diff --git a/distribution/lib/Standard/Base/0.0.0-dev/src/Data/Decimal.enso b/distribution/lib/Standard/Base/0.0.0-dev/src/Data/Decimal.enso
index 584db8f520e..a14c9f9f65c 100644
--- a/distribution/lib/Standard/Base/0.0.0-dev/src/Data/Decimal.enso
+++ b/distribution/lib/Standard/Base/0.0.0-dev/src/Data/Decimal.enso
@@ -1128,7 +1128,7 @@ Decimal.from (that : Float) =
     is_exceptional = that.is_nan || that.is_infinite
     if is_exceptional then Error.throw (Illegal_Argument.Error "Cannot convert "+that.to_text+" to a Decimal") else
         handle_java_exception <| attach_loss_of_numeric_precision that <|
-            Decimal.Value <| Decimal_Utils.fromFloatExact that
+            Decimal.Value <| Decimal_Utils.fromFloat that
 
 ## PRIVATE
 Float.from (that : Decimal) = that.to_float
diff --git a/test/Base_Tests/src/Data/Decimal_Spec.enso b/test/Base_Tests/src/Data/Decimal_Spec.enso
index 842f36233a0..3a5f8068533 100644
--- a/test/Base_Tests/src/Data/Decimal_Spec.enso
+++ b/test/Base_Tests/src/Data/Decimal_Spec.enso
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ add_specs suite_builder =
             values.map pr->
                 v = pr.at 0
                 d = Decimal.new v . remove_warnings
-                expected = pr.at 1 . to_float
+                expected = pr.at 1
 
                 d . should_equal expected
                 expected . should_equal d
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ add_specs suite_builder =
     suite_builder.group "(Decimal_Spec) edge cases" group_builder->
         group_builder.specify "can support values outside the double range" <|
             d = Decimal.new Float.max_value
-            (d == Float.max_value) . should_be_false
+            (d == Float.max_value) . should_be_true
             ((d * d) == Float.max_value) . should_be_false
             ((-(d * d)) == -Float.max_value) . should_be_false
             Ordering.hash (d * d) . should_equal 2146435072
@@ -622,12 +622,12 @@ add_specs suite_builder =
         group_builder.specify "should attach a Loss_Of_Numeric_Precision warning when converting decimal to float with .from" <|
             Problems.expect_only_warning Loss_Of_Numeric_Precision (Float.from (Decimal.new "56.34"))
 
-        group_builder.specify "Decimal.to_float cannot compare correctly with the original Decimal" <|
+        group_builder.specify "Decimal.to_float should compare correctly with the original Decimal" <|
             huge_a = Decimal.new "3.4E300"
             huge_a_float = Float.from huge_a
 
-            (huge_a_float == huge_a) . should_be_false
-            (huge_a == huge_a_float) . should_be_false
+            (huge_a_float == huge_a) . should_be_true
+            (huge_a == huge_a_float) . should_be_true
 
         group_builder.specify "Decimal.to_integer should compare correctly with the original Decimal" <|
             huge_a = Decimal.new "3.4E320"