diff --git a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/Javascript/partial_model_enum_class.mustache b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/Javascript/partial_model_enum_class.mustache
index 39d34639916..f72afdd14d7 100644
--- a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/Javascript/partial_model_enum_class.mustache
+++ b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/Javascript/partial_model_enum_class.mustache
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
    * @return {{=< >=}}{module:<#invokerPackage><invokerPackage>/</invokerPackage><#modelPackage><modelPackage>/</modelPackage><classname>}<={{ }}=> The enum <code>{{classname}}</code> value.
    */
   exports.constructFromObject = function(object) {
-    return exports[object];
+    return object;
   }
 
   return exports;
diff --git a/samples/client/petstore/javascript-promise/src/model/EnumClass.js b/samples/client/petstore/javascript-promise/src/model/EnumClass.js
index 1ad4876ebe0..20ab7dad1f7 100644
--- a/samples/client/petstore/javascript-promise/src/model/EnumClass.js
+++ b/samples/client/petstore/javascript-promise/src/model/EnumClass.js
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
    * @return {module:model/EnumClass} The enum <code>EnumClass</code> value.
    */
   exports.constructFromObject = function(object) {
-    return exports[object];
+    return object;
   }
 
   return exports;
diff --git a/samples/client/petstore/javascript-promise/src/model/OuterEnum.js b/samples/client/petstore/javascript-promise/src/model/OuterEnum.js
index 8a31a9d87be..21da6b555e2 100644
--- a/samples/client/petstore/javascript-promise/src/model/OuterEnum.js
+++ b/samples/client/petstore/javascript-promise/src/model/OuterEnum.js
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
    * @return {module:model/OuterEnum} The enum <code>OuterEnum</code> value.
    */
   exports.constructFromObject = function(object) {
-    return exports[object];
+    return object;
   }
 
   return exports;
diff --git a/samples/client/petstore/javascript/src/model/EnumClass.js b/samples/client/petstore/javascript/src/model/EnumClass.js
index 1ad4876ebe0..20ab7dad1f7 100644
--- a/samples/client/petstore/javascript/src/model/EnumClass.js
+++ b/samples/client/petstore/javascript/src/model/EnumClass.js
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
    * @return {module:model/EnumClass} The enum <code>EnumClass</code> value.
    */
   exports.constructFromObject = function(object) {
-    return exports[object];
+    return object;
   }
 
   return exports;
diff --git a/samples/client/petstore/javascript/src/model/OuterEnum.js b/samples/client/petstore/javascript/src/model/OuterEnum.js
index 8a31a9d87be..21da6b555e2 100644
--- a/samples/client/petstore/javascript/src/model/OuterEnum.js
+++ b/samples/client/petstore/javascript/src/model/OuterEnum.js
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
    * @return {module:model/OuterEnum} The enum <code>OuterEnum</code> value.
    */
   exports.constructFromObject = function(object) {
-    return exports[object];
+    return object;
   }
 
   return exports;