diff --git a/cpp/src/io/parquet/page_decode.cuh b/cpp/src/io/parquet/page_decode.cuh
index fb4f946e6b8..8efdf6e63f6 100644
--- a/cpp/src/io/parquet/page_decode.cuh
+++ b/cpp/src/io/parquet/page_decode.cuh
@@ -430,12 +430,7 @@ __device__ size_type gpuInitStringDescriptors(page_state_s volatile* s,
     while (pos < target_pos) {
       int len = 0;
       if ((s->col.data_type & 7) == FIXED_LEN_BYTE_ARRAY) {
-        if (k < dict_size) {
-          len = s->dtype_len_in;
-        } else {
-          s->set_error_code(0x20);
-          break;
-        }
+        if (k < dict_size) { len = s->dtype_len_in; }
       } else {
         if (k + 4 <= dict_size) {
           len = (cur[k]) | (cur[k + 1] << 8) | (cur[k + 2] << 16) | (cur[k + 3] << 24);