diff --git a/commons-numbers-fraction/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/numbers/fraction/BigFraction.java b/commons-numbers-fraction/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/numbers/fraction/BigFraction.java
index a4a14a4..ded343b 100644
--- a/commons-numbers-fraction/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/numbers/fraction/BigFraction.java
+++ b/commons-numbers-fraction/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/numbers/fraction/BigFraction.java
@@ -954,18 +954,6 @@
     }
 
     /**
-     * Returns a {@code double} whose value is
-     * <code>this<sup>exponent</sup></code>.
-     *
-     * @param exponent exponent to which this {@code BigFraction} is to be raised.
-     * @return <code>this<sup>exponent</sup></code> as a {@code double}.
-     */
-    public double pow(final double exponent) {
-        return Math.pow(numerator.doubleValue(),   exponent) /
-               Math.pow(denominator.doubleValue(), exponent);
-    }
-
-    /**
      * Returns the {@code String} representing this fraction.
      * Uses:
      * <ul>
diff --git a/commons-numbers-fraction/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/numbers/fraction/BigFractionTest.java b/commons-numbers-fraction/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/numbers/fraction/BigFractionTest.java
index a33cf1b..1f0f52e 100644
--- a/commons-numbers-fraction/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/numbers/fraction/BigFractionTest.java
+++ b/commons-numbers-fraction/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/numbers/fraction/BigFractionTest.java
@@ -653,7 +653,6 @@
         Assertions.assertEquals(BigFraction.ZERO, BigFraction.of(0, 5).pow(123));
         Assertions.assertEquals(BigFraction.ZERO, BigFraction.of(0, 5).pow(123L));
         Assertions.assertEquals(BigFraction.ZERO, BigFraction.of(0, 5).pow(new BigInteger("112233445566778899")));
-        Assertions.assertEquals(Math.sqrt(2d / 3), BigFraction.of(2, 3).pow(0.5), 1e-15);
     }
 
     @Test