      const ajv = new _AjvJTD({specialNumbers: "string"})
-
-      it(`should serialize Infinity to string`, () => {
-        const serialize = ajv.compileSerializer({type: "float64"})
-        const res = serialize(Infinity)
-        assert.equal(res, '"Infinity"')
-        assert.equal(JSON.parse(res), "Infinity")
-      })
-      it(`should serialize -Infinity to string`, () => {
-        const serialize = ajv.compileSerializer({type: "float64"})
-        const res = serialize(-Infinity)
-        assert.equal(res, '"-Infinity"')
-        assert.equal(JSON.parse(res), "-Infinity")
-      })
-      it(`should serialize NaN to string`, () => {
-        const serialize = ajv.compileSerializer({type: "float64"})
-        const res = serialize(NaN)
-        assert.equal(res, '"NaN"')
-        assert.equal(JSON.parse(res), "NaN")
-      })
-    })
   })
 
   describe("parse", () => {