diff --git a/cpp/src/io/parquet/writer_impl.cu b/cpp/src/io/parquet/writer_impl.cu
index 38b91cfbab5..f9ee1b431b2 100644
--- a/cpp/src/io/parquet/writer_impl.cu
+++ b/cpp/src/io/parquet/writer_impl.cu
@@ -445,7 +445,6 @@ struct leaf_schema_fn {
     col_schema.logical_type.isset.TIME            = true;
     col_schema.logical_type.TIME.unit.isset.NANOS = true;
     col_schema.stats_dtype                        = statistics_dtype::dtype_int64;
-    // col_schema.ts_scale       = -1000;  // negative value indicates division by absolute value
   }
 
   template <typename T>