diff --git a/django/db/migrations/state.py b/django/db/migrations/state.py
index d8b2560186..9e73fb20fd 100644
--- a/django/db/migrations/state.py
+++ b/django/db/migrations/state.py
@@ -454,8 +454,6 @@ class ModelState:
                     options[name] = set(normalize_together(it))
                 else:
                     options[name] = model._meta.original_attrs[name]
-        # Force-convert all options to str (#23226)
-        options = cls.force_text_recursive(options)
         # If we're ignoring relationships, remove all field-listing model
         # options (that option basically just means "make a stub model")
         if exclude_rels:
@@ -533,21 +531,6 @@ class ModelState:
             managers,
         )
 
-    @classmethod
-    def force_text_recursive(cls, value):
-        if isinstance(value, list):
-            return [cls.force_text_recursive(x) for x in value]
-        elif isinstance(value, tuple):
-            return tuple(cls.force_text_recursive(x) for x in value)
-        elif isinstance(value, set):
-            return set(cls.force_text_recursive(x) for x in value)
-        elif isinstance(value, dict):
-            return {
-                cls.force_text_recursive(k): cls.force_text_recursive(v)
-                for k, v in value.items()
-            }
-        return value
-
     def construct_managers(self):
         "Deep-clone the managers using deconstruction"
         # Sort all managers by their creation counter