diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index a866cf344..d5a83d440 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@
 * # nolint comments are respected with caching (#68, @krlmlr)
 * Properly handle all knitr document formats
 * Allow for (( when linting (#259, @nathaneastwood)
+* Remove ^ from infix spaces to conform with tidyverse. (#302, @nathaneastwood)
 
 # lintr 0.2.0 #
 
diff --git a/R/infix_spaces_linter.R b/R/infix_spaces_linter.R
index b0d32efc4..a46f868a0 100644
--- a/R/infix_spaces_linter.R
+++ b/R/infix_spaces_linter.R
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ infix_tokens <- c(
   "EQ_SUB",
   "SPECIAL",
   "'/'",
-  "'^'",
   "'*'",
 
   NULL
diff --git a/tests/testthat/test-infix_spaces_linter.R b/tests/testthat/test-infix_spaces_linter.R
index 1be295382..a4b820f64 100644
--- a/tests/testthat/test-infix_spaces_linter.R
+++ b/tests/testthat/test-infix_spaces_linter.R
@@ -14,9 +14,7 @@ test_that("returns the correct linting", {
     "->",
     "%%",
     "/",
-    "^",
     "*",
-    "**",
     "|",
     "||",
     "&",