diff --git a/pdfio-file.c b/pdfio-file.c
index f5d57a4..9e6a624 100644
--- a/pdfio-file.c
+++ b/pdfio-file.c
@@ -1528,8 +1528,6 @@ create_common(
   if (!filename || (fd < 0 && !output_cb))
     return (NULL);
 
-  //if (!version)
-    //version = "2.0";
 
   if (!error_cb)
   {