diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 6db0004..721a29f 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.9)
 
-project(fast_float VERSION 3.4.0 LANGUAGES CXX)
+project(fast_float VERSION 3.6.0 LANGUAGES CXX)
 option(FASTFLOAT_TEST "Enable tests" OFF)
 if(FASTFLOAT_TEST)
   enable_testing()
diff --git a/include/fast_float/ascii_number.h b/include/fast_float/ascii_number.h
index 3e6bb3e..1783bd4 100644
--- a/include/fast_float/ascii_number.h
+++ b/include/fast_float/ascii_number.h
@@ -106,10 +106,6 @@ parsed_number_string parse_number_string(const char *p, const char *pend, parse_
 
   uint64_t i = 0; // an unsigned int avoids signed overflows (which are bad)
 
-  while ((std::distance(p, pend) >= 8) && is_made_of_eight_digits_fast(p)) {
-    i = i * 100000000 + parse_eight_digits_unrolled(p); // in rare cases, this will overflow, but that's ok
-    p += 8;
-  }
   while ((p != pend) && is_integer(*p)) {
     // a multiplication by 10 is cheaper than an arbitrary integer
     // multiplication