diff --git a/computer_oriented_statistical_methods/secant_method.cpp b/computer_oriented_statistical_methods/secant_method.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index c353ef850..000000000
--- a/computer_oriented_statistical_methods/secant_method.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
-#include <cmath>
-#include <iostream>
-
-static float eq(float i) {
-    return (pow(i, 3) - (4 * i) - 9);  // original equation
-}
-
-int main() {
-    float a, b, z, c, m, n;
-    for (int i = 0; i < 100; i++) {
-        z = eq(i);
-        if (z >= 0) {
-            b = i;
-            a = --i;
-            break;
-        }
-    }
-
-    std::cout << "\nFirst initial: " << a;
-    std::cout << "\nSecond initial: " << b;
-    for (int i = 0; i < 100; i++) {
-        float h, d;
-        m = eq(a);
-        n = eq(b);
-
-        c = ((a * n) - (b * m)) / (n - m);
-        a = b;
-        b = c;
-
-        z = eq(c);
-        if (z > 0 && z < 0.09)  // stoping criteria
-            break;
-    }
-
-    std::cout << "\n\nRoot: " << c;
-    return 0;
-}