diff --git a/django/utils/functional.py b/django/utils/functional.py
index 2771851eae..4220cbc4b6 100644
--- a/django/utils/functional.py
+++ b/django/utils/functional.py
@@ -165,8 +165,6 @@ def lazy(func, *resultclasses):
             return hash(self.__cast())
 
         def __mod__(self, rhs):
-            if self._delegate_text:
-                return str(self) % rhs
             return self.__cast() % rhs
 
         def __add__(self, other):