1 files changed, 0 insertions, 14 deletions
diff --git a/bignum.c b/bignum.c
index 6444deb1e8..bb6b8fb05d 100644
--- a/bignum.c
+++ b/bignum.c
@@ -6296,19 +6296,6 @@ rb_big_fdiv(VALUE x, VALUE y)
     return DBL2NUM(dx / dy);
 }
 
-/*
- *  call-seq:
- *     big ** exponent   -> numeric
- *
- *  Raises _big_ to the _exponent_ power (which may be an integer, float,
- *  or anything that will coerce to a number). The result may be
- *  a Fixnum, Bignum, or Float
- *
- *    123456789 ** 2      #=> 15241578750190521
- *    123456789 ** 1.2    #=> 5126464716.09932
- *    123456789 ** -2     #=> 6.5610001194102e-17
- */
-
 VALUE
 rb_big_pow(VALUE x, VALUE y)
 {
@@ -6950,7 +6937,6 @@ Init_Bignum(void)
     rb_define_method(rb_cBignum, "modulo", rb_big_modulo, 1);
     rb_define_method(rb_cBignum, "remainder", rb_big_remainder, 1);
     rb_define_method(rb_cBignum, "fdiv", rb_big_fdiv, 1);
-    rb_define_method(rb_cBignum, "**", rb_big_pow, 1);
 
     rb_define_method(rb_cBignum, "==", rb_big_eq, 1);
     rb_define_method(rb_cBignum, ">", big_gt, 1);