diff --git a/cpp/src/io/json/write_json.cu b/cpp/src/io/json/write_json.cu
index 92f18b57321..c688c809e04 100644
--- a/cpp/src/io/json/write_json.cu
+++ b/cpp/src/io/json/write_json.cu
@@ -805,8 +805,7 @@ void write_chunked(data_sink* out_sink,
                    strings_column_view const& str_column_view,
                    int const skip_last_chars,
                    json_writer_options const& options,
-                   rmm::cuda_stream_view stream,
-                   rmm::device_async_resource_ref mr)
+                   rmm::cuda_stream_view stream)
 {
   CUDF_FUNC_RANGE();
   CUDF_EXPECTS(str_column_view.size() > 0, "Unexpected empty strings column.");
@@ -911,12 +910,7 @@ void write_json(data_sink* out_sink,
       bool const include_line_terminator =
         (&sub_view != &vector_views.back()) or options.is_enabled_lines();
       auto const skip_last_chars = (include_line_terminator ? 0 : line_terminator.size());
-      write_chunked(out_sink,
-                    str_concat_col->view(),
-                    skip_last_chars,
-                    options,
-                    stream,
-                    rmm::mr::get_current_device_resource());
+      write_chunked(out_sink, str_concat_col->view(), skip_last_chars, options, stream);
     }
   } else {
     if (options.is_enabled_lines()) {