diff --git a/src/spicelib/parser/ptfuncs.c b/src/spicelib/parser/ptfuncs.c
index 92793f285..863a7921b 100644
--- a/src/spicelib/parser/ptfuncs.c
+++ b/src/spicelib/parser/ptfuncs.c
@@ -69,24 +69,21 @@ double
 PTpower(double arg1, double arg2)
 {
     double res;
-    if (newcompat.lt) {
-        if (arg1 == 0)
+
+    if (arg1 == 0)
+        res = 0;
+    else if(arg1 > 0)
+        res = pow(arg1, arg2);
+    else {
+        /* If arg2 is quasi an integer, round it to have pow not fail
+            when arg1 is negative. Takes into account the double
+            representation which sometimes differs in the last digit(s). */
+        if (AlmostEqualUlps(nearbyint(arg2), arg2, 10))
+            res = pow(arg1, round(arg2));
+        else
+            /* As per LTSPICE specification for ** */
             res = 0;
-        else if(arg1 > 0)
-            res = pow(arg1, arg2);
-        else {
-            /* If arg2 is quasi an integer, round it to have pow not fail
-               when arg1 is negative. Takes into account the double 
-               representation which sometimes differs in the last digit(s). */
-            if (AlmostEqualUlps(nearbyint(arg2), arg2, 10))
-                res = pow(arg1, round(arg2));
-            else
-                /* As per LTSPICE specification for ** */
-                res = 0;
-        }
     }
-    else
-        res = pow(fabs(arg1), arg2);
     return res;
 }
 
@@ -106,7 +103,7 @@ PTpowerH(double arg1, double arg2)
             res = pow(arg1, arg2);
         }
     }
-    else if (newcompat.lt) {
+    else {
         if (arg1 >= 0)
             res = pow(arg1, arg2);
         else {
@@ -120,8 +117,6 @@ PTpowerH(double arg1, double arg2)
                 res = 0;
         }
     }
-    else
-        res = pow(fabs(arg1), arg2);
     return res;
 }