diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/gnucash/android/model/AccountType.java b/app/src/main/java/org/gnucash/android/model/AccountType.java
index 6826f598b..2d3e6aa65 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/gnucash/android/model/AccountType.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/gnucash/android/model/AccountType.java
@@ -154,8 +154,8 @@ public void displayBalance(final TextView balanceTextView,
                 // Display value without currency and without decimals
                 balanceTextView.setText(!shallDisplayNegativeSignum
                                         ? balanceToDisplay.abs()
-                                                          .toShortString()
-                                        : balanceToDisplay.toShortString());
+                                                          .toLocaleString()
+                                        : balanceToDisplay.toLocaleString());
 
             } else {
                 // Shall not display balance
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/gnucash/android/model/Money.java b/app/src/main/java/org/gnucash/android/model/Money.java
index e2df19714..a3d075147 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/gnucash/android/model/Money.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/gnucash/android/model/Money.java
@@ -448,15 +448,6 @@ public String toPlainString(){
 		return mAmount.setScale(mCommodity.getSmallestFractionDigits(), ROUNDING_MODE).toPlainString();
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * Returns a locale-specific representation of the amount of the Money object (excluding the currency)
-	 *
-	 * @return String representation of the amount (without currency) of the Money object
-	 */
-	public String toShortString(){
-		return String.format(Locale.getDefault(), "%.0f", asDouble());
-	}
-
 	/**
 	 * Returns a locale-specific representation of the amount of the Money object (excluding the currency)
 	 *