diff --git a/datadog/dogshell/service_level_objective.py b/datadog/dogshell/service_level_objective.py
index 0b4cdf388..da51529f7 100644
--- a/datadog/dogshell/service_level_objective.py
+++ b/datadog/dogshell/service_level_objective.py
@@ -326,9 +326,6 @@ def _show(cls, args):
         report_warnings(res)
         report_errors(res)
 
-        if args.string_ids:
-            res["id"] = str(res["id"])
-
         if format == "pretty":
             print(pretty_json(res))
         else: