diff --git a/public/js/pimcore/asset/tree.js b/public/js/pimcore/asset/tree.js
index 5c1152133..8e9b289c4 100644
--- a/public/js/pimcore/asset/tree.js
+++ b/public/js/pimcore/asset/tree.js
@@ -80,7 +80,6 @@
 
          rootNodeConfig.text = rootNodeConfigText;
          rootNodeConfig.allowDrag = true;
-         rootNodeConfig.id = "" + rootNodeConfig.id;
          rootNodeConfig.iconCls = rootNodeConfigIconCls;
          rootNodeConfig.cls = "pimcore_tree_node_root";
          rootNodeConfig.expanded = true;
diff --git a/public/js/pimcore/document/tree.js b/public/js/pimcore/document/tree.js
index 72a37e225..84b3b8064 100644
--- a/public/js/pimcore/document/tree.js
+++ b/public/js/pimcore/document/tree.js
@@ -93,7 +93,6 @@ pimcore.document.tree = Class.create({
         }
 
         rootNodeConfig.text = rootNodeConfigText;
-        rootNodeConfig.id = "" + rootNodeConfig.id;
         rootNodeConfig.allowDrag = true;
         rootNodeConfig.iconCls = rootNodeConfigIconCls;
         rootNodeConfig.cls = "pimcore_tree_node_root";
diff --git a/public/js/pimcore/object/tree.js b/public/js/pimcore/object/tree.js
index aaaf7c8e3..0ca33ebdf 100644
--- a/public/js/pimcore/object/tree.js
+++ b/public/js/pimcore/object/tree.js
@@ -89,7 +89,6 @@ pimcore.registerNS("pimcore.object.tree");
 
          rootNodeConfig.text = rootNodeConfigText;
          rootNodeConfig.allowDrag = true;
-         rootNodeConfig.id = "" + rootNodeConfig.id;
          rootNodeConfig.iconCls = rootNodeConfigIconCls;
          rootNodeConfig.cls = "pimcore_tree_node_root";
          rootNodeConfig.expanded = true;