diff --git a/aesara/tensor/type.py b/aesara/tensor/type.py
index 37324ee92c..28e55c3b9a 100644
--- a/aesara/tensor/type.py
+++ b/aesara/tensor/type.py
@@ -315,9 +315,7 @@ def is_super(self, otype):
         return False
 
     def convert_variable(self, var):
-        if self.is_super(var.type) and not isinstance(
-            var.type, aesara.sparse.SparseType
-        ):
+        if self.is_super(var.type) and isinstance(var.type, DenseTensorType):
             # `var.type` is at least as specific as `self`, so we return
             # `var` as-is
             return var