diff --git a/src/core/vectortile/qgsmapboxglstyleconverter.cpp b/src/core/vectortile/qgsmapboxglstyleconverter.cpp
index 229b4334d36..f7669b06268 100644
--- a/src/core/vectortile/qgsmapboxglstyleconverter.cpp
+++ b/src/core/vectortile/qgsmapboxglstyleconverter.cpp
@@ -2497,10 +2497,11 @@ QgsProperty QgsMapBoxGlStyleConverter::parseInterpolateOpacityByZoom( const QVar
     double top = 0.0;
     const bool numeric = numericArgumentsOnly( bv, tv, bottom, top );
     scaleExpression = QStringLiteral( "set_color_part(@symbol_color, 'alpha', %1)" )
-                      .arg( interpolateExpression( stops.value( 0 ).toList().value( 0 ).toDouble(),
-                            stops.last().toList().value( 0 ).toDouble(),
-                            numeric ? QString::number( bottom * maxOpacity ) : QString( "(%1) * %2" ).arg( parseValue( bv, context ) ).arg( maxOpacity ),
-                            numeric ? QString::number( top * maxOpacity ) : QString( "(%1) * %2" ).arg( parseValue( tv, context ) ).arg( maxOpacity ), base, 1, &context ) );
+                      .arg( interpolateExpression(
+                              stops.value( 0 ).toList().value( 0 ).toDouble(),
+                              stops.last().toList().value( 0 ).toDouble(),
+                              numeric ? QString::number( bottom * maxOpacity ) : QString( "(%1) * %2" ).arg( parseValue( bv, context ) ).arg( maxOpacity ),
+                              numeric ? QString::number( top * maxOpacity ) : QString( "(%1) * %2" ).arg( parseValue( tv, context ) ).arg( maxOpacity ), base, 1, &context ) );
   }
   else
   {
@@ -2527,11 +2528,12 @@ QString QgsMapBoxGlStyleConverter::parseOpacityStops( double base, const QVarian
                                   "THEN set_color_part(@symbol_color, 'alpha', %3)" )
                   .arg( stops.value( i ).toList().value( 0 ).toString(),
                         stops.value( i + 1 ).toList().value( 0 ).toString(),
-                        interpolateExpression( stops.value( i ).toList().value( 0 ).toDouble(),
-                            stops.value( i + 1 ).toList().value( 0 ).toDouble(),
-                            numeric ? QString::number( bottom * maxOpacity ) : QString( "(%1) * %2" ).arg( parseValue( bv, context ) ).arg( maxOpacity ),
-                            numeric ? QString::number( top * maxOpacity ) : QString( "(%1) * %2" ).arg( parseValue( tv, context ) ).arg( maxOpacity ),
-                            base, 1, &context ) );
+                        interpolateExpression(
+                          stops.value( i ).toList().value( 0 ).toDouble(),
+                          stops.value( i + 1 ).toList().value( 0 ).toDouble(),
+                          numeric ? QString::number( bottom * maxOpacity ) : QString( "(%1) * %2" ).arg( parseValue( bv, context ) ).arg( maxOpacity ),
+                          numeric ? QString::number( top * maxOpacity ) : QString( "(%1) * %2" ).arg( parseValue( tv, context ) ).arg( maxOpacity ),
+                          base, 1, &context ) );
   }
 
 
@@ -3217,23 +3219,11 @@ QString QgsMapBoxGlStyleConverter::interpolateExpression( double zoomMin, double
   {
     if ( base == 1 )
     {
-      expression = QStringLiteral( "scale_linear(@vector_tile_zoom,%1,%2,%3,%4)" ).arg( zoomMin )
-                   .arg( zoomMax )
-                   .arg( minValueExpr )
-                   .arg( maxValueExpr );
+      expression = QStringLiteral( "scale_linear(@vector_tile_zoom,%1,%2,%3,%4)" ).arg( zoomMin ).arg( zoomMax ).arg( minValueExpr ).arg( maxValueExpr );
     }
     else
     {
-      // use formula to scale value exponentially as scale_exp expression function
-      // gives wrong resutls, see https://github.com/qgis/QGIS/pull/53164
-      QString ratioExpr = QStringLiteral( "(%1^(@vector_tile_zoom - %2) - 1) / (%1^(%3 - %2) - 1)" ).arg( base ).arg( zoomMin ).arg( zoomMax );
-      expression = QStringLiteral( "(%1) + (%2) * ((%3) - (%1))" ).arg( minValueExpr ).arg( ratioExpr ).arg( maxValueExpr );
-      // can be uncommented when scale_exponential expression function gets to the old LTR
-      //expression = QStringLiteral( "scale_exponential(@vector_tile_zoom,%1,%2,%3,%4,%5)" ).arg( zoomMin )
-      //             .arg( zoomMax )
-      //             .arg( minValueExpr )
-      //             .arg( maxValueExpr )
-      //             .arg( base );
+      expression = QStringLiteral( "scale_exponential(@vector_tile_zoom,%1,%2,%3,%4,%5)" ).arg( zoomMin ).arg( zoomMax ).arg( minValueExpr ).arg( maxValueExpr ).arg( base );
     }
   }