diff --git a/lib/prism/translation/parser/compiler.rb b/lib/prism/translation/parser/compiler.rb
index d4e94ae5e0..aaccee64c1 100644
--- a/lib/prism/translation/parser/compiler.rb
+++ b/lib/prism/translation/parser/compiler.rb
@@ -297,11 +297,6 @@ def visit_call_node(node)
 
           if node.call_operator_loc.nil?
             case name
-            when :-@
-              case (receiver = node.receiver).type
-              when :integer_node, :float_node, :rational_node, :imaginary_node
-                return visit(numeric_negate(node.message_loc, receiver))
-              end
             when :!
               return visit_block(builder.not_op(token(node.message_loc), token(node.opening_loc), visit(node.receiver), token(node.closing_loc)), block)
             when :=~
@@ -1973,22 +1968,6 @@ def multi_target_elements(node)
           elements
         end
 
-        # Negate the value of a numeric node. This is a special case where you
-        # have a negative sign on one line and then a number on the next line.
-        # In normal Ruby, this will always be a method call. The parser gem,
-        # however, marks this as a numeric literal. We have to massage the tree
-        # here to get it into the correct form.
-        def numeric_negate(message_loc, receiver)
-          case receiver.type
-          when :integer_node, :float_node
-            receiver.copy(value: -receiver.value, location: message_loc.join(receiver.location))
-          when :rational_node
-            receiver.copy(numerator: -receiver.numerator, location: message_loc.join(receiver.location))
-          when :imaginary_node
-            receiver.copy(numeric: numeric_negate(message_loc, receiver.numeric), location: message_loc.join(receiver.location))
-          end
-        end
-
         # Blocks can have a special set of parameters that automatically expand
         # when given arrays if they have a single required parameter and no
         # other parameters.
diff --git a/snapshots/unary_method_calls.txt b/snapshots/unary_method_calls.txt
index 4f793866c5..451da443fe 100644
--- a/snapshots/unary_method_calls.txt
+++ b/snapshots/unary_method_calls.txt
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-@ ProgramNode (location: (1,0)-(2,5))
+@ ProgramNode (location: (1,0)-(8,2))
 ├── flags: ∅
 ├── locals: []
 └── statements:
-    @ StatementsNode (location: (1,0)-(2,5))
+    @ StatementsNode (location: (1,0)-(8,2))
     ├── flags: ∅
-    └── body: (length: 2)
+    └── body: (length: 4)
         ├── @ CallNode (location: (1,0)-(1,5))
         │   ├── flags: newline
         │   ├── receiver:
@@ -19,15 +19,43 @@
         │   ├── closing_loc: ∅
         │   ├── equal_loc: ∅
         │   └── block: ∅
-        └── @ CallNode (location: (2,0)-(2,5))
+        ├── @ CallNode (location: (2,0)-(2,5))
+        │   ├── flags: newline
+        │   ├── receiver:
+        │   │   @ IntegerNode (location: (2,0)-(2,2))
+        │   │   ├── flags: static_literal, decimal
+        │   │   └── value: 42
+        │   ├── call_operator_loc: (2,2)-(2,3) = "."
+        │   ├── name: :!
+        │   ├── message_loc: (2,3)-(2,5) = "!@"
+        │   ├── opening_loc: ∅
+        │   ├── arguments: ∅
+        │   ├── closing_loc: ∅
+        │   ├── equal_loc: ∅
+        │   └── block: ∅
+        ├── @ CallNode (location: (4,0)-(5,2))
+        │   ├── flags: newline
+        │   ├── receiver:
+        │   │   @ IntegerNode (location: (5,0)-(5,2))
+        │   │   ├── flags: static_literal, decimal
+        │   │   └── value: 42
+        │   ├── call_operator_loc: ∅
+        │   ├── name: :-@
+        │   ├── message_loc: (4,0)-(4,1) = "-"
+        │   ├── opening_loc: ∅
+        │   ├── arguments: ∅
+        │   ├── closing_loc: ∅
+        │   ├── equal_loc: ∅
+        │   └── block: ∅
+        └── @ CallNode (location: (7,0)-(8,2))
             ├── flags: newline
             ├── receiver:
-            │   @ IntegerNode (location: (2,0)-(2,2))
+            │   @ IntegerNode (location: (8,0)-(8,2))
             │   ├── flags: static_literal, decimal
             │   └── value: 42
-            ├── call_operator_loc: (2,2)-(2,3) = "."
-            ├── name: :!
-            ├── message_loc: (2,3)-(2,5) = "!@"
+            ├── call_operator_loc: ∅
+            ├── name: :+@
+            ├── message_loc: (7,0)-(7,1) = "+"
             ├── opening_loc: ∅
             ├── arguments: ∅
             ├── closing_loc: ∅
diff --git a/test/prism/fixtures/unary_method_calls.txt b/test/prism/fixtures/unary_method_calls.txt
index dda85e4bdb..a8327d23cc 100644
--- a/test/prism/fixtures/unary_method_calls.txt
+++ b/test/prism/fixtures/unary_method_calls.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,8 @@
 42.~@
 42.!@
+
+-
+42
+
++
+42