diff --git a/src/julia-syntax.scm b/src/julia-syntax.scm
index 1cfd012a0ef853..b4cb4b580c61ba 100644
--- a/src/julia-syntax.scm
+++ b/src/julia-syntax.scm
@@ -2058,11 +2058,7 @@
                  ((and (eq? f '^) (length= e 4) (integer? (cadddr e)))
                   (expand-forms
                    `(call (top literal_pow) ^ ,(caddr e) (call (core apply_type) (top Val) ,(cadddr e)))))
-                 ((and (equal? f `(|.| (|.| Base (inert FastMath)) (inert pow_fast)))
-                   (length= e 4) (integer? (cadddr e)))
-                  (expand-forms
-                   `(call (top literal_pow) (|.| (|.| Base (inert FastMath)) (inert pow_fast))
-                     ,(caddr e) (call (core apply_type) (top Val) ,(cadddr e)))))
+
                  ((and (eq? f '*) (length= e 4))
                   (expand-transposed-op
                    e
diff --git a/test/fastmath.jl b/test/fastmath.jl
index 932d0ab65fc9c9..754e84362c5e6c 100644
--- a/test/fastmath.jl
+++ b/test/fastmath.jl
@@ -201,10 +201,3 @@ let a = ones(2,2), b = ones(2,2)
     local c = 0
     @test @fastmath(c |= 1) == 1
 end
-
-struct LitPowTest end
-Base.literal_pow{p}(::typeof(Base.FastMath.pow_fast), ::LitPowTest, ::Type{Val{p}}) = 1
-Base.literal_pow{p}(::typeof(^), ::LitPowTest, ::Type{Val{p}}) = 2
-LPT = LitPowTest()
-@test (@fastmath LPT^2) == 1
-@test LPT^2 == 2