diff --git a/Modules/DataCollection/classes/Fields/Text/class.ilDclTextRecordFieldModel.php b/Modules/DataCollection/classes/Fields/Text/class.ilDclTextRecordFieldModel.php
index a3f32ce94553..ec0783a1d661 100644
--- a/Modules/DataCollection/classes/Fields/Text/class.ilDclTextRecordFieldModel.php
+++ b/Modules/DataCollection/classes/Fields/Text/class.ilDclTextRecordFieldModel.php
@@ -157,10 +157,4 @@ public function parseSortingValue($value, bool $link = true): string
             return $value;
         }
     }
-
-    public function loadValue(): void
-    {
-        parent::loadValue();
-        $this->value = (string) $this->value;
-    }
 }
diff --git a/Modules/DataCollection/classes/Fields/Text/class.ilDclTextRecordRepresentation.php b/Modules/DataCollection/classes/Fields/Text/class.ilDclTextRecordRepresentation.php
index 82d351becd2b..7318deeca595 100644
--- a/Modules/DataCollection/classes/Fields/Text/class.ilDclTextRecordRepresentation.php
+++ b/Modules/DataCollection/classes/Fields/Text/class.ilDclTextRecordRepresentation.php
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ public function getHTML(bool $link = true, array $options = []): string
                 $link = (string) $value['link'];
                 $link_value = $value['title'] ?: $this->shortenLink($link);
             } else {
-                $link = $value;
+                $link = (string) $value;
                 $link_value = $this->shortenLink($link);
             }