diff --git a/cf/data/data.py b/cf/data/data.py
index 83735069d7..2820e89852 100644
--- a/cf/data/data.py
+++ b/cf/data/data.py
@@ -828,19 +828,6 @@ def __float__(self):
         """
         return float(self._get_dask())
 
-    def __round__(self, *ndigits):
-        """Called to implement the built-in function `round`
-
-        x.__round__(*ndigits) <==> round(x, *ndigits)
-
-        """
-        if self.size != 1:
-            raise TypeError(
-                "only length-1 arrays can be converted to Python scalars"
-            )
-
-        return round(self.datum(), *ndigits)
-
     @daskified(_DASKIFIED_VERBOSE)
     def __int__(self):
         """Called to implement the built-in function `int`
diff --git a/cf/test/test_Data.py b/cf/test/test_Data.py
index 3dce6264af..b53725cd2a 100644
--- a/cf/test/test_Data.py
+++ b/cf/test/test_Data.py
@@ -2359,32 +2359,6 @@ def test_Data__int__(self):
         with self.assertRaises(Exception):
             _ = int(cf.Data([1, 2]))
 
-    def test_Data__round__(self):
-        if self.test_only and inspect.stack()[0][3] not in self.test_only:
-            return
-
-        for ndigits in ([], [0], [1], [2], [3]):
-            for x in (
-                -1.9123,
-                -1.5789,
-                -1.4123,
-                -1.789,
-                0,
-                1.123,
-                1.0234,
-                1.412,
-                1.9345,
-            ):
-                self.assertEqual(
-                    round(cf.Data(x), *ndigits), round(x, *ndigits)
-                )
-                self.assertEqual(
-                    round(cf.Data(x), *ndigits), round(x, *ndigits)
-                )
-
-        with self.assertRaises(Exception):
-            _ = round(cf.Data([1, 2]))
-
     def test_Data_argmax(self):
         if self.test_only and inspect.stack()[0][3] not in self.test_only:
             return