diff --git a/Src/Extern/openPMD-api/AMReX_PlotFileUtilOPENPMD.cpp b/Src/Extern/openPMD-api/AMReX_PlotFileUtilOPENPMD.cpp
index 3a9fec54785..869f7a44678 100644
--- a/Src/Extern/openPMD-api/AMReX_PlotFileUtilOPENPMD.cpp
+++ b/Src/Extern/openPMD-api/AMReX_PlotFileUtilOPENPMD.cpp
@@ -12,9 +12,6 @@
 #include <AMReX_EBFabFactory.H>
 #endif
 
-//#ifdef AMREX_USE_OPENPMD_API
-//#include <openPMD/openPMD.hpp>
-//#endif
 #include <AMReX_PlotFileUtilOPENPMD.H>
 
 namespace amrex