diff --git a/doc/sax.md b/doc/sax.md
index 9ad2e4b9a..bbdc55074 100644
--- a/doc/sax.md
+++ b/doc/sax.md
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ You may doubt that, why not just using `sprintf()` or `std::stringstream` to bui
 There are various reasons:
 1. `Writer` must output a well-formed JSON. If there is incorrect event sequence (e.g. `Int()` just after `StartObject()`), it generates assertion fail in debug mode.
 2. `Writer::String()` can handle string escaping (e.g. converting code point `U+000A` to `\n`) and Unicode transcoding.
-3. `Writer` handles number output consistently. For example, user can set precision for `Double()`.
+3. `Writer` handles number output consistently.
 4. `Writer` implements the event handler concept. It can be used to handle events from `Reader`, `Document` or other event publisher.
 5. `Writer` can be optimized for different platforms.
 
@@ -258,20 +258,6 @@ The last one, `Allocator` is the type of allocator, which is used for allocating
 
 Besides, the constructor of `Writer` has a `levelDepth` parameter. This parameter affects the initial memory allocated for storing information per hierarchy level.
 
-## Precision (#WriterPrecision)
-
-When using `Double()`, the precision of output can be specified, for example:
-
-~~~~~~~~~~cpp
-writer.SetDoublePrecision(4);
-writer.StartArary();
-writer.Double(3.14159265359);
-writer.EndArray();
-~~~~~~~~~~
-~~~~~~~~~~
-[3.1416]
-~~~~~~~~~~
-
 ## PrettyWriter {#PrettyWriter}
 
 While the output of `Writer` is the most condensed JSON without white-spaces, suitable for network transfer or storage, it is not easily readable by human.
diff --git a/include/rapidjson/prettywriter.h b/include/rapidjson/prettywriter.h
index 02b9420b7..d35146843 100644
--- a/include/rapidjson/prettywriter.h
+++ b/include/rapidjson/prettywriter.h
@@ -31,9 +31,6 @@ class PrettyWriter : public Writer<OutputStream, SourceEncoding, TargetEncoding,
 	PrettyWriter(OutputStream& os, Allocator* allocator = 0, size_t levelDepth = Base::kDefaultLevelDepth) : 
 		Base(os, allocator, levelDepth), indentChar_(' '), indentCharCount_(4) {}
 
-	//! Overridden for fluent API, see \ref Writer::SetDoublePrecision()
-	PrettyWriter& SetDoublePrecision(int p) { Base::SetDoublePrecision(p); return *this; }
-
 	//! Set custom indentation.
 	/*! \param indentChar		Character for indentation. Must be whitespace character (' ', '\\t', '\\n', '\\r').
 		\param indentCharCount	Number of indent characters for each indentation level.
@@ -119,15 +116,6 @@ class PrettyWriter : public Writer<OutputStream, SourceEncoding, TargetEncoding,
 	//! Simpler but slower overload.
 	bool String(const Ch* str) { return String(str, internal::StrLen(str)); }
 
-	//! Overridden for fluent API, see \ref Writer::Double()
-	bool Double(double d, int precision) {
-		int oldPrecision = Base::GetDoublePrecision();
-		SetDoublePrecision(precision);
-		bool ret = Double(d);
-		SetDoublePrecision(oldPrecision);
-		return ret;
-	}
-
 	//@}
 protected:
 	void PrettyPrefix(Type type) {
diff --git a/include/rapidjson/writer.h b/include/rapidjson/writer.h
index af9fea368..9d25b2769 100644
--- a/include/rapidjson/writer.h
+++ b/include/rapidjson/writer.h
@@ -43,12 +43,10 @@ class Writer {
 		\param levelDepth Initial capacity of stack.
 	*/
 	Writer(OutputStream& os, Allocator* allocator = 0, size_t levelDepth = kDefaultLevelDepth) : 
-		os_(&os), level_stack_(allocator, levelDepth * sizeof(Level)),
-		doublePrecision_(kDefaultDoublePrecision), hasRoot_(false) {}
+		os_(&os), level_stack_(allocator, levelDepth * sizeof(Level)), hasRoot_(false) {}
 
 	Writer(Allocator* allocator = 0, size_t levelDepth = kDefaultLevelDepth) :
-		os_(0), level_stack_(allocator, levelDepth * sizeof(Level)),
-		doublePrecision_(kDefaultDoublePrecision), hasRoot_(false) {}
+		os_(0), level_stack_(allocator, levelDepth * sizeof(Level)), hasRoot_(false) {}
 
 	//! Reset the writer with a new stream.
 	/*!
@@ -70,7 +68,6 @@ class Writer {
 	*/
 	void Reset(OutputStream& os) {
 		os_ = &os;
-		doublePrecision_ = kDefaultDoublePrecision;
 		hasRoot_ = false;
 		level_stack_.Clear();
 	}
@@ -83,21 +80,6 @@ class Writer {
 		return hasRoot_ && level_stack_.Empty();
 	}
 
-	//! Set the number of significant digits for \c double values
-	/*! When writing a \c double value to the \c OutputStream, the number
-		of significant digits is limited to 6 by default.
-		\param p maximum number of significant digits (default: 6)
-		\return The Writer itself for fluent API.
-	*/
-	Writer& SetDoublePrecision(int p = kDefaultDoublePrecision) {
-		if (p < 0) p = kDefaultDoublePrecision; // negative precision is ignored
-		doublePrecision_ = p;
-		return *this;
-	}
-
-	//! \see SetDoublePrecision()
-	int GetDoublePrecision() const { return doublePrecision_; }
-
 	/*!@name Implementation of Handler
 		\see Handler
 	*/
@@ -112,12 +94,6 @@ class Writer {
 
