diff --git a/src/php/ext/grpc/timeval.c b/src/php/ext/grpc/timeval.c
index 0d739f16083..28d360f09fb 100644
--- a/src/php/ext/grpc/timeval.c
+++ b/src/php/ext/grpc/timeval.c
@@ -67,16 +67,6 @@ php_grpc_zend_object create_wrapped_grpc_timeval(zend_class_entry *class_type
   zend_object_std_init(&intern->std, class_type TSRMLS_CC);
   object_properties_init(&intern->std, class_type);
   PHP_GRPC_FREE_CLASS_OBJECT(wrapped_grpc_timeval, timeval_ce_handlers);
-/*#if PHP_MAJOR_VERSION < 7
-  retval.handle = zend_objects_store_put(
-      intern, (zend_objects_store_dtor_t)zend_objects_destroy_object,
-      free_wrapped_grpc_timeval, NULL TSRMLS_CC);
-  retval.handlers = zend_get_std_object_handlers();
-  return retval;
-#else
-  intern->std.handlers = &timeval_ce_handlers;
-  return &intern->std;
-#endif*/
 }
 
 zval *grpc_php_wrap_timeval(gpr_timespec wrapped TSRMLS_DC) {