diff --git a/wp-includes/class-wp-xmlrpc-server.php b/wp-includes/class-wp-xmlrpc-server.php
index b42dddbb62..d6ee2a1323 100644
--- a/wp-includes/class-wp-xmlrpc-server.php
+++ b/wp-includes/class-wp-xmlrpc-server.php
@@ -624,7 +624,7 @@ class wp_xmlrpc_server extends IXR_Server {
 			'post_status'       => $post['post_status'],
 			'post_type'         => $post['post_type'],
 			'post_name'         => $post['post_name'],
-			'post_author'       => (string) $post['post_author'],
+			'post_author'       => $post['post_author'],
 			'post_password'     => $post['post_password'],
 			'post_excerpt'      => $post['post_excerpt'],
 			'post_content'      => $post['post_content'],
@@ -806,7 +806,7 @@ class wp_xmlrpc_server extends IXR_Server {
 
 		$_page = array(
 			'dateCreated'            => $page_date,
-			'userid'                 => (string) $page->post_author,
+			'userid'                 => $page->post_author,
 			'page_id'                => $page->ID,
 			'page_status'            => $page->post_status,
 			'description'            => $full_page['main'],
@@ -3647,10 +3647,10 @@ class wp_xmlrpc_server extends IXR_Server {
 		$content .= $post_data['post_content'];
 
 		$struct = array(
-			'userid'      => (string) $post_data['post_author'],
+			'userid'    => $post_data['post_author'],
 			'dateCreated' => $this->_convert_date( $post_data['post_date'] ),
 			'content'     => $content,
-			'postid'      => (string) $post_data['ID']
+			'postid'  => (string) $post_data['ID']
 		);
 
 		return $struct;
@@ -3698,10 +3698,10 @@ class wp_xmlrpc_server extends IXR_Server {
 			$content .= $entry['post_content'];
 
 			$struct[] = array(
-				'userid'      => (string) $entry['post_author'],
+				'userid' => $entry['post_author'],
 				'dateCreated' => $post_date,
-				'content'     => $content,
-				'postid'      => (string) $entry['ID'],
+				'content' => $content,
+				'postid' => (string) $entry['ID'],
 			);
 
 		}
@@ -4570,7 +4570,7 @@ class wp_xmlrpc_server extends IXR_Server {
 
 			$resp = array(
 				'dateCreated' => $post_date,
-				'userid' => (string) $postdata['post_author'],
+				'userid' => $postdata['post_author'],
 				'postid' => $postdata['ID'],
 				'description' => $post['main'],
 				'title' => $postdata['post_title'],
@@ -4681,7 +4681,7 @@ class wp_xmlrpc_server extends IXR_Server {
 
 			$struct[] = array(
 				'dateCreated' => $post_date,
-				'userid' => (string) $entry['post_author'],
+				'userid' => $entry['post_author'],
 				'postid' => (string) $entry['ID'],
 				'description' => $post['main'],
 				'title' => $entry['post_title'],
@@ -4896,7 +4896,7 @@ class wp_xmlrpc_server extends IXR_Server {
 
 			$struct[] = array(
 				'dateCreated' => $post_date,
-				'userid' => (string) $entry['post_author'],
+				'userid' => $entry['post_author'],
 				'postid' => (string) $entry['ID'],
 				'title' => $entry['post_title'],
 				'post_status' => $entry['post_status'],
diff --git a/wp-includes/post.php b/wp-includes/post.php
index 052e75f27d..658e43ea96 100644
--- a/wp-includes/post.php
+++ b/wp-includes/post.php
@@ -1976,7 +1976,7 @@ function sanitize_post($post, $context = 'display') {
  * @return mixed Sanitized value.
  */
 function sanitize_post_field($field, $value, $post_id, $context) {
-	$int_fields = array('ID', 'post_parent', 'menu_order', 'post_author', 'comment_count');
+	$int_fields = array('ID', 'post_parent', 'menu_order');
 	if ( in_array($field, $int_fields) )
 		$value = (int) $value;