diff --git a/dlt/common/destination/capabilities.py b/dlt/common/destination/capabilities.py
index 7ee1cb5695..e74f5a980d 100644
--- a/dlt/common/destination/capabilities.py
+++ b/dlt/common/destination/capabilities.py
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 # sql - any sql statement
 TLoaderFileFormat = Literal["jsonl", "typed-jsonl", "insert_values", "parquet", "csv"]
 ALL_SUPPORTED_FILE_FORMATS: Set[TLoaderFileFormat] = set(get_args(TLoaderFileFormat))
-HIGH_TS = pendulum.datetime(9999, 12, 31)
 
 
 @configspec
@@ -54,7 +53,6 @@ class DestinationCapabilitiesContext(ContainerInjectableContext):
     insert_values_writer_type: str = "default"
     supports_multiple_statements: bool = True
     supports_clone_table: bool = False
-    """High timestamp used to indicate active records in `scd2` merge strategy."""
 
     """Destination supports CREATE TABLE ... CLONE ... statements"""
     max_table_nesting: Optional[int] = None  # destination can overwrite max table nesting