diff --git a/samples/jobs/describe_job_execution/main.cpp b/samples/jobs/describe_job_execution/main.cpp
index f0f6b62b2..a856a3711 100644
--- a/samples/jobs/describe_job_execution/main.cpp
+++ b/samples/jobs/describe_job_execution/main.cpp
@@ -329,57 +329,3 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
     return 0;
 }
-
-// ====== new
-/*
-           subAckedPromise = std::promise<void>();
-           auto subscribePendingJobsHandler = [&](GetPendingJobExecutionsResponse * response,
-                                                  int ioErr)
-           {
-               for (JobExecutionSummary job : response->QueuedJobs.value())
-               {
-                   availableJobs.push_back(job.JobId);
-               }
-               for (JobExecutionSummary job : response->InProgressJobs.value())
-               {
-                   availableJobs.push_back(job.JobId);
-               }
-           };
-
-           GetPendingJobExecutionsSubscriptionRequest getPendingJobExecutionsSubscriptionRequest;
-           getPendingJobExecutionsSubscriptionRequest.ThingName = cmdData.input_thingName;
-
-           jobsClient.SubscribeToGetPendingJobExecutionsAccepted(
-                                   getPendingJobExecutionsSubscriptionRequest,
-                                   AWS_MQTT_QOS_AT_LEAST_ONCE,
-                                   subscribePendingJobsHandler,
-                                   subAckHandler);
-           subAckedPromise.get_future().wait();
-
-       if (!availableJobs.empty())
-       {
-           for (auto jobid : availableJobs)
-           {
-               DescribeJobExecutionSubscriptionRequest subscriptionRequest;
-
-               subscriptionRequest.ThingName = cmdData.input_thingName;
-               subscriptionRequest.JobId = jobid.value();
-
-               DescribeJobExecutionRequest publishRequest;
-               publishRequest.ThingName = cmdData.input_thingName;
-               publishRequest.JobId = jobid.value();
-               publishRequest.IncludeJobDocument = true;
-               publishRequest.ExecutionNumber = 1L;
-               Aws::Crt::UUID uuid;
-               describeJobExecutionRequest.ClientToken = uuid.ToString();
-
-               std::promise<void> publishDescribeJobExeCompletedPromise;
-               jobsClient.PublishDescribeJobExecution(publishRequest,
-                                               AWS_MQTT_QOS_AT_LEAST_ONCE,
-                                               publishHandler);
-               publishDescribeJobExeCompletedPromise.get_future().wait();
-           }
-       } else {
-       }
-
-*/