diff --git a/src/main/java/com/thealgorithms/maths/Area.java b/src/main/java/com/thealgorithms/maths/Area.java
index 84fc67159379..cb5fac6122a3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/thealgorithms/maths/Area.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/thealgorithms/maths/Area.java
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ public static double surfaceAreaSphere(final double radius) {
      * @param slantHeight slant height of the pyramid
      * @return surface area of the given pyramid
      */
+     /*
     public static double surfaceAreaPyramid(final double sideLength, final double slantHeight) {
         if (sideLength <= 0) {
             throw new IllegalArgumentException("");
@@ -87,6 +88,7 @@ public static double surfaceAreaPyramid(final double sideLength, final double sl
         double lateralSurfaceArea = 2 * sideLength * slantHeight;
         return baseArea + lateralSurfaceArea;
     }
+    */
 
     /**
      * Calculate the area of a rectangle.
@@ -232,4 +234,23 @@ public static double surfaceAreaCone(final double radius, final double height) {
         }
         return Math.PI * radius * (radius + Math.pow(height * height + radius * radius, 0.5));
     }
+
+    /**
+    * Calculate the surface area of a pyramid with a square base
+    *
+    * @param sideLength
+    * @param slantHeight
+    * @return surface area of the pyramid
+    */
+    public static double surfaceAreaPyramid(final double sideLength, final double slantHeight) {
+        if (sideLength <= 0) {
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Must be a positive sideLength");
+        }
+        if (slantHeight <= 0) {
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Must be a positive slantHeight");
+        }
+        double baseArea = sideLength * sideLength;
+        double lateralSurfaceArea = 2 * sideLength * slantHeight;
+        return baseArea + lateralSurfaceArea;
+    }
 }