diff --git a/src/base/properties.rs b/src/base/properties.rs
index 8041a7af..4a305481 100644
--- a/src/base/properties.rs
+++ b/src/base/properties.rs
@@ -120,13 +120,6 @@ where
         self.clone_owned().try_inverse().is_some()
     }
 
-    /// Returns `true` if this matrix is hermitian.
-    #[inline]
-    #[must_use]
-    pub fn is_hermitian(&self) -> bool {
-        self.is_square() && self.transpose().conjugate().eq(self)
-    }
-
     /// Returns `true` if this matrix is unitary.
     #[inline]
     #[must_use]
diff --git a/tests/core/matrix.rs b/tests/core/matrix.rs
index 52355311..756278f4 100644
--- a/tests/core/matrix.rs
+++ b/tests/core/matrix.rs
@@ -201,15 +201,6 @@ fn identity() {
     assert!(!not_id3.is_identity(0.0));
 }
 
-#[test]
-fn is_hermitian() {
-    let a = Matrix2::new(1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0);
-    let b = Matrix2::new(1.0, 2.0, 2.0, 1.0);
-
-    assert!(!a.is_hermitian());
-    assert!(b.is_hermitian());
-}
-
 #[test]
 fn is_unitary() {
     let a = Matrix2::new(1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0);