diff --git a/src/QueryParameterBag.php b/src/QueryParameterBag.php
index 68b699e..4e4c205 100644
--- a/src/QueryParameterBag.php
+++ b/src/QueryParameterBag.php
@@ -65,10 +65,6 @@ class QueryParameterBag implements \Stringable
 
     public function __toString(): string
     {
-        // Valueless parameters are stored as null, which http_build_query() skips;
-        // render them with an empty value so they survive.
-        $parameters = array_map(fn ($value) => $value ?? '', $this->parameters);
-
-        return http_build_query($parameters, '', '&', PHP_QUERY_RFC3986);
+        return http_build_query($this->parameters, '', '&', PHP_QUERY_RFC3986);
     }
 }
diff --git a/tests/QueryParameterBagTest.php b/tests/QueryParameterBagTest.php
index bfc8fe1..55f870c 100644
--- a/tests/QueryParameterBagTest.php
+++ b/tests/QueryParameterBagTest.php
@@ -89,21 +89,6 @@ it('can be casted to a string', function () {
 });
 
 
-it('keeps valueless parameters when being casted to a string', function () {
-    $queryParameterBag = QueryParameterBag::fromString('offset');
-
-    expect($queryParameterBag)->has('offset')->toBeTrue();
-    expect($queryParameterBag)->__toString()->toEqual('offset=');
-});
-
-
-it('keeps valueless parameters alongside valued ones when being casted to a string', function () {
-    $queryParameterBag = QueryParameterBag::fromString('foo=&bar=baz');
-
-    expect($queryParameterBag)->__toString()->toEqual('foo=&bar=baz');
-});
-
-
 it('can be created from a string with url encoded values', function () {
     $queryParameterBag = QueryParameterBag::fromString(
         'category=storage%20furniture&discount=%3E40%25%20off&range%5B0%5D=10&range%5B1%5D=20'