diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 60e9b82..f1a0051 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -12,9 +12,7 @@ const typeParsers = {
 }
 
 // the empty parse function
-function noParse (val) {
-  return String(val)
-};
+const noParse = String
 
 // returns a function used to convert a specific type (specified by
 // oid) into a result javascript type