diff --git a/icu4j/main/classes/core/src/com/ibm/icu/text/DecimalFormat.java b/icu4j/main/classes/core/src/com/ibm/icu/text/DecimalFormat.java
index c1b9ae97ef..a016fcf43c 100644
--- a/icu4j/main/classes/core/src/com/ibm/icu/text/DecimalFormat.java
+++ b/icu4j/main/classes/core/src/com/ibm/icu/text/DecimalFormat.java
@@ -2136,12 +2136,6 @@ public class DecimalFormat extends NumberFormat {
             int lastGroup = -1; // where did we last see a grouping separator?
             int gs2 = groupingSize2 == 0 ? groupingSize : groupingSize2;
 
-            // Strict parsing leading zeroes. If a leading zero would be forced by the
-            // pattern, then don't fail strict parsing.
-            boolean strictLeadingZero = false;
-            int leadingZeroPos = 0;
-            int leadingZeroCount = 0;
-
             // equivalent grouping and decimal support
             boolean skipExtendedSeparatorParsing = ICUConfig.get(
                 "com.ibm.icu.text.DecimalFormat.SkipExtendedSeparatorParsing", "false")
@@ -2202,14 +2196,6 @@ public class DecimalFormat extends NumberFormat {
                     // Handle leading zeros
                     if (digits.count == 0) {
                         if (!sawDecimal) {
-                            if (strictParse) {
-                                // Allow leading zeros in exponents
-                                // Count leading zeros for checking later
-                                if (!strictLeadingZero)
-                                    leadingZeroPos = position + 1;
-                                strictLeadingZero = true;
-                                ++leadingZeroCount;
-                            }
                             // Ignore leading zeros in integer part of number.
                             continue;
                         }
@@ -2385,13 +2371,6 @@ public class DecimalFormat extends NumberFormat {
                 digits.decimalAt = digitCount; // Not digits.count!
 
             // check for strict parse errors
-            if (strictParse && strictLeadingZero) {
-                if ((leadingZeroCount + digits.decimalAt) > this.getMinimumIntegerDigits()) {
-                    parsePosition.setIndex(oldStart);
-                    parsePosition.setErrorIndex(leadingZeroPos);
-                    return false;
-                }
-            }
             if (strictParse && !sawDecimal) {
                 if (lastGroup != -1 && position - lastGroup != groupingSize + 1) {
                     strictFail = true;
diff --git a/icu4j/main/tests/core/src/com/ibm/icu/dev/test/format/IntlTestDecimalFormatAPI.java b/icu4j/main/tests/core/src/com/ibm/icu/dev/test/format/IntlTestDecimalFormatAPI.java
index 217044cc95..0a00014dfd 100644
--- a/icu4j/main/tests/core/src/com/ibm/icu/dev/test/format/IntlTestDecimalFormatAPI.java
+++ b/icu4j/main/tests/core/src/com/ibm/icu/dev/test/format/IntlTestDecimalFormatAPI.java
@@ -390,9 +390,9 @@ public class IntlTestDecimalFormatAPI extends com.ibm.icu.dev.test.TestFmwk
         numstr = "005";        
         try {
             Number n = df.parse(numstr);
-            errln("ERROR: Expected round trip failure not encountered: numstr -> " + n);
+            logln("INFO: Successful parse for " + numstr + " with strict parse enabled. Number is " + n);
         } catch (ParseException pe) {
-            logln("INFO: Expected ParseExpection for " + numstr + " with strick parse enabled");
+            errln("ERROR: Parse Exception encountered in strict mode: numstr -> " + numstr);
         }  
         
     }
diff --git a/icu4j/main/tests/core/src/com/ibm/icu/dev/test/format/NumberFormatTest.java b/icu4j/main/tests/core/src/com/ibm/icu/dev/test/format/NumberFormatTest.java
index 5a9f1d821d..46a873b5c6 100644
--- a/icu4j/main/tests/core/src/com/ibm/icu/dev/test/format/NumberFormatTest.java
+++ b/icu4j/main/tests/core/src/com/ibm/icu/dev/test/format/NumberFormatTest.java
@@ -1965,12 +1965,12 @@ public class NumberFormatTest extends com.ibm.icu.dev.test.TestFmwk {
             "12345, ",     // comma not followed by digit is not a group separator, but end of number
             "1,234, ",     // if group separator is present, group sizes must be appropriate
             "1,234,567",   // ...secondary too
-            "0E",          // an exponnent not followed by zero or digits is not an exponent
+            "0E",          // an exponent not followed by zero or digits is not an exponent
+            "00",          // leading zero before zero - used to be error - see ticket #7913
+            "012",         // leading zero before digit - used to be error - see ticket #7913
+            "0,456",       // leading zero before group separator - used to be error - see ticket #7913
         };
         String[] fail = {
-            "00",        // leading zero before zero
-            "012",       // leading zero before digit
-            "0,456",     // leading zero before group separator
             "1,2",       // wrong number of digits after group separator
             ",0",        // leading group separator before zero
             ",1",        // leading group separator before digit
@@ -1992,9 +1992,9 @@ public class NumberFormatTest extends com.ibm.icu.dev.test.TestFmwk {
             "0E2",      // single zero before exponent is ok
             "1234E2",   // any number of digits before exponent is ok
             "1,234E",   // an exponent string not followed by zero or digits is not an exponent
+            "00E2",     // leading zeroes now allowed in strict mode - see ticket #
         };
         String[] scientificFail = {
-            "00E2",     // double zeros fail
             "1,234E2",  // group separators with exponent fail
         };