 	//! Writes the given \c double value to the stream
 	/*!
-		The number of significant digits (the precision) to be written
-		can be set by \ref SetDoublePrecision() for the Writer:
-		\code
-		Writer<...> writer(...);
-		writer.SetDoublePrecision(12).Double(M_PI);
-		\endcode
 		\param d The value to be written.
 		\return Whether it is succeed.
 	*/
@@ -167,23 +143,6 @@ class Writer {
 	/*! @name Convenience extensions */
 	//@{
 
-	//! Writes the given \c double value to the stream (explicit precision)
-	/*!
-		The currently set double precision is ignored in favor of the explicitly
-		given precision for this value.
-		\see Double(), SetDoublePrecision(), GetDoublePrecision()
-		\param d The value to be written
-		\param precision The number of significant digits for this value
-		\return Whether it is succeeded.
-	*/
-	bool Double(double d, int precision) {
-		int oldPrecision = GetDoublePrecision();
-		SetDoublePrecision(precision);
-		bool ret = Double(d);
-		SetDoublePrecision(oldPrecision);
-		return ret;
-	}
-
 	//! Simpler but slower overload.
 	bool String(const Ch* str) { return String(str, internal::StrLen(str)); }
 
@@ -350,11 +309,8 @@ class Writer {
 
 	OutputStream* os_;
 	internal::Stack<Allocator> level_stack_;
-	int doublePrecision_;
 	bool hasRoot_;
 
-	static const int kDefaultDoublePrecision = 6;
-
 private:
 	// Prohibit copy constructor & assignment operator.
 	Writer(const Writer&);
diff --git a/test/unittest/writertest.cpp b/test/unittest/writertest.cpp
index c83422732..59543b0ec 100644
--- a/test/unittest/writertest.cpp
+++ b/test/unittest/writertest.cpp
@@ -65,62 +65,6 @@ TEST(Writer, Double) {
 
 }
 
-//TEST(Writer,DoublePrecision) {
-//	const char json[] = "[1.2345,1.2345678,0.123456789012,1234567.8]";
-//
-//	StringBuffer buffer;
-//	Writer<StringBuffer> writer(buffer);
-//
-//	const int kDefaultDoublePrecision = 6;
-//	// handling the double precision
-//	EXPECT_EQ(writer.GetDoublePrecision(), kDefaultDoublePrecision);
-//	writer.SetDoublePrecision(17);
-//	EXPECT_EQ(writer.GetDoublePrecision(), 17);
-//	writer.SetDoublePrecision(-1); // negative equivalent to reset
-//	EXPECT_EQ(writer.GetDoublePrecision(), kDefaultDoublePrecision);
-//	writer.SetDoublePrecision(1);
-//	writer.SetDoublePrecision();   // reset again
-//	EXPECT_EQ(writer.GetDoublePrecision(), kDefaultDoublePrecision);
-//
-//	{ // write with explicitly increased precision
-//		StringStream s(json);
-//		Reader reader;
-//		reader.Parse<0>(s, writer.SetDoublePrecision(12));
-//		EXPECT_EQ(writer.GetDoublePrecision(), 12);
-//		EXPECT_STREQ(json, buffer.GetString());
-//	}
-//	{ // explicit individual double precisions
-//		buffer.Clear();
-//		writer.Reset(buffer);
-//		writer.SetDoublePrecision(2);
-//		writer.StartArray();
-//		writer.Double(1.2345, 5);
-//		writer.Double(1.2345678, 9);
-//		writer.Double(0.123456789012, 12);
-//		writer.Double(1234567.8, 8);
-//		writer.EndArray();
-//
-//		EXPECT_EQ(writer.GetDoublePrecision(), 2);
-//		EXPECT_STREQ(json, buffer.GetString());
-//	}
-//	{ // write with default precision (output with precision loss)
-//		Document d;
-//		d.Parse<0>(json);
-//		buffer.Clear();
-//		writer.Reset(buffer);
-//		d.Accept(writer.SetDoublePrecision());
-//
-//		// parsed again to avoid platform-dependent floating point outputs
-//		// (e.g. width of exponents)
-//		d.Parse<0>(buffer.GetString());
-//		EXPECT_EQ(writer.GetDoublePrecision(), kDefaultDoublePrecision);
-//		EXPECT_DOUBLE_EQ(d[0u].GetDouble(), 1.2345);
-//		EXPECT_DOUBLE_EQ(d[1u].GetDouble(), 1.23457);
-//		EXPECT_DOUBLE_EQ(d[2u].GetDouble(), 0.123457);
-//		EXPECT_DOUBLE_EQ(d[3u].GetDouble(), 1234570);
-//	}
-//}
-
 TEST(Writer, Transcode) {
 	const char json[] = "{\"hello\":\"world\",\"t\":true,\"f\":false,\"n\":null,\"i\":123,\"pi\":3.1416,\"a\":[1,2,3],\"dollar\":\"\x24\",\"cents\":\"\xC2\xA2\",\"euro\":\"\xE2\x82\xAC\",\"gclef\":\"\xF0\x9D\x84\x9E\"}";